Football Fill In Puzzles

Grab a copy of these free printable football fill in word puzzles.

They’re a fun and relaxing word puzzle for:

• football fans
• a fun vocabulary activity for kids in the classroom
• during a Super Bowl party.

Super Bowl Party Activity

If you’re hosting a Super Bowl party, having some printed copies of the puzzles on hand can be a great idea. It can be a fun option for everyone, but especially for introverts or those who are not usually into football.

As an introvert myself, I know I would appreciate the option of having a football word puzzle to work on, while “watching” the game with the group.

And for those who don’t know too much about football, it has the added benefit of exposing them to a rich football vocabulary. They’ll be seeing the printed words on their puzzle, hearing them in the game, and then watching them on the screen.

What Is A Fill in Puzzle?

A fill-in puzzle is a fun type of word puzzle. It looks similar to a crossword puzzle, but instead of being given clues, you are given the answers right from the start. 

The challenge is figuring out where each word goes. The puzzle is complete once you’ve succeeded in fitting every word into the puzzle. 

Here are more detailed instructions on how to solve a fill-in puzzle.

Difficulty Level

The difficulty level of these word fit puzzles is easy.

Each puzzle has 39 or 40 football words to fit, ranging from 3 to 12 letter words.

These easy word fill in puzzles are fun for ages 8 to adult.

Football Fill In Puzzle

The first fill-in word puzzle has 39 football words to fit in the puzzle. The puzzle’s words are related to the game, fouls, and the football field.

There are game words like:

1. defense
2. downs
3. halftime
4. hut
5. interception
6. kick
7. pass
8. play
9. possession
10. punt
11. quarters
12. reception
13. sack
14. snap
15. tackle
16. timeout
17. turnover

And words related to mistakes & fouls like:

18. encroachment
19. foul
20. fumble
21. holding
22. muff
23. offside
24. penalty

And football field words like:

25. downfield
26. goalposts
27. pocket
28. scoreboard
29. scrimmage (Line of Scrimmage)
30. sideline
31. yards

And some other football words thrown in like:

32. coach
33. football
34. game
35. lose
36. sports
37. team
38. tie
39. win

Football Word Puzzle

This next fill in puzzle has 40 words to fit in the crossword like puzzle.

The words in this puzzle are related to people in football: football players, their positions and equipment, officials, and fans.

There are football player words like:

1. offense
2. player
3. starter
4. runner

And player positions like:

5. defensive
6. linemen
7. quarterback
8. punter
9. placekicker
10. fullback
11. receiver
12. holder
13. center
14. cornerback
15. safety
16. halfback
17. linebacker

Equipment players need to wear like:

18. cleats
19. facemask
20. helmet
21. jersey
22. pads
23. uniform

Officials like:

24. official
25. referee
26. umpire

And other football words like:

27. fan
28. run
29. hut
30. try
31. rush
32. yard
33. pass
34. huddle
35. fumble
36. league
37. football
38. opponent
39. touchdown
40. team

Printable Football Word Puzzles

Both printable football themed fill in puzzles can be downloaded below. It’s free.

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More Fun Football Activities

Would you like some more fun activities to play during the big game?

You can grab some free printable football games like charades, bingo cards, and more.

Football Fill In Puzzle Answer Keys

If you’re stuck and need some help to fit in a word, no worries, I got you covered. Here are the answer keys for these football themed fill it in word puzzles:

And here are the answers to the 2nd puzzle:

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