Badminton Word Search

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Free Badminton word search. We picked 12 themed words — the rules, gear, and vocabulary of a sport — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.

Words to find: RACKET, SHUTTLE, SERVE, SMASH, DROP, CLEAR, DRIVE, LIFT, COURT, KILL, SLICE, FLICK.

Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.

Badminton word list, defined

RACKET /ˈræktɪt/ · noun, verb
A racket is a loud, harsh noise, or a fraudulent business or activity. It can also refer to a sports equipment, typically made of wood or metal, used in games such as tennis or squash. Related: noise, commotion, scandal, scheme.
SHUTTLE /ˈʃʌtəl/ · noun, verb
A device for carrying people or goods, typically between two fixed points, especially one that moves along a fixed path, such as a railway or a cable. To move or cause something to move quickly back and forth between two points. Related: bus, train, tram, trolley.
SERVE /sɜːrv/ · verb, noun
To provide something, especially food or drink, to someone. To hit a ball into the opponent's court in tennis, squash, or other racquet sports. Related: provide, offer, present, deliver.
SMASH /smæʃ/ · verb, noun
To break or shatter something violently, or to hit something with great force. A violent collision or crash. Related: crash, bash, break, shatter.
DROP /drɒp/ (UK), /drɑːp/ (US) · noun and verb
As a noun, a small round or pear-shaped quantity of liquid that hangs or falls, or a steep downward slope; as a verb, to let something fall, to fall itself, or to cease or abandon something. Related: fall, drip, droplet, descend.
CLEAR /klɪər/ · adjective
Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret; free from obscurity or ambiguity. Also describes something transparent, unobstructed, or free from unwanted matter or doubt. Related: obvious, lucid, transparent, plain.
DRIVE /draɪv/ · verb, noun
As a verb, to drive is to operate and control a vehicle so that it travels in a particular direction, or more broadly to propel, force, or motivate something forward. As a noun, it denotes a trip or journey by car, an innate urge or ambition, or the mechanism that transmits power in a machine. Related: operate, steer, propel, impel.
LIFT /lɪft/ · noun, verb
A device for moving people or goods between floors in a building, typically using a system of pulleys and counterweights. To raise or move something upwards, typically using a mechanical device. Related: elevator, hoist, crane, winch.
COURT /kɔːrt/ · noun
A court is a place where legal cases are heard and judged, or the body of people (such as a judge and jury) who decide such cases. It also refers to an open, paved area surrounded by buildings or walls. Related: tribunal, bench, courthouse, judicature.
KILL /kɪl/ · verb
To cause the death of someone or something, or to destroy something completely. To end or bring to an end, especially a career or a relationship. Related: slay, slaughter, exterminate, destroy.
SLICE /slaɪs/ · noun, verb
A slice is a portion of something, typically cut or separated from a larger whole. To slice something means to cut it into thin pieces. Related: portion, cut, piece, segment.
FLICK /flɪk/ · verb (also noun)
To flick is to move or hit something with a sudden, light, quick stroke, typically with a finger, wrist, or whip. As a noun, a flick is such a light, sharp movement or blow, and informally also refers to a movie. Related: snap, flip, whip, jerk.

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