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Boggle: a sticker of a wooden letter cube with letters on its faces

Boggle Rules

Find as many words as you can in a grid of letters before the timer runs out. Only words nobody else found score.

  • Individuals or pairs
  • 10 min
  • A 4 × 4 letter grid
  • 2nd to 8th grade
  • Quiet
One page with all five steps

How to Play

5 steps
  1. Boggle, step 1: Show a grid

    Show a grid

    Put a 4 × 4 grid of letters on the board or a printout.

  2. Boggle, step 2: Start the timer

    Start the timer

    Three minutes is a good round.

  3. Boggle, step 3: Connect neighbors

    Connect neighbors

    Words use letters that touch, up, down, sideways or diagonally, each letter once per word.

  4. Boggle, step 4: Three letters or more

    Three letters or more

    Write every word you find.

  5. Boggle, step 5: Score unique words

    Score unique words

    Read lists aloud and cross out words someone else found too.

Ways to Change It Up

  • Theme BoggleOnly words from this unit count.
  • Partner BogglePairs share one list.

Play It With

Classroom ToolTimers & Noise

Classroom Timer

Set the minutes, press start, and run a countdown the whole room can read.

All grades, Pre-K to 12
Three-minute rounds

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Boggle Questions

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