Softball Word Search
A free Softball word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the rules, gear, and vocabulary of a sport, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: PITCHER, CATCHER, BATTER, BASERUNNER, INFIELD, OUTFIELD, CENTERFIELDER, SHORTSTOP, HOMERUN, STRIKEOUT, WALKOFF, SACRIFICE.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Softball word list, defined
- PITCHER /ˈpɪtʃər/ · noun
- A pitcher is a large jug or container for holding and pouring liquids, especially water, milk, or juice. In baseball, it also means the player who throws the ball toward the batter. Related: jug, ewer, tankard, flagon.
- CATCHER /ˈkætʃər/ · noun
- A person or thing that catches something, especially the fielder positioned behind home plate in baseball, who receives the pitcher's throws. Related: receiver, fielder, backstop, collector.
- BATTER /ˈbætər/ · noun, verb
- A semi-liquid mixture of flour, eggs, and milk or water used in cooking, especially for pancakes, cakes, and coating foods for frying; as a verb, to strike something or someone repeatedly and violently. Related: mixture, paste, dough, blend.
- BASERUNNER /ˈbeɪsˌrʌnər/ · noun
- A player on the batting team in baseball or softball who has reached base and is attempting to advance around the bases to score a run. Related: runner, base runner.
- INFIELD /ˈɪnfiːld/ · noun
- The inner portion of a baseball field, comprising the diamond and the surrounding area between the bases and home plate. More broadly, it can refer to the part of a field nearest its center, especially in cricket. Related: inner field, diamond, infield area.
- OUTFIELD /ˈaʊtfiːld/ · noun
- In baseball, the part of the playing field outside the infield and between the foul lines. It can also refer collectively to the fielders positioned in that area.
- SHORTSTOP /ˈʃɔrtstɑp/ · noun
- A cricketer who specializes in bowling short-pitched deliveries, especially a spin bowler who turns the ball sharply. The term may also refer more generally to any bowler whose main delivery is of relatively short length. Related: spin bowler, slow bowler, off-spin bowler, leg-spinner.
- STRIKEOUT /ˈstraɪk.aʊt/ · noun
- In baseball, an act of striking out, in which a batter is put out after three strikes. By extension, it can mean a complete failure or disappointment. Related: strike three, three strikes, failure, flop.
- SACRIFICE /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, sacrifice is the act of giving up something of value for a greater purpose, or the person or thing offered in this way. As a verb, it means to give up or surrender something valuable, often at a cost to oneself. Related: offering, surrender, renunciation, forfeit.
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