Halloween Drawing Game Words for Class Parties and Family Nights

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Halloween Drawing Game Words for Class Parties and Family Nights

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Halloween Drawing Game Words for Class Parties and Family Nights: how it works

These Halloween drawing game words cover the whole night: Bedsheet ghost, Pumpkin guts, Candy tax, Creaky stairs. All 252 are spooky without being gory, so one deck runs a class party, a family night or a Pictionary-style game for grown-ups. Press Next card, keep the word to yourself and start with the biggest shape.

Run a Halloween round from one phone

Hand the phone to the drawer and press Start round. The clock starts at one minute. Pick a topic pill to fit the room: Trick-or-treat night has 27 cards, such as Sore feet and One more house. With mixed ages, tap Easy before a child's turn for one of 58 single objects, such as Candy corn.

The old customs behind the cards

Some Halloween drawing game words are older than trick-or-treating, and Party games and old customs holds 29 of them. The first jack-o'-lanterns were carved from turnips, hence Turnip lantern. Immigrants to North America switched to the native pumpkin, which is softer, larger and easier to carve. Guising is the Scottish word for going door to door in disguise for food or coins. Barmbrack is an Irish fruitcake with a ring baked in. The printed list gives each a way in.

Tips

  • Draw the biggest shape first. A jack-o'-lantern is a circle before it is a face.
  • For a class party, stay on Easy and Medium. The 56 Hard cards are customs, sayings and feelings, and suit teens and adults.
  • Dim the lights and draw the last round by flashlight. It slows every drawer down, so switch the clock to 2 min.

Questions and answers

Are these Halloween words too scary for kids?

No. Ghosts, skeletons and a coffin with its lid open a crack are as dark as it gets, with no blood and no film characters. Under-sevens do best on Easy cards, and the words for kids deck is written for ages five to ten.

Do these words come from a Pictionary Halloween set?

No. All 252 words were written for this page, and none is copied from that game's cards. The deck is independent: not the official game and not affiliated with its makers. The basic rules carry over: one player draws without speaking, letters and numbers are out, and the team guesses before the timer ends.

How do you draw a saying like Bats in the belfry?

Draw what the words say, not what they mean: a bell tower with bats pouring out around the bell. All 26 cards in Spooky sayings and feelings are Hard, and the printed list gives each a way in. If a card stalls, press Skip, which puts the word back and deals another.

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All 252 Halloween words

Monsters and night creatures 30

  • Bat Two scalloped wings like open umbrellas, a small furry body and pointed ears.
  • Bedsheet ghost A sheet with two cut-out eye holes and a pair of sneakers showing underneath.
  • Black cat An arched back, a bottle-brush tail straight up and two bright eyes, all filled in solid.
  • Crow A solid black bird with a thick beak, perched on a fence post.
  • Dancing skeleton A skeleton with knees bent outward, arms up and small motion lines at the elbows.
  • Gargoyle A crouching stone creature with wings and horns on the corner of a roof, rain pouring from its mouth.
  • Ghost A rounded sheet shape with a wavy hem, two oval eyes and an open mouth.
  • Ghost ship A ship with torn sails, drawn in faint broken lines, floating just above the waves.
  • Howling wolf A wolf sitting with its nose pointed straight up at a round moon.
  • Invisibility A hat, a pair of glasses and two gloves floating where a person should be.
  • Monster in the closet A closet door open a crack, with claws curled around the edge and two eyes in the dark.
  • Mummy A figure wrapped in strips from head to toe, with one loose end trailing behind.
  • One-eyed monster A tall shaggy body with a single big eye in the middle, two small horns and a toothy grin.
  • Rat A pointed snout, round ears and whiskers, with a long bare tail curling behind.
  • Raven at the window A big black bird on a windowsill, tapping the glass with its beak, and a candle lit inside.
  • Scarecrow A figure on a pole with arms straight out, straw at the cuffs and a patched hat.
  • Shadow monster A small child and, on the wall behind, a huge shadow with claws.
  • Shy ghost A ghost peeking out from behind a curtain, with half its face and one waving hand showing.
  • Skeleton A round skull, a ladder of ribs and stick bones with a knob at every joint.
  • Skeleton walking a skeleton dog A skeleton holding a leash, and at the other end a small dog made of bones with its tail up.
  • Skull A rounded dome, two big eye holes, an upside-down heart for a nose and a row of teeth.
  • Spider A round body, eight bent legs and a single thread going up off the page.
  • Spider on a thread A spider on a long line coming down toward the top of someone's head.
  • Swamp monster A figure rising from water with weeds hanging off its arms and ripples around its waist.
  • Transformation A person in the first drawing, half wolf in the second and all wolf in the third, under a round moon.
  • Two-headed monster One wide body, two necks and two faces looking in opposite directions.
  • Vampire A high pointed collar, slicked hair that dips to a point on the forehead, and two small fangs.
  • Vampire bat A bat with two small fangs, hanging upside down from a branch with its wings folded.
  • Werewolf A wolf's head and clawed hands on a person's body, in a shirt that has split at the seams.
  • Zombie Arms straight out in front, torn sleeves, one shoe missing and a blank stare.

