Sight Word Games
Sight words are the words a child should know at a glance, and many of them can't be sounded out (said, was, come). Pick a list below: the five graded Dolch lists, the Dolch nouns, or the first three hundred Fry words. Every game then plays that list, read aloud, with no sign-up.
Pre-K to 3rd gradeFreeNo sign-upNo adsRead aloud
Games that play the sight word lists
Dolch
Fry
Playing the Dolch Pre-Primer list (40 words) in every game below.
Spelling Quiz
Pick the spelling · Ages 5+
Knowing a word on sight is the whole point, and the quiz tests just that: hear the word, then tap the spelling that looks right.
Splat Attack
Whack-a-mole · Ages 5+
Short sight words like said, come and they suit the Little setting: hear the word, then smash its letters in order before the monsters duck.
Word Scramble
Tap & drag · Ages 4–14
Putting the letters of where or because back in order trains the eye on letter order in words that don't follow the rules.
Spell Runner
Endless arcade · Ages 5+
A wall with a missing letter is a quick check of whether a word is really known: tap the letter that belongs and keep running.
Spell Crush
Match 3 · Ages 5+
Pop the letters of each sight word in order on a match-3 board with no timer and no lives, a calm way to go over a whole list.
The nine lists
Each list has its own page with every word, how to teach it and free listen-and-type practice. The counts are the lists as published.
Dolch Pre-Primer (Pre-K to Kindergarten)
40 wordsandawaybigbluecan…
Dolch Primer (Kindergarten)
52 wordsallamareatate…
Dolch First Grade (1st Grade)
41 wordsafteragainananyas…
Dolch Second Grade (2nd Grade)
46 wordsalwaysaroundbecausebeenbefore…
Dolch Third Grade (3rd Grade)
41 wordsaboutbetterbringcarryclean…
Dolch Nouns (Kindergarten to 3rd Grade)
95 wordsapplebabybackballbear…
Fry First 100 (Kindergarten to 1st Grade)
100 wordstheofandtoin…
Fry Second 100 (1st to 2nd Grade)
100 wordsovernewsoundtakeonly…
Fry Third 100 (2nd to 3rd Grade)
100 wordshigheverynearaddfood…
Questions parents ask
Which list should my child start with?
The one their school sends home. If you don't know, go by grade: Dolch Pre-Primer and Primer in Pre-K and kindergarten, Dolch First Grade or the Fry First 100 in 1st grade, then the 2nd and 3rd grade lists. The chips above are in teaching order.
Can a game teach sight words?
A game is best for the last step, recognizing a word instantly. New sight words are taught a few at a time with flashcards and real books; the games add the quick, repeated practice that makes them automatic.
Why does a game skip the shortest words?
Word Scramble, Splat Attack and Spell Runner need a word of three letters or more, so "go", "is" and "to" don't play there, and the one-letter words "a" and "I" play nowhere. A short round is topped up with extra SpellCrush words, marked as bonus words. Spell Crush plays two-letter words too.
What are the Dolch nouns?
A separate list of 95 everyday nouns, like apple, bird, house and tree, that Dolch published alongside his 220 service words. It suits kindergarten to 3rd grade, and nouns are the easiest sight words to picture, which makes them a friendly list to play.
Keep the sight words coming
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