Football Word Scramble

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Hint: The team trying to stop the ball

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Football Word Scramble

Unscramble each word and write it on the line.

  1. S E N D E E F.Hint: The team trying to stop the ball
  2. B U M E F L.Hint: Drop the ball
  3. C L A K E T.Hint: Bring the ball carrier to the ground
  4. T E E H M L.Hint: A hard hat that protects the head
  5. T U I S A D M.Hint: A big place with seats all around a field
  6. I E I L N D S E.Hint: The line at the edge of the field
  7. E D L U H D.Hint: The team gathers close to plan the next play
  8. F K I C F K O.Hint: The kick that starts the game
  9. I D F F S E O.Hint: Across the line before the snap
  10. E E E R E R F.Hint: The official who enforces the rules

Sheet 552792

10 of 12 words from the Medium list.

Answer key: Football Word Scramble

  1. SENDEEFDEFENSE
  2. BUMEFLFUMBLE
  3. CLAKETTACKLE
  4. TEEHMLHELMET
  5. TUISADMSTADIUM
  6. IEILNDSESIDELINE
  7. EDLUHDHUDDLE
  8. FKICFKOKICKOFF
  9. IDFFSEOOFFSIDE
  10. EEERERFREFEREE

Sheet 552792

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All 30 words

Easy: short words 8

  • Ball It is shaped like an egg
  • Block Stop a player from getting through
  • Catch Grab a pass out of the air
  • Coach The person who runs the team
  • Down One of four tries to go ten yards
  • Kick Strike it with your foot
  • Punt Drop it from your hands and boot it away
  • Rush To run forward with it tucked in your arm

Medium 12

  • Defense The team trying to stop the ball
  • Fumble Drop the ball
  • Helmet A hard hat that protects the head
  • Huddle The team gathers close to plan the next play
  • Kickoff The kick that starts the game
  • Offense The team with the ball
  • Offside Across the line before the snap
  • Referee The official who enforces the rules
  • Sideline The line at the edge of the field
  • Stadium A big place with seats all around a field
  • Tackle Bring the ball carrier to the ground
  • Whistle An official blows it to stop play

Hard: long words 10

  • Field goal A kick through the uprights worth 3 points
  • Goalpost The kicker aims between its uprights
  • Halftime The break in the middle of the game
  • Interception A pass caught by the other team
  • Linebacker A defender who plays behind the front line
  • Playbook A book of the team's planned plays
  • Quarterback The player who throws most passes
  • Receiver A player who catches passes
  • Scoreboard It shows the points
  • Touchdown A score worth 6 points

How it works

This football word scramble holds 30 American football words: plays, positions, the field and the officials. The long words carry the scoring facts, and the answer key prints on its own page.

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From Kick to Interception

The easy list is plays: Kick, Punt, Rush, Block. Medium, the opening sheet, holds Huddle, Fumble, Referee and Offside. The hard list is positions and scoring: Quarterback, Linebacker, Touchdown and Field goal.

Game day or gym class

Hand out a sheet in a football unit, or at a game-day party before kickoff. Play shows one scramble at a time on the screen, and the first fan to shout the word wins it.

  • Ask for the points after the sheet: a touchdown is worth 6 and a field goal 3, and both are hard-list words.

Questions and answers

What age is this football word scramble for?

The easy list suits grades 1 and 2 with hints on. Medium suits grades 3 and 4, and the hard list, with Interception at 12 letters, suits grade 5 and up.

Is it American football or soccer?

American football. Words such as Touchdown, Quarterback and Down are from the American game; a soccer sheet would need a different list.

Does each scramble have one answer?

Yes. Snap (pans), Team (meat) and Penalty (aplenty) were left out because their letters spell a second word.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. The key prints on a page of its own after the scramble sheet, so a coach or teacher can hand out the sheets and keep the answers on the sideline.

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