The following magic will have the indicated effect when summoned. Most magic objects will not have any effect when used in water and will disappear.

Green Magic:
Turns any living object to a frog (a 'Wand' will do the same thing).

Blue Magic:
Use it on almost any object to freeze it (it will melt over time).

Red Magic:
When you use it on something it will explode upon contact (useful to detonate TNT or explosive compounds).

Dark Magic/Black Magic:
Will turn any living object into a Skeleton Warrior (these are naturally offensive).

If you create a 'Sun' any vampire that comes into contact with it's rays will be reduced to dust. Alternately, you can use 'Garlic', 'Cross' or 'Stake'. Creating a 'Sun' is also effective against werewolves as they revert to their human form when touched by rays of sunlight.

Spawn a time machine by typing 'Time Machine' (without the quotes) and when you then ride in it you will be taken randomly to places like a space shuttle, the Prehistoric times and the Medieval times.

Type one of the following words (Without the quotes) to enable the corresponding effect in the game.

Small Black Hole that swallows any Enemy or Object and then disappears:
Type'Black Hole'

Temporarily Freeze Enemies in an Ice Cube:
Type 'Freeze Ray'

Flying Chinese Dragon you can Ride:
Type 'Chi'

Cannot be seen by Enemy Creatures:
Type 'Invisibility Cloak'

Cancel Gravity:
Type 'Lunar Rover' or 'Lunar Lander'

Become Immune to Damage:
Type 'Invincibility Cloak'

Shrink Enemy Creatures:
Type 'Shrink Ray'

Useful Weapon:
Type 'Pocket Knife'

When you complete a puzzle you will be rewarded with a Silver Star at the 'Puzzle' selection screen to indicate your achievement. If you then replay a puzzle which is marked with a Silver Star you will be able to play that puzzle in Advance mode. In Advance mode you have to complete the same level three consecutive time using different objects in each attempt. If you complete the puzzle in Advance mode it will become marked with a Gold Star at the 'Puzzle' selection screen.

Earn the following Merits by completing the corresponding task. You will receive the Merit when the level has been completed.

5th Cell Merit:
Spawn a 5th Cell employee.

All New Merit:
Complete a level with objects you have never used before.

Architect Merit:
Write two buildings.

Arrrrrr Merit:
Attach the Jolly Roger to a flagpole.

Audiophile Merit:
Write two or more instruments or audio objects.

Bioterrorist Merit:
Introduce the plague and infect two or more people.

Botanist Merit:
Write two or more plants.

Chauffeur Merit:
Drive a vehicle with more than one passenger.

Chef Merit:
Write two or more foods.

Closet Merit:
Write two or more clothes.

Combo Merit:
Combine any two objects together.

Cupid Merit:
Shoot a humanoid with Cupid's arrow.

Decorator Merit:
Write two furniture objects.

Electrolysis Merit:
Shock someone with electricity.

Elemental Merit:
Write more than one element.

Entertainer Merit:
Write two or more entertainment objects.

Entomologist Merit:
Spawn two or more insects.

Environmentalist Merit:
Write two or more environmental objects.

Explosive Merit:
Spawn two or more objects that explode.

Exterminator Merit:
Two or more humanoids or animals start a level, and are destroyed.

Fantasynovel Merit:
Write two fantasy objects.

Fashion Designer Merit:
Cloth Maxwell's head, body, legs, feet, and give him an accessory.

Firefighter Merit:
Put out at least two fires.

Genius Merit:
Complete a level twice in a row.

Glutton Merit:
Feed someone or something three times in a row.

Gold Digger Merit:
Spawn three or more precious stones.

Grab and Go Merit:
Write two or more grabbing tool objects.

Haxxor Merit:
Write five or more developers.

Healer Merit:
Spawn two or more medical objects.

Herpetologist Merit:
Write two or more reptiles.

Humanitarian Merit:
Write two or more humans.

Infected Merit:
Spawn a zombie and make it infect at least two humanoids.

Janitor Merit:
Spawn two or more cleaning objects.

Jockey Merit:
Use an animal as a vehicle.

Joust Merit:
Defeat a knight while Maxwell is mounted.

Knight School Merit:
Using a melee weapon kill a dragon.

Leet Merit:
Earn exactly 1337 Ollars.

Luddite Merit:
Short out three or more objects.

Lumberjack Merit:
Cut down three or more trees.

Mad Hatter Merit:
Place a hat on four or more humanoids or animals.

Magician Merit:
Use the magic wand to turn something into a toad.

Marine Biologist Merit:
Write two or more fish.

Mechanic Merit:
Jump start a vehicle.

Messiah Merit:
Turn a humanoid into a deity.

Militant Merit:
Use two weapons and one weaponized vehicle.

Miner 49er Merit:
Dig a massive hole.

Miser Merit:
Obtain a total of 300,000 or more Ollars.

New Object Merit:
Write a completely new item.

No Weapons Merit:
Do not write a weapon to complete a level.

Novice Angler Merit:
Catch a fish with a fishing pole.

Old School Merit:
Write two or more classic videogame objects.

Organ Donor Merit:
Spawn two or more organs.

Ornithologist Merit:
Write two or more birds.

Paleontologist Merit:
Spawn two or more dinosaurs.

Pariah Merit:
Make three humanoids or animals flee.

Pi Merit:
Earn exactly 314 Ollars in a level.

Picasso Merit:
Write two or more drawing object tools.

Pilot Merit:
Spawn two or more aircraft.

Prodigy Merit:
Complete a level three times in a row.

Pyromaniac Merit:
Set at least four objects on fire in a level.

Reanimator Merit:
Bring a corpse back to life.

Roped In Merit:
Write two or more rope objects.

Russian Doll Merit:
Place an object inside another object, and then place that object into a third object.

Savior Merit:
Have two or more humanoids or animals start and finish a level alive.

Sea Two Merit:
Write two or more sea vehicles.

Series of Tubes Merit:
Spawn 'tube' five times.

Shoveler Merit:
Spawn two or more digging objects.

Smasher Merit:
Write two or more melee weapons.

Smuggler Merit:
Hide an item in a container.

Split Personality Merit:
Write two or more cutting or splitting tool objects.

Stealth Merit:
Destroy a security camera.

Sweet Tooth Merit:
Write two or more junk foods.

Tooling Around Merit:
Write two or more tool objects.

Washington Merit:
Chop down a Cherry tree.

Water Jockey Merit:
Use a sea animal as a vehicle.

Whisperer Merit:
Ride a hostile animal.

Zookeeper Merit:
Write two or more animals.

Type one of the following words (without the quotes) at the 'Title' screen to change the background.

Unlock Background 02:
Type 'cat'

Unlock Background 03:
Type 'car'

Unlock Background 04:
Type 'bee'

Unlock Background 05:
Type 'tree'

Unlock Background 06:
Type 'woman'

Unlock Background 07:
Type 'coffin'

Unlock Background 08:
Type 'vibes'

Unlock Background 09:
Type 'coin'

Unlock Background 10:
Type 'chair'

Unlock Background 11:
Type 'zombie'

Unlock Background 13:
Type 'rain' and select 'rain(water)'.

Unlock Background 14:
Type 'it'

Unlock Background 15:
Type 'pc'

When you have completed ALL the 'Puzzle' and 'Action' challenge levels the original Scribblenauts costume, which is the original design for the main character before he was changed to Maxwell will become an available option.

At the 'Title' screen spawn a teleporter and then use it and you will be taken to a secret moon level with aliens and a shuttle.