Values Word Search Puzzle

December 31, 2006
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Forty words related to values and ethical concepts are concealed in the scrambled letters below. The words may appear vertically, horizontally or diagonally. The words may appear in their normal form or in reverse order. For example, thoughtfulness could appear as THOUGHTFULNESS or SSENLUFTHGUOHT. Circle as many of the 40 words as you find.

Acceptance
Allegiance
Authentic
Citizenship
Commitment
Concern
Courage
Dedication
Duty
Empathy
Equality
Ethics
Fairness
Faith
Forgiveness
Genuine
Goodness
Hope
Joy
Justice
Liberty
Love
Loyalty
Mercy
Peace
Perseverance
Prudence
Reason
Resourcefulness
Respect
Sincerity
Stewardship
Tolerance
Trust
Truth
Understanding
Values
Virtue
Wisdom
Work

There is a 41st bonus word related to values and ethics that does not appear on the list above.

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

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