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Macbeth Witches Hidden Message Word Search

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Hidden Message

Find every word. The letters left over spell it out.

Hidden message of 51 letters. It appears when you find every word.

Printable Macbeth Witches Hidden Message Word Search (PDF)

Print this puzzle on a single page: the 12x12 grid, the 12 words to find and a blank for each letter of the hidden message. Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 12 read backwards. The answer key comes as a separate PDF, with the message written out, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the solution.

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Printing Tips for the Macbeth Witches Hidden Message Word Search

In Act 4 of Macbeth, three witches circle a boiling cauldron and throw in eye of newt, toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog. This puzzle hides those ingredients, and the leftover letters spell the witches' most famous line.

It is made for high school English classes reading the play. The ingredients are phrases of three words, hidden without spaces, which makes them harder to spot than single words.

Difficulty Hidden Message
Grid Size 12x12 letters
Total Words 12 hidden terms
Format PDF & Online Play
Directions 8 of 8, 6 backwards
Longest Word Tongue of Dog (11 letters)

The Witches' Spell From Macbeth: Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog

In Act 4 of Macbeth, three witches circle a boiling cauldron as thunder rolls and drop in the strangest recipe in English literature. This word search hides their ingredients: eye of newt, toe of frog, wool of bat, tongue of dog, tooth of wolf, a fenny snake, a blindworm and a root of hemlock.

Find them all and the leftover letters spell the witches' most famous line. A fenny snake is a snake from the fens, or marshes, and a blindworm is a legless lizard. Hecate is the goddess of witchcraft who rules over the witches, and Macbeth, who begins the play as the Thane of Glamis, a Scottish lord, first meets them on a lonely heath.

How the hidden message works

In this puzzle, every letter that is not part of a word belongs to a secret message of 51 letters. Find all 12 words first. Then read the letters that are left over, starting at the top left and going row by row from left to right, and write them down in order. Online, the message lights up on the grid the moment you find the last word. On the printable PDF there is a blank space for each letter, and the answer key shows the full message.

Macbeth Vocabulary: 12 Words to Find

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 12 read backwards. The longest words are Tongue of Dog and Tooth of Wolf, with 11 letters each.

  • Eye of Newt: The first ingredient the witches throw into the cauldron in Macbeth. Scholars think it may be an old name for a seed.
  • Toe of Frog: One of the ingredients in the witches' cauldron in Macbeth.
  • Wool of Bat: One of the ingredients the witches add to their brew in Macbeth.
  • Tongue of Dog: One of the ingredients the witches add to their brew in Macbeth.
  • Tooth of Wolf: One of the ingredients in the witches' cauldron in Macbeth.
  • Fenny Snake: A snake from the fens (marshes). A slice of one goes into the witches' cauldron in Macbeth.
  • Blindworm: A legless lizard that looks like a snake. Its sting goes into the cauldron in Macbeth.
  • Hemlock: A very poisonous plant. Its root goes into the witches' cauldron in Macbeth.
  • Hecate: The goddess of witchcraft in Greek myth. In Macbeth she is the queen of the witches.
  • Thunder: The witches first appear "in thunder, lightning, or in rain" at the start of the play.
  • Thane: A Scottish lord. The witches greet Macbeth as Thane of Glamis and of Cawdor.
  • Heath: Open wild land with low bushes. The witches meet Macbeth on one.

How to Solve the Macbeth Witches Hidden Message Word Search

Five answers start with T, and three of them are three-word phrases hidden without spaces ("toe of frog", "tooth of wolf", "tongue of dog"). Look for OF in the middle. "Heath" is the shortest word.

Macbeth Lesson Ideas for High School English

  • Read the cauldron scene (Act 4, Scene 1) aloud before or after solving.
  • Ask students to explain who Hecate is and why the witches call Macbeth "thane".
  • Have students write their own four-line chant in the witches' rhythm.

Macbeth Witches Hidden Message Word Search FAQ

Who is the Macbeth Witches Hidden Message Word Search for?

High school students and adults reading Macbeth.

Which directions do the words run in?

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 12 read backwards. 7 of them are diagonal.

Is there an answer key for the Macbeth Witches Hidden Message Word Search?

Yes. Download it from the printable section above: it is a separate PDF with all 12 words marked and the 51-letter message written out. Online, each word is crossed off the list the moment you find it.

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