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This 35-word Holes novel study word search reinforces vocabulary and plot details for students in Grades 5–7 reading Louis Sachar's classic. Hidden words include Zero, Camp Green Lake, Yellow Spotted Lizards, Warden, and drought, covering characters, settings, and story elements. Use it as a unit warm-up, a vocabulary review before a comprehension quiz, or an early-finisher activity during novel discussions.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Literature
Grade Level:
5th – 7th Grades
Updated March 2026

Word List

  • BARREN
  • BESIDES
  • CONCOCTION
  • CONDEMNED
  • DEFIANCE
  • DELIRIOUS
  • DESOLATE
  • DRAWL
  • DROUGHT
  • ENGRAVED
  • FORLORN
  • FRANTICALLY
  • ILLUMINATED
  • LURCHED
  • MIRAGE
  • PARCHED
  • PENETRATING
  • PRESUMABLY
  • RECEDE
  • STAMPED
  • STANLEY
  • ZERO
  • HOLES
  • XRAY
  • WARDEN
  • MRPENDASKI
  • CAVEMAN
  • CAMPGREENLAKE
  • KISSINKATEBARLOW
  • YELLOWSPOTTEDLIZARDS
  • MRSIR
  • WARDEN
  • MAGNET
  • DIRTYROTTENPIGSTEALING
  • BIGTHUMB

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