Soccer Word Search
Play a Soccer word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the rules, gear, and vocabulary of a sport, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: GOALKEEPER, DEFENDER, MIDFIELDER, FORWARD, STRIKER, HEADER, TACKLE, DRIBBLE, PENALTY, CORNER, OFFSIDE, REFEREE.
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Soccer word list, defined
- GOALKEEPER /ˈɡəʊkiːpər/ · noun
- A goalkeeper is a player whose role is to guard the goal and prevent the opposing team from scoring. The term is most common in football (soccer), and is also used in sports such as ice hockey, field hockey, handball, and water polo. Related: goaltender, goalie, keeper, netminder.
- DEFENDER /dɪˈfɛndər/ · noun
- A person or thing that protects someone or something from harm, attack, or criticism. In sport, a player whose primary role is to prevent the opposing team from scoring. Related: protector, guardian, champion, defender of the faith (no).
- MIDFIELDER /ˈmɪdˌfiːldər/ · noun
- A midfielder is a player in a team sport who operates in midfield, combining defensive and attacking duties. The position is especially common in association football, where the formation may include one, two, three, or more midfielders. Related: midfield player, central midfielder, half-back.
- FORWARD /ˈfɔːrwərd/ · adverb
- In the direction that one is facing or travelling; onward in time or progress. As an adjective, it describes something situated ahead or sent on to a further destination. Related: onward, ahead, onwards, progressively.
- STRIKER /ˈstraɪkər/ · noun
- A person who strikes or hits something, especially one whose occupation involves striking objects or materials. The term is also used for a worker on strike, a player who scores goals in association football, and a batsman in cricket. Related: hitter, beater, worker on strike, goalscorer.
- HEADER /ˈhɛdər/ (US); /ˈhedə/ (UK) · noun; verb
- A heading or title placed at the top of a document, page, or section, especially one that identifies the material above it. In computing and communications, a header is a structured line or block of information at the start of a message, file, or record. Related: heading, title, caption, label.
- TACKLE /ˈtækəl/ · verb
- To deal with or attempt to overcome a difficult problem, task, or situation. It can also mean to confront or challenge someone, especially in a physical context. Related: address, handle, confront, deal with.
- 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.
- PENALTY /ˈpɛnəlti/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a punishment or other consequence imposed for breaking a rule, law, or condition. As a verb, to impose or assign a penalty, especially in a sport. Related: punishment, fine, sanction, forfeit.
- CORNER /ˈkɔːrnər/ · noun
- A point or area where two lines, sides, or surfaces meet; more broadly, a secluded or remote place, or a difficult position from which escape is hard. Related: edge, nook, junction, recess.
- OFFSIDE /ˌɒfˈsaɪd/ · noun, adjective
- In association football, offside is a position from which a player may not play the ball because it would place that player nearer the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent. A player in such a position, or the violation of this rule, may be called offside. Related: offside position, offside violation, offside offence.
- REFEREE /ˌrɛfəˈriː/ · noun and verb
- A referee is an impartial official who enforces the rules of a sport or settles a dispute. As a verb, to referee means to officiate or act as the judge in a contest or proceeding. Related: umpire, judge, adjudicator, arbiter.
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