This is, by far, Big Brother’s favorite activity on our Build-a-Word Tray. It is a super-simple decoding game that involves children choosing a white tile letter, a blue gem, and another white tile (in educational terms, this type of word is called a CVC word–consonant, vowel, consonant). The child places each tile on its individual “sound star” at the bottom. The child will then “sound out” (decode) the word by saying each sound the word makes and blending all the sounds together. Once the child says the word, he/she then must figure out whether it is a real word or a silly word! Be prepared for lots of laughs!
His first choice of letters…SILLY!
Another selection: A REAL word!
Apparently, “vim” is a real word. However, because it is not a word that a preschooler/early elementary student would know, we’re considering it “silly” for the time being. This isn’t a vocabulary exercise…it is decoding practice.
Big Brother loves to make the silly words the best! 
And here is a short little video illustrating this activity…
Games for Days
Here is the list, all of the games, tools, compilations, and variations we’ve catalogued, with more being added all the time!
Original Wordle
Word Games
Multiple Words
Clones
Jokes
Variations
Not Daily
Multiplayer
Not Words
Music & Media
Numbers
Geography
themes
Compilations
Looking for languages other than English? Check out the list here: Non-English Games
Favorites
Pin your favorite games to find them more easily!
Basic Wordling
Original Wordle, and sites related to playing the original.
Wordle
The game that started the craze, now owned and hosted by the New York Times. Six guesses to find the same five-letter word each day as the rest of the world.
WordleBot
After doing Wordle, evaluate your guesses and see what the NYT WordleBot would have done.
Scoredle
After you’ve solved a Wordle, analyze your guesses and see what Scoredle would have done.
Solvle
Enter your guess results and get possible words and statistical analysis
Solver
Enter in your letters by colored result and get a list of possible words.
Wordle Solver
Solve wordles step-by-step from a fixed list of starting words.
wordleshares
Aggregates Wordle squares shared on Twitter (on Glitch)
Save My Wordle
Create an account and save your Wordle scores by text message
Word Game
Create challenges for friends and strangers, with stats and leaderboard!
Wordle Group
Create a group to track your scores and compete with friends!
Fix My Wordle
Move your stats and streak to a new computer or device, or restore them after an error (use with caution!)
Emojle
Solving Wordle by emoji alone (evaluate solution grids)
DeWordle
Enter the colors of the solution grid to find words that match the possibilities.
Golfle
Paste in your Wordle result to convert it to a golf score (par is always 4)
Hybridle
Guess the daily word from clues on the alphabet and keyboard.
Warple
Replay all Wordles from the start and track your scores.
Worble
Create your own miniature Wordle website, just by signing up and setting up your words.
/wordle
Tool to find possible words, suggest guesses, and track your results
Wordle Replay
Replay the Wordle from a date in the past, and get some word suggestions to practice with.
Wordle Sketch
Color in the grid and provide a word to see guesses that match
NOTE: This is literally the game’s instructions, you could come up with a better description if you can.
WordleBuddy
Enter your letters and colors, and we’ll give you a hint.
Wordvita
A game like wordle but with 5 guess and each turn, a word related to the main word is shown
The Same But Different
Games with a similar playstyle as Wordle, with slight tweaks
5pace6ar
Use five-letter words to gather information about a six-letter word.
Your five-letter guesses will have a space in them.
6by6
Find a six-letter word in six guesses.
Absurdle
Guess the word of unknown length (size 5-8).
Betweenle
Guess the secret word which is always between entered words in alphabetical order. Clues tell you which word is closer to secret word.
Bordle
Wordle but every word has a 🅱 (which is a wild card, not a «B»).
Chortle
Guess the punchline to the joke, with Wordle-style clues
Fyvaa
Find a five-letter word in five guesses.
Hardle
Guess the word of the day with clues that change color from day to day.
Instant Wordle
Find the hidden word in one guess, from the two provided clues.
Is That Even a Word? le
Wordle, but the solution is any 5-letter word that the New York Times does not include in their word list
Killer Wordle
Guess the word by gettingfrom clues only about letters that are in the correct position
Lingle
Six letters, seven guesses
NFTWordle
Hourly wordle competitions on the blockchain network, where you can win ETH for playing!
Obscordle
Play like Wordle, but every possible guess is a potential answer (no matter how obscure)!
PlayNerdle
Plays just like the wordle we know, but guesses don’t have to be real words!
QWRTL
Wordle in a world where the letter E doesn’t exist
Repeatle
Wordle, but all guesses and the answer must have at least 1 repeated letter
Spellie
Words with kid-friendly vocabularies
Spotle
The letters guessed on the «incognito» squares of each row will not give any clues about the secret word.
Stepdle
Guess a 4-,5-,6- and 7-letter word with 20 total guesses
🦙
Weirdle
Wordle with words you haven’t heard of.
WordAll
Find ALL the words that fit the given Wordle pattern.
WordHurdle
Guess a new six-letter word twice a day
Wordle 6
Find a six-letter word in six guesses.
Wordle Junior
Kid-friendly version with four-letter words and seven attempts
Worgle
Find a six-letter word in six guesses.
Wrdl
Words with five letters after vowels have been removed
Multiple Words
Play more than one word at a time with the same clues
Dordle
Two words at once with one set of guesses! Play the daily word or unlimited free play.
Dordle
Play two words at the same time
Tridle
Good things come in threes, like secret words.
Trordle
Guess three words at the same time
Quordle
Three not enough? Try four words at once!
Topicle
Find four words with same guesses, but all the words are connected by a daily theme!
WordHash
Guess five 5-letter words in a grid, one word at a time.
Octordle
Why stop at four when you can play eight words at the same time?
Octordle
Find eight words with 13 guesses.
Cleverdle
Play multiple boards on the same screen with the same clues (and a novel interface for switching them)
Sedecordle
Play sixteen words at the same time with the same clues.
Duotrigordle
Find 32 words with 37 guesses; only five to spare!
Centordle
Play one hundred words at the same time with the same clues.
Kilordle
Play through 1000 words, because why not?
Omnle
You have 2314 guesses to get all 2314 words correct.
N-ordle
Wordleⁿ for a chosen value of n.
Polydle
Actually, why don’t you just choose how many words you want to solve together?
Polyordle
Choose how many words you want to solve
CrissWord
Use clues to find two words with common letters.
Crosswordle
Solve two related, intersecting words at the same time.
Mirrordle
Guess 2 normal words and 2 words written backwards all at the same time.
Squardle
Solve six words in two dimensions.
Thirdle
Daily wordlelike crossword. Solve three five letter words with color feedback.
Attack of the Clones
Enhancements on or copies of the original without changing the game
AEIO
Create your own or play a random Wordle.
AnyWordle
Daily word puzzle with a varied word length each day!
Furdle
Daily word and difficulty setting (for number of guesses allowed)
Griddler
Wordle clone with unlimited, daily, and head-to-head (soon) game modes
Guessle
Play with Scrabble dictionary and option to exclude repeating letters.
Gummidge
Unlimited random play with stat tracking
hello wordl
A clean remake of Wordle, with the option of unlimited free play and varying word lengths.
Hourdle
Get a new word every hour instead of every day. Also has a nifty AI solver.
Jordle
Unlimited play with random words
Longle
Unlimited play with variable word length (up to 52-letter words!)
More WORDLE
Three daily words with different difficulties
NGage Wordle
Wordle for Nokia N-Gage, playable with a web-based emulator.
Online Lingo
Named for the 80s game show that inspired Wordle, a simple clone with a fun game interface
Reactle
Open-source clone that made many of these other games possible!
Speedle
Solve a number of puzzles as quickly as you can!
Termy
Clean clone with five- or six-letter option
Word Game
Unlimited words, variable difficulty and word length.
Wordguessr
Wordle clone with variable word length and social challenge features.
WordLC
Unlimited words, variable word length. custom puzzle option.
Wordle Game
Fully-featured version with multiple languages, different vocabulary levels (including kids), and word lengths.
Wordle Unlimited
Unlimited random wordles, plus share a link to a custom or random wordle game to your friends
Wordle+
Daily, hourly, or infinite gameplay.
Word Master
Simple Wordle clone with unlimited random words
Wordplay
Wordle with unlimited play, the ability to create your own, saved stats, and more.
WRDLE
Open-source Wordle clone
Yawdle
Unlimited play with shareable seed values.
Jokes and Spoofs
Games and sites that are not intended to be taken seriously
Braginator
Generate random solving grids to share, without actually solving anything
Dumble
One letter. Six guesses. How lucky are you?
🐬
EEEEE
Eee eeeee E ee ee eee eeee eee ee ee eee eeeeeee eeee.
Foxdle
Wordle but the answer is always FOXES
Horsle
like wordle but the word is always horse
Jeffgoldblumle
90% of the times the answer is JEFFGOLDBLUM, 10% of the times it is a random 12 letters word.
Letterle
Can you guess the letter? You only have 26 tries.
Luckle
A remake of Wordle for people who are «lucky».
Randle
«Spin» words that match the clues, slot machine style, and try to get the target word.
More Like Guidelines
Changing the rules of the game
adverswordle
Wordle but backwards, score the AI’s guesses (starting from the word of the day).
Alphabeticle
Guess the word of the day from clues about the placement of each letter in the alphabet.
Alphabeticle
Guess the word with alphabetical clues without getting too many incorrect letters.
Alphabreak
Break the given word into smaller words.
Anigrams
Unscramble each word to reveal the next letter, then unscramble a new word!
Antiwordle
Anti-wordle, play in hard mode and try to avoid getting the word as long as you can!
Attractle
Guess the word with hints about how close to the target each letter of your guesses are in the alphabet.
Avoidle
Earn as many points as you can with unique letters and avoiding the red ones.
Avoidle
Earn as many points as you can without guessing the avoid word.
Backwordle
Fill the grid with words that fit the given pattern.
Blankle
Guess the missing word from the given sentence.
Blockables
Blockables is a daily word game combining aspects of crosswords, Boggle, and Wheel of Fortune. Can you find the 25-letter secret phrase?
bookli
Solve multiple wordle puzzles to reveal the hidden text from a classic novel.
Cadoggle
Change one word into another, one letter at a time
Caesardle
Find the word encrypted in the Caesar cipher
Categlory
Solve the puzzle with as few revealed letters as possible (inspired by Wheel of Fortune and Wordle).
Changelist
Change one given word into another, one letter at a time. New puzzles every day!
Cladder
Change one letter at a time to find words matching all the clues, against the clock!
Cludl
Get the daily word with one clue and one guess.
Cluedle
Find the word from the preset clues within the time limit.
Concludle
Concludle takes games of trivia, guessing, and quickplay and merges them together.
Confusle
Find the word with colored clues to your guesses —but each line will have one incorrect clue!
Contexto
Find the secret word based on similarity using Stanford’s NLP Project, GloVe. Inspired by Semantle.
Crissle Crossle
Find the word of the day when each clue has interference from another word.
Cross Wordle
Build a crossword by connecting all the given letters on the board.
Crosswordle
Crossword mashup with varied word lengths and Wordle-style clues.
Crosswordle
Find the words to fill in the given hard-mode Wordle solution grid
DALL-E-dle
Guess the word with a DALL-E generated image of the answer and only 4 guesses.
Dawdl
Play like Wordle, but try to take as many guesses as possible.
Dayfine
Guess the word with a limited number of clues and its definition.
Deceptle
Guess the word with hints about how where in the alphabet each letter of your guesses is, relative to the letters in the secret word.
Diffle
Find a secret word of unknown length using word differences.
Dowsle
Find the hidden word with clues about similarity to your guesses in both spelling and semantic meaning.
Eldrow
Find words that match the clue colors for a given solution
Expandle
Get hints for as many letters per word as the number of guesses you have made
Extendle
You are given the answer and you’re trying to take as many guesses as possible (follows hard mode+/superhard mode rules).
