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Halloween word search puzzles are a great way for children to celebrate Halloween and reinforce their spelling and vocabulary skills at the same time. These Halloween word search puzzles are so fun, kids won’t even know they’re learning something at the same time.
The Halloween word searches below are organized into three skill levels: easy puzzles that have 15 or fewer words to search for, medium puzzles that have 16 to 30 words, and challenging puzzles that have more than 31 words to find. The best part: All of these Halloween word search puzzles can be easily printed right from your home computer.
You also make your own Halloween word search puzzle or try your hand at a fall word search puzzle or another holiday word search. If you’re looking for more ways to entertain your child during Halloween, you can check out these Halloween coloring pages, online Halloween games, and Halloween printables.
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Easy Printable Halloween Word Searches
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These easy Halloween word searches all have 15 or fewer Halloween words that need to be found to solve them, making them a great option for younger children who are in grades 1–3.
- Kid-Friendly Halloween Word Search: There are just six hidden words in this easy Halloween word search for little ones.
- Halloween Word Search: There are six words to find in this word search that features a jack-o-lantern full of colorful candy.
- Halloween Fun Word Search: Kids will need to find nine fun words to complete this puzzle.
- Halloween Object Word Search: This unique Halloween word search gives children are nine images to search for instead of words.
- Halloween Treats: There are nine Halloween treats to find in this word search that also doubles as a coloring page.
- Halloween Ghosts Word Search: Kids will need to find nine hidden words in this puzzle all about Halloween ghosts.
- Costume Craze Word Search: 10 costume words need to be found in this festive word search puzzle.
- Spooky Color Word Search: There are ghosts waiting to help you find 10 colors in this Halloween-themed word search puzzle.
- Halloween Monsters Word Search: This adorable Halloween word search will have kids hunting for the names of various monsters.
- Picture Halloween Word Search: This Halloween word search is perfect for younger kids because there are only 12 words to find and each word is accompanied by an image.
- Halloween Costumes Word Search: Challenge little ones to find 12 Halloween costumes in this fun, spider-covered word search puzzle.
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Moderately Difficult Printable Halloween Word Searches
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In these Halloween word searches, you’ll find a range of 16–30 words that need to be found in each puzzle. These puzzles are recommended for children in grades 4 and 5.
- Free Halloween Word Search Printable: This free Halloween word search puzzle has 17 Halloween words to find. It would make for a great classroom printable, thanks to the fun, festive border.
- Witch Word Search Puzzle: Find 19 witch words to solve this medium-level Halloween word search.
- Ghost Word Search Puzzle: Complete this Halloween word search by finding 20 ghost-related terms.
- Pumpkin Word Search Puzzle: After children have found the 20 words in this Halloween word search, they can put the remaining letters together to learn an interesting fact about pumpkins.
- Dracula Word Search: Find 20 words that have to do with Dracula to solve this word search.
- Scary Words Word Search Puzzle: After kids have found 20 scary words, they can combine the remaining letters to learn a fact about the scariest movie ever.
- Frankenstein Word Search Puzzle: This Halloween word search puzzle is Frankenstein themed and you’ll need to find 20 words to solve it.
- All Hallow’s Eve: Find 20 words having to do with Halloween in this free, printable word search puzzle.
- Halloween Candy Word Search Puzzle: There are 20 types and brands of candy to find in this word search puzzle. Warning: Kids might be craving candy after this!
- Horror Movies Word Search Puzzle: Search out the titles of 20 different horror movies in this free Halloween word search puzzle.
- Halloween Word Search: Find 23 hidden words in this spooky Halloween word search covered with flying bats.
- Autumn and Halloween Word Search: There are 23 hidden words having to do with Autumn and Halloween in this not-so-spooky word search puzzle.
- Creative Halloween Word Search Puzzle: Celebrate victory after finding 25 words in this Halloween word search.
- Happy Halloween Word Search: Find 27 Halloween words in this free printable Halloween word search that features a cat and a witch’s hat.
- Printable Halloween Word Search: This super cute Halloween word search requires finding 27 words to win.
- Challenging Halloween Words Search: Find 30 hidden words in this Halloween word search puzzle.
- Halloween Word Search: There are 30 Halloween-themed words hiding in this puzzle.
- Halloween Party: There are 30 hidden words to find in this puzzle, but it’s a bit easier to hunt them down because all the words go forward.
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Challenging Printable Halloween Word Searches
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These are some tough Halloween word searches, containing 31 words and more and geared towards kids in grades 6 and up. Bonus: They’re great for adults as well! up and are great for children in grades 6 and older. They’re great for adults as well!
- Halloween Hardest Word Search: This tough Halloween word search has 35 words to find.
- Halloween Candy: There are 40 hidden words—all popular Halloween candies—to find in this puzzle.
