Basketball Word Search
Basketball hoops sit ten feet above the floor at every level from high school to the pros. Court terms, positions, and shot names are mixed together here, good for a quick sit-down at home or in class.
Basketball word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- basket
- court
- dribble
- dunk
- foul
- hoop
- pass
- rebound
- shot
- timeout
Basketball word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- basket
- center
- court
- dribble
- dunk
- foul
- free throw
- guard
- hoop
- jump shot
- layup
- pass
- rebound
- shot
- timeout
Basketball word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- assist
- backboard
- basket
- center
- court
- dribble
- dunk
- forward
- foul
- free throw
- guard
- hoop
- jump shot
- layup
- pass
- rebound
- shot
- three pointer
- timeout
- traveling
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Words in the Basketball word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- hoop
- The metal rim and net players shoot the ball through.
- dribble
- Bouncing the ball with one hand while moving.
- pass
- Throwing the ball to a teammate during play.
- shot
- Any attempt to throw the ball into the basket.
- basket
- The rim and net that serve as the scoring target.
- court
- The marked floor where the game is played.
- dunk
- Pushing the ball down through the rim by hand.
- rebound
- Grabbing the ball after a missed shot bounces off.
- foul
- Illegal contact that stops play and may award throws.
- timeout
- A short break a coach calls to talk strategy.
- jump shot
- A shot released while rising off the floor.
- free throw
- An unguarded shot taken from the foul line.
- layup
- A close shot banked softly off the backboard.
- guard
- Smaller player who handles the ball and shoots from outside.
- center
- Usually the tallest player, working close to the basket.
- forward
- Player who scores and rebounds along the wings.
- backboard
- The flat board the rim is attached to.
- three pointer
- A shot from behind the arc worth three points.
- assist
- A pass that leads straight to a teammate's score.
- traveling
- Moving your feet illegally without dribbling the ball.
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