Fast Four
Change one letter at a time from the word of the day to make as long a chain as you can within the time limit!
Feudle
Guess the word from Google search autocompletion results (from GoogleFeud)
Fibble
Find the hidden word with wordle-like clues — but every row of clues has one lie!
🌵
Five Lives
Survive the duel by not guessing the word, neat retro videogame interface.
Forester
Find the word of the day by uncovering letters in the word-find search grid with your guesses!
Four Word Grid
Rearrange the letters to make four words that intersect in both directions.
Fourword
Navigate to the goal word by changing one letter at a time.
🦊
FoxiMax
Guess a five-letter word, one letter at a time (hangman-style). Each incorrect guess gives you an extra word to solve!
Fusele
Find the hidden word with a different rule applied to each guess!
Gauntletle
Solve a series of words where the previous solutions are the starting guesses.
Griddle
Arrange the given letters into a crossword-style grid of valid words.
Griddle
Place the given letters on a Scrabble-like board to make the highest score you can.
Growdle
Find the word as it grows in size!
Hardl
Guess what… Mastermind again.
Hocus Focus
Race the clock to reveal an image and find the target area.
Hurdle
Solve a series of words using previous solutions as clues.
Hurdle
Guess the word of the day with Mastermind-style clues.
Infinidle
See how many continuous words you can play, using each answer as the first guess for the next puzzle!
Inquiredle
Guess the word from a redacted definition and a blurred, AI-generation image of the target word.
Interword
Find the word of the day by alphabetical search.
It’s a SYN
Use the given letters and guess them on the squares to solve a crossword-like word grid.
You are given a word which is either a synonym or an antonym of the words in the grid.
Joined Words
Find the compound word from clues to its pieces.
Laterle
Get clues about whether the letters in the secret word are in the same keyboard row as the letters of your guesses.
Lattice
Use all 12 tiles to make words that cross.
Letterblocked
Get the highest score you can by finding unique five-letter words to fit the patterns.
Lettershot
Guess the word of the day one letter at a time (hangman-style).
LetterZ
Use the given letters to make words with limited uses per letter.
Linkle
Figure out a word with 5 clues that are words that form another word when put before or after the answer word, the length of the word and the starting letter.
Lyricdle
Connect to Spotify and guess one of your own top songs based on part of its lyrics.
Modle
Find a word with wordlelike clues that matches a certain color pattern (five green is not the goal!)
Moledle
One column will always have lying clues.
moo-rdle
Guess the word of the day with Mastermind-style clues
Murdle
Spooky Hangman mashup where each incorrect letter brings you closer to death!
MusicVidle
Guess the song based on still frames of its music video
Name That Ride
Guess the car as quickly as possible while an image is revealed.
Newswordie
Guess the trending news word of the day from the given choices
Notwordle
Find the word based on various clues
Numbword
Find the word that adds up to the target number alphanumerically (A=1, B=2…)
Optimle
Finish a partially solved, adversarial puzzle with a limited number of guesses.
Ordleway
Guess the word spelled out in Pig Latin.
Pfeffel
Make a guess and get clues — but the clues are always lying.
PhourWord
Try to guess all four words by arranging letters around the grid.
Phrasle
Guess the phrase of the day by picking letters (Wheel/hangman style)!
Pictle
Match a colored guess pattern from a given clue word.
π
Pimantle
Semantic search, with a nifty visualization of how close you are.
Pixletters
Guess the hidden word from pixel-based clues for each letter!
PlusWord
Crossword with bonus Wordle-style word.
Polygonle
Guess the daily word in 6 tries with a shape-based clue
Proximle
Get clues about where on the keyboard the letters of your guesses are relative to those of the secret word.
Quina
Find the word with Mastermind-style clues about how many letters (but not which ones) match the solution.
Quintissential
Drag and drop to solve five different words based on the theme of the day.
Qwordle
Quantum version of Wordle (uses entangled word-pairs)
Raganam
Find the anagram of the given letters with wordle-like clues.
RareWordle
Guess the most obscure word that matches your clues.
Recurdle
Recursive wordle, solve the layers of the mystery.
Referdle
Guess the words that were used in the provided game grid.
Replacle
Find the hidden word with colored clues, without knowing what the colors represent!
Reveal Word
Find the secret word by uncovering parts of its letters.
Reverdle
Try to make 10 guesses without placing any letter in the same position as the hidden word.
Reversle
Find the missing words to fill in the given solution grid.
Revertle
Enter words but avoid the same-letter position of the word of the day!
Rhyme Time
Guess the three rhyming words with wordle-eqsue clues.
Riddle
Solve the daily riddle with wordlelike clues!
ScrabWordle
Find a secret word with a certain Scrabble score
Scramble
Find words that fit the wordle-style pattern of at least one of the rows.
Selectle
Find the hidden word as you select which type of clue to receive for each guess.
Semantle
Find the secret word based on semantic similarity to your guesses.
Semantle Junior
Find the target words based on semantic similarity to your guesses, with an easier word list than original Semantle.
Semdle
Find the secret word semantically in 20 guesses
Shiftle
Guesses and solutions are five-letter words with a letter shifted 1–3 steps in the alphabet!
Smixed
Use the letters of the day as many times as you can to come up with a set of words
Splitle
Guess the ten-letter word, one five-letter half at a time!
Squaredle
Find as many words in the Boggle-style grid as you can, with useful hints as you proceed.
Squaredle
Swap letters in the grid to make 10 words
Squaredle Maker
Create a Squaredle and see what words result (tool for designing, not actually playable)
Stressfle
Hardcore variant. You’re only told how many letters from your guess are present in the answer, and whether they’re in the right place.
Survivle
All information must be used, to take as many guesses as possible.
Swapple
Swap letters on the grid to form words (10 swaps to make 3 words).
Syllacrostic
Place the given syllables to form answers for each of the daily questions.
Symble
Figure out what the clue symbols mean in order to find the word! Daily, unlimited, and shareable custom game modes.
Thirtle
Guess thirty words in a row as fast as you can.
Threadle
Guess the word that matches the given theme with only four guesses!
Verticle
Find the daily word with clues from vertically-entered guesses.
Voclimb
Guess the daily word from clues about how high each letter can «climb» in the alphabet.
Waffle
Drag-and-drop word game on a pre-filled grid.
Warmle
Find the hidden word based on how «warm» each letter is in the alphabet.
Weaver
«Weave» one word into another one in the fewest steps.
Weird Wordle
Wordle with a twist, and the twist is always changing!
🐺
Weredle
Figure out the word with a werewolf tile that might be lying to you.
Wheredle
Guess where a five letter word appears among ten blank spaces, using up to seven guesses
Wikipedia Speedruns
Click links to navigate Wikipedia from a given article to the specified target article.
Woodle
Figure out the word from clues that don’t tell you which letter positions they refer to.
Worble
Find the daily word as it changes after each guess!
Word Frenzy
Find words from the given letters. Take too long and you lose a letter to work with!
Word Huddle
Guess the phrase of the day by revealing one letter at a time.
Word-in-one
Figure out the secret word with clues that are provided for you.
Word Lie
Make your guesses but some clues will be lying to you about the solution.
Word500
Find the word in eight guesses with clues that do not tell you what letters they refer to.
Word Bord
Drag rows and columns of letters to create words.
Wordinate
A seven letter word is hidden in a six-row grid. Choose letters to find the word in eight attempts.
Wordipede
Create a word chain by changing one letter at a time.
Wordle Peaks
Find the hidden word with clues based on how high each letter is in the alphabet.
Wordle Squared
Fill in the crossword grid with Wordle-style hints. with an automatic hint grid.
WordLock
Lock in your five-letter words to use up all of the given letters.
Wordologic
Use Mastermind-style clues to deduce four words
WordVita
Guess the word of the day, using clues and word similarity.
Worwordle
Find the daily eight-letter word comprised of two overlapping five-letter words
Worwordle +
Find the daily seven-letter word comprised of two overlapping five-letter words
Wroud
Find a six-letter word from a cloud of potential letters
Xordle
Find two non-overlapping words with clues about letters in both words at the same time.
Zip-zap-bam!
Word ladder game where you can change 1 or 2 letters at a time.
NOTE: Don’t turn on hard mode, it doesn’t work properly.
At Your Own Pace
Wordle-esque games that do not have a single daily word to find
Twordle
Solve two words by playing letters in a 5 x 5 grid.
Absurdle
Adversarial variant of Wordle, Absurdle actively chooses solutions to try and stump you by keeping as many different solutions as possible.
Blurdle
Find the hidden word of unknown length.
Codle
Decode the word from a clue where each letter is offset alphabetically.
Dirdle
Find the word when your only clues are the left/right direction of misplaced letters.
Ǝ⅃ꓷЯOW
Wordle in reverse, think up a word to stump the game!
👿
Evil Wordle
Another adversarial game which chooses the pattern that makes the solution most difficult.
Favle
Type into the browser window and get colored wordle clues in the favicon! Only works on desktop browsers that support favicon updates.
Filmsaw
Guess the movie from image sections of a frame from the film (currently archive mode only).
Flappy Birdle
Type letters to keep the bird flying while solving as many words as you can!
Gram Jam
Swap letters on the grid to make words and earn points, wordfind-style.
High Score Day
Guess the video game based on screenshot frames from the game (currently archive mode only).
Obscurdle
Wordle-like puzzle game with rules you have to figure out as you play.
Onedle
Find the word, one letter at a time (hangman style).
Rundle
Chase and corner a word when only the last three guesses are considered.
Survivle
Find as many words as you can before time runs out!
Tweenle
Connect two words, changing one letter at a time, using only real words.
Twordle
Try to guess as many words as you can in a certain amount of time.
Wheeldle
«Instant Wordle» with streak counter and a unique retro-game interface.
Wordalle
Guess the words that prompted the AI-generated DALL-E images.
Worldle Unlimited
Find the country from its shape and distance from your guesses — in unlimited mode!
Multiplayer
Play with —or against— friends (or strangers)
Alphabattle
Guess a word given by a friend — or the bot — using non-position-specific (Mastermind style) clues.
Custom Wordle
Make up your own puzzle with a word of any length to share, with multiple language dictionaries (or none).
Leaderboardle
Sign up with a mobile number to save your scores via text message to share and compete with friends.
Mordle
Play against friends or up to 100 strangers, with classic or sprint game modes.
Mydle
Create and share your own challenges with varying word lengths.
Word.rodeo
Another site to make and share your own puzzle.
Semantle Battle
Choose a secret, your opponent chooses a secret. The first user to solve wins!
Squabble
Play Wordle, battle-royale style!
VSORDLE
Play Wordle with strangers or with your friends! Play with the classic settings of the Wordle you know and love, or create some chaos with 15-letter words on expert difficulty.
WeWordle
Compete against online opponents to solve the same word in as few guesses as you can.
word / off
Exchange guess words and challenge your friends!
WordAll
One word per week, one guess per day. Challenge yourself against the most popular guesses from the community.
🦉
Word Hoot
Play online with your own account or with multiplayer room options
Wordle Cup
Competitive Wordle where speed is king.
WORDLE — Flex
Wordle clone with varying word length and difficulty options, with shareable created puzzles
Wordle Off
Play a puzzle cooperatively or competitively with a friend.
Wordle Off
Play with friends or family with a shared session!
Wordle with Friends
Create a puzzle with your own word to share with friends, along with an optional clue.
Wordlelator
Create custom Wordles with many options for customization and personalization
Wordle Vs
Create a room and play Wordle against your friends!
Word Race
Fast-paced race against a random opponent.
Worduel
Play with or against friends, with time trial option.
Worduel
Enter your name, select a word, send the link to your friend, start dueling
Wordversary
Play a puzzle cooperatively or competitively with a friend.
