Cricket Word Search
Cricket, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the rules, gear, and vocabulary of a sport sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: BATSMAN, BOWLER, WICKET, STUMPS, BOUNCE, SPINNER, FASTBALL, SIXER, FOURS, RUNS, SCORE, OVERS.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Cricket word list, defined
- BATSMAN /ˈbætsmən/ · noun
- A player in cricket whose role is to bat, defending the wicket and scoring runs; the term is also used more broadly for a batter in other bat-and-ball sports. Related: batter, batswoman, striker, run-getter.
- BOWLER /ˈboʊlər/ · noun
- A person who bowls, especially the player who delivers the ball in cricket; also a type of hard felt hat with a rounded crown, known in American English as a derby. Related: derby, hat.
- WICKET /ˈwɪkt/ · noun
- A wicket is a small gate or barrier, typically consisting of two vertical posts and a horizontal bar, used to control access to a place or to mark a boundary. In cricket, a wicket is the set of three stumps and two bails used to dismiss a batsman. Related: gate, barrier, entrance, turnstile.
- STUMPS /stʌmps/ · noun
- The remains of a tree after it has been cut down, typically consisting of the trunk and branches. A stump, especially one that is left standing after a tree has been felled. Related: remainder, residue, stub, root.
- BOUNCE /baʊns/ · verb
- To rebound off a surface after striking it, especially repeatedly; as a noun, an act of bouncing. Related: rebound, ricochet, spring, hop.
- SPINNER /ˈspɪnər/ · noun, verb
- A device for spinning something, such as thread or yarn. To rotate or turn something around a central axis. Related: twirler, rotator, turner, revolver.
- FASTBALL /ˈfæstbɔːl/ · noun
- A fast pitch thrown in baseball with little or no curve, typically the fastest pitch in a pitcher's repertoire. By extension, it can describe anything delivered or done at high speed. Related: heater, hard fastball, smoke.
- SIXER /sɪksər/ · noun
- A six-pack of beer; a six-pack of anything, especially a collection of six items packaged together. In cricket, a six is a score of six runs, achieved by hitting the ball over the boundary without being touched. Related: pack, collection, set, batch.
- FOURS /fɔːrz/ · noun
- Fours is the plural of the noun 'four', referring collectively to the number four, or to groups of four people or things. It also appears in idioms such as 'in fours', meaning arranged in groups of four.
- RUNS /rʌnz/ · verb, noun
- To move quickly on foot at a steady pace. A series of events or performances that are held in rapid succession. Related: move, run, rush, sprint.
- SCORE /skɔː/ · noun, verb
- A number or amount of something, especially one that is measured or achieved. To obtain or achieve a certain number or amount of something. Related: mark, record, result, achievement.
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