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The court, the hoop and the game: words from the pickup game to the final buzzer.

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Basketball word searchName: ______________________
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13 by 13, words also run on the diagonal. Drag across a word, or tap its first and last letter.

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Find these words

  • ARENA
  • ASSIST
  • BACKBOARD
  • BASKETBALL
  • BLOCK
  • BUZZER
  • CHAMPION
  • COURT
  • DUNK
  • FORWARD
  • FOUL
  • LAYUP
  • OVERTIME
  • REBOUND
  • SHOT
  • STARTER

About this puzzle

The court, the hoop and the game: words from the pickup game to the final buzzer.

A good way to use it

Use it at a team party or before a tournament, and hand out a prize to the first finisher.

Print the Basketball word search

Each PDF is one US Letter page with a name line, the grid and the word list, plus an answer key on page 2. These are the exact puzzles shown above.

O C E N T E R D S CJ R I M H R H E H OM E R I C B K F O AW L N L H C I E O CE A F O U L T N T HS Y D D T H E S S OG U A R D T A E L EH P U P L G M O N RB N P L A Y O F F MH F A P U E A B O Y
Easy: 10 words10 by 10, words read left to right or top to bottom.Download PDF
F O U L R B S E N B B A AA I E S A N H X T L A T BT I S P R K O M N O C E AC F I B N E T H M C K F RH T A U A E B E U K B O EA S D S E S M O R E O R NM E T R S I K O U M A W AP L E A T I G E N N R A CI I A R R B S E T W D R OO T E Y O T C T I B C D UN V A G U Z E X T S A X RO E N H U P E R O K H L TE E I B U Z Z E R B T T L
Medium: 16 words13 by 13, words also run on the diagonal.Download PDF
F Q A H C A O C T E P S B H B ZE F D L A X S A N I C U C N M TE E O D R S F D K S M N Y Y O ES S N Y A E N E K N E E U A T OU M O P A U T C H B U A O O L RA E Y F O L O N E O L D N U B VE A B B E L P B I R U N O T T CN T E R B G T L E O D C I F H EC R I E R L F X F W P Y P A R NL L A B T E K S A B E I M S A TA C Y R A O T E A S Q I A T Y EN M A E T A H R R R I T H B X RH G T Z E T N E A N E U C R T NH I I Z T B J I L T G N H E E SA Y A U F O U L I A S E A A Y EI C S B P J T R U O C S T K K N
Hard: 22 words16 by 16, words run in all eight directions, backward too.Download PDF

The Basketball word list

All 41 words the puzzles draw from. Easy puzzles use the shorter ones; hard puzzles reach for the longest. Want your own list? Open these words in the word search maker.

  • ARENA
  • ASSIST
  • BACKBOARD
  • BASKETBALL
  • BENCH
  • BLOCK
  • BOUNCE
  • BUZZER
  • CENTER
  • CHAMPION
  • COACH
  • COURT
  • DEFENSE
  • DRIBBLE
  • DUNK
  • FASTBREAK
  • FORWARD
  • FOUL
  • GUARD
  • HOOP
  • JERSEY
  • JUMP
  • LAYUP
  • NET
  • OFFENSE
  • OVERTIME
  • PASS
  • PLAYOFF
  • POINTER
  • REBOUND
  • REFEREE
  • RIM
  • SHOOT
  • SHOT
  • SNEAKERS
  • STARTER
  • STEAL
  • TEAM
  • THREE
  • TIMEOUT
  • TOURNAMENT
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Questions

Is the Basketball word search free to print?

Yes. Each level has a PDF with the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key and word list on page 2. There is nothing to sign up for. Print as many copies as you need for home or a classroom.

How many words are in the Basketball word search?

The easy puzzle hides 10 words, medium hides 16 and hard hides 22. They are picked from a list of 41 Basketball words, so New puzzle gives you a different mix each time.

What is the longest word on this list?

Basketball, at 10 letters. It is in the medium and hard puzzles shown above.

Which level should I pick?

Easy is a 10 by 10 grid with words that run left to right or top to bottom, which suits ages 6 to 8. Medium is 13 by 13 and adds diagonals. Hard is 16 by 16 with backward words, for older kids and adults.