Hanukkah Word Search

Three hanukkah puzzles, from easy to hard. Print one and start searching!

3 puzzles
US Letter & A4

Pick a puzzle!

Difficulty: Easy9 × 9 · 8 wordsWords go across and down.Print / PDFLetter PDFA4 PDF Answer key
Difficulty: Medium12 × 12 · 12 wordsAcross, down and diagonal.Print / PDFLetter PDFA4 PDF Answer key
Difficulty: Hard15 × 15 · 15 wordsEvery direction, even backwards.Print / PDFLetter PDFA4 PDF Answer key

The puzzles and their word lists

The same grids as the PDFs, to check a word or plan a lesson.

Easy puzzle Difficulty: Easy

Hanukkah Word Search, easy level: 9 by 9 letter grid
I	L	I	G	H	T	E	A	T
E	N	I	L	T	E	O	N	C
T	O	C	D	A	D	I	G	S
D	L	A	T	K	E	L	I	A
E	O	N	T	B	E	S	F	I
I	L	D	S	G	E	L	T	E
E	O	L	P	R	A	N	S	C
D	R	E	I	D	E	L	H	D
Y	T	L	N	S	S	E	E	T

Find these 8 words

CANDLE
DREIDEL
GELT
GIFTS
LATKE
LIGHT
OIL
SPIN

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Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Hanukkah Word Search, medium level: 12 by 12 letter grid
O	N	T	C	E	L	E	B	R	A	T	E
Y	T	D	R	M	H	S	H	S	I	T	E
S	H	A	M	A	S	H	E	S	O	I	J
F	M	R	B	T	D	E	H	Y	N	E	E
A	E	U	D	L	B	I	I	W	L	E	R
M	N	A	D	A	E	N	T	C	G	G	U
I	O	T	C	R	A	S	A	I	S	T	S
L	R	C	E	G	D	R	S	E	O	W	A
Y	A	E	F	M	I	Q	C	I	A	N	L
M	H	U	D	M	P	A	A	I	N	P	E
M	S	R	O	R	S	L	I	T	R	G	M
A	H	E	B	R	E	W	E	R	T	N	G

Find these 12 words

BLESSING
CELEBRATE
FAMILY
HEBREW
JERUSALEM
MACCABEES
MENORAH
MIRACLE
SHAMASH
SUFGANIYOT
TEMPLE
TRADITION

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Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

Hanukkah Word Search, hard level: 15 by 15 letter grid
S	T	A	R	O	F	D	A	V	I	D	R	O	E	D
T	T	F	R	E	E	D	O	M	H	E	N	L	O	R
J	I	H	E	F	R	I	E	N	D	S	P	C	E	E
B	U	H	U	O	H	G	S	E	S	M	E	I	P	I
O	S	D	D	L	A	E	D	T	E	U	G	N	T	D
L	R	F	A	R	E	I	A	T	K	H	D	H	S	E
A	F	G	U	H	C	A	Y	N	T	N	G	O	O	L
H	S	O	E	A	M	L	L	N	A	I	O	O	N	G
A	C	C	T	G	O	A	I	I	L	R	A	S	G	A
K	V	I	H	H	E	G	C	E	O	M	F	G	S	M
U	O	Y	T	S	H	H	L	C	T	E	H	T	N	E
N	S	H	E	T	C	D	M	H	A	E	V	A	V	E
A	I	H	S	R	N	Y	O	H	T	B	I	I	E	D
H	V	H	S	A	A	O	H	F	O	U	E	T	L	R
C	D	E	C	U	A	S	E	L	P	P	A	E	E	O

Find these 15 words

APPLESAUCE
CANDLELIGHT
CHANUKAH
COURAGE
DREIDEL GAME
EIGHT NIGHTS
FREEDOM
FRIENDS
HOLY TEMPLE
JUDAH MACCABEE
OLIVE OIL
POTATO LATKES
REDEDICATION
SONGS
STAR OF DAVID

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About these word searches

These hanukkah word searches come in three levels: the easy one hides 8 short words such as Oil, Gelt and Spin in a 9 × 9 grid, reading only across and down, the medium one has 12 words in a 12 × 12 grid and adds diagonals and the hard one packs 15 longer words into a 15 × 15 grid, in all eight directions including backwards.