- The Ultimate Halloween: Find 50 hidden words and phrases in this very difficult Halloween word search puzzle.
- Halloween: There are 50 hidden words to find in this word search puzzle that’s great for older kids.
- It’s Spooky Season Y’all: You’ll need to find 50 hidden words in this spooky yet fun Halloween word search puzzle.
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Online Halloween Word Searches for All Levels
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Here are a few online Halloween word searches that are all completed online. They range from the easy level to more challenging puzzles.
- Halloween Word Search: This unique Halloween word search puzzle is completely online. Use your mouse to find the 11 hidden words, then click the «New Game» button to be given all new words.
- Lucky Number 13 Halloween Word Search: Use your mouse to find the 13 hidden words in this online Halloween word search.
- Monster Halloween Puzzle: You’ll need to find 50 words to win this online Monster Halloween word search.
October is here, and it brings with it DIY Halloween costumes for adults, lots of spooky quotes and our free Halloween word search printable. Find the 21 words related to the holiday in this Halloween word puzzle.
This free word find is part of our collection of printable word puzzles. We have been sharing lots of puzzles this fall and this printable word search for Halloween is the latest in our collection.
Free word search puzzles are great for all ages. They’re challenging enough for adults, but also contain a word bank at the bottom if kids need a little extra help!
Not only would they be great to share with your family this spooky season, but they would also make excellent printables for your local church group or classroom full of children.
If you’re looking for more word puzzles this Halloween, make sure to check out our Halloween word scramble.
How to do this free Halloween word search printable
Grab your highlighter and get ready to solve this Halloween word find. There are 21 different words hidden in this word search puzzle, waiting to be found.
This Halloween seek and find printable has a medium difficulty level. It’s great for the whole family, because it’s difficult enough for adults, but not too hard for kids.
It also has an answer key if you need help finding the words hidden within.
All of the words in this Halloween word find printable can be found horizontally or vertically. There are no diagonal words in this printable word find.
Other holiday word searches
In addition to this printable Halloween word search, we have other word puzzles for the holidays. Check out the holiday word searches and word scrambles below.
- Groundhog Day – word search puzzle
- Valentine’s Day – word search and word scramble
- Mardi Gras – word search and word scramble
- St. Patrick’s Day – word search and word scramble
- Father’s Day – word search and word scramble
- Independence Day – word search and word scramble
- Summer – word search and word scramble
- Labor Day – word search and word scramble
- Fall – word search and word scramble
- Thanksgiving – word search and word scramble
Check back often, we frequently add new word scrambles and word searches!
Words to look for in our printable Halloween word search:
There are plenty of animals and monsters associated with the holiday, like black cats and mummies! See if you can find the words below hidden in our free Halloween word search printable.
- Bat
- Black cat
- Ghost
- Mummy
- Skeleton
- Spider
- Vampire
- Witch
Some of the words hidden in this printable seek and find puzzle are related to the history and traditions and symbols of the Halloween.
- All Hallow’s Eve
- Costumes
- Jack 0 Lantern
- Mask
- Samhain
- Trick or treat
Other words hidden in this Halloween word find puzzle are related to foods, activities and decor we commonly use to celebrate the holiday.
- Candy
- Caramel apple
- Halloween party
- Haunted house
- Decorations
- Orange
- Pumpkin
Celebrating the month of October
Halloween is just one of the national days this month. Every day of the month has many days to celebrate.
October is National Caramel Month, and has many national days including National Black Cat Day, Carve a Pumpkin Day, National Magic Day, Haunted Refrigerator Night and Visit a Cemetery Day.
To learn about all the national days this month, be sure to check out our list of national days in October. We also have a word search printable for October featuring some of the national days this month.
Halloween is known for delicious dessert recipes. It even has national days dedicated to the food and drink we love during the month of October.
National Caramel Apple Day, National Vodka Day, National Candy Corn Day, National Pasta Day and National Cake Decorating Day all occur this month. Read up on all the October food holidays here.
For more information about the national days of the year, have a look at our national day guide.
The guide gives information on how national days came to be, whether they are official and answers many other questions about these special days.
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You can either download the printable word search for Halloween through the link below, or print it out in the project card at the bottom of the page.
Click here to download free Halloween word search. The puzzle will print out on on a full sheet of paper in the portrait format.
Be sure choose portrait orientation and “fit to page” for the printable area on your printer settings. Printing this way will give you a full page printout.
If you prefer to print the Halloween word search puzzle from the project card at the bottom of the page, scroll down and press “print”. It will print out the puzzle in a slightly smaller size.
Some free printable word searches are easy to solve and others leave you scratching your head looking for that one last word.
If you are having hard time solving the seek and find puzzle, you can click here for the answer.
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Prep Time
5 minutes
Active Time
30 minutes
Total Time
35 minutes
Difficulty
Moderate
Estimated Cost
$1
Materials
- Computer paper
- Highlighter
Instructions
- Load your computer paper into your Deskjet printer.
