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A few of the words
- GRIMOIRE
- A grimoire is a book of magic spells and rituals — the word traces back through French to the Old French word for 'grammar,' since written knowledge itself once seemed mysterious and powerful.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SPECTER
- Specter comes from the Latin spectrum, meaning 'appearance' or 'vision' — the same root that gives us the word spectrum, as in a ghostly range of light.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- RAVEN
- Ravens have been omens of mystery across many cultures for centuries, but their spooky reputation soared in America after Edgar Allan Poe published 'The Raven' in 1845.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CRYPT
- The word crypt comes from the Greek kryptos, meaning 'hidden' — ancient crypts were underground vaults beneath churches, built to house the remains of the revered.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Spooky Things: a free large-print word search
Spooky Things — a free, large-print Halloween word search filled with ghosts, shadows, and things that creak in the dark.
About Seasonal
When the October wind picks up and the porch light flickers, the world turns deliciously eerie. Bare branches scratch at windows, a lone raven settles on a fence post, and somewhere down the street a door creaks open to reveal a ghost or a skeleton draped in shadows. These are the creatures and shivers that have made Halloween nights so wonderfully spine-tingling for generations.
How to play
- 1Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
- 2It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
- 3Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.
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