Easy suits early readers (around ages 5–7) who are learning to spot letter patterns; medium and hard work well for ages 7–9 and up, as a quiet-time activity, a morning work sheet or a vocabulary warm-up before a theme lesson.

Every sheet prints on one page in US Letter or A4, with the word list under the grid and a matching answer key. Each grid is checked with a solver, so every word in the list is in it exactly once.

Start younger kids on easy and let them tick off each word as they find it.
Print the answer key on a separate sheet for self-checking.
Color in the pictures and the found words with crayons or highlighters.

I	L	I	G	H	T	E	A	T
E	N	I	L	T	E	O	N	C
T	O	C	D	A	D	I	G	S
D	L	A	T	K	E	L	I	A
E	O	N	T	B	E	S	F	I
I	L	D	S	G	E	L	T	E
E	O	L	P	R	A	N	S	C
D	R	E	I	D	E	L	H	D
Y	T	L	N	S	S	E	E	T

O	N	T	C	E	L	E	B	R	A	T	E
Y	T	D	R	M	H	S	H	S	I	T	E
S	H	A	M	A	S	H	E	S	O	I	J
F	M	R	B	T	D	E	H	Y	N	E	E
A	E	U	D	L	B	I	I	W	L	E	R
M	N	A	D	A	E	N	T	C	G	G	U
I	O	T	C	R	A	S	A	I	S	T	S
L	R	C	E	G	D	R	S	E	O	W	A
Y	A	E	F	M	I	Q	C	I	A	N	L
M	H	U	D	M	P	A	A	I	N	P	E
M	S	R	O	R	S	L	I	T	R	G	M
A	H	E	B	R	E	W	E	R	T	N	G

S	T	A	R	O	F	D	A	V	I	D	R	O	E	D
T	T	F	R	E	E	D	O	M	H	E	N	L	O	R
J	I	H	E	F	R	I	E	N	D	S	P	C	E	E
B	U	H	U	O	H	G	S	E	S	M	E	I	P	I
O	S	D	D	L	A	E	D	T	E	U	G	N	T	D
L	R	F	A	R	E	I	A	T	K	H	D	H	S	E
A	F	G	U	H	C	A	Y	N	T	N	G	O	O	L
H	S	O	E	A	M	L	L	N	A	I	O	O	N	G
A	C	C	T	G	O	A	I	I	L	R	A	S	G	A
K	V	I	H	H	E	G	C	E	O	M	F	G	S	M
U	O	Y	T	S	H	H	L	C	T	E	H	T	N	E
N	S	H	E	T	C	D	M	H	A	E	V	A	V	E
A	I	H	S	R	N	Y	O	H	T	B	I	I	E	D
H	V	H	S	A	A	O	H	F	O	U	E	T	L	R
C	D	E	C	U	A	S	E	L	P	P	A	E	E	O

I	L	I	G	H	T	E	A	T
E	N	I	L	T	E	O	N	C
T	O	C	D	A	D	I	G	S
D	L	A	T	K	E	L	I	A
E	O	N	T	B	E	S	F	I
I	L	D	S	G	E	L	T	E
E	O	L	P	R	A	N	S	C
D	R	E	I	D	E	L	H	D
Y	T	L	N	S	S	E	E	T

O	N	T	C	E	L	E	B	R	A	T	E
Y	T	D	R	M	H	S	H	S	I	T	E
S	H	A	M	A	S	H	E	S	O	I	J
F	M	R	B	T	D	E	H	Y	N	E	E
A	E	U	D	L	B	I	I	W	L	E	R
M	N	A	D	A	E	N	T	C	G	G	U
I	O	T	C	R	A	S	A	I	S	T	S
L	R	C	E	G	D	R	S	E	O	W	A
Y	A	E	F	M	I	Q	C	I	A	N	L
M	H	U	D	M	P	A	A	I	N	P	E
M	S	R	O	R	S	L	I	T	R	G	M
A	H	E	B	R	E	W	E	R	T	N	G