Yordzzle
Play a puzzle and challenge a friend to do it better.
Not Just Words
Symbols, codes, songs, and other things that are not words
Actorle
Guess the actor based on details (year, genre, rating) of movies in their filmography.
album.wtf
Guess the album by a portion of the cover art.
Animedle
Guess the anime from a blurred image.
Appraisle
Appraisle is a daily real estate game where you guess the listing price of a property within 10% of the actual value.
Artistle
Guess the artist from sections of multiple paintings.
Artle
Guess the artist from pictures of their work.
AusEerdle
Phonemic Wordle for Australian English (HCE system)
Birdie
Guess the daily bird from a close-up portion of a picture.
Blockle
Clear the path to let a block escape in the fewest moves possible.
Boardle
Find the best next chess move for each player from the given position.
BRDL
Find the four-letter bird branding code.
Bugdle
Guess the sequence of bug emoji
Chessle
Guess the opening sequence of a chess game (both sides)!
Chesstacle
Find the best chess move sequence for both players from a given position.
Chordle
Guess the four-note chord in four tries or fewer.
Chrono
Put the historical events in chronological order within three tries.
Cinemadle
Guess the movie based on frames from the film.
Cinenerdle
Guess the movie by flipping tiles to reveal a frame from the film.
Colordle
Guess the hexadecimal color code in 6 tries.
Colorfle
Mix the correct colors together to match the target color.
Colourdle
Match the colour by RGB decimal values.
Commander Codex
Guess the Magic: The Gathering commander based on details and attributes (from EDHREC).
Craftle
Find the target Minecraft recipe with colored clues to its ingredients
Curdle
Guess the cheese from a section of an image
D’accordle
Guess which French politicians support which proposals.
Daily Squirdle
Guess the Pokémon, but instead of letters in the name, clues are based on their game stats!
Daydle
Narrow down the year for an event that happened on this date in history.
Dictionarium
Guess as many words of today’s words as possible given their dictionary definitions.
Diffudle
Guess the prompts that were used for the AI-generated image.
Dogsdle
Guess the dog breed based on its silhouette and attributes.
Dungleon
Figure out the secret rules to fill in the dungeon.
EmojiClue
Guess the secret movie or book title from rebus-style emoji clues.
Emojidle
Guess the emoji, as five-character unicode codes
Emojidle
Guess the sequence of five emoji with wordle-like clues.
Emotle
Guess the Twitch Emote from a blurred image.
Emovi
Guess the movie from the emojis
ESC-Wordle
Wordle, but with Eurovision Song Contest song titles. Contains words from many languages.
Factle
Rank the items in the factle with five tries.
Filmdle
Guess the movie based on the given clues.
Flickle
Guess the daily actor based on degrees of separation from the actors you guess.
Footble
Guess a footballer by their team, number, position, and rating
gamed.wtf
Guess the video game by its cover art.
Gamedle
Guess the game based on a decreasingly pixelated image from the game.
Gridle
Test your knowledge of F1 racing in a Wordle-style quiz.
Heardle
A phonemic version of Wordle
Hexle
Guess the color of the day by its hex code!
Hexle
Guess the hex code of the daily color with wordle-like clues
Hexle
Guess the color of the day by its hex code!
Hollywoodle
Connect one actor to another in as few steps as possible.
IYKYK
Find the words that make up the culturetag with the given initials.
Jazle
JavaScript library names
Jungdle
Discover the mystery animal with the sillhouete
Learnle
Learn something new with a daily higher/lower guessing game.
Linkr
Connect the colored dots without crossing lines, with three daily puzzles!
Locatle
Guess the country where the picture of the day was taken.
Logle
Guess the brand name for the logo by revealing as few pieces of the image as you can.
LoLdle
Guess the League of Legends champions
Lookdle
Guess the famous person from a pixelated image
Lyricle
Guess the song from portions of its lyrics.
Mislettered
Guess the daily word or phrase one letter at a time, Hangman style.
Missing 11
Guess the starting 11 lineup, wordle-style.
Morsel
English words written in Morse code.
Movlie
Find the movie with a new screenshot for each guess.
Movlie — 1970s
Find the 70s movie with a new screenshot for each guess.
Movlie — 1980s
Find the 80s movie with a new screenshot for each guess.
Movlie — 1990s
Find the 90s movie with a new screenshot for each guess.
MTRdle
Find a secret trip in the Hong Kong subway system.
MURDLE
Solve a murder mystery deduction puzzle.
Musicle
Guess the notes of the chord in the proper order and register.
Nflxdle
Guess the Netflix poster from an obscured image within the time limit.
OWLel
Guess the Overwatch League player based on their stats, country, division, etc.
PairGuess
Memorize the cards for the day, then collect them in pairs.
Pathsweeper
Memorize and follow the path through the squares. New puzzle every day.
Peptirle
Guess the target peptide (a random 5-mer staring with «M»)
Periodle
Guess a word spelled from five elements of the periodic table.
ph·la·gl
Guess the six-letter words spelled with flag emoji as two-letter codes.
Pixel Movie
Guess the movie from a pixelated image of its poster.
Plurality
Guess the top answers from a survey
Poker Handle 2
Guess the poker hand from colored clues to your guesses.
Pokerdle
Guess the poker hand with clues based on card position and hand rank.
Pokle
A Daily Texas Holdem Puzzle
PopCultured
Guess the release year of the given movies, shows, books, or games
Posterdle
Guess the film based on a decreasingly pixelated image of its movie poster.
Pundle
Answer the pun of the day in as few letter hints as you can.
Quantle
Quantum variant where the guesses are quantum equations.
Quizl
Score as high as you can with five daily quiz questions.
Quolture
Guess the movie or TV show for the given quote
Rankdle
Guess the rank of the gameplay clip from one of several video games
Redactle
Guess the topic of a heavily redacted Wikipedia article
Roundle
Find a secret trip in the London Underground.
Shadle
Guess the color based on the given hex code!
Shaple
Choose the shape that matches the colors of the rotating target.
six°
Connect two actors with six or fewer movies
Songdle
Guess the famous song from the lyrics presented.
Subwaydle
Find a secret trip in the NYC subway system.
Tacticle
Find the best chess move sequence for both players from a given position.
Tradle
Guess the country by its exports
Turdle
Guess the animal poop from its PICTURE (you’ve been warned).
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Turdle
Guess the frame position and colors of a jumping turtle
Turnipleon
Guess the sequence of the Turnip Boy characters, guided by rules you must figure out!
TwoKinds
There are only 2 kinds of people in this world…
Unlockle
Guess the daily unlock pattern of five dots in six tries.
UNLOCOdle
The solution will be a UNLOCODE flagged as having an Airport, Port and Road Terminal.
Versle
Guess the reference of a given Bible verse.
wɜːdəl
Guess the word based on its pronunciation as represented by the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
Watchle
Guess the movie based on trivia facts
Weddle
Guess the NFL player by team, age, jersey number, and other stats.
/wɚdəl/
Guess words based on the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Who Are Ya
Guess the European footballer from an image and details such as team, age, and position.
Whodle
Guess the celebrity by uncovering the fewest tiles.
WRDLE
Wordle for UK RNAV waypoints
Yeardle
Guess the year for the three historical events each day.
Music & Media
Games with music, audio, video, and other media as clues
Heardle
Guess the song by listening to audio snippets.
Musicle
The music-guessing game in several flavors!
Morsle
Find the daily word played in morse code, starting fast and getting slower
Melodle
Guess the 5 note melody based on a small snippet. Has easy and hard mode.
Framed
Guess the movie from as few frames as possible
Moviedle
Guess the movie of the day by watching the whole thing in one second.
Anime Heardle
Guess the anime from audio snippets of its opening or closing theme song.
Blackpink
Guess the Blackpink song from audio snippets.
Crimedle
Guess The Classic Crime song from audio snippets.
Cuedle
Guess the song from the decade of your choice!
Flickle
Guess the movie from short video clips.
Gomezle
Guess the Selena Gomez song from audio snippets.
KK Heardle
Guess the K.K. Slider song from the intro in as few tries as possible
Lofidle
Guess the original song of the day by listening to a lo-fi cover.
Paramore
Guess the Paramore song from audio snippets.
RHCP Heardle
Guess the Red Hot Chili Peppers song from audio snippets.
Sonic Heardle
Guess the Sonic the Hedgehog song from an audio snippet.
Swiftle
Guess the Taylor Swift song, one second snippet at a time.
Themedle
Guess the movie or TV show theme song from audio snippets.
Warbl
Guess the song from audio snippets — played in reverse!
Numbers and Math
Put your math skills to use
Calcle
Insert numbers into the equation to achieve the given result
Daily 25
Your goal is to use each of the five given numbers exactly once to create an expression which equals the target.
Equatle
Guess the arithmetic expression for the given result.
Integerle
Guess the 5-digit integer in six tries. Daily and Unlimited play modes available.
Mathle
Guess the exact addition or subtraction in five tries.
Mathler
Find a hidden math equation that equals a given value.
Nerdle
Instead of finding a word, why not an arithmetic equation? Nerdle is a Wordle-esque number game with several variations.
Nmbr14
Make equations with all of the given values, and your own results, to achieve the target number.
Numberdly
Try to get to the target number, using various operations, in the fewest steps possible. Has a hard mode and past puzzle archives.
Numberle
Find the arithmetic equation in six guesses.
Numerle
Guess the five-digit number with Wordle-style clues about each digit and overall high/low clues.
Ooodle
Use each digit once to fill in the grid with the target equations.
Plusdle
Use the given numbers to make valid additions
Primel
Find a five-digit prime number.
Summle
Use the number tiles to reach the target sum.
Numble
Six tries to find the hidden equation for the given result value
X-dle
Guess the 3-digit number with mathematical hints from your guesses.
Zp-ordle
Guess an integer between 0 and 1000 based on p-adic distance
Geography Games
Test your knowledge of the world
Babelle
Guess the country where a city is located
Citydle
Find the city based on direction and distance from your guesses.
Cloudle
Guess the weather forecast in a random city every day
Countryle
Find the country of the day by following the clues.
Flagdle
Guess the flag of the country based on similarity (as a percentage) to the flag of your guess.
Flagdle
Guess the flag based off distance clues from the other guesses.
Flaggle
Guess the flag of a country or territory (with image clues showing similarity to the flag you guessed).
Flaggle
Guess the country for the given flag, with clues about size and position relative to the countries you guess.
Flaggle
Guess the flag based off distance clues from the other guesses.
Flagle
Guess the hidden flag based on similarity to the flags you guess.
Flagle
Guess the right flag in the grid by eliminating one color at a time.
Flagle
Guess the flag with a new portion of the flag revealing after each guess.
Flagle
Guess the flag with one color revealed at a time.
Geodle
Guess the country of the day based on population, government, and other attributes.
Globle
Find the mystery country with guesses colored based on how close they are to the mystery country.
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Islandle
Guess the island based on its shape or aerial view.
landmark
Guess the landmark based on a portion of an image.
Metrodle
Find a station on the London Underground
Statele
Guess the US state or territory
Travle
Find the path between two given countries
WARDle
Guess the UK local authority by its shape with distance clues
Wherdle
Work out your destination from five photographs of a city.
Wheredle
Use streetview and directed guesses to figure out your location (Geoguessr and Worldle had a baby?).
WhereTaken
Identify the country where the daily picture was taken
WhereTaken (US)
Identify the US state or territory where the daily picture was taken
Worldle
Guess the country as in Globle, but with an outline of the shape of the target country.
Words With a Theme
Play like Wordle but all of the answers have a related topic
Adoptle
Adoptle highlights a pet that is available for adoption each day. Guess today’s adoptable pet’s name to see who’s waiting to steal your heart.
Bardle
Words related to the Bard (of Avon) by ShakespearGeek
Beerdle
Beer brands and related words.