Witches and potions 24

  • Broom parking A row of brooms leaning in a bike rack outside a door, one of them with a padlock.
  • Broomstick A long handle with a bundle of twigs bound at one end, hovering off the ground.
  • Bubbling potion A round flask with a narrow neck, liquid fizzing over the top and a curl of smoke rising.
  • Cackle A witch with her head thrown back, mouth open wide and jagged laugh lines going up.
  • Cat on a broomstick A broom in flight with a black cat sitting on the twig end, tail streaming behind.
  • Cauldron A round pot on three short legs with a handle loop and bubbles popping over the rim.
  • Coven Three witches in a ring around one pot, the tips of their hats touching.
  • Crystal ball A sphere on a small stand with swirls inside and two hands hovering over it.
  • Flying lesson A small witch hanging upside down from a bucking broom while a big witch covers her eyes.
  • Fortune teller A figure in a headscarf with both hands around a glowing ball on a small round table.
  • Magic spell A wand tip throwing stars at a teacup that has sprouted legs and is walking away.
  • Magic words A wizard with his mouth wide open and wavy lines going toward a hat, from which a rabbit is rising.
  • Newt A small lizard shape with a flat tail, spots along its back and tiny toes.
  • Pointy boots A pair of lace-up boots with curled toes and striped stockings above them.
  • Potion recipe An open book showing a row of small drawings: a toad, a leaf, a feather and a bottle.
  • Shelf of jars A shelf of jars holding a toad, a feather, a root and something with tentacles.
  • Spell gone wrong A witch with a smoking wand, soot on her face and the tip of her hat on fire.
  • Toad A squat, bumpy body with wide-set eyes and folded back legs.
  • Turned into a frog A pile of empty clothes with a small frog sitting on top, and a wand lying nearby.
  • Under a spell A person with spiral eyes walking stiffly after a floating wand.
  • Witch A pointed hat with a wide brim, a long chin and a broom held in one hand.
  • Witch across the moon A big round moon with a small broomstick rider crossing it in silhouette, hat and cape streaming.
  • Witch's brew A witch with a long spoon in a steaming pot, and a toad, a leaf and a bottle lined up on a shelf.
  • Witch's cottage A crooked little house in the woods with a bent chimney, curling smoke and a broom by the door.