- Choose portrait layout and if possible «fit to page» in your settings.
- Print the free word search puzzle and try to find the words about Halloween in it.
- The list of words on the bottom of the Halloween word search printable are found left to right, right to left, top to bottom and bottom to top (there are no diagonal words in this puzzle).
- Search for the words relating to the holiday, highlight them and then cross them off the bottom list.
- See how quickly you can solve this printable word search for Halloween!
Notes
Using this print function on this card will print a Halloween word search puzzle that fills about 3/4 of an 8 x 11 sheet of paper.
To fill the entire page, choose «fit to page» on your printer if you have this setting, or use the link in the post above and print using the browser print feature.
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What does word search mean?
A word hunt, word find, word hunt, or mystery word puzzle is a word game that typically has a rectangular or square shape and consists of the letters of words put in a grid. The aim of this puzzle is to find all the words hidden within the box and mark them. Horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, the words can be positioned.
A list of hidden words is sometimes supplied, but a list may not be provided for more difficult puzzles. Several word search puzzles have a theme that applies to all the hidden terms, such as food, animals, or colors.
What are the benefits of word search puzzles?
Word puzzles got a lot of hate. Because they look a lot like busywork. They look really low-level. In a worksheet society, they look like all the wrong things. Next to advanced objects and events, they appear absurd. They can be challenging, especially for students with a distinction in learning. I’m the first to admit, they’re not for everything. But besides that, they still have many benefits.
- Help develop word recognition. For an emerging reader who is trying to tell the difference between several words, what seems simple to an adult (find this word in a sea of words) is much more difficult.
- Assist in learning context clues. There are several kinds of context clues, some of which can be generated in word searches, that create fluency.
- They Help Develop Pattern Recognition. In conjunction with other techniques, this organic discovery of patterns, of course, is one step towards fluency.
- They Introduce and Review Vocabulary. Academic vocabulary is the key to mastery of any discipline. Scholars know their discipline’s vocabulary, and exposure to the language itself is the first step toward vocabulary. You can use word searches to do this, and you can use word searches for a self-test review.
- They help you spell words more fluently. Some of us are natural-born spellers, while others of us recite little ditties to remember the order of letters. We have all had spellcheck mistakes, and there is no perfect replacement for really learning how to spell. By seeing the same word in the sense of its word family, word searches will help students learn the fundamentals of spelling.
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How do you make your own word search?
First, select the spooky Halloween-related words you want to use. The number of words you choose depends on the size of your grid. It will encourage you to include more words in your puzzle by using shorter words. Don’t forget to look up the spelling.
Second, make a grid. You can make grids anywhere you want that could ease you. It’s up to you how many grids you wanted your word search to be.
Third, insert your word choices into the grids. You can place it however you want to depend on the level. You can also add your word list beside the grid if you want.
Is it possible to create a Halloween candy wreath?
Because all those glue guns are hot, some parental monitoring is necessary for this activity. However, kids can help out by selecting the candy and attaching the bow on the wreath formation coated with sweets.
To start making: Collect a variety of vintage candies in vibrant autumnal colors like yellow, orange, and magenta.
White ribbon should be woven around a 14-inch foam wreath form. Hot glue can be used to attach sweets; stack and overlap as you go. Add a yellow linen bow to complete.
Can you transform socks into bats for Halloween?
Step 1: To proceed, place one hand within a black crew sock for kids so that your fingertips extend to the sock’s end and the sole of the sock sits on the palm of your hand. Decide where the ears, eyes, mouth, fangs, and wings should go and mark them with chalk. Strip the sock.
Step 2: Hand-stitch a separate mouth with crimson sewing floss after attaching two red button eyes. Snip out two triangles of white fabric for the teeth and two triangles of black fabric for the ears. Hand sew each piece into place.
Step 3: Attach the two wings to the sock by hand stitching them to the black fabric at least 5″W x 14″L.
What are trending word games known these days?
The most recent online word game, Wordle, is positioned to become popular among fans of word games. It has basic rules and is an everyday puzzle. After being acquired by the Additional York Times, new independent versions of
Wordle began to appear online, offering users the same tough features they enjoy in Wordle without the daily problem limitation. These variants were given the name Word Hurdle to avoid copyright infringement.
The objective is to use trial and error to determine the 5-letter word of the day. Initially, the game has a 5×6 grid. The first step is for the players to enter whatever randomly 5-letter word.
When a word that has been entered has any letters that appear in the daily term, those letters will be highlighted in yellow or green, depending on whether the letter position is accurate.
In an effort to find as many highlighted letters as they possibly can, players can keep experimenting with different pairings, but they must take caution! They are only allowed to submit a maximum of six words, and one of them must emerge as the winner for them to win the game.
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