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Word game Ages 13+ 5–7 minutes 5 rounds from 66 terms

Word Untangle

Five scrambled terms per session, drawn from a bank of forty. Tap letters to rebuild the word — nothing is timed, and a wrong order costs nothing.

How to play

  • Read the clue, then tap letters in the tray to spell the answer.
  • Tap a placed letter to send it back to the tray.
  • A wrong order shows which letters were right, then returns them to the tray.
  • Stuck? A hint places the next correct letter for you.
  • Five rounds per session; press New set for five different terms.

What it teaches

Rearranging letters forces you to hold a whole term in mind rather than skim past it. The bank is deliberately weighted toward words people meet in headlines but rarely define — malinformation, deskilling, provenance, redress.

For educators

Pair with a writing task: after the session, ask students to use three of the five terms in a single accurate paragraph about a system they actually use.

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