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
- ALLEYOOP
- The alley-oop as an organized play, where a lofted pass meets a leaping finish, became a signature set piece in NBA offenses through the 1980s, with Darryl Dawkins and Julius Erving among its most electric finishers.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- TOMAHAWK
- The tomahawk dunk, where the ball is raised high overhead in one or both hands and brought down in a chopping arc, is one of the oldest recognized dunk styles in the sport's highlight vocabulary.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- WINDMILL
- The windmill, ball swung in a full circular sweep before the jam, became a staple of slam dunk contests; Dominique Wilkins used a version of it during his back-to-back contest appearances in 1985 and 1986.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- POSTER
- Getting "posterized" means a defender ends up in the background of a highlight photo as the dunker goes over them, a term that grew from the culture of basketball wall posters in the 1980s and 1990s.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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About The Slam Dunk
Few moments in basketball stop a crowd cold and then explode it back to life the way a thunderous dunk does. The body rises, the ball hammers through the iron, and for one suspended second the whole arena holds its breath before the roar breaks loose. From the windmill to the tomahawk, each style carries its own signature, a story told in two hands, one leap, and a rattled backboard.
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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