Activity SheetsNo. 6197 · The 2026 edition
225 Halloween Words for Kids (Free Printable List and Cards)
Unlock a spooky vocabulary treasure trove with 225 Halloween words your kids will love!
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This free printable set includes a comprehensive Halloween word list and matching word cards, perfect for classroom activities like vocabulary building, word walls, and creative writing prompts. With 225 carefully selected words, it's an engaging resource to boost language skills during the Halloween season.
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A free downloadable printable from We Are Teachers offering a themed list of roughly 225 Halloween words plus printable cards for building a seasonal word wall. The words are grouped alphabetically and paired with classroom activity suggestions for vocabulary work, poetry, bulletin boards, and spooky story writing. Teachers can grab the printables by submitting an email address.
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The list
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afraid
A-B words
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02
alarming
A-B words
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03
alien
A-B words
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apparition
A-B words
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apple cider
A-B words
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apples
A-B words
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autumn
A-B words
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bat
A-B words
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bizarre
A-B words
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black cat
A-B words
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blood-curdling
A-B words
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bloody
A-B words
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bobbing for apples
A-B words
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bones
A-B words
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boneyard
A-B words
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bonfire
A-B words
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boo
A-B words
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boogeyman
A-B words
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broomstick
A-B words
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cackle
C words
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cadaver
C words
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candy
C words
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candy apple
C words
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candy corn
C words
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carving
C words
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casket
C words
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cauldron
C words
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cemetery
C words
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chilling
C words
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chocolate
C words
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cobweb
C words
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cocoa
C words
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coffin
C words
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corn maze
C words
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corpse
C words
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costume
C words
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costume contest
C words
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costume party
C words
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creepy
C words
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crow
C words
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dark
D-E words
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dead
D-E words
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decoration
D-E words
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demon
D-E words
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devil
D-E words
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disguise
D-E words
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Dracula
D-E words
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dress up
D-E words
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eerie
D-E words
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enchanting
D-E words
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epitaph
D-E words
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evil
D-E words
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eye patch
D-E words
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eyeball
D-E words
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fall
F-G words
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fangs
F-G words
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flashlight
F-G words
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fog
F-G words
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Frankenstein
F-G words
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fright
F-G words
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games
F-G words
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ghastly
F-G words
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ghost
F-G words
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ghost story
F-G words
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ghoul
F-G words
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goblin
F-G words
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gory
F-G words
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graveyard
F-G words
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grim
F-G words
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Grim Reaper
F-G words
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grisly
F-G words
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gruesome
F-G words
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gummy worms
F-G words
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haunt
H-I words
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haunted
H-I words
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haunted house
H-I words
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hayride
H-I words
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headstone
H-I words
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hobgoblin
H-I words
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hocus-pocus
H-I words
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horrible
H-I words
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horrify
H-I words
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horror
H-I words
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hot chocolate
H-I words
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howl
H-I words
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icky
H-I words
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imp
H-I words
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incantation
H-I words
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inferno
H-I words
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invisible
H-I words
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jack-o'-lantern
J-K words
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jackal
J-K words
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jet-black
J-K words
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jinx
J-K words
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jittery
J-K words
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kettle
J-K words
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killer
J-K words
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knife
J-K words
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knock
J-K words
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laboratory
L-M words
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lair
L-M words
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lantern
L-M words
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leech
L-M words
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legend
L-M words
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lifeless
L-M words
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lurid
L-M words
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lurk
L-M words
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macabre
L-M words
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magic
L-M words
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mask
L-M words
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masquerade
L-M words
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mausoleum
L-M words
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midnight
L-M words
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mist
L-M words
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monster
L-M words
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116
Monster Mash
L-M words
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moonlight
L-M words
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118
morbid
L-M words
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119
mummy
L-M words
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120
mutilate
L-M words
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121
mysterious
L-M words
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122
nasty
N-O words
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nefarious
N-O words
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netherworld
N-O words
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night
N-O words
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nightmare
N-O words
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nocturnal
N-O words
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October
N-O words
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ogre
N-O words
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ominous
N-O words
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ooze
N-O words
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orange
N-O words
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owl
N-O words
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party
P words
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petrify
P words
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phantom
P words
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poltergeist
P words
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popcorn ball
P words
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possessed
P words
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potion
P words
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prank
P words
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prowl
P words
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pumpkin
P words
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pumpkin patch
P words
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pumpkin pie
P words
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pumpkin seeds
P words
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quagmire
Q-R words
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quake
Q-R words
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qualm
Q-R words
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quaver
Q-R words
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quiet
Q-R words
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quiver
Q-R words
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rancid
Q-R words
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rat
Q-R words
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rattle
Q-R words
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raven
Q-R words
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reek
Q-R words
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repulsive
Q-R words
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revolting
Q-R words
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RIP (rest in peace)
Q-R words
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ritual
Q-R words
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rotten
Q-R words
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scarecrow
S words
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scary
S words
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scream
S words
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séance
S words
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shadow
S words
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shape-shifter
S words
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shiver
S words
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shriek
S words
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sinister
S words
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skeleton
S words
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skull
S words
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slaughter
S words
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slimy
S words
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sorcerer
S words
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specter
S words
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spell
S words
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spicy
S words
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spider
S words
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spirit
S words
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spooky
S words
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sugar
S words
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supernatural
S words
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sweet
S words
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tarantula
T words
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terrible
T words
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terrify
T words
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terror
T words
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thrilling
T words
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toad
T words
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tombstone
T words
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Transylvania
T words
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treats
T words
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tremble
T words
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trick-or-treat
T words
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troll
T words
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twilight
T words
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ugly
U-V words
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undead
U-V words
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undertaker
U-V words
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unearthly
U-V words
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unnerving
U-V words
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urn
U-V words
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vampire
U-V words
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vanish
U-V words
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vault
U-V words
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vengeance
U-V words
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venom
U-V words
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vermin
U-V words
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victim
U-V words
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vile
U-V words
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voodoo
U-V words
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wand
W words
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weird
W words
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werewolf
W words
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whisper
W words
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wicked
W words
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will-o'-the-wisp
W words
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220
witch
W words
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wizard
W words
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wraith
W words
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223
wretched
W words
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224
X-ray
X-Z words
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225
yell
X-Z words
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226
yowl
X-Z words
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yuck
X-Z words
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zombie
X-Z words
Activities
- Build a Halloween-themed word wall using the printable cards; post words kids can draw on for writing activities and journal entries.
- Have students choose 10 words from the list that are new to them and use those for weekly vocabulary activities.
- Have kids compose Halloween poetry, either spine-chillingly scary or funny and sweet, drawing on terms from the list.
- Fill a bulletin board with Halloween icons such as ghosts, pumpkins, and bats, each featuring its own word from the list.
- Read spooky short stories by masters of the craft like Poe and Lovecraft, then challenge kids to write their own using as many list words as they can.
- Give students Halloween-related writing prompts and encourage them to work list terms into their writing.
- Print copies of the word list and cards to hand out for writing assignments, vocabulary practice, and more.
- Play Brain Dash 60 Halloween Trivia to test knowledge in 60 seconds.
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