Kwanzaa Word Search
Kwanzaa runs from December 26 to January 1, and each day honors one of seven principles, such as umoja (unity) and imani (faith). The candles sit in a holder called a kinara. This puzzle is a helpful companion to a lesson on winter celebrations.
Kwanzaa Word Search
| S | A | K | A | X | L | E | R | C | D | X | E | U | V | C |
| A | R | S | S | B | R | N | P | X | C | N | F | J | K | E |
| I | K | U | U | M | B | A | H | Z | O | Z | P | A | E | G |
| Q | S | A | Q | Q | M | M | E | H | M | I | I | M | R | G |
| O | V | F | V | F | K | I | R | W | M | L | Y | A | S | I |
| Z | F | U | Y | T | E | J | I | L | U | D | M | A | J | I |
| A | J | A | A | Y | K | U | T | G | N | V | V | D | X | U |
| R | F | U | Y | H | A | F | A | M | I | L | Y | C | H | E |
| A | L | Z | M | G | S | H | G | H | T | D | I | T | U | S |
| N | U | P | F | O | C | J | E | A | Y | O | H | I | A | I |
| I | W | E | H | I | J | K | A | R | A | M | U | I | I | N |
| K | S | Q | J | X | Z | A | N | V | N | J | N | K | X | A |
| L | V | U | C | A | N | D | L | E | S | P | T | K | A | M |
| R | K | M | G | B | M | Y | U | S | I | K | D | I | J | I |
| U | F | Z | I | V | A | B | Y | T | Q | Z | A | R | G | X |
Find these words
- kinara
- umoja
- kujichagulia
- ujima
- ujamaa
- nia
- kuumba
- imani
- candles
- harvest
- mkeka
- family
- heritage
- community
- karamu
Show the answer key
| S | A | K | A | X | L | E | R | C | D | X | E | U | V | C |
| A | R | S | S | B | R | N | P | X | C | N | F | J | K | E |
| I | K | U | U | M | B | A | H | Z | O | Z | P | A | E | G |
| Q | S | A | Q | Q | M | M | E | H | M | I | I | M | R | G |
| O | V | F | V | F | K | I | R | W | M | L | Y | A | S | I |
| Z | F | U | Y | T | E | J | I | L | U | D | M | A | J | I |
| A | J | A | A | Y | K | U | T | G | N | V | V | D | X | U |
| R | F | U | Y | H | A | F | A | M | I | L | Y | C | H | E |
| A | L | Z | M | G | S | H | G | H | T | D | I | T | U | S |
| N | U | P | F | O | C | J | E | A | Y | O | H | I | A | I |
| I | W | E | H | I | J | K | A | R | A | M | U | I | I | N |
| K | S | Q | J | X | Z | A | N | V | N | J | N | K | X | A |
| L | V | U | C | A | N | D | L | E | S | P | T | K | A | M |
| R | K | M | G | B | M | Y | U | S | I | K | D | I | J | I |
| U | F | Z | I | V | A | B | Y | T | Q | Z | A | R | G | X |
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.