Vocabulary Websites

Explore 15 curated vocabulary websites for homeschoolers and educators. Each resource has been reviewed for quality before being listed.

Find resources here to help you or your student learn more words! In order to be truly conversant and fluent in English, you'll need a solid vocabulary, and if you're competing in spelling bees, you'll need even more resources for practicing. Find books, websites, printable worksheets and more in this section to help you learn and retain more vocabulary.

Wordly Wise 3000

Wordly Wise 3000® 4th Edition provides direct academic vocabulary instruction to develop the critical link between vocabulary and reading comprehension. The robust activities, student engagement, and differentiated instruction provide the flexibilit...

ABCya 4th Grade

Wide selection of free Flash-based educational fourth grade games and apps for kids.

ABCya 3rd Grade

Free 3rd-grade educational games across math, reading, typing, and art — solid downtime supplement, not a curriculum, and the ads are noticeable.

Printable Flashcard Maker

Free browser tool that turns your own word lists or question-and-answer pairs into printable flashcard PDFs: paste from a spreadsheet, add pictures, and print double-sided, fold-over or single-sided. No account.

Contextual Chinese

Free Mandarin word guides that compare easily confused words with pinyin, example sentences and short quizzes, plus HSK 1 and 2 practice tests. Best for learners with some Mandarin.

The Vocabcord 500

Free 500-phrase collections for Spanish, French, German, Japanese and other languages, grouped by everyday situation with translations and usage notes. Teens and adults.

TheKidPlay

Twenty-two free browser games for kids: drawing and painting, spelling and word games, math, puzzles and trivia. No download, no account, works on Chromebooks.

Easy Puzzle Maker

Eight free browser-based puzzle generators: word search, crossword, word scramble, maze, sudoku, handwriting sheets, bingo and flash cards. Print-ready PDFs with answer keys, no account, no watermark.

Non-trivial Crosswords

A weekly family crossword. Every Sunday puzzle is free to play in the browser, print as a PDF, or open in a crossword app. Real American-style grids without the obscure trivia adult puzzles assume.

CommonLit

Free digital library of 2,000+ leveled reading passages for grades 3-12, each with comprehension questions, vocabulary support, and paired texts - a ready-made reading and literacy curriculum from the CommonLit nonprofit.

Learn Words

Don't just memorize. Achieve mastery. Ditch the flash cards and stop memorizing definitions. Vocabulary.com teaches you words by systematically exposing you to a wide array of question types and activities that will help you understand all the...

Readability

Readability is an award winning smart reading app that dramatically improves a child's reading and comprehension skills.

VocabClass

VocabClass lessons are designed to engage students, improve motivation in learning the subject matter, and generate better results.

SpellingClassroom

Spelling Classroom is an interactive spelling & vocabulary program that rewards student effort and makes it easy for teachers to create, assign, assess and manage word lists.

Worky Books

Free K-5 worksheets, games and learning resources for teachers and parents.