Word Wise
About the game, controls and tips
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Vocabulary and spelling practice: read a clue and pick the word it describes, or put the letters in order to spell it. Words you miss come back until you know them.
Word Wise runs right here in your web browser on Vortex RK, on a phone, tablet or computer, with nothing to install. Sign in once and your scores and saves follow you.
How to play Word Wise
Choose Meanings or Spell it and a level: Starter (3–4 letter words), Explorer (5–6) or Master (7–8). In Meanings you read a short clue and pick the word it describes from four. In Spell it you see the clue and the number of letters, then tap the letters, or type them, in the right order; the Hint button places the next correct letter. Each round has ten words. Words you get wrong are shown with their meanings at the end and come back in later rounds until you get them right.
Controls
- Meanings: tap the right word (or keys 1–4).
- Spell it: tap the letters in order or type them; Backspace undoes.
Works with keyboard and touch screens.
Features
- Skills practised: vocabulary, word meanings and spelling
- Two modes, Meanings and Spell it, at three levels
- Missed words come back until you have learned them
- Words-learned counter, streaks and best scores saved to your account
Tips
- Read the whole clue before looking at the answers.
- In Spell it, find the first letter first; the hint only fills one letter at a time.
- Play a Starter round daily to build a streak, then move up a level.