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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

HARDWOOD
Most NBA courts are made from northern hard maple, a dense, tight-grained wood that holds up to millions of steps each season.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
TIPOFF
The tip-off at center court opens every game the same way it has since basketball's earliest days: two players, one ball, straight up.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
BLEACHERS
The word 'bleachers' comes from the sun-bleached wooden planks of outdoor grandstands, the cheap seats that baked in the open sky.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
PAINT
The painted lane under the basket is simply called 'the paint', and spending more than three seconds in it on offense draws a violation.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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The Court: a free online word search

Basketball court word search, free with no catch and no account. From the baseline to the bleachers, every line and lane of the hardwood is hiding here.

About The Court

A basketball court is a world of careful geometry, painted lanes, arcing three-point lines, and a center circle worn smooth by decades of tip-offs. The hardwood itself tells the story: scuff marks from a backdoor cut, the squeak of sneakers pivoting near the elbow, chalk-white stripe of the free-throw line glowing under the lights. Courtside or high up in the bleachers, every inch of that floor has a name, a purpose, and a memory attached.

How to play

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    Find 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.
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    Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
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    It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
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    Choose 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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