Bikle
Five-letter cyclists’ surnames.
Birdle
Birds and bird-related words.
Blondle
Guess the famous blond in six tries or less.
Bookdle
Wordle for book lovers! Now with optional hints.
Byrdle
Choral themed parody of Wordle
Carsdle
Words related to the motor world, car models, and manufacturers.
Comicle
Words related to comics and comic books.
Crickle
Guess the cricket-related word or cricketer’s name in 6 tries.
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Curdle
Words related to Indian food and culture
DODle
DOD / military acronyms. See if you know POTUS from your NORAD and the AWACS!
Dudele
Words, places, or Americanisms related to the USA.
Footle
From the Fantasy Footballers, [American] football-related words and names.
Galaxyle
Words related to the stars and outer space.
Geodle
Multiple daily puzzles related to Singapore: MRT/LRT stations, shopping malls, schools, and parks.
Geordle
Countries and capitals of the world
Geowords
Five-letter names of countries, cities, rivers, and other geographical locations.
Gordle
NHL and hockey-related words
Hodordle
Game of Thrones words, places, and characters
Hogwartle
More words from the Wizarding World, by HogwartsIsHere.
Indle
A daily word game with an Indian Touch
Jewdle
Jew-ish words, ranging from English to Hebrew to Yiddish to Aramaic and everything in between.
Lewdle
Just like the original, but all of the five-letter solutions are dirty («lewd») words.
LeWord
Guess the basketball-related word or basketball player’s name.
Mammordle
Guess the mammal from the given details and letter clues.
Mardle
Guess the Mario game title by combining words like «Mario», «Wario» and «Super».
Moistle
Wordle but all the words are gross
Moxle
Magic: The Gathering words (requires free moxfield account)
Numble
Math-related words and names
Otakle
Anime/gaming characters
Phoodle
Daily food-centered word puzzle
Plantle
Plants, herbs, fungi, and related words.
Poeltl
NBA Player guessing game
Queerdle
The «yassification» of Wordle, challenge your LGBTQQIA2+ vocabulary.
Radiole
Radio-themed words (for World Radio Day)
Searchdle
SEO-related words of varying length for a unique challenge.
Shield Wordle
Words and characters related to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Sweardle
More dirty words, but with a more natural (?) four-letter length
Taylordle
Wordle for Swifties, all of the solutions are related to Taylor Swift.
Tirtle
Wordle for Autostraddle fans
Visionle
Guess the label of a randomly chosen image from ImageNet-Sketch dataset in 6 tries.
WARdle
MLB player guessing game
Weezle
Words revolving around Weezer and their songs.
Whodle
First names (North American version)
WORDLIX
Wordle for POSIX commands and API libraries
Worlde
Country and global city names
Wordle-BTS
Play with words themed around K-pop band BTS, complete with purple tiles.
Yerdle
Kanye West and related words.
Compilations
Other sites with compiled lists of Wordle-like games
Wordleverse
The Wordleverse, collection of wordlelike games with tools, stats, and more!
DBordle
A database for all known Wordle spin-offs and variations
Heardles
Compilation of Heardle-like games
Listdle
Categorized collection of Wordle-like games
Randle
Get a link to a random wordlelike game.
Randomle Bot
Get a random worlde-style game delivered to you every day by text message
Rdle.me
Visit the site and be transported to a random Wordlelike!
Rdles
List of «all the __rdles» with pictures.
What Wordle?
Visit the Wordle-like game of the day, or find a random one!
Wordel
List of wordlelikes in different languages
I have seen for myself how well games can work for helping children learn to read and write at home during distance learning but I have also learned that not just any old game will do. Games should be genuinely fun (as all learning should be!) as well as interactive, and of course accessible on tablets as well as computers so that kids can play them more easily. I wanted to see how many games that fit this description (that are also completely free) are out there and have put together a trustworthy, teacher-approved list for you.
I have scoured the internet — seriously I spent hours — looking for games that will help kids take those first important steps towards learning to read at home and games that are interactive where kids can improve their blending skills.
I have been very strict about listing only games that
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are interactive
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support children with CVC words
What are CVC words?
CVC stands for Consonant — Vowel — Consonant. So a CVC word is made from this pattern of letters. CVC words are the very first words that children encounter as they learn to read because they are the easiest.
What’s an example of a CVC word?
An example of a CVC word that kids come across early on as they begin reading would be mat. Other first CVC words could be sat, cat, tap, map, rat etc.
Reading CVC words
Before beginning to read CVC words, kids should know the sounds that some letters of the alphabet make. They don’t need to know every single letter sound necessarily but they’ll need enough to make a few simple words. Keep in mind that knowing the vowel sounds — a, e, i, o, u — will be helpful for them to be able to read more CVC words.
How to sound out CVC words
When children read words they are taught to say each of the sounds the letters make and then attempt to blend or put the sounds together, to get the word. For example, when reading sat correctly kids should first say “sss-ah-t” and then as they get better at blending they will be able to put the sounds together more and more easily and get the word.
CVC words and sight words
What’s the difference between CVC words and sight words? Whereas CVC words can be ‘sounded out’ using the sounds of the letters that the child has learned, ‘sight words’ or ‘tricky words’ are irregular. This means that the letters in the words aren’t pronounced the typical way that children are taught. For example we. If you were to try to read the word we by saying the sounds of the letters W and E, you’d say ‘w-eh’. Tricky words or sight words simply have to be memorised so that they can be recognised on sight.
CVC words games online
I have scoured the internet for the best CVC word games which include four focuses. Some of the games require the child to match a CVC word to a picture which is good because it means kids can play the games on their own, promoting independent learning. A few of the games focus on thinking about whether a CVC word is a ‘real’ word or a ‘fake’ word. (Also known as ‘alien’ words or even ‘silly’ words in my classroom!) Some games help kids sound out CVC words which supports their early reading skills and some support writing as they teach kids how to blend CVC words.
Free phonics websites
These games are all from free phonics websites where you can access tablet-friendly CVC word games. No sign up required. Some games ask which Phase you want to practise — select Phase 2. If you are asked which sets you want to practise you should choose the sets of letters that your child has covered. If you’re not sure I’d say select them all and then see which sounds your child isn’t familiar with yet, start again and uncheck those ones. Alternatively, you could teach your child the unfamiliar sounds and then practise them straight away on these games!
If you visit other areas of these sites keep in mind that Phonics Play is offering full free access at the moment for home learning and that Topmarks contains other games which are Flash-based that won’t work on mobile devices.
Here are the tablet-friendly and interactive CVC word games that I have found for you online:
Games for sounding out CVC words
Word machines
This is a great one for kids who are brand new to words and I love the idea of a machine that spits out words along with the object that matches the word. Choose which middle vowel you’d like to practice and then children see a picture that shows what the word says, hear it sounded out and then hear the word itself. The word machine then says “Now your turn” and your child should have a go at saying the sounds and then the word.
The best part about Word Machines is that after kids sound out and say the word they get to choose whether to swap the first or the last consonant from the word to make a new word by pressing a big red button or by pulling a lever! This is a really helpful way to teach beginner blenders how to read that I use in the classroom too.
Real and fake words phonics games
Differentiating between real and fake words is great practice for children to be able to understand what they are reading which will be more and more important as they get older. These games help even the youngest kids start to work on their reading comprehension in really fun and interactive ways.
Obb and Bob
This game is set in space where kids see alien characters: Obb and Bob. Bob loves real words and Obb loves alien words! I use the idea of Obb and Bob characters often in my own classroom, as do other teachers, so it’s possible that your kids may even know them already! Children have to read the word by sounding it out and then decide whether it’s a real word or an alien word. They should drag the alien words onto Obb and the real words over to Bob!
This game is so popular that there are actually several versions of it across the internet but the best ones are on Phonics Bloom, where it is (mistakenly maybe) titled Odd and Bob and on Phonics play where the game is called Picnic on Pluto.
Buried Treasure
Buried Treasure is the exact same concept as Obb and Bob where kids sound out the words and then decide if they are real or fake words except this game is pirate-themed! Kids will have to drag the word onto the bin if they think it’s a fake word but into the treasure chest if they think it’s real. I love the whistling tune that plays when you get one right! A great interactive game with funny pirate sound effects that kids who are into pirates will love.
Dragons Den
Another real or fake word sorting game but this time featuring dragons who breathe fire when you give them a word! Dragons den is exciting and interactive and is another great option for kids who need that bit of extra practice with their blending but would like a change from aliens and pirates!
CVC word matching games
Match cards
Kids have to sound out the word and then drag the picture that matches the word onto it. I’m a big fan of Match Cards because it’s SO clear and child-friendly that a young child could easily play it by themselves and won’t need help once they know how the game works.
CVC word writing practice
Rocket Rescue
The rocket is broken! Children are shown a picture and hear the word aloud (so turn your volume up!) and they have to type in the CVC word to help put the rocket back together. Each word that they type in adds another piece and the rocket is slowly put back together.
My favourite thing about Rocket Rescue is that the kids get to actually type the word in — this is so great for kids to interact with technology in different ways and get some early typing practise in! It’s also an added fun element because many kids will enjoy the use of the computer keyboard or an on-screen keyboard in itself.
Space Race
Obb and Bob are back! In this game, kids are spelling out the CVC words to help the spaceship zoom across space from planet to planet so that Obb and Bob can be reunited! This game does include the odd longer word, like rabbit, so may be better for children who are already very familiar with phase 2 sounds and have a good grasp of blending already.
On the other hand, if you’d like your child to begin to move on from CVC words and help kids read longer words then Space Race would be an ideal starting place. Kids could be encouraged to type out their answer and then check it by sounding out what they have written so see if they think it’s right.
CVC Word Boom Cards
I made three decks of CVC word Boom Cards where kids drag the missing letter into the gap to complete the CVC word. Start by practising filling in the missing first letter and then move on to the decks where kids practise working out the missing middle sound and the missing last sound of the CVC word. Pictures on each card help kids to guess what the incomplete word could be and with the CVC word Boom Card bundle, you can play all three of the decks.
What are Boom Cards and how can I play them at home?
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Totally “real”
“Real” words can be defined in a few different ways. The most obvious and restrictive definition is a word accepted as being “standard,” which means it appears in the dictionary and is recognized as valid by prescriptive grammarians—grammarians who prefer that the written word follow the rules of formal Standard English, the term used to describe the type of English that’s considered to be the norm for educated speakers. (For a good look at prescriptive vs. descriptive grammar, see this excellent entry by 
mendax.) This is the definition that most of us think of when we label a word as being “real.”
Sort of “real”
A second definition, more forgiving than the first, describes words that are recognized by the dictionary but considered nonstandard—words which are accepted through common, frequent usage, especially in dialects, other casual speech, and the less formal types of writing, but which aren’t considered grammatical or proper by a wider audience. Words in this category include irregardless, which is likely a combination of “irrespective” and “regardless”; ain’t; and alright, which is the nonstandard spelling of “all right.” In many cases, the nonstandard word is a portmanteau—a word created by blending the sounds and meanings of two other words. Over time, words like these might become standard by virtue of having been used so often and for so long that they’re accepted by even the most prescriptive of grammarians. Motel (motor + hotel), chortle (chuckle + snort), and smog (smoke + fog) are all portmanteaus that were once considered informal or nonstandard, but which are now accepted as standard. Similarly, trademarks and jargon from certain professions or interests can become mainstream—think jazzercise (jazz + exercise), palimony (pal + alimony), and breathalyzer (breath + analyzer).
Other words considered sort of “real” are contracted versions of longer words, like “mobile” for mobile phone or “cell” for cellular phone. These contractions can also become standard over time, as has happened with “flu” for influenza, “phone” for telephone, and even “TV” for television.
But until words in this category lose their “nonstandard” label in the dictionary, like the examples above, most grammarians would encourage you not to use them except in more casual writing and speech.
