Play Vocabulary Games with your Kids to Help them Excel in Reading

Playing vocabulary games with your children is an excellent way to expose them to new words when teaching reading. Having a robust vocabulary is essential for them to become good confident readers.

We have reviewed some of our favorites and would love to hear yours as well.

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Blurt Word Racing
Blurt Word Racing 		Quiddler Game
Quiddler Game		 Lexogon Great Game of Words Board Game
Lexogon Great Game of Words Board Game
Illustory Make Your Own Story Kit
Illustory Make Your Own Story Kit 		Wordquest Game
Wordquest Game 		Dr. Seuss Super Stretchy ABCs
Dr. Seuss Super Stretchy ABCs
Perquackey
Perquackey 		Baffle Gab Story Game
Baffle Gab Story Game 		Searchquest for Kids
Searchquest for Kids
Buzzword Junior
Buzzword Junior 		Boggle Game
Boggle Game 		Keesdrow Deluxe
Keesdrow Deluxe
Mystify Word Scramble
Mystify Word Scramble 		Letter Roll
Letter Roll 		Sentence Building Dominoes
Sentence Building Dominoes
Word on the Street Junior
Word on the Street Junior



Teaching your children new vocabulary words is an ongoing process from birth all throughout their school years. The key is to expose your children to new words early and often.

Of course reading to your kids every day is the easiest and most effective way to expose them to language at a very early age. As they get older, in addition to educational games, you can incorporate other learning tools to increase their vocabulary such as worksheets, flash cards, and high quality reading programs.

Kids learn better when they are relaxed and having fun, so why not incorporate some fun kids word games into their learning mix? Whether they are just starting to learn to read or they are strong and confident readers, word games for kids can improve their skills - while they're having fun!

Also, visit our Best Children s Books page for some of our favorites.




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Vocabulary Games: Boggle Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: Boggle

Who is it for?

-Kids age 8 yrs old and up

Why we like it:

This is a very fast paced word search game …

Vocabulary Games: Patch Products Buzzword Junior - The game that Fuzzes your Memory and Buzzes your Brain for Kids Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: Patch Products Buzzword Junior - The game that Fuzzes your Memory and Buzzes your Brain for Kids

Who is it for?

-Kids …

Vocabulary Games: WORD ON THE STREET JUNIOR Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: WORD ON THE STREET JUNIOR

Who is it for?

-Kids age 8 and up

Why we like it:

This is a junior version of the …

Vocabulary Games: Perquackey Game Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: Perquackey Game

Who is it for?

-Kids age 7 years old and up

Why we like it:

Well, the name alone should …

Vocabulary Games: IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit

Who is it for?

-Kids age 6 to 9 years old

-Budding authors

Why we love it: …

Vocabulary Games: Sentence Building Dominoes Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: Sentence Building Dominoes

Who is it for?

-Kids age 6 or 7 and up

Why we like it:

In addition to learning …

Vocabulary Games: Wordquest Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: Wordquest

Who is it for?

-Kids age 7 years old and up

Why we like it:

This is a fast paced fun game that will …

Vocabulary Games: Searchquest for Kids Game - The Word Adventure Game Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: Searchquest for Kids Game - The Word Adventure Game

Who is it for?

-Kids age 7 and up

Why we like it:

This …

Vocabulary Games: Baffle Gab - A Funny Story In Every game Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: Baffle Gab - A Funny Story In Every game

Who is it for?

-Kids age 7 and up

Why we like it:

This is a fun …

Vocabulary Games: MYSTIFY Word Scramble Board Game Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: MYSTIFY Word Scramble Board Game

Who is it for?

-This is for older kids, age 13 to adult

Why we like it: …

Vocabulary Games: Letter Roll Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: Letter Roll

Who is it for?

-Kids age 8 to adult

Why we like it:

We like that you can play this game in just …

Vocabulary Games: Keesdrow Deluxe Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: Keesdrow Deluxe

Who is it for?

-Kids age 8 and up

Why we like it:

This is one of those word games that seems …

Vocabulary Games: The Wonder Forge Dr Seuss Super Stretchy ABCs Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: The Wonder Forge Dr Seuss Super Stretchy ABCs

Who is it for?

-Kids age 3 to 6 years old

Why we like it:

It's …

Vocabulary Games: Lexogon: The Great Game of Words Board Game Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: Lexogon: The Great Game of Words Board Game

Who is it for?

-This one's for your older kids

-Kids age 12 and up

-Great …

Vocabulary Games: Quiddler Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: Quiddler

Who is it for?

-Kids ages 8 and up

Why we like it:

This is a fun card game whether you're playing …

Vocabulary Games: Blurt The Webster's Game of Word Racing Not rated yet
Vocabulary Games: Blurt The Webster's Game of Word Racing

Who is it for?

-Kids age 7 to 9

Why we like it:

We like this version …

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