Parents' Guide to

Vocabulary.com

By Stacy Zeiger, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Intense, game-style vocab practice challenges teens.

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What you will—and won't—find in this app.

Community Reviews

age 14+

Based on 1 parent review

age 14+

Excellent way to learn

I have used vocabulary.com in a number of my classrooms. I simply access the site through my computer or phone as I don’t have the app. Students have a love/hate relationship with the site because they realize they are learning words with “real life” texts and there is no way to cheat.

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Easy to play/use

Privacy Rating Warning

  • Personal information is not sold or rented to third parties.
  • Personal information is shared for third-party marketing.
  • Personalised advertising is displayed.
  • Data are collected by third-parties for their own purposes.
  • Unclear whether this product uses a user's information to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services.
  • Unclear whether this product creates and uses data profiles for personalised advertisements.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (1 ):
Kids say (7 ):

Although learning new vocabulary words may not appeal to teens, playing a game will. Vocabulary.com turns learning vocabulary into a game for teens by providing them with opportunities to earn points and unlock achievements as they improve their skills. The game lacks some of the animations and sound effects that will reel most teens in, but, if they give it a shot, they may find it to be surprisingly addicting. Instead of answering the same type of question about the same words over and over again, teens will discover different question types and words appearing in a variety of contexts. Specialized word lists also allow teens to practice words they'll find in specific books, historical documents, and academic subjects or on SAT preps. As they play, they'll see which words they master and which need more work, providing some focus for their practice.

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