Not “real”
A third definition includes slang and words that are just being coined and used by various groups. Most people, grammarians or otherwise, would consider these words to be a level or two below nonstandard and therefore definitely not “real.” However, these words have a certain currency, thanks to their ability to proliferate rapidly via the internet and casual conversation as they’re picked up and used by more and more people. Phat, ginormous, and conversate are just a few examples of words we could consider to be “real” in the sense that they’re understood by those who use them, but they’re not “real” in the sense that they’re neither recognized by a wider audience, nor are they recognized as belonging to Standard English. It wouldn’t be appropriate to use them in an essay for school, in a resume, in an email to a work colleague, or in most other types of written communication, but you might use them in things like emails among friends or very casual blog posts.
Most slang terms and similar words enjoy a brief popularity, falling in and out of fashion very quickly (almost nobody uses “groovy” seriously anymore), so it’s probably a good idea to use them sparingly. Not only might several groups of people not understand what they mean, but they also tend to date the works they’re in. Likewise, you’ll want to avoid modern slang in fandoms set in the past—Sherlock Holmes wouldn’t take a “phat case,” and nobody in Arthur Conan Doyle’s works would describe the Hound of the Baskervilles as “ginormous.” You could always do some research and use some slang from the appropriate period to help your fics feel authentic, but be careful not to go overboard since that could backfire by confusing or annoying your readers.
Even though slang isn’t considered “real” or even “sort of real,” some of it might eventually become mainstream. Many slang terms have made the transition to “real” words over time—jazz is one that immediately comes to mind.
Really not “real”
And then there are words that are really not “real,” like the fantastic nonsense words in Lewis Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky.” Nearly all of them are portmanteaus. In fact, Carroll’s the one who first began using the word portmanteau in the way it’s being used in this feature—the word originally meant a sort of a large suitcase, but he appropriated it to describe the words he created: slithy is a combination of “slimy” and “lithe,” mimsy comes from “miserable” and “flimsy,” and so on.
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“Shh! Hakkai said we had to aggravate our voices in the library,” said Goku.
“That’s moderate, you stupid monkey,” Gojyo said, rolling his eyes.
The term malapropism comes from the play The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, whose character Mrs. Malaprop loves using big words—even though she uses them incorrectly all the time (such as when she substitutes “allegory” for “alligator” in the famous line, “she’s as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of Nile”). While the words in malapropisms themselves aren’t wrong, the meanings being attributed to them are, so in a sense malapropisms can count as being really not “real.”
General nonsense words or made-up terms would also fall under this definition. Phasers in Star Trek, the vorpal blade in “Jabberwocky,” and naquadah reactors from Stargate: SG1 are just a few examples of clearly made-up words. Words like these would be obviously wrong if used in contexts other than the fandoms to which they belong.
Because they’re really not “real,” nonsense words and malapropisms should be used as features of either a narrative or character voice only.
So is this a “real” word or not?
If you’re not sure, the best way to decide if you’re using a “real” word or not is to look it up in either a dictionary or a usage guide—Dictionary.com is useful because they compile definitions from multiple sources, and they’ll often tell you if a word is used or spelled differently in American versus British English. They also label particular words or definitions as nonstandard or slang where appropriate, so you won’t have to guess. As for usage guides, any decent writing handbook should have a section on the more commonly used idioms, colloquialisms, and nonstandard words and phrases to help you decide whether you’re using a “real” word or not. (For a short list of usage guides and writing handbooks that have been reviewed by members of this community, you can go here.)
Practical application
As always, it’s up to you to decide what tone and flavor you want to give your writing. Nonstandard words are most likely to occur (and more likely to be accepted by readers) in the dialog, which is meant to reflect natural speech patterns, while the narrative portion of many stories is written paying more attention to the rules of Standard English than not—particularly if it’s a neutral third-person narration. A third-person narration that focuses on one particular character’s point of view will probably use at least some of that character’s nonstandard vocabulary. A first-person narration, though, draws entirely from the speech patterns of the character doing the narrating.
For instance, Sha Gojyo of Saiyuki, a gambler with little formal education, would be more likely to use slang and loose, informal grammar in both his speech and thoughts, while Cho Hakkai, a former schoolteacher, would stick to more proper grammar in both his dialog and narrative written from his point of view. So while Gojyo might say,
“Yeah, sorry. It was kind of a spur-of-the moment thing, leaving like that.” Gojyo shrugged, casual-like, to show he wasn’t worried about what Sanzo might say.
Hakkai’s point of view for the same incident would probably be something more like,
“My apologies, but the decision to leave had to be made quickly.” Hakkai raised his shoulder in a casual shrug, showing he wasn’t concerned about what Sanzo might say.
If you’re focusing on what sounds most authentic for your characters and your story, that particular consideration easily trumps any concern over whether you should be using “real” words or not.
Sources:
Dictionary.com
Fowler’s Modern English Usage by R. W. Burchfield
Garner’s Modern American Usage by Bryan A. Garner
“Jabberwocky” on Wikipedia
Rules for Writers, 6th ed. by Diana Hacker
Wordle has been nothing short of a wonderful little gift from the heavens. A tiny word-guessing game that has taken over the internet in the blink of an eye. Which, honestly if you think about it is a delightful turn of events from the dreary seriousness we walked into 2022 with. There are no ads, it’s free to play and you get only one word per day. There’s a novelty in solving the daily Wordle that’s slowly becoming an essential part of everyone’s life.
It’s easy to get hooked on Wordle and hard to leave its miniature joys. You see the randomly aligned colored boxes staring at you from your phone, begging you to come and join the fun and you can’t help but submit to it. We understand you.
To play Wordle efficiently you need to know the ins and outs of it. Don’t worry, we’re here to guide you through Wordle’s rules so you can focus on guessing the daily word rather than letting simple rules bother your experience.
Related: How to Play Wordle [Beginner’s guide]
Wordle rules: All you need to know
Newcomer to the Wordle phenomena? Wordle will always stick a pop-up containing instructions every time a newcomer stumbles on their website: https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/. You can read these instructions again by visiting Wordle’s official website in private/incognito mode if you wish.
In the meantime, let’s get you up and running with Wordle’s Rules.
Wordle is not a time-sensitive game. While you get 24 hours to guess that day’s word, there is no other active countdown as you try to brainstorm your way into the most efficient guessing path. You can take your time. The goal is to spend anxiety-free 10-15 minutes every day and have fun along the way.
After each successful guess, Wordle will present you with your stats and a countdown for the next day’s word.
Everyone around the world gets the same word. This makes sharing your results on social media all the more fun as you can compare the unique guessing paths you and your friends took to arrive at the same destination.
Related: 8 Best ‘Wordle Helper’ Websites and Tips
You get 6 tries to guess the word of the day. In case you’re wondering if 6 tries are enough we’re here to assure you that, for a 5 letter word they’re more than enough.
All 6 guesses must be valid words according to Wordle’s dictionary, which is basically the set of all 5 letter words plucked from the English dictionary. If you enter an invalid word, Wordle won’t accept your input and you’ll have to enter again. If you have any doubts you can simply enter the word and Wordle will inform you whether your input was a valid one or not.
Every guess returns valuable information. Look at the picture below. A green square on S in our first guess implies that not only does S belongs in the answer but that it also occurs at the same place (1st place in our case). Same for G.
Yellow squares on R in our 1st guess and on A and U in our 2nd guess imply that those respective letters belong in the answer but not at those specific locations. For example, R belongs in the word but not at the 4th place, A and U also belong in the word but not at the 1st and last position respectively.
The ideal approach to solving Wordle is to use every bit of information you have before making your next guess. For example, in the above picture, we’ve already deduced 5 distinct letters that belong in the word (S, U, R, G, and A). Therefore your next intelligent guess should be the word itself.
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Wordle hard mode rules
In a surprising turn of events, Wordle has evolved into one of those online things that have the capability of bringing people together. People, you and us included, are inherently competitive and we can’t get enough of sharing and comparing our results on social media. But are you aware that Wordle offers an even harder playing mode for competitive players?
It’s entirely possible that you might already be using the Hard Mode rules subconsciously. For those who’re not aware of it, jump right in.
Hard Mode imposes further restrictions on the guesses you’re allowed to make. Gone are the days when you could ignore the alignment of green and yellow tiles from your previous guesses. In Hard Mode, you can no longer make random guesses and hope to arrive at the word by hit and trial. You have to use the hints received in your previous guesses while making future guesses.
For example, let’s say our first guess was STORY. It turns out S is the first letter of the answer and it also contains R. We can also deduce that R is not the 1st or the 4th letter. Therefore, if Hard Mode is toggled on, your next guess has to start with S and R needs to occur somewhere in it.
Let’s say our next guess is SABER. Wow! That revealed quite a lot of information. Our next guess needs to start with S and end with R. Not only that but A needs to be a part of it. It’s perfectly fine if your next guess has A as the 2nd letter again, even in Hard Mode.
Let’s say our next guess is SAGER.
You can now easily deduce that the only place left for A is 4th place. If you look close enough you’ll also find that Hard Mode has in fact helped you a ton in guessing the word.
Hard Mode is nothing special. In fact, its primary purpose is to streamline your guessing choices and help you get the best result you can. With time and experience, you will naturally adopt the Hard Mode rules as your normal Wordle routine.
Related: Wordle: 5-Letter Words With the Most Vowels
FAQs
Can I use the same guess twice in Wordle?
Yes, you can. Even the Hard Mode allows you to use the same guess twice. However, this serves no purpose and you will likely lose a try for nothing.
Can I toggle on the Hard Mode if I’ve already made a guess?
No, Wordle does not allow you to turn on the Hard Mode in the middle of a guessing session. Hard Mode’s purpose is to force players to use all the information acquired from their previous tries to improve their future guesses. The ability to toggle Hard Mode on or off in the middle of a session would defeat its purpose.
Is there a way I can track how well I did on Wordle?
Yes. Wordle has a lovely community of players and developers working together to improve the daily word-guessing experience. There’s a wonderful website called Scoredle which can track your Wordle performance. Simply enter your guesses on Scoredle’s website in the same order you did while solving the puzzle initially. This should give you a detailed analysis of your performance. You can see the possible guesses at every step and a detailed list of possible words before your last and correct guess. Look at the picture below, it seems we did pretty well.
Can I play older Wordle puzzles?
Yes, you can. Although not official, there’s a website made by Wordle fans that allows you to pick a date and play that specific date’s Worlde. Amazing right? This should help new players get a hang of the word-guessing phenomena. Refer to our detailed guide to know more about playing past Wordle games.
Related: How to Play Old Wordles
If you face any issues or have any more questions, feel free to drop them in the comments section below.
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One of the common challenges faced by non-native English speakers is English Grammar. The English language comes with an extensive library of words, slangs, phrases, idioms, etc. The foundation of being strong in your English vocabulary is your mastery of the words in the English language.
It is estimated that there are over 1 million words in the English language. However, if you are taking an English language test such as the Duolingo English test — you don’t have the time and energy to learn and know all the words. Frankly, nobody can.
The truth is you don’t need to learn every single word in the English dictionary. You need to familiarize yourself with the most common real words in the language. These common words are the building blocks of your language skills which you can apply to the various test sections of the DET. You can also confidently use these common words in your day-to-day life, whether you are a student, a career-minded professional, or someone visiting an English-speaking country.
Here, in this article, we will share some of the most common words in the English language that you need to learn and know to pass the Duolingo English test successfully.
We will also discuss the test sections where you will have the opportunity to use them. Finally, we’ll also share some sample practice questions to help you understand where they will appear on your Duolingo English test.
Most Common Real Worlds on the Duolingo English Test
Which Duolingo English Test Sections Test Your English Vocabulary?
