What is a word scramble?
Word scramble games were created by Martin Naydel in 1954, and they have been well loved all over the world since! In a word scramble game, there are lines of scrambled up letters that may seem completely random.
The job of the player is to rearrange the letters to make an actual word. For example, if the players are faced with “NLEVITIOES” then they could rearrange the letters to make the word “TELEVISION”.
How are word scrambles used in the classroom?
Word scrambles are great additions to your curriculum, because they give your students a fun and engaging way to test their reading, comprehension and spelling. Because you can create word scramble templates that are completely custom with WordMint, you can constantly challenge your students with new words.
What is an anagram?
An anagram is a word dating back to 1589 that describes rearranging the letters of another word or phrase, which is the essential task of a word scramble!
How do I create a word scramble template?
For the easiest word scramble templates, WordMint is the way to go!
Create your own from scratch
- Log in to your account (it’s free to join!)
- Head to ‘My Puzzles’
- Click ‘Create New Puzzle’ and select ‘Word Scramble’
- Simply enter your details, and then add your chosen words, and WordMint will scramble the words and add them to your template for you.
- That’s it! Your template is done and you can save it to your account, export as a word document or PDF and print!
Can I print my word scramble template?
All of our templates can be exported into Microsoft Word to easily print, or you can save your work as a PDF to print for the entire class. Your puzzles get saved into your account for easy access and printing in the future, so you don’t need to worry about saving them at work or at home!
You can also select the option to print a teacher's version which contains your answers for easy reference and marking.
Can I create word scrambles in other languages?
Word scrambles are a fantastic resource for students learning a foreign language as they test their reading, comprehension and writing all at the same time. When learning a new language, this type of test using multiple different skills is great to solidify students' learning.
We have full support for word scramble templates in languages including Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images, so you can create an entire word scramble in your target language.