Halloween Word Search
Play a free Halloween word search online: find pumpkins, ghosts, witches and bats hidden in a spooky letter grid. New puzzle every time, printable too.
Find the words from the list in the grid. Drag from the first letter to the last — or tap the first letter, then the last. Words run across, down or diagonally (on Hard, also backwards).
Find these words
- cackle
- cauldron
- coffin
- costume
- frighten
- graveyard
- harvest
- hayride
- monster
- scarecrow
- skeleton
- spider
- spooky
- tombstone
About this puzzle
Our Halloween word search hides the words of the season — pumpkin, cauldron, scarecrow, cobweb and more — in a grid of letters. Pick a level, drag across a word to circle it, and race the clock to clear the list.
Every time you press “New puzzle” the grid is rebuilt with a fresh mix of words, so you can play it all October long. Need a quiet activity for a party or a classroom? Hit Print for a clean black-and-white copy.
How to play
- Choose a level: Easy, Medium or Hard.
- Find a word from the list in the grid and drag across it — or tap its first letter, then its last letter.
- Found words are highlighted and crossed off. Clear the whole list to finish.
Tips
- Scan for the rare letters first: words like “cauldron” and “werewolf” are easy to spot by their W, C and D.
- On Hard, words also run backwards and diagonally up — check each row from right to left too.
- Stuck? The Hint button flashes the first letter of a word you haven’t found yet.
Halloween words in this puzzle
Each new grid picks 14 of these 49 words:
autumn, bat, black, broom, cackle, candle, candy, cat, cauldron, cobweb, coffin, costume, creepy, crypt, fangs, frighten, ghost, ghoul, goblin, graveyard, harvest, haunted, hayride, howl, jack, lantern, mask, midnight, monster, moon, mummy, october, owl, potion, pumpkin, scarecrow, shadow, skeleton, spell, spider, spooky, tombstone, treat, trick, vampire, werewolf, witch, wizard, zombie
FAQ
Is this Halloween word search free?
Yes. It is free to play in your browser with no download or sign-up, and you can print as many copies as you like.
Can I print it for a class or party?
Yes. Press Print and your browser prints the grid and the word list in black and white, without the website around it.
How many words are hidden?
Easy hides 10 words in a 10×10 grid, Medium 14 words in 13×13, and Hard 18 words in 15×15 in all eight directions.