The variation on the “yes/no” vocabulary exam is very common in many English tests, including Duolingo English Test. These exams have been used to measure vocabulary proficiency across the CEFR levels or other English Proficiency tests.
The text variation of the “yes/no” question type requires you to distinguish between a collection of written English words and pseudo-words made to seem English-like. Studies show that the text yes/no vocabulary item type predicts listening, reading, and writing ability.
Traditional yes/no vocabulary exams concurrently provide a huge number of stimuli of varying degrees of difficulty. The format is made computer-adaptive by displaying many smaller sets, each containing a handful of stimuli of similar complexity.
This test activity is available in two formats: text and audio. These types of questions will appear in the following test sections of the DET:
- Read and Select
- Listen and Select
Read and Select
In this test section, you will work on a list of terms, some of which are genuine and others are pseudo-words, and you must choose just the proper ones.
Be cautious while selecting the right word, and double-check the spelling since some words seem accurate but are made up!
Listen and Select
Unlike Read and Select, you must listen to the words before picking the correct ones.
The same advice applies to this test problem as the previous one. The pronunciation may sound like a legitimate term, but it isn’t, so pay attention!
Here are some valuable tips that we can give you in answering these test types:
- Only use phrases that you are certain are true! Trust yourself.
- There might be an unlimited amount of genuine terms in the list, so don’t be concerned if one question contains more than another.
- Please read the paragraphs carefully. Some words seem to be authentic, although they vary somewhat from actual English terms.
- Pay close attention to each syllable of each word since some bogus words may change slightly from actual ones.
- Only use terms that you are certain are true.
- Before pressing the NEXT button, double-check the words you’ve chosen.
How to Improve Your Vocabulary And Spelling for the Duolingo English Test?
Adding new terms to your written vocabulary is one of the simplest methods to improve your writing abilities. To learn and apply English vocabulary, you will never run out. A strong vocabulary is beneficial to all writing genres, including fiction, journalism, essays, poetry, etc. Defined as time put in writing, learning new words improves your vocabulary.
- Make reading a habit: Contextual vocabulary development is the easiest.
- Use the dictionaries: Correct usage of online dictionaries and thesaurus is beneficial.
- Word games: Classic games like Scrabble and Boggle may help you learn new words in English.
- Take notes: Using flashcards is a quick technique to learn a vast vocabulary.
- Subscribe to daily word feeds: Some websites, apps, or email services will send you a word a day to help you develop your vocabulary.
- Mnemonics:; Associating words helps you recall their meanings and their use.
- Experiment with new terms in speech: Unable to utilize words, one might build up a large vocabulary.
- 30+ Tips to Speak English Without Grammar Mistakes
What Are the Common English Words You Need to Learn for the Duolingo English Test?
Here is a list of real English words that you can get yourself be familiar with:
Days of the Week
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
| Friday | Saturday | weekdays | weekend |
Months of the Year
| January | February | March | April | May | June |
| July | August | September | October | November | December |
Numbers
| one | twenty-one | forty-one | sixty-one | eighty-one |
| two | twenty-two | forty-two | sixty-two | eighty-two |
| three | twenty-three | forty-three | sixty-three | eighty-three |
| four | twenty-four | forty-four | sixty-four | eighty-four |
| five | twenty-five | forty-five | sixty-five | eighty-five |
| six | twenty-six | forty-six | sixty-six | eighty-six |
| seven | twenty-seven | forty-seven | sixty-seven | eighty-seven |
| eight | twenty-eight | forty-eight | sixty-eight | eighty-eight |
| nine | twenty-nine | forty-nine | sixty-nine | eighty-nine |
| ten | thirty | fifty | seventy | ninety |
| eleven | thirty-one | fifty-one | seventy-one | ninety-one |
| twelve | thirty-two | fifty-two | seventy-two | ninety-two |
| thirteen | thirty-three | fifty-three | seventy-three | ninety-three |
| fourteen | thirty-four | fifty-four | seventy-four | ninety-four |
| fifteen | thirty-five | fifty-five | seventy-five | ninety-five |
| sixteen | thirty-six | fifty-six | seventy-six | ninety-six |
| seventeen | thirty-seven | fifty-seven | seventy-seven | ninety-seven |
| eighteen | thirty-eight | fifty-eight | seventy-eight | ninety-eight |
| nineteen | thirty-nine | fifty-nine | seventy-nine | ninety-nine |
| twenty | forty | sixty | eighty | hundred |
Subjects or General Topics
| Science | Politics | Architecture | Law |
| Physics | Psychology | Anthropology | Economics |
| Statistics | Mathematics | Performing Arts | Visual Arts |
| Archaeology | Business Management | Logic | Literature |
| History | Biology | Humanities | Chemistry |
| Geography | Philosophy | Agriculture | Engineering |
Continents
| Antarctica | Europe | Oceania | Arctic |
| Asia | North America | South America |
Countries
Countries in Asia
| Afghanistan | Georgia | Kyrgyzstan | Pakistan | Taiwan |
| Armenia | India | Laos | Palestine | Tajikistan |
| Azerbaijan | Indonesia | Lebanon | Philippines | Thailand |
| Bahrain | Iran | Malaysia | Qatar | Timor-Leste |
| Bangladesh | Iraq | Maldives | Russia | Turkey |
| Bhutan | Israel | Mongolia | Saudi Arabia | Turkmenistan |
| Brunei | Japan | Myanmar | Singapore | United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
| Cambodia | Jordan | Nepal | South Korea | Uzbekistan |
| China | Kazakhstan | North Korea | Sri Lanka | Vietnam |
| Cyprus | Kuwait | Oman | Syria | Yemen |
Countries in Europe
| Albania | Cyprus | Iceland | Moldova | San Marino |
| Andorra | Czechia | Ireland | Monaco | Serbia |
| Armenia | Denmark | Italy | Montenegro | Slovakia |
| Austria | Estonia | Kazakhstan | Netherlands | Slovenia |
| Azerbaijan | Finland | Kosovo | North Macedonia | Spain |
| Belarus | France | Latvia | Norway | Sweden |
| Belgium | Georgia | Liechtenstein | Poland | Switzerland |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Germany | Lithuania | Portugal | Ukraine |
| Bulgaria | Greece | Luxembourg | Romania | United Kingdom |
| Croatia | Hungary | Malta | Russia | Vatican City |
Countries in North and South America
| Antigua and Barbuda | Bahamas | Barbados | Belize | Canada |
| Dominica | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | Grenada | Guatemala |
| Jamaica | Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama | Colombia |
| Bolivia | Brazil | Paraguay | Uruguay | Venezuela |
| Costa Rica | Cuba | Trinidad and Tobago | Argentina | Haiti |
| Honduras | United States of America (USA) | Ecuador | Guyana | Suriname |
| Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Peru | Chile |
Countries in Africa
| Algeria | Chad | Ethiopia | Madagascar | Rwanda |
| Angola | Comoros | Gabon | Malawi | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Benin | Zambia | Ghana | Mauritania | Seychelles |
| Botswana | Cote d’Ivoire | Guinea | Mauritius | Sierra Leone |
| Burkina Faso | Djibouti | Guinea-Bissau | Morocco | Somalia |
| Burundi | Egypt | Kenya | Mozambique | South Africa |
| Cabo Verde | Equatorial Guinea | Lesotho | Namibia | South Sudan |
| Cameroon | Eritrea | Liberia | Niger | Sudan |
| Mali | Eswatini | Libya | Nigeria | Tanzania |
| Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Zambia | Senegal |
| Zimbabwe | Congo | Gambia | Mali |
Countries in Australia and Oceania
| Australia | Fiji | Kiribati | Marshall Islands |
| Palau | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Solomon Islands |
| Micronesia | Nauru | New Zealand | Tonga |
| Tuvalu | Vanuatu |
| air conditioner | doorknob | greenhouse | painting | swimming pool |
| appliances | doorway | gutters | paneling | threshold |
| attic | dormer | hall | pantry | throw rug |
| awning | downspout | hall closet | patio | toilet |
| back door | downstairs | hallway | picture | trash can |
| backyard | drain | hamper | picture frame | trellis |
| baluster | drapes | heater | plumbing | trim |
| barbecue | driveway | hinge | pool | tub |
| baseboard | dryer | home | porch | upstairs |
| basement | duct | hose | portico | vacuum cleaner |
| bathroom | dustpan | house | quilt | vase |
| bathtub | eaves | inglenook | railing | Venetian blinds |
| beam | electrical outlet | insulation | rake | vent |
| bedroom | electrical system | jamb | range | wainscoting |
| blinds | entrance | key | recreation room | walkway |
| broom | entry | kitchen | roof | wall |
| bunk bed | entryway | ladder | room | carpet |
| carpet | family room | lamp | rug | washer |
| carport | fan | lanai | sash | toilet |
| ceiling | faucet | laundry | screen door | wastebasket |
| cellar | fence | laundry room | shed | water heater |
| chimney | fenced yard | lawnmower | shelf | weather stripping |
| closet | fireplace | library | shelves | welcome mat |
| clothes dryer | floor | light | shingle | window |
| clothes washer | foundation | light switch | shower | windowpane |
| column | frame | linen closet | shutters | window sill |
| concrete | front door | lintel | siding | wood stove |
| cornice | front stoop | living room | sill | yard |
| counter | furnace | lock | sink | door |
| crib | furniture | loft | skylight | doorbell |
| cupboard | fuse box | lumber | sliding door | door jamb |
| curtain rod | gable | mailbox | soffit | garden shed |
| curtains | garage | mantle | staircase | gate |
| dining room | garage door | mat | stairs | girder |
| dishwasher | garage opener | mirror | stairway | storage shed |
| doggie door | garbage can | mop | steps | storm door |
| doghouse | garden | newel | stoop | stove |
Places
| city | town | capital | metropolis | village |
| health resort | seaside resort | winter resort | mountain resort | ski resort |
| big city | large city | small town | city | hamlet |
| city center | downtown | suburb | outskirts | slums |
| region | district | neighborhood | borough | block |
| place | location | site | locality | vicinity |
| intersection | crossroads | junction | traffic light | red light |
| street corner | overpass | underpass | traffic circle | bridge |
| school | hospital | supermarket | store | restaurant |
| bank | post office | museum | library | movie theater |
| church | cathedral | temple | chapel | mosque |
| crosswalk | station | attractions | landmarks | airport |
| ghetto | city limits | environment | yellow light | tunnel |
| hotel | factory | synagogue | port | resort |
Transportation
| bus | bicycle | train | taxi | ship | wheel |
| boat | bike | automobile | vehicle | speedboat | tire |
| airplane | helicopter | auto | tram | vessel | trail bike |
| ferry | chopper | cab | taxicab | trailer | tricycle |
| motorboat | delivery truck | driver | sports car | tugboat | scooter |
| ocean liner | lorry | motor | sedan | steamship | ride |
| car | riverboat | pilot | race car | steamboat | semi |
| passenger | yacht | plane | carriage | school bus | motorcycle |
| railroad | sail | unicycle | engine | kayak | mountain bike |
| railway | sailboat | Vespa | jet boat | truck | car |
Colors
| amber | dark | pale | tan | cream |
| amethyst | denim | pastel | tangerine | crimson |
| apricot | desert sand | peach | taupe | cyan |
| aqua | ebony | periwinkle | teal | silver |
| aquamarine | ecru | persimmon | terracotta | slate |
| auburn | eggplant | pewter | thistle | spectrum |
| azure | emerald | pink | tint | slate |
| beige | fuchsia | primary | tomato | orchid |
| black | gold | puce | topaz | scarlet |
| blue | goldenrod | pumpkin | turquoise | sea green |
| bronze | gray | purple | ultramarine | secondary |
| brown | green | rainbow | umber | sepia |
| buff | grey | red | vermilion | shade |
| burnt umber | hue | rose | violet | shamrock |
| cardinal | indigo | ruby | viridian | silver |
| carmine | ivory | russet | wheat | orange |
| celadon | khaki | rust | white | mauve |
| cerise | lavender | saffron | wisteria | mustard |
| cerulean | lemon | salmon | yellow | olive |
| charcoal | light | sapphire | coral | maroon |
| chartreuse | lilac | lime | magenta | mahogany |
| chocolate | cinnamon | sienna | complementary | copper |
Technology
| design | desktop | download | net | network | paste |
| disk | document | file | online | password | |
