Martin Luther King Jr. Day Word Search
Dr. King was born in Atlanta in 1929 and became a leader of the civil rights movement as a Baptist minister. Many Americans now treat his January holiday as a day of service. Teachers can use this puzzle to open a discussion about equality and nonviolence.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Word Search
| D | E | H | E | F | N | F | W | S | V | D | U | V | U | I |
| M | P | C | J | Q | Q | P | Q | N | Z | J | O | L | U | K |
| V | R | E | I | P | U | E | S | O | J | Y | Z | Q | O | O |
| K | M | E | A | V | B | A | H | N | J | H | V | T | L | B |
| F | O | P | T | C | R | C | L | V | U | H | Y | H | X | S |
| C | Y | S | L | I | O | E | J | I | S | K | V | N | K | K |
| I | W | C | A | V | T | M | S | O | T | H | C | R | A | M |
| Q | O | S | N | I | H | I | H | L | I | Y | K | X | H | K |
| J | D | J | T | L | E | N | Y | E | C | C | J | Y | L | M |
| Y | I | H | A | R | R | I | D | N | E | O | H | Y | Z | H |
| A | G | O | G | I | H | S | V | C | R | U | G | A | M | E |
| I | N | Y | J | G | O | T | V | E | O | R | D | O | L | M |
| R | I | T | D | H | O | E | J | T | C | A | U | F | B | E |
| R | T | Y | H | T | D | R | E | A | M | G | J | K | L | K |
| S | Y | N | T | S | K | U | M | O | D | E | E | R | F | D |
Find these words
- dream
- equality
- justice
- peace
- civil rights
- march
- speech
- freedom
- nonviolence
- atlanta
- minister
- dignity
- courage
- brotherhood
- service
Show the answer key
| D | E | H | E | F | N | F | W | S | V | D | U | V | U | I |
| M | P | C | J | Q | Q | P | Q | N | Z | J | O | L | U | K |
| V | R | E | I | P | U | E | S | O | J | Y | Z | Q | O | O |
| K | M | E | A | V | B | A | H | N | J | H | V | T | L | B |
| F | O | P | T | C | R | C | L | V | U | H | Y | H | X | S |
| C | Y | S | L | I | O | E | J | I | S | K | V | N | K | K |
| I | W | C | A | V | T | M | S | O | T | H | C | R | A | M |
| Q | O | S | N | I | H | I | H | L | I | Y | K | X | H | K |
| J | D | J | T | L | E | N | Y | E | C | C | J | Y | L | M |
| Y | I | H | A | R | R | I | D | N | E | O | H | Y | Z | H |
| A | G | O | G | I | H | S | V | C | R | U | G | A | M | E |
| I | N | Y | J | G | O | T | V | E | O | R | D | O | L | M |
| R | I | T | D | H | O | E | J | T | C | A | U | F | B | E |
| R | T | Y | H | T | D | R | E | A | M | G | J | K | L | K |
| S | Y | N | T | S | K | U | M | O | D | E | E | R | F | D |
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.