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Basketball word search

Thirteen court words hide in this 12x12 grid, from a four letter dunk to a ten letter freethrow. Words run in all eight directions. Two more basketball sheets print from this page.

Curated by Esme Rook · Updated October 2026

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Drag across the letters to select a word. Words hide across, down and diagonally, forwards and backwards. Works with mouse and touch.

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What words are hidden in this basketball word search?

Thirteen court words in a 12x12 grid: dunk, layup, tipin, freethrow, backboard, pointguard, fastbreak, timeout, jumpshot, center, hoop, traveling and palming. They hide in all eight directions. POINTGUARD is the ten letter anchor; DUNK is usually the last one standing.

Court words, not the sports list

BASKETBALL the sport name lives on the sports word search. This page is the vocabulary of the court. Neighbours with no shared words: the baseball word search, the football word search and the soccer word search. Prefer clues? The basketball crossword puzzle is next door.

Three basketball sheets to print

The board on this page is the middle one. Two more grids print from here, each with its own word list and solution page.

Printable basketball word search, a 12x12 grid with thirteen court words

The 12x12 board on this page

Thirteen court words in a 12x12 grid, the same board you can play above.

Print the puzzle (free PDF)Solution PDF

Basketball word search for kids, a 10x10 printable grid

10x10 for young fans

Eight short words on a 10x10 grid, across and down only and never backwards.

Print the puzzle (free PDF)Solution PDF

Hard basketball word search, a 15x15 printable grid

15x15 for the bench

Eighteen longer terms in a 15x15 grid that uses all eight directions.

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Print it or play it

Play the 12x12 on this page or print the free PDF. Board, PDF and solution come from one generated puzzle, so they always match.

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