Basketball Word Search
This Basketball word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the rules, gear, and vocabulary of a sport. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: BASKETBALL, COURT, HOOP, BACKBOARD, DRIBBLE, PASS, SHOOT, REBOUND, STEAL, BLOCK, FOUL, FREETHROW.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Basketball word list, defined
- BASKETBALL /ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/ · noun
- A game played between two teams of five players each, in which goals are scored by throwing an inflated ball through an elevated ringed net (hoop) at either end of a rectangular court; also, the ball itself used in this game. Related: hoops, b-ball.
- COURT /kɔːrt/ · noun
- A court is a place where legal cases are heard and judged, or the body of people (such as a judge and jury) who decide such cases. It also refers to an open, paved area surrounded by buildings or walls. Related: tribunal, bench, courthouse, judicature.
- HOOP /huːp/ · noun and verb
- A hoop is a circular band or ring, especially one used in jewelry, clothing, equipment, or as the rim through which a basketball is scored. As a verb, hoop means to surround or bind something with a hoop, and in basketball it means to throw the ball through the hoop. Related: ring, circle, band, loop.
- BACKBOARD /ˈbækbɔːrd/ · noun
- A board placed at or forming the back of something, such as the rear panel of a vehicle, the back of a chair, or the rectangular board behind a basketball hoop off which the ball may rebound. Related: rebound board, panel, backrest, support.
- DRIBBLE /ˈdrɪb.əl/ · verb and noun
- To fall or let fall in small drops, or to move a ball along the ground with repeated small kicks, bounces, or taps; as a noun, a small trickle of liquid or the act of moving a ball this way. Related: trickle, drip, drool, slobber.
- PASS /pɑːs/ (British English); /pæs/ (American English) · verb and noun
- As a verb, pass means to move by or across something, give or hand something to someone, proceed, happen, succeed in an examination or test, or be approved. As a noun, it can refer to a route through a difficult area, a document or permission allowing access, or a successful result in an examination. Related: cross, go by, hand, give.
- SHOOT /ʃuːt/ · verb and noun
- To propel a projectile or other object through the air with force, or to fire a weapon. As a noun, a shoot refers to an act of firing, a photographic or film-making session, or a new growth from a plant. Related: fire, discharge, fire off, snap.
- REBOUND /rɪˈbaʊnd/ (verb); /ˈriːbaʊnd/ (noun) · verb, noun, and adjective
- To return after striking a surface, especially to bounce back; to recover after a setback; or to return or increase after a decline. As a noun, a rebound is a recovery, a return to strength, or a diminished return after an initial impact. Related: bounce back, recover, return, spring back.
- STEAL /stiːl/ · verb
- To take someone’s property, money, or information without their permission or entitlement. It can also mean to take time, attention, or an opportunity for oneself, or to advance illegally to a base in baseball. Related: pilfer, rob, purloin, appropriate.
- BLOCK /blɒk/ · noun, verb
- A solid piece of hard material with flat sides; also a section of something such as a city street or a period of time. Related: chunk, lump, slab, hunk.
- FOUL /faʊl/ · adjective
- Offensive to the senses or morally repugnant — filthy, bad-smelling, or wicked. As a verb and noun, it also refers to an illegal or unfair act, especially in sport. Related: nasty, disgusting, repulsive, rank.
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