The Outsiders Word Search
A free The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton (1967) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on characters, settings, and objects from the book, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Written by S. E. Hinton · First published 1967 · Young Adult.
Words to find: OUTSIDERS, PONYBOY, CURTIS, SODAPOP, DALLAS, WINSTON, TWOBIT, MATTHEWS, JOHNNY, CADE, VALANCE, CHERRY.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The Outsiders word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- OUTSIDERS /ˈaʊtˌsaɪdərz/ · noun
- Plural of outsider. People who do not belong to a particular group, organization, community, or social circle; they may also be regarded as outsiders by that group. Related: nonmembers, strangers, aliens, foreigners.
- JOHNNY /ˈdʒɑːni/ (US); /ˈdʒɒni/ (British) · noun
- An informal noun for a man or boy, especially one regarded as insignificant, ineffectual, or easy to manipulate. In vulgar or coarse slang, it can also mean a penis or condom. Related: man, fellow, guy, fool.
- CADE /keɪd/ · noun
- A cade is an animal, especially a lamb, that has been abandoned by its mother and is reared by hand as a household pet. The term also names a species of Mediterranean juniper whose wood yields cade oil. Related: foundling, orphan, stray.
- VALANCE /ˈvæləns/ · noun
- A short decorative curtain or fabric border hung around the upper edge of a window, bed, or similar piece of furniture. It provides a decorative finish and may conceal fixtures or structural edges. Related: pelmet, drapery, curtain, swag.
- CHERRY /ˈtʃɛri/ · noun
- A small, round stone fruit with red or dark-red skin and sweet or tart flesh, borne on trees of the genus Prunus; also the tree that bears it. Related: stone fruit, drupe, fruit.
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