Expert Halloween Word Search for Teens & Adults
A Halloween and autumn word search with pumpkins, bats and witches: bats, ghosts and masks for small children, witches, cauldrons and scarecrows next, and cobwebs, werewolves and gargoyles for the oldest. A not-too-scary activity for parties and classrooms.
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20 Halloween words for an expert word search
The expert level is for teens and adults: an 18 × 18 grid with words hidden in all eight directions. Each puzzle hides 22 of these; a class set draws a different selection for every copy.
- 1.Apparition
- 2.Phantom
- 3.Gargoyle
- 4.Manor
- 5.Candelabra
- 6.Sorcerer
- 7.Incantation
- 8.Mysterious
- 9.Silhouette
- 10.Equinox
- 11.October
- 12.Foliage
- 13.Harvest
- 14.Orchard
- 15.Cinnamon
- 16.Pumpkinpie
- 17.Banshee
- 18.Catacomb
- 19.Shadow
- 20.Lantern
Ideas for using it
- Hand one out at a Halloween party while everyone arrives.
- Print a class set for the day before half-term.
- Add the children's costume ideas to the list.
- Solve it with a torch for extra spookiness.
For a class or a party
A class set gives every child their own puzzle in the same design, 10 to 35 of them, each with a different grid and all the answer sheets. €9.90 for the whole set.
Make a class set →Make your Halloween word search
It opens with these words at the expert level. Change anything, add a name, pick a background, and download the PDF the moment you pay.
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Questions
- What words are in the expert Halloween word search?
- Apparition, Phantom, Gargoyle, Manor, Candelabra and more: all 20 are listed on this page. Each puzzle hides 22 of them, and you can change the number. The expert level is for teens and adults: an 18 × 18 grid with words hidden in all eight directions.
- Can I use my own words?
- Yes. The puzzle starts with these words, and you can change any of them, add more, or paste your own list, such as this week's spelling words, before you download it.
- Is there an answer sheet?
- Yes, every puzzle comes with its answer sheet, each word ringed, on its own page.
- How do I print it?
- You get a landscape PDF at the paper size you choose, A4 or US Letter for most, which prints at home or at any print shop.
- Can I make one for a whole class?
- Yes, with a class set: 10 to 35 puzzles in one design, each with its own grid so no one can copy, and every answer sheet, for €9.90.