Cheats & Guides

Scribblenauts Cheats For DS

  1. Unlimited items

    To correctly perform this glitch, you'll need to do the following:
    *Spawn an item that automatically destructs itself such as "rick roll" or "do not want".
    *Drop it and pick it up before it destroys itself.
    *Hold onto the item and wait until it gets destroyed.
    *After that, put the item in the trash bin.
    The game now thinks that you deleted two items instead of one, and the item bar on the top screen depleted more than normal.
    This glitch allows you use more items than usual and can be done as many times as the player wants.
    Note: This glitch can NOT be done in the level editor.

    Contributed by: Gm_C_NL 

  2. Easily Pass Some Action Levels

    Some action stages can be easily completed by spawning a pair of handcuffs and attaching them to the Starite found on the level. Then spawn a vending machine and place it next to the handcuffed Starite. Attach the other end of the handcuffs to the vending machine and it should give you the option to "fill" it with the Starite. Once the Starite is in the vending machine, simply drag it to Maxwell and click it to empty it out. This exploit is also said to work with other objects that can be filled such as baskets.

    Contributed by: DarkECOJak 

  3. Original Scribblenaut Costume.

    To Get the original scribblenaut costume, (Avatar same as typing in scribblenaut) You must complete all of the challenge levels in Advance Mode. (both puzzle and action) This avatar is the original design for the main character before he was changed to Maxwell.

    Contributed by: seadosp 

  4. Easy Advanced Mode

    The game ignores adjectives you try to put when writing any word, so writing "Small Hat" or "Big Hat" will only be recognized as "Hat", and will spawn the same thing. The exploit is in the fact that during Advanced Mode, the game will NOT accuse "same word" if you type an adjective before the word itself, eventhough the exact same thing is spawned. You can clear a stage three times by typing "Wings" the first time, "Big Wings" the second time and "Small Wings" the third time, you'll simply get the Wings all three times, but the game will register 3 different words and will allow it. If you're feeling lazy, you don't even have to put in a proper adjective, since the game doesn't recognize them, simply typing "aaa Wings" will register as "Wings", the game ignores the "aaa" as an Adjective (even if it really isn't one).

    Contributed by: c0rps3 

  5. Hidden levels

    If you spawn a teleporter and use it, it takes you to one of three secret levels. Time Machine leads to secret levels as well.

    Contributed by: Karshoc 

  6. Merits

    Merits are awards/achievments you can earn by doing different things in a given level. However, you need to complete the level in order to get them.

