A basketball infraction is an illegal move or action that results in a penalty. It can include stepping, which is when a player takes more than two steps without dribbling the ball (5 letters: STEPS), fouling, which is when a player makes physical contact with an opposing player (4 letters: FOUL), traveling, which is when a player moves their pivot foot before releasing the ball (6 letters: TRAVEL), clipping, which is when a player makes contact from behind (4 letters: CLIP), holding, which is when a player uses their hands to impede the progress of another player (4 letters: HELD), and icing, which is when a player stands in the way of an opposing player's shot (5 letters: ICING).