Costumes and dress-up 28

  • Cape A collar tied at the neck with fabric fanning out behind to a wavy hem.
  • Cat ears A thin headband with two triangles on top.
  • Coat over the costume A fairy with her wings squashed under a big puffy winter coat.
  • Costume contest A row of three costumed figures on a stage and a judge holding up a ribbon.
  • Costume nobody gets A person in an odd outfit with arms held out, and friends around them shrugging.
  • Costume regret A person in a huge mascot suit with sweat drops flying, watching a friend stroll by in a simple cape.
  • Costume shop A shop window with a row of masks on stands and a caped mannequin.
  • Costume too big A small child in a lion suit with sleeves past the hands and the hood down over the eyes.
  • Disguise A person lifting a mask away to show a completely different face underneath.
  • Dog in a costume A long dog wearing half a bun on each side and a squiggle of mustard along its back.
  • Dress-up box An open trunk with a hat, a feather boa and a sword handle sticking out.
  • Eye patch A head in profile with a dark patch over one eye and a string around the head.
  • Face paint A face with whiskers and a dark nose painted on, and a brush touching one cheek.
  • Fairy wings Two pairs of rounded wings joined in the middle, with a loop for each shoulder.
  • Glow stick necklace A ring around a child's neck with short glow lines, against a dark background.
  • Group costume Three friends side by side dressed as a knife, a fork and a spoon.
  • Homemade robot costume A child wearing a cardboard box with arm holes, dryer-hose sleeves and drawn-on dials.
  • Itchy costume A child in a furry suit scratching with both hands, with small wiggle lines all around.
  • Last-minute costume A person in everyday clothes holding a bedsheet and a pair of scissors, glancing at the clock.
  • Matching costumes Two people dressed as a salt shaker and a pepper shaker, holding hands.
  • Outgrown costume A tall child in a costume that stops at the elbows and the knees.
  • Pirate hat A wide hat curled up at the sides with a skull and crossed bones on the front.
  • Plastic fangs A curved set of teeth with two long pointed ones, shown out of the mouth.
  • Reflective tape A dark costume with bright stripes on the arms and legs, caught in a car's headlight beam.
  • Rubber mask A floppy full-head mask held up in one hand, with empty eye holes and wild hair.
  • Tripping on the hem A small ghost pitching forward with one foot caught in the bottom of the sheet.
  • Who are you supposed to be A host at the door pointing at a costume with one hand and scratching their head with the other.
  • Witch hat A tall cone bent at the tip, a wide round brim and a buckle on the band.

Pumpkins and decorations 27

  • Candelabra A stand with three curved arms, each holding a dripping candle.
  • Carving a pumpkin A pumpkin on newspaper with its lid off, a small saw in one hand and one eye half cut.
  • Carving kit A tiny saw, a scoop and a poker laid out in a row.
  • Cobweb Lines running out from a corner like spokes, joined by sagging curves.
  • Decorating too early A house covered in cobwebs and pumpkins while the neighbor waters the lawn in shorts under a hot sun.
  • Dried corn stalks A bundle of tall stalks tied around a porch post, with leaves bending out.
  • Fake cobwebs A bush draped in stretched white fluff, with a plastic spider stuck in the middle.
  • Fog machine A low box with a nozzle puffing a cloud that rolls along the ground.
  • Giant spider on the roof A house with a spider as big as a car on the roof, its legs hanging over the gutters.
  • Gourd A lumpy pear shape with stripes, warts and a curled stem.
  • Hay bale A box shape with two straps around it and bits of straw sticking out.
  • Inflatable ghost A tall ghost on a lawn held down by ropes and pegs, with a fan box and a cord at its base.
  • Jack-o'-lantern A pumpkin with triangle eyes, a triangle nose and a jagged grin, glowing from inside.
  • Painted pumpkin A pumpkin with no cuts, a brush and paint pots beside it, and a face painted on.
  • Paper bats A row of identical bat shapes on a string across a window.
  • Porch light A lamp beside a front door with rays around it and two moths circling.
  • Pumpkin A wide circle made of curved segments, with a short bent stem on top.
  • Pumpkin guts A big spoon lifting a stringy, seedy heap out of an open pumpkin into a bowl.
  • Pumpkin in November A carved pumpkin that has slumped inward, its grin folded shut and a fly circling.
  • Pumpkins on the porch steps Three steps with a lit pumpkin on each, every face different.
  • Skeleton in a lawn chair A skeleton sitting back in a folding chair on the grass, one hand raised in a wave.
  • Spooky season A wall calendar with a blank grid, and a pumpkin, a bat and a ghost crowding around it.
  • Squirrel eating the pumpkin A squirrel sitting in a jack-o'-lantern's mouth with a chunk of it in its paws.
  • Tea light A small flat cup with a short wick and a flame.
  • Turnip lantern A small round root with a pointed tip, a carved face and a string handle.
  • Window silhouettes A lit window with a cat shape and a witch shape taped inside the glass.
  • Yard graveyard A front lawn with three small rounded slabs and a stuffed glove reaching up out of the grass.

