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
- BACKBOARD
- The modern glass backboard became standard in the NBA by the 1940s, replacing solid wood panels, transparent glass let fans seated behind the basket actually see the play.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- RIM
- A regulation rim measures exactly 18 inches in diameter, just wide enough to fit two standard basketballs side by side, which is why even a near-miss can rattle around and fall in.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SWISH
- A pure swish, net only, no rim, is the shooter's ideal: it means the ball entered the basket on a trajectory so clean it never touched the iron.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- PAINT
- The painted area under the basket is called the lane or the paint; in the NBA it was widened from 6 feet to 12 feet in 1951, and again to 16 feet in 1964, to limit the dominance of taller players.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Hoop: a free large-print word search
Basketball hoop word search, free and large-print. Explore the rim, the net, the backboard, and every part of the target ten feet up.
About The Hoop
Ten feet above the hardwood, an 18-inch steel rim holds a white cord net that ripples with every clean shot, that soft swish the sweetest sound in the game. The backboard behind it, whether glass or painted fiberglass, redirects a soft bank shot down through the basket with quiet precision. From the paint to the elbow, from the post to the arc, the entire court is organized around that single iron circle.
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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