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If a person adds a letter that completes a word or makes an impossible combination, they get a point. The goal is to arrange letters that could be a word, but without actually making a word (for example, after E-X-A-… adding an M would make a word a C wouldn’t). It’s similar to the letter game in that it goes around a group, only this time each person says a letter. Here’s one that’s fun for families with older kids. Keep words age-appropriate for young players and try for the trickiest words with the grownups. If you miss a word, you’re out of the round.
Have one person call out words for others to spell. This is exactly what it sounds like and can be played anywhere. Otherwise, the player turns them back over and the next person tries. If they belong to the same family, it’s a match and the player keeps them. Place them all face down on a table and have one player choose two. Write words in two categories-say, short A sounds and long A sounds-on slips of paper. This is a great way to reinforce school spelling words, which are usually categorized by attributes such as vowel sounds. The person with the greatest number of unique words (ones no one else got) wins. Each person writes down as many words as they can make from the letters in one minute (or two). When everyone is ready, turn the letters over and start a timer. Choose eight letters out of the bag without looking, and put them face down on the table. To include them in the fun, we came up with this quick adapted version, which doesn’t use the board (and is similar to Boggle). My husband and I are serious Scrabble lovers, but a full-on game was too much for the family when our kids were younger. For added interest with more than two players, the order reverses if someone says a word that starts and ends with the same letter. The next person has to say a word in the same category that starts with the last letter of the first word (eggplant).
One person starts by saying a word (e.g., orange). Start by picking a category, like animals or food. This game can be played anywhere, with two or more people, and you don’t even need a pencil and paper.