Hanukkah Word Search — Free Printable

Eight nights of candles, latkes and spinning dreidels — a warm puzzle for the Festival of Lights. Lovely for family gatherings, classrooms and activity rooms through December.

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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 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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Printing tips

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For a different kind of puzzle on the same theme, print our Hanukkah crossword or Hanukkah word scramble. Or print all three in one go with our Hanukkah puzzle pack.

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