Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- FUNGO
- A fungo bat is longer and lighter than a game bat — coaches have used them to launch fly balls during fielding practice for well over a century, and the origin of the word remains cheerfully mysterious.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SQUEEZE
- The squeeze play — runner on third breaks for home the moment the pitcher delivers — has been a nail-biting part of the manager's toolkit since the early 1900s.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- PINE
- Pine tar on a bat handle gives hitters a tackier grip, and its famous role in the 1983 'Pine Tar Game' between the Royals and Yankees became one of baseball's most debated rulings.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BULLPEN
- Relief pitchers warm up in the bullpen, just beyond the outfield fence — close enough to watch the game, far enough to stay loose without crowding the dugout.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Dugout: a free large-print word search
The Dugout — a free, large-print baseball word search. Step into the cool concrete shelter where strategy happens one inning at a time.
About The Dugout
The dugout is where baseball slows down just long enough to breathe. Managers pace the concrete steps, coaches tap signs only their players know, and the bench comes alive the moment a rally starts to build. It is a world of pine tar and sunflower seeds, of lineup cards taped to the wall and a bat rack worn smooth by a thousand hands.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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