Candy and party food 28

  • Bat-shaped cookie A cookie cutter next to a cookie with scalloped wings and two dot eyes.
  • Bowl of candy A big bowl heaped with wrapped sweets and a hand reaching in.
  • Box of raisins A tiny box with a bunch of grapes on the front, held by a child with a flat mouth.
  • Candy apple An apple on a stick with a shiny coat and a flat pool of candy at its base.
  • Candy corn A small triangle with a rounded tip, divided into three bands.
  • Candy haul A pillowcase tipped out across the floor, with candy spreading in a fan.
  • Candy tax A parent's hand lifting one bar out of a child's bucket while the child frowns.
  • Candy trade Two children sitting face to face, each holding out a different sweet to swap.
  • Candy wrapper A wrapper with twisted ends lying flat and empty, with crinkle lines.
  • Caramel apple An apple on a stick with a thick coat dripping down and chopped nuts stuck to it.
  • Caramel corn A paper cone filled with popcorn, with shiny drips over the top pieces.
  • Chocolate face A small child grinning with chocolate smeared from ear to ear and on both hands.
  • Full-size candy bar A child holding up a bar as long as their forearm, with rays around it like treasure.
  • Gummy worm A short fat worm with ridges along its back, bending in a wave.
  • Hidden candy stash A sock drawer pulled open with sweets tucked under the socks.
  • Jawbreaker A perfect ball, and beside it a cheek bulging out around the same ball.
  • Licorice twists A bundle of ropes with a spiral twist running along each one.
  • Melted chocolate in a pocket A pocket turned inside out with a dark smear and a flattened wrapper.
  • One piece a day A jar on a high shelf, a parent holding up one finger and a child holding one sweet.
  • Pile of wrappers A child on the floor beside a small mountain of empty wrappers, holding their stomach.
  • Popcorn ball A lumpy ball made of small cloud shapes, wrapped in clear film tied at the top.
  • Punch bowl A wide bowl with a ladle, cups hooked on the rim and round fruit slices floating.
  • Roasted pumpkin seeds A baking tray scattered with small teardrop shapes, with steam lines above.
  • Sorting the candy Candy laid out in neat rows by shape, with a child kneeling over it.
  • Spider cupcake A cupcake with a round candy on top and eight icing legs going down the sides.
  • Sugar crash A child asleep face down on the rug, still in costume, with one hand in the candy bucket.
  • Sugar rush A child bouncing off the walls, with motion lines and wrappers flying.
  • Toothache A cheek swollen to one side, a hand holding it and jagged pain lines from one tooth.

