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Werewolf Word Search
11 words · 12×12 grid
How to play: click (or tap) the first letter, drag to the last letter, then release. Words go in any direction, including backwards. Or download the PDF to solve on paper.
Find these words
Werewolf is Old English: wer meant man, so the word is literally man wolf. The Greek version, LYCANTHROPE, is the same idea, and both are far older than the SILVER bullet, which became standard only in 20th century films. This werewolf word puzzle collects eleven words from the tale, from the MOONLIGHT that triggers the change to the CURSE that passes with a bite; the wolf grid covers the real animal.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the full moon matter?
It does not in the oldest stories, where the change came from a CURSE, a wolf skin or a potion. The moon rule arrived with modern fiction and stuck because MOONLIGHT gives a story a schedule.
What does SHAPESHIFT mean?
To TRANSFORM from one body into another. Wolves are the European choice, but tales elsewhere use tigers, jaguars or foxes, so the werewolf is one BEAST in a worldwide family of shapeshifters.
