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Diamond Series, Challenging, level 3 of 3

Things That Go Bump

Free large-print word search for the week of October 26, 2026

Creaky shutters, cobwebs and a phantom or two: twenty gently spooky words for a cozy Halloween week.

Words hide in all eight directions, including backward and upward, and some share letters. Watch out for near misses.

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0 of 20 found

  • CANDELABRA
  • APPARITION
  • HOBGOBLIN
  • BELFRY
  • HEEBIE JEEBIES
  • TRAPDOOR
  • SHUTTERS
  • PHANTOM
  • CAULDRON
  • MIDNIGHT
  • POLTERGEIST
  • CLATTER
  • CREAKY
  • COBWEB
  • SPECTER
  • GOOSEFLESH
  • THUMP
  • EERIE
  • GARGOYLE
  • ATTIC

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