Mythical Creatures Word Search Free Printable

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Mythical Creatures Word Search

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YIKRAKENAACSSHT

ECLRIUETNBEEYVB

EHNLDINIPYETILR

GIANTHXRIGWESDD

MMIOPNHTXRZIRNL

PEGASUSYNDWDKGA

ORDEOMRKNWCISOE

BASILISKNGYZRBN

ISMINOTAURCEBLN

GRQDRAGONILIKIE

FNAFERESIFOAWNE

OEFEIRPPCFPDAZN

OSSTELEGOISRWVS

TROLLTRFRNMDTWM

YCRGPHOENIXSYOI

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KrakenKRAKEN
PegasusPEGASUS
PhoenixPHOENIX
GriffinGRIFFIN
UnicornUNICORN
MinotaurMINOTAUR
YetiYETI
BigfootBIGFOOT
ChimeraCHIMERA
GiantGIANT
CyclopsCYCLOPS
TrollTROLL
GoblinGOBLIN
DragonDRAGON
BasiliskBASILISK

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Answer key: Mythical Creatures Word Search

YIKRAKENAACSSHT

ECLRIUETNBEEYVB

EHNLDINIPYETILR

GIANTHXRIGWESDD

MMIOPNHTXRZIRNL

PEGASUSYNDWDKGA

ORDEOMRKNWCISOE

BASILISKNGYZRBN

ISMINOTAURCEBLN

GRQDRAGONILIKIE

FNAFERESIFOAWNE

OEFEIRPPCFPDAZN

OSSTELEGOISRWVS

TROLLTRFRNMDTWM

YCRGPHOENIXSYOI

KRAKEN, PEGASUS, PHOENIX, GRIFFIN, UNICORN, MINOTAUR, YETI, BIGFOOT, CHIMERA, GIANT, CYCLOPS, TROLL, GOBLIN, DRAGON, BASILISK

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Creatures of the Sea 19

Coral The stony, branching home of tiny sea animals.
Fins What a fish steers with.
Grotto A small sea cave.
Hippocampus A beast with the front of a horse and the tail of a fish.
Kelpie A shape-changing spirit of Scottish lochs that often appears as a horse.
Kraken A many-armed monster of enormous size, said to rise off the coast of Norway.
Lagoon A calm pool of seawater behind a reef.
Mermaid Half human, half fish. Stories of her are told all over the world.
Merman The male of the half-human, half-fish sea people.
Namazu The giant catfish of Japanese legend whose thrashing shakes the earth.
Nessie The nickname of the monster said to live in a Scottish loch.
Ningyo The half-person, half-fish of Japanese folklore.
Nixie A shapeshifting water being of Germanic folklore.
Pearl A round gem that grows inside an oyster.
Scales The small, shiny plates that cover a fish tail or a dragon.
Sea serpent A huge snake-like monster reported by sailors.
Siren In Greek myth, a bird-woman whose singing no sailor could resist.
Tide It uncovers the rock pools for a few hours, then covers them over.
Undine A water spirit named in the writings of the alchemist Paracelsus.

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Creatures of the Air 18

Alkonost A being of Russian folklore with the body of a bird and the head of a woman.
Ashes The gray powder left by a fire.
Beak The hard bill of an eagle or a firebird.
Caladrius A snow-white bird of medieval bestiaries, said to carry sickness away.
Feather One plume from a wing or a tail.
Fenghuang The bird of Chinese myth that reigns over all other birds.
Firebird A magical creature of Slavic folklore that flies and glows like flame.
Griffin Half eagle, half lion. In Greek tales it watches over gold.
Harpy A winged bird-woman of Greek myth who steals food.
Minokawa A giant, dragon-like bird of Philippine myth.
Nest A bowl of twigs high on a cliff, built by a bird.
Pegasus The flying stallion of the ancient Greeks.
Peng An enormous bird of Chinese myth that began as a giant fish.
Phoenix The bird of ancient Greek tales that burns up and rises again from its ashes.
Simurgh The kindly bird of Persian myth and poetry.
Soar To ride the wind far above the ground with wings held still.
Talons The sharp claws of a bird of prey.
Wings What lifts a flying creature.

Forest and Mountain Creatures 19

Antlers The branching horns of a stag.
Bigfoot A hairy giant said to walk the forests of northwestern North America.
Cerberus The many-headed dog of Greek myth that guards a gate.
Chimera A fire-breathing beast of Greek myth, part lion, part goat and part serpent.
Dryad A tree spirit of Greek myth. The word first meant the spirit of an oak.
Faun A woodland being of Roman myth, half human and half goat.
Jackalope A jackrabbit with antelope horns, a North American tall tale.
Kitsune A fox spirit of Japanese folklore.
Manticore A beast first told of in ancient Persia, with a human face and a tail that stings like a scorpion's.
Minotaur A monster of Greek myth with the head of a bull and the body of a man.
Nue A creature of Japanese legend, part monkey, part tiger and part snake.
Onocentaur A being of ancient legend that is part human and part donkey.
Sasquatch Another name for the hairy giant of the Pacific Northwest.
Tanuki The Japanese raccoon dog, a shapeshifting trickster in legend.
Unicorn A horse of legend, often white, with one spiral horn on its forehead.
Werewolf In old tales, someone who grows fur and fangs when night falls.
Yeren A hairy wild man said to live in the remote mountains of China.
Yeti The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas.
Yowie A hairy creature said to live in the Australian wilderness.

