Large-Print Halloween Word Search Puzzles

Halloween falls on October 31, and these three puzzles cover the best parts of it: carved pumpkins, costumes, friendly ghosts and a bowl of treats by the door. Every puzzle prints on a single page in big, bold capital letters, with the answer key on a second page.

Start with "Halloween Night" if you want a gentle puzzle where every word reads left to right or top to bottom. "Spooky Creatures" and "Trick or Treat" add diagonal words for a little more challenge.

1. Halloween Night

12 x 12 grid · 14 words · Easy - across and down

Words to find

  • BAT
  • BROOM
  • CANDY
  • CAULDRON
  • COSTUME
  • GHOST
  • LANTERN
  • MASK
  • MOON
  • OWL
  • PUMPKIN
  • SPIDER
  • TREAT
  • WITCH

2. Spooky Creatures

13 x 13 grid · 14 words · Medium - adds diagonals

Words to find

  • BANSHEE
  • GARGOYLE
  • GOBLIN
  • MONSTER
  • MUMMY
  • OGRE
  • PHANTOM
  • RAVEN
  • SCARECROW
  • SKELETON
  • TROLL
  • VAMPIRE
  • WEREWOLF
  • ZOMBIE

3. Trick or Treat

14 x 14 grid · 14 words · Medium - adds diagonals

Words to find

  • APPLES
  • BONFIRE
  • CARAMEL
  • CHOCOLATE
  • CIDER
  • COBWEB
  • DOORBELL
  • FLASHLIGHT
  • HAUNTED
  • HAYRIDE
  • LOLLIPOP
  • OCTOBER
  • PARADE
  • TOFFEE

Ideas for using these puzzles

  • Print a few copies before a party and leave them on the table with pencils for guests who arrive early.
  • Kids can color in each word with orange and black markers once they find it.
  • For a group game, give everyone the same puzzle and see who finds the last word first.

Want different words?

Use the word search maker to build your own Halloween puzzle. Pick the grid size, the letter size and how hard it should be, or type in your own list of words, such as family names or a class spelling list.

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Definitions from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0), shortened.