Squash Word Search
This Squash 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: RALLYSINGLES, HARDBALL, SOFTBALL, OUTLET, BOAST, DROPSHOT, CROSSCOURT, LENGTH, VOLLEY, DRIVE, LETS, STROKE.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Squash word list, defined
- HARDBALL /ˈhɑːrdbɔːl/ (US); /ˈhɑːdbɔːl/ (UK) · noun
- A form of baseball played with a firm ball on a hard-surfaced field; figuratively, a tough, adversarial, or uncompromising way of competing or negotiating. Related: ruthless tactics, tough tactics, cutthroat tactics, hard-nosed tactics.
- SOFTBALL /ˈsɒftbɔːl/ (British); /ˈsɔftbɔːl/ (US) · noun
- A variant of baseball played with a larger, softer ball on a smaller field, traditionally between two teams of nine players. The sport includes several forms, notably slow-pitch and fast-pitch softball.
- OUTLET /ˈaʊtlet/ · noun
- A socket or other connection from which electricity can be drawn; a passage or opening for water, gas, or another fluid; a store or shop selling products, often at reduced prices; or a means of expressing feelings, ideas, or creative abilities. Related: socket, shop, store, passage.
- BOAST /bəʊst/ (UK), /boʊst/ (US) · verb, noun
- To boast is to talk with excessive pride about oneself or one's achievements. As a noun, a boast is such a statement of pride. Related: brag, crow, swagger, bluster.
- DROPSHOT /ˈdrɒpʃɒt/ · noun
- A soft, delicate shot in racket sports such as tennis, badminton, or pickleball that is hit just hard enough to clear the net, causing the ball or shuttlecock to fall sharply on the opponent's side. In angling, it refers to a finesse fishing technique in which a weighted hook is suspended above the lake bottom to entice fish. Related: dink, soft shot, touch shot, drop volley.
- CROSSCOURT /ˌkrɒsˈkɔːt/ · adverb
- In racket sports such as tennis and squash, hit or travelling diagonally across the court from one side to the other. It is used chiefly attributively or adverbially to describe a shot played toward the opponent's opposite corner. Related: diagonal, across-court.
- LENGTH /leŋθ/ · noun
- The measurement or extent of something from end to end, especially its longer dimension. It can also refer to the duration of an event or the amount of time something takes. Related: extent, duration, span, distance.
- VOLLEY /ˈvɒli/ (British); /ˈvɑːli/ (American) · noun and verb
- A volley is a group of shots fired or returned in rapid succession, especially a simultaneous discharge of gunfire or a tennis shot that strikes the ball before it bounces. As a verb, it means to fire such a series of shots, return a ball in this way, or respond with a rapid exchange of words or comments. Related: barrage, salvo, burst, flurry.
- DRIVE /draɪv/ · verb, noun
- As a verb, to drive is to operate and control a vehicle so that it travels in a particular direction, or more broadly to propel, force, or motivate something forward. As a noun, it denotes a trip or journey by car, an innate urge or ambition, or the mechanism that transmits power in a machine. Related: operate, steer, propel, impel.
- LETS /lɛts/ · verb
- Let is used to express permission or to make something possible. It can also be used to release or hold something. Related: allow, permit, enable, give.
- STROKE /strəʊk/ (British English); /stroʊk/ (American English) · noun and verb
- In modern medical usage, a stroke is a sudden loss of brain function caused by an interrupted blood supply or bleeding in the brain. More generally, the word denotes an act of striking or moving, a mark made by a pen or tool, a gentle touch, and an abstract sudden event or piece of inspired work. Related: attack, movement, mark, blow.
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