Football Word Search

Football Terms

Are you ready for some football and a football word search? Find 54 terms related to football. Words can appear horizontally, vertically and diagonally, both backward and forward.

Here at Word Game World, we like to add a twist or two to our printable word find games. This one is no exception! This time, we’ve hidden an extra word that’s the goal for every professional football player. It's in the puzzle, but it's not in the word list. Can you find it?

Printable Football Word Search

Answers

Word List:

AFL

NFL

ASTROTURF

AUDIBLE

BACKFIELD

BALL CARRIER

BLITZ

BLOCK

CENTER

CLIPPING

COIN TOSS

COMPLETION

DEADBALL

DEFENSE

DELAY OF GAME

DRAW

DRIVE

END ZONE

EXTRA POINT

FACE MASK

FALSE START

FIRST DOWN

FUMBLE

GOAL LINE

GUARD

HANDOFF

HALFBACK

HEISMAN

HOLDING

HUDDLE

INTERCEPTION

KICKOFF

MOTION

NEUTRAL ZONE

OFFENSE

OFFSIDE

OVERTIME

PASS

PENALTY

PICK

PUNT

QUARTERBACK

RECEIVER

RUSHING

ROUTE

SACK

SAFETY

SLANT

SPIKE

TACKLE

TOUCHDOWN

TURNOVER

UMPIRE

UPRIGHTS

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