Which Word Is It – Suffixes, Silent Letters, and More (Ages 11+)
Skootch cards together. Spell it right. Score big.
- GET POINTS FOR MAKING WORDS
Skootch your cards together to build real words. Slide a beginning like tr onto an ending like ained and you’ve made trained. Now add up the card numbers and bank your points. The player with the most points wins. - THE CLASSIC WORD GAME, REIMAGINED
All the word-building satisfaction, none of the setup. No board, no tile racks, no hour-long matches. It’s just the cards. Learn the rules in a minute, play a full game in about 15, and challenge opponents when a word looks fishy. - FUN FOR KIDS, TEENS, ADULTS & SENIORS
A word game every generation can win. Grandparents bring the vocabulary, kids bring the speed, and everyone competes head-to-head. Perfect for family game night, holiday gatherings, road trips, and coffee-table matches, and the compact box goes anywhere. - MASTER THE TRICKIEST WORDS IN ENGLISH
Suffixes like -ing and -ed, silent letters like the gh in though and the dge in bridge, and sound-alike endings that shift from word to word. Players build the spelling patterns that trip everyone up, one satisfying word at a time. - 56 SQUARE WORD-BUILDING CARDS
Color-coded point values (1, 2, 3, and 4 points) add strategy: easy words score fast, trickier combinations score big. Includes accordion-fold directions with advanced play variations and a built-in word list. - DESIGNED BY LEARNING EXPERTS
Created by Scholar Within, makers of research-based reading and spelling programs. Parental advisory warning: this game creates agile thinkers, confident writers, savvy spellers, and word wizards. - SCREEN-FREE FUN
100% device-free. Great for game night, road trips, restaurants, waiting rooms, and rainy afternoons.
The word game where tricky words finally click.
Which Word Is It? is a fast, competitive card game the whole family will actually want to play.
Every card has two parts: a beginning in one corner (like sh, tr, or ch) and an ending in the other (like owing, ained, or atted). On your turn, skootch two cards together so a beginning and an ending overlap to spell a real word: sh + owing = showing, tr + ained = trained, ch + atted = chatted. Then add up the numbers on the joined cards and score your points.
Think an opponent’s word isn’t real? Challenge it! Check the dictionary. If the word doesn’t hold up, they take the card back and lose their turn.
When one player runs out of cards and everyone has had the same number of turns, the game ends. Count your points. The highest score wins.
Why kids get smarter while playing
English is full of words that don’t spell the way they sound: the silent gh in though, the dge in bridge, and endings that sound different depending on the letters in front of them (like driver versus sliver, or shower versus slower). Which Word Is It? turns those tricky patterns into gameplay, so kids get dozens of reps spelling, reading, and defending them every single game. They’re practicing:
- Suffixes: building words with -ed, -er, -es, -s, -ing, and -le
- Silent letters: mastering patterns like -dge, -igh-, and -ough, and learning why they exist
- Digraphs and trigraphs: recognizing letter teams that spell a single sound, like the sh in showing and the tch in stitch
- Vocabulary: discovering new words and defending them in challenges
- Mental math: adding card values and tallying scores
- Strategy: deciding when to play a high-value card, rebalance a tough hand, or challenge an opponent
How to play (in 60 seconds)
- Set up: Place 5 blue starter cards in a column in the center of the table.
- Deal: 7 cards each for 1–2 players, 6 for 3–4 players, 5 for 5–6 players. Keep your cards face up in front of you.
- Play: Take turns combining one of your cards with a card on the table to make a word. Can’t make one? Draw from the pile until you can.
- Rebalance: Once per game, trade up to 5 cards from your hand for new ones.
- Challenge: Call out a word you think isn’t real. Loser of the challenge pays the price.
- Score: Each word is worth the sum of its card numbers (a 2-card + 3-card word = 5 points). Tally as you go.
- Win: When the game ends, the most points takes the victory.
Advanced play: use 4 starter cards instead of 5, and/or use any card as a starter card.
What’s in the box
- 56 square word-building cards with color-coded point values
- Accordion-fold illustrated directions with setup guide, scoring examples, advanced play rules, and possible-words list
- Sturdy two-piece storage box with divided card tray
Specifications
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Ages | [VERIFY AGES] |
| Players | 1–6 |
| Play time | ~15 minutes |
| Skill level | Strategist |
| Skills built | Suffixes, silent letters, digraphs and trigraphs, spelling, vocabulary, addition |
| Contents | 56 cards, illustrated directions, storage box |
| Card size | 64 × 64 mm |
| Box size | 146 × 78.5 × 22.5 mm (5.75″ × 3.1″ × 0.9″) |
| Materials | Coated card stock; printed with soy-based ink |
| Brand | Scholar Within® |
| UPC | [VERIFY UPC] |
| Origin | Designed by Scholar Within in California; printed in China |
About Scholar Within
Scholar Within builds research-based learning programs and games that help kids become confident readers, spellers, and writers. Which Word Is It? brings that same expertise to the game table because the best learning happens when kids forget they’re learning.
