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🔤 Word Stack
Read the clue, then stack the letters in order to spell the word. Spare letters join in as you level up.
Free to play in your browser: no download and no account needed. The game opens on this page.
- Type
- Words
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Round length
- 60s+
- Ages
- 6+
- Controls
- Tap letters · Type on a keyboard · Backspace = Undo
What it practises
- Language & vocabulary: Vocabulary, spelling, listening and reading for meaning.
- Spatial & visual perception: Judging angles, rotations, paths and positions in 2D and 3D space.
Word games suit vocabulary and comprehension. Grammar and formal writing are covered separately.
Quick lesson: Sounding out
Break a word into its sounds and spell one sound at a time: j-ou-r-n-ey. Watch for letters that work together, like “sh”, “ch”, “ou” and “ey”.
Check question
Which pair of letters makes one sound in “thunder”?
- un
- de
- th
- nd
Answer: th. “th” is two letters that make one sound.
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