The Targaryen civil war
This Game of Thrones prequel charts the fall of House TARGARYEN, and this word search gathers its players. You'll start with the heir RHAENYRA, the rogue prince DAEMON, the ailing king VISERYS, and his queen ALICENT of House HIGHTOWER, with her father OTTO pulling strings.
Each puzzle pulls a fresh mix from the list, so the realm is redrawn every time you play — straightforward on Easy, and a Hard-mode siege once the diagonals and backwards words appear.
Dragons and rival camps
The dragons are characters in their own right, and they're here — the colossal VHAGAR, Daemon's CARAXES and Rhaenyra's SYRAX. Track down the two warring factions, the GREENS and the BLACKS, the seafaring VELARYON family with RHAENYS and CORLYS, the prince AEGON, the ancient homeland of VALYRIA, and the THRONE every HEIR is fighting over.
The story before the story
House of the Dragon is HBO's prequel to Game of Thrones, first airing in 2022 and based on George R.R. Martin's history book 'Fire & Blood'. It's set in WESTEROS around two hundred years before Jon Snow and the Starks, when House Targaryen sat unchallenged on the Iron Throne — with the largest dragons the realm had ever seen.
The series dramatises a brutal succession crisis remembered in the books as the 'Dance of the Dragons', as two branches of the family — nicknamed the Greens and the Blacks — go to war over who should rule. With dragon pitted against dragon, it brings the spectacle fans loved straight back to the screen.
One for grown-up fans
Like Game of Thrones, the grid hides only names and places, but the show itself is firmly for adults — so this one is best for grown-up fans. Play online, print a PDF pack for a watch-party, or use our Make Your Own tool to build a grid from your favourite dragons, houses and characters.
Frequently asked questions
Which House of the Dragon characters are in the word search?
The key players — Rhaenyra, Daemon, Viserys, Alicent and Aegon — plus dragons like Vhagar and Caraxes and the rival Greens and Blacks. Each puzzle uses a fresh mix.
How is it linked to Game of Thrones?
It's the prequel, set generations earlier during the Targaryen civil war — so you'll find RHAENYRA, DAEMON and dragons like VHAGAR rather than Jon Snow and the Starks.
Is it suitable for children?
The grid only hides names and places, fine for any age — but like Game of Thrones, the show is firmly for adults.