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Hanukkah Puzzle Pack — Free Printable

Three large-print Hanukkah puzzles in one printout: a word search, a word scramble and a crossword. The puzzles come first and every answer key is at the back, so you can hand out the puzzles and keep the answers. Seven Letter pages in all.

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Sunroom GamesLarge-print word search · Puzzle 1

Hanukkah Word Search

Find all 12 words. They go across, down or diagonally — never backwards.

Name Date
ECMEEAYGOILYEEFETNAIRIABILHENPSFPIVLGEARSOETHSCEHBFSGTRSIEESTRAOERIAOCBSCAMNLGIVHCGIPTIGTSTGAADNFELSEGELGLFGBAYYKAHNECTTTIADOUGHNUTSOREASMIRACLE
  • GIFTS
  • MIRACLE
  • FAMILY
  • FESTIVAL
  • GELT
  • EIGHT
  • DOUGHNUTS
  • CELEBRATE
  • BLESSING
  • MENORAH
  • SONGS
  • OIL
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Sunroom GamesLarge-print word scramble · Puzzle 1

Hanukkah Word Scramble

Unscramble the letters to spell 12 words about Hanukkah. Write each word on its line.

Name Date
  1. 1.GHSILT
    6 letters
  2. 2.IAFLYM
    6 letters
  3. 3.UELB
    4 letters
  4. 4.SLKAET
    6 letters
  5. 5.AHREMNO
    7 letters
  6. 6.OSGNS
    5 letters
  7. 7.LIDEDER
    7 letters
  8. 8.RTIWNE
    6 letters
  9. 9.SEVRLI
    6 letters
  10. 10.EALMRCI
    7 letters
  11. 11.REEBECMD
    8 letters
  12. 12.SBNGLEIS
    8 letters
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Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1

Hanukkah Crossword

Solve the clues on the next page and write the answers in the squares. Every answer is about Hanukkah.

Name Date
Clues on the next page · Answers at the back of this packsunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1

Clues

Across

  1. 7Nine-branched lamp lit for the holiday (7)
  2. 8Glows in the window each holiday evening (6)
  3. 9Mark the holiday with joy (9)
  4. 11Coins, often chocolate, given to children (4)
  5. 12Six-pointed ___ of David (4)

Down

  1. 1Holiday tunes sung together (5)
  2. 2Joyful occasion lasting several days (8)
  3. 3Month the holiday most often falls in (8)
  4. 4Jelly-filled fried pastries (9)
  5. 5Relatives gathered for the holiday (6)
  6. 6Shiny precious metal in holiday decor (6)
  7. 10How many days the holiday lasts (5)
The number after each clue is how many letters the answer hassunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print word search · Puzzle 1 · Answer key

Answer key

Hanukkah Word Search

ECMEEAYGOILYEEFETNAIRIABILHENPSFPIVLGEARSOETHSCEHBFSGTRSIEESTRAOERIAOCBSCAMNLGIVHCGIPTIGTSTGAADNFELSEGELGLFGBAYYKAHNECTTTIADOUGHNUTSOREASMIRACLE

Where each word starts

  • GIFTS — row 1, column 8, down ↓
  • MIRACLE — row 12, column 6, across →
  • FAMILY — row 5, column 3, down ↓
  • FESTIVAL — row 2, column 3, diagonally ↘
  • GELT — row 5, column 5, down ↓
  • EIGHT — row 2, column 1, down ↓
  • DOUGHNUTS — row 11, column 4, across →
  • CELEBRATE — row 1, column 2, down ↓
  • BLESSING — row 2, column 12, down ↓
  • MENORAH — row 1, column 3, diagonally ↘
  • SONGS — row 5, column 4, down ↓
  • OIL — row 1, column 9, across →
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Sunroom GamesLarge-print word scramble · Puzzle 1 · Answer key

Answer key

Hanukkah Word Scramble

  1. 1.GHSILT → LIGHTS
  2. 2.IAFLYM → FAMILY
  3. 3.UELB → BLUE
  4. 4.SLKAET → LATKES
  5. 5.AHREMNO → MENORAH
  6. 6.OSGNS → SONGS
  7. 7.LIDEDER → DREIDEL
  8. 8.RTIWNE → WINTER
  9. 9.SEVRLI → SILVER
  10. 10.EALMRCI → MIRACLE
  11. 11.REEBECMD → DECEMBER
  12. 12.SBNGLEIS → BLESSING
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Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1 · Answer key

Answer key

Hanukkah Crossword

Across

  1. 7MENORAH
  2. 8LIGHTS
  3. 9CELEBRATE
  4. 11GELT
  5. 12STAR

Down

  1. 1SONGS
  2. 2FESTIVAL
  3. 3DECEMBER
  4. 4DOUGHNUTS
  5. 5FAMILY
  6. 6SILVER
  7. 10EIGHT
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What's in the pack

  • Page 1: a word search with twelve Hanukkah words in a 12 × 12 grid of big, bold letters. Words go across, down and diagonally, never backwards.
  • Page 2: a word scramble of twelve Hanukkah words with their letters mixed up, in large letter tiles with a line to write each answer.
  • Pages 3 and 4: a crossword of twelve Hanukkah answers, with the grid on page 3 and plain clues in 18-point type on page 4.
  • Pages 5 to 7: the answer keys for all three puzzles.

"Word banks" adds the list of answers to the scramble and the crossword, which makes them gentler: good for a mixed group or a first try. "Another Hanukkah pack" makes a new set of three puzzles.

Ideas for using the pack

  • In the activity room: start everyone on the word search, which needs no explaining, then read the crossword clues aloud and solve them together as a group.
  • At a family gathering: print a pack with the word banks shown for the younger ones and one without for the keen solvers, and see who finishes first.
  • For a quiet afternoon: print a pack to enjoy over a cup of tea, one puzzle at a time, and check your answers at the back when you're done.
  • In the classroom: the word search and scramble suit younger children, and the crossword makes a good challenge for older ones.

Printing tips

  • Use Letter paper (8.5 × 11 in). The pack is seven pages: the puzzles on pages 1 to 4 and the answers on 5 to 7.
  • To keep the answers back, choose to print pages 1 to 4 only, and print pages 5 to 7 separately.
  • Print on one side of the paper, so the crossword's grid and clues can lie side by side.
  • To keep a copy, pick "Save as PDF" as the printer.
  • Free to print and copy for home, classroom and care-home use.

Want just one of the puzzles? Print the Hanukkah word search, the Hanukkah word scramble or the Hanukkah crossword on its own. Each puzzle in pack 1 is puzzle 1 on its own page, and so on. For more ideas, see our holiday activities guide.

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