Letter ChainsSpelling Knowledge

Rules of the Game

• The aim is to make the longest chain of words possible

• Words cannot be repeated

• You can only change one letter each time

• You must make real words!

Letter ChainsExample Games:3 Letter Words

c a t

c u t

c u p

c o p

m o p

p e n

p e t

p o t

h o t

h o p

w i g

b i g

b i t

s i t

s a t

r a g

r a t

h a t

h u t

b a t

Letter ChainsBlank Grids – 3 Letters(with starting words)

p a n

r e d

d i g

r a p

Letter ChainsExample Games:4 Letter Words

f i n d

f i n e

w i n e

w i n g

s i n g

r a m p

l a m p

l a m e

l i m e

l i m b

Letter ChainsBlank Grids – 4 Letters(with starting words)

b a c k

h e a r

Letter ChainsAdvanced Rules

Try some of these different rules…

• You must change a letter in a different position each time

• Your opponent can write down a secret word that you can’t use in your chain. If you use it then your chain is broken.

• Try not to use a word you’ve already used once in the lesson.