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This 6-word word search focuses on vocabulary from The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin for students in Grades 5–7. Hidden words include witness, sacrifice, accomplice, and confessed, all central to the mystery's plot. Use it during a novel unit as a vocabulary warm-up, a reading-comprehension check, or a template for creating similar literature-study puzzles.

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

Word List

  • WITNESS
  • SACRIFICE
  • ACCOMPLICE
  • CONFESSED
  • CHARRED
  • CROSSROADS

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