| enterprise | format | podcast | pop-up | programmer | |
| flash drive | font | upload | printer | program | screenshot |
| gigabyte | home page | Internet | save | screen | software |
| shift key | spreadsheet | trash | username | web | wireless |
| virus | storage | undo | website | network | window |
Food
| wheat | rye | oats | corn | rice |
| bakery goods | bread | rolls | cakes | cookies |
| cereal | corn flakes | oat flakes | popcorn | pies |
| pasta | macaroni | noodles | spaghetti | muffin |
| sesame roll | cinnamon roll | hamburger bun | hot dog bun | lamb chops |
| oatmeal | cookie | crackers | biscuits | toast |
| apple pie | meat pie | pizza | pancake | doughnut |
| beef | pork | veal | lamb | plum |
| beefsteak | roast beef | ground beef | hamburgers | pork chops |
| salmon | trout | cod | tuna | sole |
| fish steak | fish fillet | smoked fish | caviar | grapes |
| shrimp | crab | oysters | melon | cherry |
| apple | pear | apricot | peach | nectarine |
| lemon | orange | tangerine | grapefruit | corn |
| banana | kiwi | pineapple | watermelon | mineral water |
| hazelnuts | walnuts | almonds | peanuts | soft drinks |
| peas | green peas | beans | string beans | kidney beans |
| tea | coffee | milk | cocoa | hot chocolate |
Animals
| amphibians | butterflies | fox | blindworm |
| frog | silkworm | gazelle | boa |
| frogspawn | swallowtail | gerbil | chameleon |
| newt | barbel | giraffe | constrictor snake |
| tadpole | carp | goat | copperhead |
| toad | cod | grizzly bear | coral snake |
| arachnids | crab | guinea pig | cottonmouth |
| harvestman | eel | hamster | crocodile |
| scorpion | goldfish | hare | diamondback |
| spider | haddock | hare | gecko |
| tarantula | halibut | hedgehog | iguana |
| birds | jellyfish | horse | lizard |
| albatross | lobster | hyena | rattlesnake |
| biddy | perch | lion | venomous snake |
| blackbird | pike | llama | python |
| canary | plaice | lynx | salamander |
| crow | ray | mammoth | saurian |
| cuckoo | salmon | marmot | sea snake |
| dove, | sawfish | mink | sidewinder |
| pigeon | scallop | mole | snake |
| duck | shark | mongoose | turtle |
| eagle | shell | mouse | tortoise |
| falcon | shrimp | mule | bullock |
| finch | trout | otter | camel |
| flamingo | ant | panda | chimpanzee |
| goose | aphid | pig, hog | dachshund |
| gull | bee | platypus | elephant |
| hawk | beetle | polar bear | turkey |
| jackdaw | bumblebee | polecat | vulture |
| jay | caterpillar | pony | woodpecker |
| kestrel | cockroach | porcupine | wren |
| kookaburra | dragonfly | prairie dog | dolphin |
| mallard | flea | puma | swift |
| nightingale | fly | raccoon | bear |
| nuthatch | gadfly | rat | roundworm |
| ostrich | grasshopper | reindeer | tit |
| owl | harvestman | rhinoceros | beaver |
| parakeet | ladybug | seal | millipede |
| parrot | larva | seal | tapeworm |
| peacock | louse | sheep | leech |
| pelican | maggot | skunk | earthworm |
| penguin | midge | sloth | roundworm |
| pheasant | moth | squirrel | millipede |
| piranha | nymph | tiger | armadillo |
| raven | wasp | weasel | badger |
| robin | mammals | whale | bat |
| rooster | anteater | wolf | bear |
| sparrow | antelope | zebra | beaver |
| stork | swallow | swan | swift |
| abatement | acid rain | air pollution | air quality |
| algae | amoeba | algal blooms | algae land |
| biofuels | biomass | biosphere | carbon count |
| bring bank | brown bin | carbon emissions | turbine |
| toxin | carbon dioxide | carbon offset | carbon tax |
| carbon monoxide | carbon-neutral | climate change | compost |
| carpooling | climate | conservation | cryptosporidium |
| civic amenity site | composting | dioxins | disposal |
| compostable | development plan | draught-proofing | dumping |
| deforestation | domestic waste | environmental | green bin |
| domestic charges | emissions projections | electric vehicle | emissions |
| ecosystem | effluent | fuel poverty | global warming |
| ecotourism | fossil fuels | greenhouse gases | groundwater |
| flora and fauna | greenhouse effect | organic food | household waste |
| greener | hazardous waste | particulate matter | organic |
| habitat | insulation | planning permission | pay by weight |
| incinerator | litter | radioactive | plastic bag levy |
| landfill | noise pollution | refuse | radon |
| municipal waste | oil spill | river basin | renewable energy |
| noxious gases | ozone layer | solar panel | sewage |
| organism | permits | sustainable tourism | toxic |
| pesticides | radiation | zero emissions | tidy towns |
| post-consumer waste | reforestation | atmosphere | ventilation |
| recycle | reuse | biodiversity | backyard burning |
| renewable resource | smokeless fuel | energy efficiency | bioenergy |
| smog | sustainable | amenities | energy rating |
| surface water | traffic calming | biodegradable waste | wind |
Work and Jobs
| accountant | butler | cryptographer | exporter | illustrator |
| actor | cab driver | custodian | exterminator | importer |
| actress | calligrapher | dancer | extra | instructor |
| actuary | captain | dentist | falconer | intern |
| advisor | cardiologist | deputy | farmer | internist |
| aide | caregiver | dermatologist | financier | interpreter |
| ambassador | carpenter | designer | firefighter | inventor |
| animator | cartographer | detective | fisherman | investigator |
| archer | cartoonist | dictator | flutist | jailer |
| artist | cashier | director | football player | janitor |
| astronaut | catcher | disc jockey | foreman | jester |
| astronomer | caterer | diver | game designer | jeweler |
| athlete | cellist | doctor | garbage man | jockey |
| attorney | chaplain | doorman | gardener | journalist |
| auctioneer | chauffeur | driver | gatherer | judge |
| author | chef | drummer | gemcutter | laborer |
| babysitter | chemist | dry cleaner | general | landlord |
| baker | clergyman | ecologist | geneticist | landscaper |
| ballerina | clergywoman | economist | geographer | laundress |
| banker | clerk | editor | geologist | lawyer |
| barber | coach | educator | golfer | lecturer |
| bellhop | concierge | empress | guide | librettist |
| biologist | consul | engineer | hairdresser | lifeguard |
| blacksmith | contractor | entertainer | handyman | linguist |
| bookkeeper | cook | entomologist | harpist | lobbyist |
| bowler | cop | entrepreneur | Highway patrol | locksmith |
| builder | coroner | executive | hobo | lyricist |
| butcher | courier | explorer | hunter | magician |
| maid | muralist | painter | physicist | private detective |
| mail carrier | musician | paleontologist | pianist | producer |
| manager | navigator | paralegal | pilot | professor |
| manufacturer | negotiator | park ranger | pitcher | programmer |
| marine | notary | pathologist | plumber | psychiatrist |
| marketer | novelist | pawnbroker | poet | psychologist |
| mason | nun | peddler | police | publisher |
| mathematician | nurse | pediatrician | policeman | quarterback |
| mayor | oboist | percussionist | policewoman | quilter |
| mechanic | operator | performer | politician | radiologist |
| messenger | ophthalmologist | pharmacist | president | rancher |
| midwife | optician | philanthropist | prince | ranger |
| miner | oracle | philosopher | princess | real estate agent |
| model | orderly | photographer | principal | receptionist |
| monk | ornithologist | physician | private | referee |
| registrar | sailor | scuba diver | socialite | student |
| reporter | salesperson | seamstress | soldier | surgeon |
| representative | samurai | security guard | spy | surveyor |
| researcher | saxophonist | senator | star | swimmer |
| restaurateur | scholar | sheriff | statistician | tailor |
| retailer | scientist | singer | stockbroker | tax collector |
| retiree | scout | smith | street sweeper | taxi driver |
| taxidermist | toolmaker | treasurer | usher | waiter |
| teacher | trader | truck driver | valet | waitress |
| technician | trainer | tutor | veteran | warden |
| tennis player | translator | typist | veterinarian | warrior |
| test pilot | trash collector | umpire | vicar | watchmaker |
| tiler | travel agent | undertaker | violinist | weaver |
| welder | woodcarver | workman | wrangler | writer |
Common Adjectives
| adorable | adventurous | aggressive | ugliest |
| agreeable | alert | alive | unsightly |
| amused | angry | annoyed | uptight |
| annoying | anxious | arrogant | vivacious |
| ashamed | attractive | average | wicked |
| awful | bad | beautiful | witty |
| better | bewildered | black | wrong |
| bloody | blue | blue-eyed | ugly |
| blushing | bored | brainy | unusual |
| brave | breakable | bright | vast |
| busy | calm | careful | wandering |
| cautious | charming | cheerful | wide-eyed |
| clean | clear | clever | worried |
| cloudy | clumsy | colorful | zany |
| combative | comfortable | concerned | outrageous |
| condemned | confused | cooperative | perfect |
| courageous | crazy | creepy | poised |
| crowded | cruel | curious | precious |
| cute | dangerous | dark | putrid |
| dead | defeated | defiant | real |
| delightful | depressed | determined | rich |
| different | difficult | disgusted | shiny |
| distinct | disturbed | dizzy | sleepy |
| doubtful | drab | dull | sore |
| eager | easy | elated | spotless |
| elegant | embarrassed | enchanting | stupid |
| encouraging | energetic | enthusiastic | talented |
| envious | evil | excited | tender |
| expensive | exuberant | fair | thankful |
| faithful | famous | fancy | tired |
| fantastic | fierce | filthy | outstanding |
| fine | foolish | fragile | plain |
| frail | frantic | friendly | poor |
| frightened | funny | gentle | prickly |
| gifted | glamorous | gleaming | puzzled |
| glorious | good | gorgeous | relieved |
| graceful | grieving | grotesque | scary |
| grumpy | handsome | happy | shy |
| healthy | helpful | helpless | smiling |
| hilarious | homeless | homely | sparkling |
| horrible | hungry | hurt | stormy |
| ill | important | impossible | successful |
| inexpensive | innocent | inquisitive | tame |
| itchy | jealous | jittery | tense |
| jolly | joyous | kind | thoughtful |
| lazy | light | lively | tough |
| lonely | long | lovely | panicky |
| lucky | magnificent | misty | pleasant |
| modern | motionless | muddy | powerful |
| mushy | mysterious | nasty | proud |
| naughty | nervous | nice | quaint |
| nutty | obedient | obnoxious | repulsive |
| odd | old-fashioned | open | selfish |
| silly | smoggy | splendid | strange |
| super | tasty | terrible | thoughtless |
| alter | stability | energy | aware | license |
| amendment | logic | rejected | expansion | objective |
| area | approach | role | legislation | income |
| assume | theory | benefit | evidence | consistent |
| categories | perceived | sought | acquisition | features |
| circumstances | instance | considerable | shift | deduction |
| code | investigation | phase | prior | apparent |
| comments | convention | published | framework | implies |
| communication | ethnic | hypothesis | professional | status |
| community | resident | range | construction | strategies |
| component | constraints | technical | emphasis | sequence |
| concept | formula | section | data | research |
| conference | attributed | annual | obvious | commitment |
| consent | proportion | demonstrate | reaction | criteria |
| contact | network | facilitate | welfare | transition |
| create | derived | factors | procedure | environment |
| debate | dimensions | promote | sum | integration |
| elements | previous | conclusion | security | text |
| enforcement | draft | styles | precise | marginal |
| equivalent | liberal | notion | pursue | symbolic |
| established | authority | major | issues | labor |
| evolution | conflict | image | discretion | target |
| export | source | assessment | policy | identified |
| external | psychology | fundamental | adjustment | capacity |
| final | positive | evaluation | assistance | commission |
| focus | purchase | injury | site | journal |
| generation | exposure | decline | academic | modified |
| hence | occupational | internal | goals | mechanism |
| impact | consequences | chapter | equation | appropriate |
| imposed | despite | job | parameters | approximate |
| justification | funds | reliance | physical | partnership |
| label | concentration | principal | series | parallel |
| location | link | coordination | alternative | specified |
| minorities | technology | philosophy | removed | corresponding |
| negative | dominant | illustrated | outcomes | ensure |
| occur | economic | involved | percent | structure |
| overall | emerged | regime | implementation | project |
| primary | complex | institute | investment | select |
