Haunted House
Explore a friendly haunted house in words. Find all 10 hidden words in a 14 × 14 grid. Words can run in eight directions, including backward and diagonally.
Find all 10 words
Drag across a word, or tap its first and last letters. Words run horizontally, vertically and diagonally, in either direction.
What this puzzle is about
Haunted House is a medium Halloween word search about exploring a creaky, friendly house. Ten words are hidden in a 14 × 14 grid, from GHOST and SPIDER to ATTIC, STAIRS, and PORTRAIT.
Who it suits
Medium puzzles use a 14 × 14 grid with ten words, so this one suits older kids, teens, and adults who want a longer October hunt without anything gory.
How to start
Start with PORTRAIT or LANTERN, the longer words. COBWEB and SHADOW have distinctive letter pairs. Leave CREAK and ATTIC once the long words are found.
About the words
The ten words are GHOST, ATTIC, CANDLE, SPIDER, COBWEB, CREAK, SHADOW, LANTERN, STAIRS, and PORTRAIT. The theme is atmospheric, not frightening.
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