Make Words

2 or more players
Ages 9 and up
Need pencils and paper, timer, dictionary

The goal is to create as many words as you can from a longer word. For best results, choose a word with 6 to 8 letters.

Set a time limit of 3 or 4 minutes.

Example: the main word is "reading". Some possible smaller words include, "dear", "red", "ring" and "grade".

Another word that can be used is "calendar". Some other words that can be made from this word include "lend", "dare", "read", "lace", "clear", and "ear".

These are fun games that lend well to being played in school, too.

We often had homework in English class where we were given a word and had to come up with a certain number of words.

Any words we made over that set amount earned extra points. This was a favorite word game of ours. It helps kids stretch their imaginations.

And, if a dictionary is used kids will find words they have never heard of before.

Use only the letters that appear in the main word. One letter words, such as "I" do not count. Try to avoid proper names of places and people as well.

The winner is the player with the most words after time is up.

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