S	T	A	R	O	F	D	A	V	I	D	R	O	E	D
T	T	F	R	E	E	D	O	M	H	E	N	L	O	R
J	I	H	E	F	R	I	E	N	D	S	P	C	E	E
B	U	H	U	O	H	G	S	E	S	M	E	I	P	I
O	S	D	D	L	A	E	D	T	E	U	G	N	T	D
L	R	F	A	R	E	I	A	T	K	H	D	H	S	E
A	F	G	U	H	C	A	Y	N	T	N	G	O	O	L
H	S	O	E	A	M	L	L	N	A	I	O	O	N	G
A	C	C	T	G	O	A	I	I	L	R	A	S	G	A
K	V	I	H	H	E	G	C	E	O	M	F	G	S	M
U	O	Y	T	S	H	H	L	C	T	E	H	T	N	E
N	S	H	E	T	C	D	M	H	A	E	V	A	V	E
A	I	H	S	R	N	Y	O	H	T	B	I	I	E	D
H	V	H	S	A	A	O	H	F	O	U	E	T	L	R
C	D	E	C	U	A	S	E	L	P	P	A	E	E	O

Hanukkah Word Search

Pick a puzzle!

The puzzles and their word lists

Easy puzzle Difficulty: Easy

Find these 8 words

Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Find these 12 words

Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

Find these 15 words

About these word searches

More word search themes

I	L	I	G	H	T	E	A	T
E	N	I	L	T	E	O	N	C
T	O	C	D	A	D	I	G	S
D	L	A	T	K	E	L	I	A
E	O	N	T	B	E	S	F	I
I	L	D	S	G	E	L	T	E
E	O	L	P	R	A	N	S	C
D	R	E	I	D	E	L	H	D
Y	T	L	N	S	S	E	E	T

O	N	T	C	E	L	E	B	R	A	T	E
Y	T	D	R	M	H	S	H	S	I	T	E
S	H	A	M	A	S	H	E	S	O	I	J
F	M	R	B	T	D	E	H	Y	N	E	E
A	E	U	D	L	B	I	I	W	L	E	R
M	N	A	D	A	E	N	T	C	G	G	U
I	O	T	C	R	A	S	A	I	S	T	S
L	R	C	E	G	D	R	S	E	O	W	A
Y	A	E	F	M	I	Q	C	I	A	N	L
M	H	U	D	M	P	A	A	I	N	P	E
M	S	R	O	R	S	L	I	T	R	G	M
A	H	E	B	R	E	W	E	R	T	N	G

S	T	A	R	O	F	D	A	V	I	D	R	O	E	D
T	T	F	R	E	E	D	O	M	H	E	N	L	O	R
J	I	H	E	F	R	I	E	N	D	S	P	C	E	E
B	U	H	U	O	H	G	S	E	S	M	E	I	P	I
O	S	D	D	L	A	E	D	T	E	U	G	N	T	D
L	R	F	A	R	E	I	A	T	K	H	D	H	S	E
A	F	G	U	H	C	A	Y	N	T	N	G	O	O	L
H	S	O	E	A	M	L	L	N	A	I	O	O	N	G
A	C	C	T	G	O	A	I	I	L	R	A	S	G	A
K	V	I	H	H	E	G	C	E	O	M	F	G	S	M
U	O	Y	T	S	H	H	L	C	T	E	H	T	N	E
N	S	H	E	T	C	D	M	H	A	E	V	A	V	E
A	I	H	S	R	N	Y	O	H	T	B	I	I	E	D
H	V	H	S	A	A	O	H	F	O	U	E	T	L	R
C	D	E	C	U	A	S	E	L	P	P	A	E	E	O