Halloween words are hidden in the letters: 20 of them, or ten short ones for a first try. Tap the first letter of a word, then its last letter.
The 20 Halloween words
pumpkin candy costume treat apple moon owl cat hat broom mask party autumn leaf lantern sweets corn hay orange october
The list is the friendly side of Halloween: pumpkins, costumes and sweets. There are 20 words and 99 letters to find. The longest words are "pumpkin", "costume", "lantern" and "october", at 7 letters. No word on the list uses J, Q, V, X and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 4 | owl cat hat hay |
| 4 letters | 4 | moon mask leaf corn |
| 5 letters | 5 | candy treat apple broom party |
| 6 letters | 3 | autumn sweets orange |
| 7 letters | 4 | pumpkin costume lantern october |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: candy, treat, moon, owl, cat, hat, mask, leaf, corn and hay. None has more than 5 letters. On a phone the full puzzle takes twelve of the 20, so the letters stay big enough to tap.
Hints for this puzzle
- Start with the longest words. Pumpkin, costume and lantern take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 4 words start with C. When you find a C, check it for candy, costume, cat and corn.
- 3 words start with O. When you find an O, check it for owl, orange and october.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: apple, moon, broom and sweets.
Play it or print it
On the screen, tap the first letter of a word and then its last letter, and the word is crossed off the list. Easy hides words across and down, Medium adds corner to corner, and Hard adds backwards. Press Print for two pages, the puzzle and its answer key, and "New puzzle" for the same words in new places. The word search maker page explains how each grid is made and kept clean.
It is a calm activity for the hour before the costumes go on. On paper, try an orange crayon, and draw a pumpkin beside the sheet for every five words found.
What it looks like on paper
This is a page the tool printed. Every puzzle is different, so yours will not match it letter for letter.
For grown-ups: save this page to Pinterest.
Type the same words
The Halloween typing game puts this list on the road as words to type.
Make your own
The word search maker builds a puzzle from any words you type in.
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Questions
What words are in the Halloween word search?
Pumpkin, candy, costume, treat, apple, moon, owl, cat, hat, broom, mask, party, autumn, leaf, lantern, sweets, corn, hay, orange and october.
Is there an easier Halloween word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with candy, treat, moon, owl, cat, hat, mask, leaf, corn and hay. On Easy, words only run across and down.
Can I print it with an answer key?
Yes. Press Print for two pages: the puzzle and its answer key. Each press of "New puzzle" makes a different sheet.
Is the Halloween word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.