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Sports Word Search

Sports range from playground games to Olympic events, and both ends of that range turn up here. Soccer is the most widely played of them all, with national teams in more than 200 countries.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • baseball
  • basketball
  • bowling
  • boxing
  • cycling
  • football
  • golf
  • hockey
  • running
  • skating
  • skiing
  • soccer
  • swimming
  • tennis
  • volleyball

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Words in the Sports word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

soccer
Team game moving a ball into a goal without hands.
baseball
Bat and ball game with nine innings and four bases.
basketball
Five players a side shooting into a raised hoop.
tennis
Racket game hitting a ball over a low net.
golf
Striking a small ball toward a distant hole in few strokes.
swimming
Racing or exercising by moving through water.
hockey
Skaters use sticks to drive a puck into a net.
football
American game advancing an oval ball toward an end zone.
running
Racing on foot over short or long distances.
cycling
Riding a bicycle for sport, racing or fitness.
volleyball
Teams hit a ball over a high net using their hands.
bowling
Rolling a heavy ball to knock down ten pins.
boxing
Two opponents trade punches inside a roped ring.
skiing
Sliding downhill or across snow on two long skis.
skating
Gliding on ice blades or on wheeled boots.
wrestling
Two athletes grapple to pin or control each other.
gymnastics
Routines of tumbling, balance and strength on apparatus.
archery
Shooting arrows from a bow at a target.
rowing
Propelling a narrow boat with oars, alone or in crews.
surfing
Riding ocean waves while standing on a board.

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