Trick-or-treat night 27

  • Answering the door A door swung open, an adult with a bowl, and a small ghost and a small pirate looking up.
  • Baby's first Halloween A baby in a pumpkin suit sitting on a step, looking at one sweet held in both hands.
  • Bag with a hole in it A child walking along with a treat bag, and a trail of sweets on the sidewalk behind them.
  • Bowl left on the porch A chair by a front door with a bowl on it and one small hand taking a single sweet.
  • Charity coin box A small box with a slot and a carry string, a coin dropping in, held next to a treat bag.
  • Crunchy leaves A shoe coming down on a drift of leaves, with small cracks and bits flying out.
  • Curfew A parent in a doorway pointing at a wristwatch while a small vampire drags their feet home.
  • Decorated car trunk An open trunk made into a monster mouth, with paper teeth along the top and bottom edges.
  • Dog barking at the door A dog at a front window with its paws on the sill and its mouth open, as a small ghost rings the bell.
  • Full moon A big circle with a few craters and thin clouds drifting across it.
  • Glow stick A thin tube bent in a curve with short glow lines all around it.
  • The house that goes all out A house with a fog cloud, a giant spider and a row of headstones, and a line of children out to the street.
  • House with the lights off A dark house with every window black and a family tiptoeing past it on the sidewalk.
  • Mischief A garden gnome moved onto a roof and a figure tiptoeing away with a ladder.
  • One more house A child pulling a parent's arm toward the next lit door while the parent points back home.
  • Parent at the curb An adult on the sidewalk holding a coat and a flashlight while children run to a door.
  • Pillowcase of candy A long sack gathered in one fist, bulging at the bottom and dragging on the ground.
  • Pumpkin bucket A round pail with a jack-o'-lantern face and a thin handle, full to the brim.
  • Rain on Halloween A small witch under an umbrella, hat brim drooping and the treat bag going soggy.
  • Shortcut across the lawn Footprints cutting across the grass between two front doors, and a face frowning in a window.
  • Sore feet A child sitting on the curb with one shoe off, rubbing a foot, the bucket beside them.
  • Teenager with a pillowcase A very tall figure in a simple mask standing in a line of tiny children.
  • Treat bag A paper bag with two handles, a pumpkin face on the front and sweets showing at the top.
  • Trick or treat A child on a doorstep with an open bag in one hand and a water balloon hidden behind their back in the other.
  • Trick-or-treaters Three small costumed figures on a doorstep, holding up open bags.
  • Trunk-or-treat A row of cars in a parking lot with their trunks open and decorated, and children lining up.
  • Wagon for the little one A parent pulling a wagon with a sleepy toddler in a bee costume inside.

Party games and old customs 29

  • All Hallows' Eve A jack-o'-lantern under a moon on the left and, on the right, a sunrise over a church with a haloed figure.
  • Apple bobbing A tub of water with apples floating and a person bent over it, hands behind their back, an apple in their teeth.
  • Apple peel over the shoulder A person tossing a long curl of peel back over one shoulder, and the peel landing in a loop on the floor.
  • Barmbrack A round fruit loaf dotted with raisins, one slice cut, with a ring and a coin beside it.
  • Bonfire A cone of stacked logs with tall flames, sparks rising and small figures standing around.
  • Bonfire toffee A slab of dark toffee cracked into shards with a small hammer, beside a fire.
  • Colcannon A bowl of mashed potato with shreds of leafy cabbage through it and melted butter pooled in a dip on top.
  • Corn maze Tall stalks on both sides of a narrow path that forks, and a small figure scratching their head at the fork.
  • Costume parade A line of small costumed figures walking past a school, with parents waving from the sidewalk.
  • Donut on a string A donut hanging from a line at mouth height and a person with hands behind their back, biting at it.
  • End of the harvest A bare field of stubble, a last cart of apples rolling away and a low sun.
  • Flashlight under the chin A face lit from below by a flashlight, with long shadows going up over the eyes.
  • Fork in the apple A person standing on a chair with a fork held in their teeth, aiming down at apples in a tub.
  • Ghost story A circle of children in sleeping bags and one teller with hands raised like claws, a big shadow behind.
  • Guising A child in an old-style disguise at a cottage door, holding a turnip lantern and being handed an apple and a coin.
  • Haunted attraction A ticket booth, a line of nervous people and a doorway shaped like a monster's open mouth.
  • Haunted hayride A tractor pulling a wagon of hay bales and riders through the dark, with a figure jumping out from a tree.
  • Mirror by candlelight A person in a dark room holding a candle up to a mirror, with a faint second face in the glass.
  • Monkey nuts A heap of bumpy, waisted shells, one cracked open to show two nuts inside.
  • Mummy wrap race One child standing still with arms out while another runs around them with a roll of toilet paper.
  • Mystery box A box with a round hole in the side, a hand going in and the owner's face screwed up in worry.
  • Plastic spider prank A plastic spider on a pillow and a person tiptoeing away with a hand over their grin.
  • Pumpkin ring toss Three pumpkins with tall stems in a row and a hoop in mid-air heading for one.
  • Ring in the cake A slice of fruit loaf on a plate with a plain ring showing in the crumb.
  • Roasting hazelnuts Two small round nuts side by side at the edge of a fire grate, with two people watching closely.
  • Scary movie night A sofa of people, one behind a cushion and one with popcorn flying out of the bowl, in the glow of a screen.
  • Soul cake A small round cake passed from a hand in a doorway into a child's open hands.
  • Souling A line of poor children at a cottage door, heads bowed and hands together, being given small round cakes.
  • Superstition A person walking around a ladder instead of under it, with a black cat watching and a horseshoe over a door.

