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Three people playing interactive word-building game Four-Letter Word

Four-Letter Word

Interactive word-building game to enhance team communication.

  • Interactive
  • Inspires collaboration
  • Fosters creativity
  • Multiple variations

Step-by-Step Instructions

This interactive word-building game creates engaging team connections through collaborative letter arrangement challenges. Four-Letter Word transforms simple alphabet cards into powerful communication tools that encourage creative problem-solving. The interactive team game requires minimal preparation and adapts easily to different group sizes. Perfect for classrooms, workshops or corporate training sessions, this fun problem-solving game develops vocabulary skills while creating meaningful interactions among participants.

Four-Letter Word – Interactive Word-Building Game
  1. In advance, visit the Resources tab to download a set of Print+Play alphabet letter cards, or make/collect your own modelled on the letter tiles of the commercial board game Scrabble.
  2. Randomly distribute one (or two) cards to each person in your group.
  3. Present a series of activities that invite your group to interact, share and solve problems.
  4. For example, form:
    – Straight line according to the alphabetic order of the cards;
    – Small groups of vowels and consonants;
    – Small groups that spell a four, five or six-letter word, repeating this challenge several times;
    – Short phrases or sentences using the words created by your group.
  5. Invite people to share on regular occasions in their small groups.
  6. Try a variation to continue to challenge your group.

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