Hanukkah Word Search
This Hanukkah word search celebrates the Festival of Lights with menorahs, dreidels, latkes, sufganiyot and the story of the Maccabees. It makes a calm activity between candle lightings, a classroom introduction to the holiday, or a small gift for a family member who loves puzzles.
Hanukkah Word Search
Find and circle every word in the list. Words go across, down and diagonally.
- BLESSING
- CANDLES
- DREIDEL
- EIGHT NIGHTS
- FESTIVAL
- GELT
- HANUKKAH
- HANUKKIAH
- JERUSALEM
- KISLEV
- LATKES
- LIGHTS
- MACCABEES
- MENORAH
- MIRACLE
- OIL
- SHAMASH
- STAR OF DAVID
- SUFGANIYOT
- TEMPLE
Hanukkah Hidden Message Word Search
Find and circle every word in the list. Words go across, down and diagonally.
- BLESSING
- FESTIVAL
- FLAME
- GELT
- HANUKKIAH
- JERUSALEM
- KISLEV
- LIGHTS
- MACCABEES
- MIRACLE
- OIL
- SHAMASH
- SOUR CREAM
- TEMPLE
Hidden message: the leftover letters, read left to right and top to bottom, spell a secret message._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hanukkah Word Search — Answer Key
Hanukkah Hidden Message Word Search — Answer Key
Hidden message: Happy Hanukkah
About this hanukkah word search
- A Hanukkah menorah, also called a hanukkiah, holds nine candles: one for each of the eight nights plus the shamash, the helper candle used to light the others.
- The four Hebrew letters on a dreidel, nun, gimel, hei and shin, stand for a phrase meaning "a great miracle happened there."
- Hanukkah begins on the 25th of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, so its date on the regular calendar moves from year to year, usually landing in late November or December.
- Foods fried in oil, such as latkes and jelly-filled sufganiyot, recall the story of the temple oil that lasted eight days.
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Words in these puzzles
hanukkahmenorahdreidellatkescandlesshamashgeltsufganiyotmaccabeesmiracleoileight nightstemplejerusalemkislevhanukkiahstar of davidblessingfestivallightsflamesour cream
Frequently asked questions
›Is this hanukkah word search free to print?
Yes. Print it straight from your browser or download the PDF, which includes 2 puzzles and their answer keys. No sign-up needed.
›Where is the answer key?
The answer keys print on their own pages after the puzzles, and they are in the PDF too. Every word is highlighted, so checking is quick.
›Can I make my own hanukkah word search?
Yes. Press "Customize this puzzle" to open it in the word search maker. There you can add or remove words, change the grid size, pick a shape or add a hidden message.