Haunted house and graveyard 33

  • Abandoned A house with boarded windows, grass up to the sills, a fallen mailbox and a bird nesting in the chimney.
  • Bare tree A trunk with branches like grasping fingers and one last leaf.
  • Bats in the attic A roof cut away to show the rafters, with a row of bats hanging upside down.
  • Checking under the bed A child hanging upside down off the mattress with a flashlight, and two eyes looking back.
  • Coffin A long six-sided box, wider at the shoulders, with the lid open a crack.
  • Cold draft A candle flame bent flat sideways, a curtain lifting and a person hugging their arms.
  • Cracked mirror An oval frame with a starburst of crack lines spreading from one point.
  • Creaky door A heavy door open a hand's width, with wobbly sound lines from the hinges and dark inside.
  • Creaky stairs A staircase with one foot pressing a step and wobbly lines shooting from the board.
  • Dare Two children pushing a third toward the gate of a dark house.
  • Dripping candle A short candle with wax running down into a pool in its holder, the flame bent sideways.
  • Eerie silence A person frozen in mid-step with a hand cupped to one ear, and nothing at all drawn around them.
  • Eye at the keyhole A door plate with a keyhole and one wide eye looking through from the other side.
  • Eyes in the dark A solid black doorway with several pairs of eyes at different heights.
  • Flickering light bulb A bare bulb on a cord with broken, uneven rays and a moth nearby.
  • Floating candle A lit candle in its holder in mid-air, with nothing holding it and a startled face nearby.
  • Footprints in the dust A floor with a single trail of bare footprints that stops in the middle of the room.
  • Furniture under dust sheets Chairs and a sofa covered in draped cloths, so the room looks full of ghosts.
  • Graveyard A hill of leaning headstones behind a fence, a bare tree and low fog along the ground.
  • Haunted An ordinary armchair with a ghost sitting in it reading the paper while the owner stares.
  • Haunted house A tall crooked house with a pointed tower, boarded windows, a bat overhead and a bare tree.
  • Headstone A rounded slab with a crack down it, leaning slightly, with grass tufts at the foot.
  • Iron gate Two tall gates of upright bars with spear tips, one hanging off its hinge.
  • Light in the tower A tall dark tower with a single bright window at the top and a small figure in it.
  • Pipe organ A keyboard under a wall of tall pipes of different heights, with caped arms raised over the keys.
  • Portrait with moving eyes A framed painting of a stern face with its eyes turned sideways toward a person tiptoeing past.
  • Rattling chains A length of chain held up by two ghostly hands, with shake lines along it.
  • Secret passage A bookcase swung out from the wall like a door, with a dark tunnel behind it.
  • Shadow on the wall A long clawed shadow stretching up a wall, cast by a small coat stand with a hat on it.
  • Stormy night A forked bolt behind a dark roofline, slanted rain and a shutter swinging loose.
  • Suit of armor A standing knight's armor holding an axe, with two eyes showing in the visor slot.
  • Trapdoor A square hatch in the floorboards, propped open, with a ring handle and steps going down into the dark.
  • Weather vane A rod on a roof peak with a flat witch shape turning on top.

