Common Sense Media Review
By Liz Panarelli
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Engaging word game free, but will entice you to buy extras.
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Why Age 13+?
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7 Little Words
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What's It About?
7 Little Words presents kids with seven clues such as “becoming less rural” and a bunch of letter groups. In this example, kids would have to figure out that the answer is "urbanizing" from all the choices, and find the letter groups “urba,” “niz,” and “ing.” It can be tough to try to figure out the answers as you cannot move the letter groups around. There is a shuffle option to remix the order, but kids still have to do some mental rearranging. There are no hints, rewards, or high scores, but completing a puzzle is satisfaction enough.
Is It Any Good?
For kids and adults who love crossword puzzles, word scrambles, and word finds, this is an excellent and engaging twist on typical word games. The lack of a time limit lets you really get engrossed, and the process of elimination with the clues can teach you new terms. The simple, no-frills setup means the puzzles aren't very replayable, so you'll probably end up wanting to buy the extras.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Play along and help kids figure out the clues and come up with possible vocabulary words.
Do related activities with your kids such as crossword puzzles.
Practice spelling some of the words seen in the puzzles outside of game.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Language & Reading : spelling , vocabulary
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : applying information , solving puzzles
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : June 3, 2011
- Genre : Word Games
- Publisher : Blue Ox Technologies Ltd.
- Version : 1.04
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.0 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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