Hard Easter Word Search for Adults: Resurrection, Redemption and Hosanna
Fourteen long words from Holy Week to Ascension. The disciples, Passover and Jerusalem; the crucifixion and the resurrection; redemption and salvation; the shouts of Hosanna on Palm Sunday and Alleluia on Easter morning; and the Ascension forty days later. Christianity, celebration, springtime and traditions complete the list.
"Redemption" and "Resurrection" share their first letters, a small trap for fast solvers.
Hard Easter for Adults Vocabulary: 14 Words to Find
Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 8 of the 14 read backwards. The longest words are Christianity and Resurrection, with 12 letters each.
- Alleluia: A Hebrew word meaning "praise the Lord", sung joyfully at Easter.
- Ascension: Jesus rising into heaven forty days after Easter.
- Celebration: A joyful event to mark a special day.
- Christianity: The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
- Crucifixion: The execution of Jesus on a cross, remembered on Good Friday.
- Disciples: The followers of Jesus.
- Hosanna: A shout of praise, used when Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
- Jerusalem: The city where the events of the first Easter took place.
- Passover: The Jewish festival of freedom from slavery in Egypt, at the time of the first Easter.
- Redemption: Being saved or set free from sin.
- Resurrection: Jesus rising from the dead, the event Easter celebrates.
- Salvation: Being saved from sin, in Christian belief.
- Springtime: The season of spring.
- Traditions: Customs passed down through generations.
How to Solve the Hard Easter for Adults Word Search
"Alleluia" and "Hosanna" are the only diagonals. "Christianity" and "Resurrection", 12 letters each, are the longest: "Christianity", with the only Y, runs upward, like "Disciples" and "Jerusalem", with the only J; "Resurrection" reads backwards, like "Celebration" and "Redemption". "Ascension", "Crucifixion", with the only X, and "Passover" run down. "Salvation", "Springtime" and "Traditions" read across.
Easter Reflection Activities for Adults
- Put the events from Palm Sunday to the Ascension in order.
- Choose one word and share what it means to you.
- Race a family member to finish first.
Hard Easter for Adults Word Search FAQ
Who is the Hard Easter for Adults Word Search for?
Adults and church groups.
Which directions do the words run in?
Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 8 of the 14 read backwards. 2 of them are diagonal.
Is there an answer key for the Hard Easter for Adults Word Search?
Yes. Download it from the printable section above: it is a separate PDF with all 14 words marked. Online, each word is crossed off the list the moment you find it.
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