Candy Word Search
Candy makers rely on temperature, because the same sugar syrup turns chewy, hard or crumbly depending on how hot it gets. Sweet treats of every sort are tucked into the grid.
Candy word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- caramel
- chocolate
- fudge
- gumdrop
- jellybean
- licorice
- lollipop
- mint
- taffy
- toffee
Candy word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- brittle
- caramel
- chocolate
- fudge
- gumdrop
- jellybean
- licorice
- lollipop
- marshmallow
- mint
- nougat
- praline
- taffy
- toffee
- truffle
Candy word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- brittle
- bubblegum
- candy cane
- caramel
- chocolate
- fudge
- gumdrop
- gummy bear
- jellybean
- licorice
- lollipop
- marshmallow
- mint
- nougat
- praline
- rock candy
- sourball
- taffy
- toffee
- truffle
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Words in the Candy word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- lollipop
- Hard candy on a stick, meant to be licked slowly
- gumdrop
- A small chewy candy coated in coarse sugar
- taffy
- Chewy candy pulled and folded until soft and pale
- fudge
- A soft candy of sugar, butter and milk beaten smooth
- caramel
- Sugar cooked until brown, then softened with cream
- toffee
- Butter and sugar boiled hard, so it snaps when broken
- jellybean
- A bean shaped chewy candy with a thin hard shell
- licorice
- Chewy candy flavored with root extract or anise
- mint
- A cool tasting candy flavored with peppermint or spearmint
- chocolate
- A sweet made from ground and sweetened cacao beans
- marshmallow
- A spongy candy of whipped sugar syrup and gelatin
- nougat
- Whipped sugar and egg white, often holding nuts
- brittle
- Thin hard candy sheet with nuts set inside it
- truffle
- A soft chocolate ball rolled in cocoa or nuts
- praline
- A candy of nuts cooked in caramelized sugar
- sourball
- A round hard candy with a sharp sour coating
- bubblegum
- Chewing gum stretchy enough to blow into bubbles
- candy cane
- A striped peppermint stick bent into a hook shape
- gummy bear
- A small chewy bear shaped candy made with gelatin
- rock candy
- Large sugar crystals grown slowly on a string
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