Tennis Word Search

What words are in the tennis word search?

Tennis lists cover court talk — serve, rally, deuce, forehand, baseline — without tournament brands.

The full tennis word bank has 40 words. Each puzzle picks a set from this list, so no two grids are quite the same:

ACE · ADVANTAGE · APPROACH · BACKHAND · BALLBOY · BASELINE · CLAY · COURT · DEUCE · DOUBLEFAULT · DOUBLES · DROP · FAULT · FOOTWORK · FOREHAND · GRASS · GRIP · HARDCOURT · LET · LINESMAN · LOB · MATCH · NET · PASSING · RACKET · RACQUET · RALLY · RETURN · SERVE · SET · SINGLES · SLICE · SMASH · SPIN · TIEBREAK · TOSS · UMPIRE · UNFORCED · VOLLEY · WINNER

Who is this theme good for?

Players, spectators and adults who like a paced, grown-up sports puzzle.

A solving tip

Compound words such as FOREHAND and TIEBREAK are easier to spot than short ones like ACE or LET.

How these puzzles work

Every puzzle is free and plays in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Drag across a word, or tap its first and last letter. Easy grids are 10×10 with words across and down; medium grids are 12×12 and add diagonals; hard grids are 15×15 with words in all eight directions. Press Large print above any grid for bigger letters. Progress is saved on your device, and there is never a timer. New to word searches? Read how to play.