Hanukkah Word Search
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, lasts eight nights and remembers the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. This puzzle includes the shamash, the helper candle on the menorah, and sufganiyot, the jelly doughnuts many families enjoy during the holiday.
Hanukkah Word Search
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Find these words
- menorah
- dreidel
- latkes
- candles
- gelt
- oil
- maccabees
- temple
- sufganiyot
- festival
- lights
- eight nights
- shamash
- miracle
- blessing
Show the answer key
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| T | V | L | K | G | K | D | W | H | D | J | C | T | Z | I |
| O | L | A | T | R | P | S | H | A | M | A | S | H | S | R |
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| I | U | L | V | B | O | H | N | B | Y | B | H | I | K | C |
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How to play
Find every word from the list hidden in the grid. Words can run across, down or diagonally, and some are spelled backwards. Spaces are removed in the grid. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.