October Word Search
October is the tenth month of the year and has 31 days. Its name comes from octo, the Latin word for eight.
October word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- candy
- costume
- ghost
- halloween
- leaves
- mask
- orange
- pumpkin
- spider
- witch
October word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- bat
- candy
- corn maze
- costume
- ghost
- halloween
- hayride
- lantern
- leaves
- mask
- orange
- pumpkin
- skeleton
- spider
- witch
October word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- autumn
- bat
- bonfire
- candy
- chestnut
- columbus
- corn maze
- costume
- foggy
- ghost
- halloween
- hayride
- lantern
- leaves
- mask
- orange
- pumpkin
- skeleton
- spider
- witch
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Words in the October word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- pumpkin
- A big orange gourd carved or baked in autumn.
- candy
- Sweets made mostly from sugar or chocolate.
- ghost
- An imaginary spirit often drawn as a white sheet.
- costume
- An outfit worn to dress up as someone else.
- mask
- A covering worn over the face to hide it.
- orange
- A bright color seen on pumpkins and autumn leaves.
- leaves
- Tree foliage that turns red, gold and brown now.
- spider
- An eight legged animal that spins silk webs.
- witch
- A storybook character shown with a hat and broom.
- halloween
- An October holiday with costumes, treats and decorations.
- bat
- A flying mammal that hunts insects after dark.
- corn maze
- Paths cut through a cornfield for people to explore.
- hayride
- A ride taken on a wagon loaded with hay.
- skeleton
- The set of bones that supports a body.
- lantern
- A lamp with a case that shields the flame.
- columbus
- The explorer honored by a United States October holiday.
- autumn
- The cooling season when trees drop their leaves.
- chestnut
- A glossy brown nut roasted in cold weather.
- foggy
- Describes air thick with low cloud near the ground.
- bonfire
- A large outdoor fire built for warmth and gathering.
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