Arabic Word Guess
Six goes to find the four-letter Arabic word. Green in place, amber in the word.
Six goes, four letters
Guess the hidden Arabic word. After each go every letter is marked: green if it is the right letter in the right place, amber if the letter is in the word but somewhere else, grey if it is not in the word at all. The keyboard keeps score with you, so you can see at a glance which letters are still in play.
You do not need an Arabic keyboard
There is one on the screen, laid out in alphabet order rather than the order of a physical keyboard — so a learner hunting for ط finds it just after ض, where they expect it. If you do have an Arabic keyboard, that works too.
It will not punish you for a hamza
Nobody hearing a word can tell whether it starts with أ, إ, آ or a plain ا. That is a spelling fact rather than a vocabulary one, so the game folds those together when it checks your guess, along with ة and ه, and ى and ي. The hidden words are chosen without a hamza in the first place.
What it will not do is treat ت and ط, or س and ص, as the same letter. Those are different sounds and different letters, and quietly merging them would make the game meaningless.
Every word is a real word worth knowing
The words come from a curated classroom list — school, home, food, animals, the body, colours, nature, family, travel and the commonest verbs — not from a dictionary dump. When the round ends you get the word fully vowelled, its English meaning, and its root, so a wrong guess still teaches something.
In the classroom
Put it on the board and play as a class: one guess per table, discuss before committing. Set the word list to Easiest for beginners or All for a challenge. It needs no account, no sign-in and no setup, and it works on a phone.
Read more about this
- Building Arabic vocabulary that survives the holidays — Why the topic list is the wrong unit, what the root system gives you that no European language does, and what to record alongside a word so that knowing it is worth something.
Common questions
Do I need an Arabic keyboard?
No. There is an Arabic keyboard on the screen, in alphabet order. If you do have an Arabic keyboard you can type on that instead, and Enter and Backspace work as you would expect.
Why was my guess accepted when it is not a word?
Deliberately. The game checks the letters rather than policing your vocabulary, because a beginner testing a plausible combination is doing exactly the right thing. You only lose the go, not the argument.
What happens if I spell it with the wrong alif?
Nothing bad. أ, إ, آ and ا are all treated as the same letter when your guess is checked, as are ة and ه, and ى and ي. Those are spellings you cannot hear, so getting them wrong should not cost you a turn.
Is there a new word every day?
No — you can play as many times as you like. Press "New word" whenever you want another one, which is what a class of thirty needs rather than one shared daily puzzle.
Is it free?
Yes, entirely — no account and no limit. It runs in your browser, so it costs us nothing to give away, and nothing you type is ever sent to us.
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