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The Spinning Dreidel

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Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.

A few of the words

GIMEL
Landing on Gimel is the lucky spin, the player takes the entire pot, and everyone antes up again to keep the game going.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
SHIN
Shin is the spinner's loss: land on it and you add a piece to the pot from your own stash.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
NUN
Nun means nothing happens, the top settles, the pot stays put, and the next player takes a turn.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
DREIDEL
The word dreidel comes from the Yiddish dreyen, meaning 'to turn,' perfectly describing that wobbling, tilting spin on the tabletop.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Dreidel word search: gimel, nun, shin, and hey hidden among the candles and gelt of a Hanukkah table.

About The Spinning Dreidel

A dreidel is a four-sided spinning top, each face marked with a Hebrew letter, Nun, Gimel, Hey, and Shin, forming the acronym for "a great miracle happened there." Players gather around a shared pot of coins, chocolate gelt, or nuts, taking turns sending the top into its wobbly, hypnotic spin. The outcome of each turn, take all, take half, add one, or lose a turn, turns a simple wooden toy into a game full of suspense and laughter.

How to play

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    Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
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    Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
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    It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft color on the grid and is crossed off the list.
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    Choose a difficulty.The level you pick sets those directions and how much the word list helps, never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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