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
- BOXOUT
- Boxing out is the art of planting yourself between the defender and the basket the moment a shot goes up, sealing off space before the ball even comes down.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- PUTBACK
- A putback is one of the highest-percentage shots in the game: the ball is already at the rim, the rebounder is already there, and one quick tip can end the debate.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- OUTLET
- The outlet pass, fired upcourt the instant a defensive rebound is secured, has launched some of the fastest fast breaks in basketball history.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- GLASS
- Players have called the backboard 'the glass' since the transparent acrylic boards replaced wood in arenas during the mid-20th century.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Rebound: a free large-print word search
Basketball rebound word search, free and large-print, where every possession can turn on one hard-fought board.
About The Rebound
No play in basketball is more honest than the rebound. When a shot rattles off the rim, every advantage, height, speed, positioning, gets settled in a split second of instinct and effort. The player who boxes out, finds the ball with two hands, and holds on writes the next chapter of the possession. Great rebounders have always been the quiet engines of winning teams, doing the grinding, unglamorous work that never shows up on a highlight reel but always shows up in the final score.
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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