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Vocabulary practice that builds a whole class world
A teacher snaps a word list and shares one link. Students play 9 games, and every win adds a creature they designed to the class aquarium, dino land or city.
SnapWords in numbers
Live from our database, updated daily, always rounded down. Launched June 2026.
330+
teachers signed up
570+
word lists turned into games
7,100+
games played
3,200+
creatures added to class worlds
29
languages taught so far
The story
Vocabulary is the part of language learning kids find most tedious, and the part teachers have the least time to make fun. SnapWords started from a simple idea: the teacher already has the word list, so the games should take seconds to make, and kids should want to keep playing.
A teacher types a list or takes a photo of a worksheet, and SnapWords builds 9 games from it. The class gets one link, and students play on a phone, tablet or laptop with no accounts and no passwords.
The twist is the class world. Each game a student wins lets them design a creature (a fish with a top hat, a dinosaur, a tower or a penguin) and add it to a world the whole class shares. The aquarium fills up, medals unlock, and kids who finished their homework drag their friends over to see what they added. Guessing doesn't pay: games are tuned so random tapping almost always loses.
Key facts
The games
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About SnapWords (boilerplate)
SnapWords (snapwords.net) turns any word list into 9 games for the classroom. A teacher types or photographs a vocabulary list and shares one link; students play on any device with no login. Every game a student wins adds a creature or building they designed to a shared class world (an aquarium, a dino land, a city and more), so the whole class sees its progress grow. SnapWords works in any language, including right-to-left languages such as Hebrew and Arabic. It is free to start, with Teacher ($5/month) and School ($20/month) plans.
Want to try it with a class? Create a free account, or email jonti@snapwords.net for a full-access account for review.