Football word search
Thirteen gridiron words are hiding in this 12x12 grid, from a four letter punt to an eleven letter quarterback. All eight directions are in play, so check the diagonals and read backwards too.
Play it right here
Drag across the letters to select a word. Words hide across, down and diagonally, forwards and backwards. Works with mouse and touch.
What words are hidden in this football word search?
Thirteen gridiron words in a 12x12 grid: quarterback, touchdown, endzone, fumble, huddle, linebacker, punt, blitz, scrimmage, tailgate, gridiron, helmet and kickoff. They hide in all eight directions, so words run diagonally and backwards as well as across and down. QUARTERBACK is the eleven letter anchor; PUNT is usually the last one standing.
Football words, not a general sports list
Every word on this board belongs to one game. No tennis, no cycling, no skiing: this is the vocabulary of a Sunday afternoon, from the huddle before the snap to the tailgate in the parking lot. If you want twelve different sports on one grid instead, that is the sports word search, and the two boards share no words at all. If your table prefers clues to hidden words, the sports crossword puzzle is next door.
Three football sheets to print
The board on this page is the middle one. Two more football grids print from here, each built from its own word list, so a family or a classroom can hand out three different sheets before kickoff. Every sheet has its own solution page.
The 12x12 board on this page
The football word search you can play above: thirteen gridiron words in a 12x12 grid, running in all eight directions, diagonals and backwards included.
10x10 for young fans
A gentler football word search for small hands: eight short words on a 10x10 grid, across and down only and never backwards, so the first find comes quickly.
15x15 for the tailgate
The hard football word search: eighteen long terms, from interception to possession, buried in a 15x15 grid that uses all eight directions and gives nothing away.
Print it or play it
Play the 12x12 right on this page or print the free PDF; the separate solution sheet marks all thirteen words on the same grid, so the puzzle can go around the room while the answers stay in your pocket. The playable board, the PDF and the solution come from one generated puzzle, so they always match. It prints clean in black and white for the season opener, for Thanksgiving, and for the party in February.