Spooky sayings and feelings 26

  • Bad dream A sleeper with the blanket pulled up to the nose and a thought cloud holding a toothy monster.
  • Bats in the belfry A bell tower with bats pouring out of the openings around the bell.
  • Bone dry A skeleton sitting in a desert under a big sun, holding a cup upside down with nothing falling out.
  • Brave face A child with knocking knees and a big forced smile, walking toward a dark doorway.
  • Creature of habit A furry monster in three panels with the same mug, the same chair and the same slippers every time.
  • Creepy-crawly A beetle, a centipede and a spider walking in a line up someone's sleeve.
  • Dusk A sun half below the rooftops, long shadows, a street lamp just coming on and one early bat.
  • False alarm A person with a raised broom throwing open a closet to find only a cat.
  • Fear of the dark A child in bed holding the covers up to their eyes, a night-light glowing and the rest of the room filled in black.
  • Frozen with fear A person in mid-step inside a block of ice, eyes wide, with a small ghost waving at them.
  • Ghosted A phone with a column of empty speech bubbles down one side and none on the other, and a small ghost floating off.
  • Goose bumps A forearm held out with small bumps all over it and every hair standing straight up.
  • Hair-raising A person whose hair stands straight up like a brush, with their hat lifted off on top of it.
  • Heart in your mouth A wide-open mouth with a small heart sitting on the tongue.
  • Jump scare A person in the air above their chair, popcorn flying, as a face pops out of a box.
  • Just the wind A person sitting bolt upright in bed, and outside the window only a branch tapping the glass.
  • Knock on wood Knuckles rapping a tabletop with small impact lines, and crossed fingers on the other hand.
  • Safety in numbers Five small costumed figures squeezed into one tight huddle, moving up a dark path together.
  • Shaking like a leaf A person with knocking knees and wobble lines, next to a single leaf trembling on a twig.
  • Shriek A face with the mouth as wide as it goes, hands on cheeks and jagged lines bursting outward.
  • Stroke of midnight A clock tower with both hands pointing straight up, a moon behind it and an owl on the roof.
  • Trick of the light A scary clawed shadow in one drawing and, in the next, the lamp switched on to show a houseplant.
  • Turn into a pumpkin A clock with both hands straight up and a party guest whose bottom half has become a pumpkin.
  • Urban legend Campers around a fire, and in the teller's speech cloud a giant alligator climbing out of a drain.
  • Whistling in the dark A person walking a dark lane with pursed lips and music notes coming out, eyes darting sideways.
  • White as a sheet A person with a drained face standing next to a sheet on a washing line, both left blank.

How this list was compiled: Written by the Game Night Generator editors for this page on 2026-09-18: 252 original Halloween words and short phrases, each with one way to draw it. The drawing lines are suggestions in our own words, not rules, and none of them uses a letter or a number, because the game bans both. Levels follow the rule used on our main drawing word page: an Easy card is one object, a Medium card is a small scene, and a Hard card is a custom, a saying or a feeling with no shape of its own. The customs behind the cards in Party games and old customs and the foods named in the deck (apple bobbing and the fork variant, the apple peel, roasted hazelnuts and mirror games, barmbrack with a ring and a coin baked in, soul cakes and souling, guising with turnip lanterns, colcannon, bonfire toffee, monkey nuts, candy apples, caramel apples, candy corn, caramel corn, roasted pumpkin seeds, bonfires, trunk-or-treat, charity collection boxes, haunted attractions with corn mazes and hayrides) were checked against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween on 2026-09-19. The game rules named on the page (no letters or numbers, no spoken clues, a one-minute timer) follow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictionary, checked 2026-09-19. Every card was screened for a family party: nothing gory, nothing sexual, no drinking or drugs, no real people, and no brand, film, show or character names. Licence: own work