| regulations | computer | items | consumer | achieve |
| relevant | distinction | region | traditional | transfer |
| required | constitutional | analysis | distribution | function |
| resources | participation | survey | potential | credit |
| sector | available | financial | process | individual |
| specific | principle | estimate | variables | contract |
| statistics | option | domestic | output | access |
| substitution | generated | trend | revenue | compounds |
| sufficient | corporate | interaction | contribution | immigration |
| summary | attitudes | undertaken | cycle | implications |
| validity | task | techniques | excluded | compensation |
| whereas | enable | version | perspective | prime |
| energy | lethargy | pink | verdure |
| fitness | weakness | prime | vigor |
| strength | disease | robustness | wholeness |
| well-being | illness | salubriousness | clean bill |
| bloom | infirmity | salubrity | eupepsia |
| complexion | sickness | shape | fine feather |
| constitution | hardihood | soundness | good condition |
| euphoria | hardiness | stamina | top form |
| fettle | healthfulness | state | complaint |
| form | healthiness | tone | condition |
| haleness | lustiness | tonicity | illness |
| ailment | indisposition | malady | infirmity |
| disease | queasiness | nausea | diseasedness |
| disorder | unhealthfulness | syndrome | unhealth |
| ill health | unwellness | bug | affliction |
| pastiche | cantilever | taxonomy | generative |
| sustainability | curvilinear | hierarchy | ambiguity |
| ergonomy | rectilinear | scale | catalyst |
| genius loci | Miesian | section | penetrate |
| facade | Corbusian | formal | appropriate |
| charette | permaculture | nodes | inspiration |
| regionalism | blobitecture | pods | contemporary |
| threshold | exurbia | grain | amalgamation |
| massing | walkability | extrapolate | performative |
| enfilade | pilotis | device | hegemony |
| materiality | verticality | elevation | curate |
| poché | rebate | iconic | bifurcate |
| post-industrial | mullion | organic | superimpose |
| diagrammatic | muntin | dichotomy | confluences |
| vernacular | gentrification | eclectic | gestalt |
| modular | stylobate | kitsch | zeitgeist |
| deconstruction | obscure | sequence | banal |
| parametric | space | interstitial | motifs |
| program | fabric | iteration | procession |
| skin | metaphor | juxtapose | homogenous |
| building envelope | legibility | stereotomic | palimpsest |
| vault | dimension | tectonics | paradigm |
| arcade | moment | liminal | dissonance |
| fenestration | celebrate | articulate | adjacencies |
| truncated | negotiate | ephemeral | parallax |
| parti | dynamic | domesticity | assemblage |
| flâneur | language | anthropogenic | aesthetic |
| phenomenology | context | regenerate | monolithic |
| brutalism | gesture | hybrid | uniformity |
| morphology | duality | nuance | transient |
| redundancy | robust | bespoke | holistic |
Business/Workplace
| accounts | build | company | leader | partner |
| achievement | business | competition | leadership | partnership |
| advantage | capital | concept | management | passion |
| advertising | capitalism | confidence | market leader | performance |
| agreement | career | consultant | marketing | persistence |
| ambition | chairman | consultation | marketplace | pioneer |
| appreciation | client | consumer | mastery | planning |
| approach | clincher | contract | meeting | portfolio |
| authority | co-op | incentive | mentor | position |
| benefits | co-worker | industry | merger | potential |
| boss | colleague | jet-setter | milestone | price |
| bottom line | commerce | job | raise | priorities |
| brainstorm | responsibility | job security | money | pro |
| branch | scope | labor force | negotiation | product |
| brand | stability | laborer | prosperity | productivity |
| experience | expert | expertise | finances | firm |
| growth | hard sell | hard work | ideas | impact |
| proprietorship | coaching | investment | messaging | power |
| resource | team | launch | open doors | profit |
| satisfaction | work | results | opportunity | cooperative |
| solution | sales | sector | organization | corporation |
| talent | skill | staff | owner | revenue |
| vision | supplier | teamwork | return | shareholder |
| growth | hard sell | ideas | impact | implementation |
| referral | program | assessment | promotion | proprietorship |
| goal | growth | hard sell | ideas | impact |
| costs | customer | deal | department | departments |
| desk | desktop | determination | division | drive |
| effort | employee | employment | enterprise | entrepreneur |
| fortune | implementation | economy | excellence | executive |
| expansion | expectation | sale | program | prosperity |
Sample Practice Questions from the Duolingo English Test that Test Your “Yes/No” Vocabulary
They’ve developed these activities to assist students like you in practicing for the Duolingo English Test for free. You may also prepare for the Duolingo English Test by going to Duolingo Test Free Practice – Exercises and Information.
What English Spelling Skills Do You Need to Improve for the Duolingo English Test?
A common challenge for non-English speakers is that a few words in English sound and look familiar but have a different meaning. Or on other occasions, a few words are commonly misspelled. And usually, the misspelling happens with a single alphabet, “i” or “e”. There are many nuances to the English language that confuses and leads to spelling mistakes.
And the rarest form is extremely long multi-syllable words, and in some cases, these words are foreign even to native and fluent English speakers.
Let’s look at both these scenarios with multiple examples.
Commonly Confused English Words
The difficulty with spellcheck is that it might misspell words. English is full of similar-sounding but differently written terms.
Usually, English learners misinterpret many words with similar (but not identical) meanings due to confusing structures or even multiple meanings. Here are some of the most frequently misunderstood English terms.
English Words with Troublesome Spelling
The ever-evolving English language may be challenging to spell because of its quirks and exceptions.
It is only since the advent of the printing machine that they have standardized the terms in American English. While spellcheck apps are excellent, understanding and being competent in spelling are crucial both at school and at the workplace.
People will evaluate you based on your misspelled words, fair or not. That may harm your grades or professional growth.
i – e and e – i
“i before e unless after c” is one of the first English spelling rules students learn in school. This only works when the word with a long ee, like in shield.
| i – e | e – i |
| piece relief believe niece chief priest thief |
conceive conceit receive receipt eight heigh feign |
Silent Letter
When writing a word, don’t forget to spell it with its silent letter even though it is not spoken. In other words, more than half of the alphabet may occur as silent letters.
At times, you may find them at the beginning, end, or center of the words, and you wouldn’t know they were there based on the word’s sound.
Lengthy Words
When you break them down into their component pieces, they’re not as terrifying as they seem. This is how most lengthier words function and many of them are scientific or medical phrases. You’ll have a good start if you understand the most frequent Latin and Greek roots (there are many lists online, such as this one).
Examples:
- antidisestablishmentarianism
- supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Is the Word British or American?
The majority of the spelling changes between the two forms are common and well-known. There’s undoubtedly a lot to say about it, but one of the main reasons is that British English has sought to maintain the spelling of the terms it has taken from other nations for the most part. To simplify spelling, American English has attempted to confirm the spelling of specific terms to the way they are spoken in English.
| American | British |
| labor | labour |
| color | colour |
| favor | favour |
| favorite | favourite |
| realize | realise |
| apologize | apologise |
| license | licence |
| defense | defence |
Common Misspelled English Words
Below is a list of commonly misspelled words. Get yourself familiar with it to avoid committing mistakes:
What are a Few Tips to Improve Your English Spelling?
These suggestions for improving your spelling are based on professional guidance. Take a look at the fundamentals listed below:
- Keep a list of difficult terms. Underline the word’s most difficult section.
- Don’t use a spell-checker! Don’t trust a spell-checker. The most often misspelled terms I’ve seen online are there and there.
- Learn words’ prefixes and suffixes.
- Don’t depend on the rules. As previously said, every rule has an exception.
Additional FAQs — Duolingo Enlgish Test Vocabulary
What is the Best Way to Prepare for the Duolingo English Test?
The Duolingo English Test is a test that assesses and evaluates real-world language proficiency.
Take a free practice exam on their preparedness page.
They have a detailed guide that includes information on the test questions and test-taking tips and strategies.
What is A Real English word?
A real word has meaning in the English language. As a point of reference, the term ‘real word’ is often used in conjunction with the teaching of nonsensical words.
Nonsense words are made-up words that are used to aid in the teaching of important phonetic sounds.
What is the Duolingo English Exam Passing Score?
The range of Duolingo scores is 10-160. You will view their total result rather than the sub-scores for each ability since the scores are holistic.
Universities often demand a minimum score of 110; however, this is not always the case and might vary from institution to university.
If you’ve noticed lots of posts on Twitter containing a bunch of coloured boxes, then you have come across the latest word game sweeping (portions of) the internet: a pleasant little brainteaser named Wordle.
I regret finding Wordle because it’s going to bother me daily
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Wordle 185 3/6
— Paige Burton (@Paige_Burton) December 22, 2021
What is Wordle and how do I play?
Simply put, Wordle is a free word-guessing game available online: guess the five-letter word in six tries or fewer. Wordle explains its rules in a handy pop-up the first time you load the game, but it’s all fairly straightforward: if the letter from your guess isn’t in the target word, that letter will turn grey. If is in the word but not in the right position, it’ll turn yellow. If it’s in the word and in the right place, it will turn a nice shade of green. You have six goes to get it right – and if you get it right in one go, that’s weird/basically impossible.
There is only one puzzle available a day for everyone – sort of like a newspaper’s crossword or sudoku – so once you’ve finished the puzzle, you have to wait for the next.
Sounds simple. Why is it so popular?
Everyone is guessing the same word, and thus competing against each other each day – the reason it’s so popular is that you can easily share your results (the occasional bug notwithstanding):
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Wordle 183 4/6
— Patrick Lum (@jintor_au) December 19, 2021
Above, you can see how many guesses I took, which letters I got wrong and right, and even reverse-engineer how I arrived at the answer. Crucially, the results are spoiler-free; it tells you how I went without actually giving the solution. It’s also a bit of a knowing in-joke for those already playing, while outsiders ask “what’s with all the box emoji?”
trying to find a way to bully people over wordle without finding out what wordle is
— Naomi Higgins (@nomstrositi) December 23, 2021
It’s quick to play, easily shareable, and sparks conversations online about the solution – and how well everyone did.
Who made it?
Wordle is a project from Josh Wardle, an engineer at Reddit, who has (as Mark Serrels recalls for CNET) created some interesting experiments before – including the platform’s Button and Place. Wordle originally launched in mid-October, and only really started becoming popular last week after Wardle added the ability to share results.
Now everyone is playing it – and you can have a go too.
2022: you must show your daily Wordle solution for entry to shops and restaurants
2023: anyone who fails the daily Wordle is dragged out into the street and shot
— 🎄 scott 🎄 (@scottsues) December 22, 2021