Print a free phonics word search built from a 26-word list. 10×10 grid, A4 or US Letter, optional answer key. No signup.
Example puzzle — 26 of 26 words placed.
Phonics bingo should never ask a child to read a word they cannot sound out, so this list is restricted to short decodable words with common spellings and no silent-letter traps beyond the digraphs being taught. That makes it usable as an independent station activity rather than something that needs an adult at the table. The spread of initial and final sounds means one set supports several lessons, and the teacher can call either the word or just the first sound depending on the objective. Cards are generated in the browser, so a teaching assistant can print a fresh set without asking for anything to be installed. Print thirty and keep them for the half term. Keep a laminated set in the reading corner and the game is ready to run at any moment.
Reception and Year 1 teachers, reading intervention staff, and homeschool parents teaching early reading.
26 words, written for this theme only. Source: Every word is a single-syllable decodable word chosen so a child can sound it out independently; selected to cover a wide spread of initial and final phonemes.
Yes. Each word is one syllable with regular spellings, so early readers can sound them out without help.
You can paste your own week's words into the custom word box and generate cards that match your sequence exactly.
3x3 suits the youngest learners, 4x4 is the safe default, and 5x5 works once pupils can read the whole list confidently.