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Spawn a 5TH Cell employee. 5TH Cell
    Complete a level with objects you've never used before. All New
    Write 2 buildings. Architect
    Attach the Jolly Roger to a flagpole. Arrrrrr
    Write 2 or more instruments or audio objects. Audiophile
    Introduce the plague and infect 2 or more people. Bioterrorist
    Write 2 or more plants. Botanist
    Drive a vehicle with more than one passenger Chauffeur
    Write two or more foods Chef
    Write two or more clothes. Closet
    Combine any two objects together. Combo
    Shoot a humanoid with Cupid's arrow. Cupid
    Write 2 furniture objects. Decorator
    Shock someone with electricity. Electrolysis
    Write more than one element. Elemental
    Write 2 or more entertainment objects. Entertainer
    Spawn two or more insects. Entomologist
    Write 2 or more environmental objects. Environmentalist
    Spawn two or more objects that explode. Explosive
    Two or more humanoidsor animals start a level, and are destroyed. Exterminator
    Write 2 fantasy objects. Fantasynovel
    Cloth Maxwell's head, body, legs, feet and give him an accessory. Fashion Designer
    Put out at least 2 fires. Firefighter
    Complete a level twice in a row. Genius
    Feed someone or something 3 times in a row. Glutton
    Spawn three or more precious stones. Gold Digger
    Write 2 or more grabbing tool objects. Grab and Go
    Write 5 or more developers. Haxxor
    Spawn two or more medical objects. Healer
    Write 2 or more reptiles. Herpetologist
    Write two or more humans. Humanitarian
    Spawn a zombie and make it infect at least two humanoids. Infected
    Spawn two or more cleaning objects. Janitor
    Use an animal as a vehicl.e Jockey
    Defeat a knight while Maxwell is mounted. Joust
    Kill a dragon using a melee weapon. Knight School
    Short out 3 or more objects. Luddite
    Cut down three or more trees. Lumberjack
    Place a hat on four or more humanoids or animals. Mad Hatter
    Use the magic wand to turn something into a toad. Magician
    Write 2 or more fish. Marine Biologist
    Jump start a vehicle. Mechanic
    Turn a humanoid into a deity. Messiah
    Use 2 weapons and 1 weaponized vehicle. Militant
    Dig a massive hole. Miner 49er
    Obtain a total of 300,000 or more Ollars Miser
    Write a completely new item. New Object
    Don't write a weapon to complete a level. No Weapons
    Catch a fish with a fishing pole. Novice Angler
    Write 2 or more classic videogame objects. Old School
    Spawn two or more organs. Organ Donor
    Write 2 or more birds. Ornithologist
    Spawn two ore more dinosaurs. Paleontologist
    Make 3 humanoids or animals flee. Pariah
    Write 2 or more drawing object tools. Picasso
    Spawn two or more aircraft. Pilot
    Complete a level 3 times in a row. Prodigy
    Set at least 4 objects on fire in a level. Pyromaniac
    Bring a corpse back to life. Reanimator
    Write 2 or more rope objects. Roped In
    Place an object inside another object, and then place that object into a third object. Russian Doll
    Two or more humanoids or animals start and finish a level alive. Savior
    Write 2 or more sea vehicles. Sea Two
    Spawn 'tube' five times. Series of Tubes
    Spawn two or more digging objects. Shoveler
    Write 2 or more melee weapons. Smasher
    Hide an item in a container. Smuggler
    Write 2 or more cutting or splitting tool objects. Split Personality
    Destory a security camera. Stealth
    Write 2 or more junk foods. Sweet Tooth
    Write 2 or more tool objects. Tooling Around
    Chop down a Cherry tree. Washington
    Use a sea animal as a vehicle. Water Jockey
    Ride a hostile animal. Whisperer
    Write two or more animals. Zookeeper

    Contributed by: Fretzy99, discoinferno84, The Unbeliever, XxThunderxX 

  7. Title Screen Backgrounds

    When you're at the title screen (sandbox mode), you can unlock 14 more backgrounds by typing words that fall into certain categories. These are some words that unlock the backgrounds.

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Type "cat". Background 02
    Type "car". Background 03
    Type "bee". Background 04
    Type "tree". Background 05
    Type "woman". Background 06
    Type "coffin". Background 07
    Type "vibes". Background 08
    Type "coin". Background 09
    Type "chair". Background 10
    Type "zombie". Background 11
    Type "court". Background 12
    Type "rain" and select "rain(water)". Background 13
    Type "it". Background 14
    Type "pc". Background 15

    Contributed by: kyoboy 

  8. Gold Star Rankings

    After you've completed a given puzzle, you'll be awarded a Silver Star on the puzzle selection screen to indicate your success. However, you can get a higher ranking. Retrying the same puzzle activates Advance Mode, which is a bonus challenge. You have to beat the same level three times in a row, and with different objects each time. If you restart, you'll have to begin the challenge from the beginning. If you successfully complete the Advance Mode version of a puzzle, you'll be awarded a Gold Star on the selection screen.

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Complete a level, then retry it to activate Advance Mode. Complete Advance Mode. Gold Stars

    Contributed by: discoinferno84 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Mykas0 358K
In-Depth FAQs Dictionary by release_thedogs 250K
In-Depth FAQs Glitch/Secrets Guide by Spideymaster 14K
In-Depth FAQs Level Editor Guide by jimmythesnowman 25K
In-Depth FAQs Merit Guide by BE.Tenner 41K