Giants and Little Folk 16

Brownie A household spirit of Scottish folklore that does chores at night.
Cyclops A one-eyed giant of Greek myth.
Dwarf A short, sturdy miner and metalworker of legend.
Elf A small, pointy-eared being of folklore.
Fairy A small, winged, magical being.
Giant A being shaped like a person but enormously tall.
Gnome A small being that lives underground. The name was introduced in the 1500s.
Goblin A small, ugly, mischievous creature.
Gremlin A mischievous creature invented in the early 1900s to explain trouble with aircraft.
Imp A small, naughty spirit.
Kobold A household spirit of German folklore, helpful or mischievous.
Leprechaun A little bearded man of Irish folklore, a maker of shoes and of mischief.
Menehune Small master builders of Hawaiian tradition who live in hidden valleys.
Nisse A little helper of Nordic farm tales who wears a red cap and expects porridge at midwinter.
Ogre A big, ugly, bad-tempered monster of fairy tales.
Troll A being of Scandinavian tales that keeps far from people, in caves and mountains.

Dragons and Serpents 16

Amphisbaena A serpent of Greek legend with a head at each end.
Bakunawa A serpent-like dragon of Philippine myth, blamed for eclipses.
Basilisk The legendary king of serpents.
Claws Curved, pointed nails on an animal's foot.
Dragon A great scaly reptile of legend, known all over the world.
Drake An old word for a dragon.
Fafnir In Germanic legend, a dwarf who turned into a dragon.
Hatchling A baby dragon or bird in its first days outside the shell.
Hoard A hidden pile of treasure.
Horns Hard points that grow from an animal's head.
Hydra A water serpent of Greek myth with many heads.
Knucker A water dragon of English folklore.
Lair The den of a wild beast.
Roar A deep, loud cry.
Treasure Gold, jewels and other riches.
Wyvern A dragon with two legs, two wings and a pointed tail, common on coats of arms.

Fantasy and Magic Words 21

Amulet A charm worn for protection.
Cauldron A big iron pot for brewing.
Creature A living being, real or imagined.
Crystal A clear stone with flat, shiny faces.
Fantasy Stories of imagined worlds with magic in them.
Folklore Tales, sayings and customs handed down by word of mouth.
Guardian One who watches over a place or a treasure.
Monster A large, frightening imaginary beast.
Portal A doorway to another world.
Potion A drink with magical powers.
Quest A hero's long journey to find something.
Realm A kingdom.
Rune A letter of an old northern alphabet, carved in stone or wood.
Scroll A rolled-up sheet of writing.
Shapeshifter A being that can change its form.
Sorcerer A worker of magic.
Spell A set of words with magic power.
Talisman A lucky object carried on a quest.
Trickster A sly character, such as the fox or the tanuki, who wins by wit.
Wand A thin stick waved to cast a spell.
Wizard A robed spell-caster with a staff and a tall hat.

How this list was compiled: Mythical creatures chosen and described for this site: creatures of the sea, of the air, of forest and mountain, giants and little folk, dragons and serpents, and words of fantasy and magic, with a starter list, a short list and a long list. No book, film, game or character of modern fiction is named. Where a creature comes from and what it looks like were checked on 2026-10-03 in the English Wikipedia article on each creature, https://en.wikipedia.org/, license CC BY-SA 4.0. Spellings were checked the same day in Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/; Alkonost and Minokawa, which have no entry there, are spelled as their Wikipedia articles spell them. Clues are our own wording. Licence: own work

How it works

This mythical creatures word search hides beasts of sea, sky, forest and mountain from the folklore of many lands, from Kraken and Phoenix to Kitsune and Menehune. Many clues name the land a creature's story comes from.

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A fantasy word search in six lists

For a fantasy word search printable by theme, pick under Start from a list. Creatures of the Sea makes a free printable mermaid word search, with Mermaid, Merman, Kraken, Pearl, Lagoon and Coral. Creatures of the Air has Phoenix, Griffin and Firebird, and Forest and Mountain Creatures has Unicorn, Yeti and Jackalope.

Fairytale creatures, dragons and magic

Giants and Little Folk is a free printable fairytale creatures word search: Fairy, Elf, Gnome, Troll, Ogre, Leprechaun. Dragons and Serpents gives a free printable word search of dragons, with Wyvern, Hydra, Basilisk and Hoard. Fantasy and Magic Words is a magic word search printable: Wand, Spell, Potion, Cauldron, Amulet.

Short and Easy holds words of three to five letters, such as Elf, Imp, Ogre, Yeti and Troll.

Questions and answers

Which mythical creatures are in the word search?

The opening list has the best known: Unicorn, Dragon, Mermaid, Pegasus, Phoenix, Griffin, Fairy, Elf, Gnome, Troll, Ogre, Giant, Goblin, Yeti, Bigfoot, Kraken, Minotaur, Cyclops, Werewolf and more. Each press of New puzzle draws 15 of them.

What is the difference between a dragon and a wyvern?

A wyvern is a type of dragon with two legs, two wings and often a pointed tail, and it is common in heraldry. Both are in Dragons and Serpents. Source: Wikipedia, Wyvern, read 3 October 2026.

Is the kraken based on a real animal?

Possibly. The legend of a giant monster in the sea off Norway may have begun with sightings of giant squid. It was first described in a Norwegian glossary in 1646. Source: Wikipedia, Kraken, read 3 October 2026.

Are characters from books, films or games in the puzzle?

No. Every creature comes from folklore, myth or fairy tale, such as Kitsune from Japan, Firebird from Slavic tales and Menehune from Hawaii. No character or creature of modern fiction is named.

All 109 words

Creatures of the Sea 19

Creatures of the Air 18

Forest and Mountain Creatures 19

Giants and Little Folk 16

Dragons and Serpents 16

Fantasy and Magic Words 21

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A fantasy word search in six lists

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