Basketball Word Search
James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 using a peach basket nailed to a gym balcony. This puzzle covers the moves and terms of the modern game. It is a great pick for gym class sub days and for fans during the spring tournament season.
Basketball Word Search
| T | U | L | G | R | K | P | A | A | Q | P | D | I | H | Q |
| P | H | X | F | R | E | E | T | H | R | O | W | J | N | F |
| D | S | R | M | G | B | D | R | I | B | B | L | E | Y | A |
| R | N | E | E | R | E | F | E | R | M | V | E | Z | C | B |
| W | D | G | Q | E | B | H | K | E | O | E | O | O | O | A |
| F | V | R | W | B | P | K | O | Q | P | C | O | M | U | C |
| Q | T | L | A | O | N | O | Y | O | A | D | L | U | R | K |
| W | Y | W | O | U | U | M | I | L | Z | S | V | K | T | B |
| R | W | H | D | N | G | C | J | N | V | O | V | P | W | O |
| H | P | H | A | D | I | T | Z | T | T | S | I | S | S | A |
| I | G | D | V | K | N | H | N | Z | F | E | O | D | A | R |
| E | I | P | O | V | E | R | T | I | M | E | R | N | X | D |
| R | E | X | J | U | M | P | S | H | O | T | Y | S | I | I |
| N | N | J | T | Q | L | R | F | J | Q | P | L | R | V | X |
| U | N | M | L | A | Y | U | P | H | S | A | U | W | I | L |
Find these words
- hoop
- dribble
- rebound
- layup
- free throw
- dunk
- court
- jump shot
- assist
- point guard
- backboard
- referee
- timeout
- overtime
- three pointer
Show the answer key
| T | U | L | G | R | K | P | A | A | Q | P | D | I | H | Q |
| P | H | X | F | R | E | E | T | H | R | O | W | J | N | F |
| D | S | R | M | G | B | D | R | I | B | B | L | E | Y | A |
| R | N | E | E | R | E | F | E | R | M | V | E | Z | C | B |
| W | D | G | Q | E | B | H | K | E | O | E | O | O | O | A |
| F | V | R | W | B | P | K | O | Q | P | C | O | M | U | C |
| Q | T | L | A | O | N | O | Y | O | A | D | L | U | R | K |
| W | Y | W | O | U | U | M | I | L | Z | S | V | K | T | B |
| R | W | H | D | N | G | C | J | N | V | O | V | P | W | O |
| H | P | H | A | D | I | T | Z | T | T | S | I | S | S | A |
| I | G | D | V | K | N | H | N | Z | F | E | O | D | A | R |
| E | I | P | O | V | E | R | T | I | M | E | R | N | X | D |
| R | E | X | J | U | M | P | S | H | O | T | Y | S | I | I |
| N | N | J | T | Q | L | R | F | J | Q | P | L | R | V | X |
| U | N | M | L | A | Y | U | P | H | S | A | U | W | I | L |
How to play
Find every word from the list hidden in the grid. Words can run across, down or diagonally, and some are spelled backwards. Spaces are removed in the grid. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.