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Halloween Puzzle Pack — Free Printable

Three large-print Halloween puzzles in one printout: a word search, a word scramble and a crossword. The puzzles come first and every answer key is at the back, so you can hand out the puzzles and keep the answers. Seven Letter pages in all.

Another Halloween packWord banks:HiddenShow them (easier)
Sunroom GamesLarge-print word search · Puzzle 1

Halloween Word Search

Find all 12 words. They go across, down or diagonally — never backwards.

Name Date
IFPISHCWEADUOCCSABAPTBECCCACCNAUEKSITSPBEAKYNATCORAPTTRKLTRABCTLANTERNENEASVRENFCLADRRBPSPIDERTYTAECOBWEBFOEIMTISOSIUSTWLEHSESKGHOSTTLKNSMHYMOON
  • CARAMEL
  • SPOOKY
  • CANDY
  • SPIDER
  • HAUNTED
  • TREAT
  • LANTERN
  • COBWEB
  • GHOST
  • MOON
  • OCTOBER
  • SCARECROW
Answers at the back of this packMore free large-print puzzles at sunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print word scramble · Puzzle 1

Halloween Word Scramble

Unscramble the letters to spell 12 words about Halloween. Write each word on its line.

Name Date
  1. 1.OTRCOBE
    7 letters
  2. 2.DHATNUE
    7 letters
  3. 3.MEOCUST
    7 letters
  4. 4.CESORARCW
    9 letters
  5. 5.PSIERD
    6 letters
  6. 6.ADYNC
    5 letters
  7. 7.IKNPMPU
    7 letters
  8. 8.ICTHW
    5 letters
  9. 9.CDUARNLO
    8 letters
  10. 10.LTEEKONS
    8 letters
  11. 11.OPSKYO
    6 letters
  12. 12.KAMS
    4 letters
Answers at the back of this packsunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1

Halloween Crossword

Solve the clues on the next page and write the answers in the squares. Every answer is about Halloween.

Name Date
Clues on the next page · Answers at the back of this packsunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1

Clues

Across

  1. 1Eerie and a little scary (6)
  2. 3Sweets collected door to door (5)
  3. 5Straw figure that guards the crops (9)
  4. 7Glowing orb in the night sky (4)
  5. 9Bristled sweeper that flies in stories (5)
  6. 10Flying creature that hangs upside down (3)

Down

  1. 1Eight-legged critter that spins silk (6)
  2. 2Dark feline said to bring bad luck (8 letters, 2 words)
  3. 3Dusty, tangled silk in a corner (6)
  4. 4Chewy brown sweet made from sugar (7)
  5. 6White-sheeted spirit that says 'Boo!' (5)
  6. 8Night bird that hoots (3)
The number after each clue is how many letters the answer hassunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print word search · Puzzle 1 · Answer key

Answer key

Halloween Word Search

IFPISHCWEADUOCCSABAPTBECCCACCNAUEKSITSPBEAKYNATCORAPTTRKLTRABCTLANTERNENEASVRENFCLADRRBPSPIDERTYTAECOBWEBFOEIMTISOSIUSTWLEHSESKGHOSTTLKNSMHYMOON

Where each word starts

  • CARAMEL — row 6, column 2, down ↓
  • SPOOKY — row 7, column 3, diagonally ↘
  • CANDY — row 4, column 12, down ↓
  • SPIDER — row 8, column 5, across →
  • HAUNTED — row 1, column 6, diagonally ↘
  • TREAT — row 4, column 11, down ↓
  • LANTERN — row 6, column 4, across →
  • COBWEB — row 9, column 4, across →
  • GHOST — row 11, column 8, across →
  • MOON — row 12, column 9, across →
  • OCTOBER — row 2, column 1, down ↓
  • SCARECROW — row 2, column 4, diagonally ↘
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Sunroom GamesLarge-print word scramble · Puzzle 1 · Answer key

Answer key

Halloween Word Scramble

  1. 1.OTRCOBE → OCTOBER
  2. 2.DHATNUE → HAUNTED
  3. 3.MEOCUST → COSTUME
  4. 4.CESORARCW → SCARECROW
  5. 5.PSIERD → SPIDER
  6. 6.ADYNC → CANDY
  7. 7.IKNPMPU → PUMPKIN
  8. 8.ICTHW → WITCH
  9. 9.CDUARNLO → CAULDRON
  10. 10.LTEEKONS → SKELETON
  11. 11.OPSKYO → SPOOKY
  12. 12.KAMS → MASK
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Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1 · Answer key

Answer key

Halloween Crossword

Across

  1. 1SPOOKY
  2. 3CANDY
  3. 5SCARECROW
  4. 7MOON
  5. 9BROOM
  6. 10BAT

Down

  1. 1SPIDER
  2. 2BLACKCAT
  3. 3COBWEB
  4. 4CARAMEL
  5. 6GHOST
  6. 8OWL
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What's in the pack

  • Page 1: a word search with twelve Halloween words in a 12 × 12 grid of big, bold letters. Words go across, down and diagonally, never backwards.
  • Page 2: a word scramble of twelve Halloween words with their letters mixed up, in large letter tiles with a line to write each answer.
  • Pages 3 and 4: a crossword of twelve Halloween answers, with the grid on page 3 and plain clues in 18-point type on page 4.
  • Pages 5 to 7: the answer keys for all three puzzles.

"Word banks" adds the list of answers to the scramble and the crossword, which makes them gentler: good for a mixed group or a first try. "Another Halloween pack" makes a new set of three puzzles.

Ideas for using the pack

  • In the activity room: start everyone on the word search, which needs no explaining, then read the crossword clues aloud and solve them together as a group.
  • At a family gathering: print a pack with the word banks shown for the younger ones and one without for the keen solvers, and see who finishes first.
  • For a quiet afternoon: print a pack to enjoy over a cup of tea, one puzzle at a time, and check your answers at the back when you're done.
  • In the classroom: the word search and scramble suit younger children, and the crossword makes a good challenge for older ones.

Printing tips

  • Use Letter paper (8.5 × 11 in). The pack is seven pages: the puzzles on pages 1 to 4 and the answers on 5 to 7.
  • To keep the answers back, choose to print pages 1 to 4 only, and print pages 5 to 7 separately.
  • Print on one side of the paper, so the crossword's grid and clues can lie side by side.
  • To keep a copy, pick "Save as PDF" as the printer.
  • Free to print and copy for home, classroom and care-home use.

Want just one of the puzzles? Print the Halloween word search, the Halloween word scramble or the Halloween crossword on its own. Each puzzle in pack 1 is puzzle 1 on its own page, and so on. For more ideas, see our holiday activities guide.

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