Spelling games for kids
No sign-up · made for kids 4–10Spelling gets easier when children see a word, hear it and build it themselves. These free games start with one missing letter, then move on to putting jumbled letters in order, guessing a word letter by letter, finding words in a grid and typing a pet's name to feed it. Every word has a picture, and each game starts with short words and grows as your child gets them right, in the browser with no sign-up, no ads and nothing to buy.
About each game
A line on every game here
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- Missing Letter Look at the picture and tap the letter that finishes the word!
- Phonics Blend c, a, t… cat!
- Word Scramble Look at the picture and put the jumbled letters in order to spell it!
- Word Guess Look at the picture and tap the letters of its word!
- Word Search Help Wombat the word detective find hidden words on a farm, at a picnic, under the sea, in the snow and in space.
- Typing Pets Type the pet's name to feed it!
About these games
Our picks and what they practise
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Kindergartners can start with Missing Letter, where the right letter flies into the gap of a pictured word, and Phonics Blend, where they later build short words from their sounds.
Older children move on to Word Scramble (put the jumbled letters in order), Word Guess (tap the letters of the pictured word; a wrong letter lets a balloon float away), Word Search, and Typing Pets, which practises spelling and the keyboard at the same time.
Our picks
What they practise
- Hearing the letters in a word
- Spelling short words, then longer ones
- Spotting words in a grid
- Typing words on the keyboard
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Questions parents ask
4 quick answers
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What are good free spelling games for kids?
Missing Letter, Word Scramble, Word Guess, Word Search and Typing Pets on Tiny Players are free spelling games for kindergarten to 5th grade. Every word has a picture, they start with short words, and they play in the browser with no sign-up, no ads and nothing to buy.
Which spelling game is best for kindergarten?
Missing Letter: children look at the picture and tap just one letter to finish the word. Phonics Blend also lets them build short words from their sounds.
Can kids practise their own spelling list?
Not yet. The games use their own picture words, grouped from short to long.
Do the games help with typing too?
Yes. Typing Pets has children type each pet's name, so they practise spelling and the keys at the same time; our typing games page has more.