About Wordfib
Wordfib is a free vocabulary game built around one question: which meaning is real? Each word comes with its true definition and three convincing fibs. Pick the real one, hear the word said out loud, see it in a sentence, and learn where it comes from.
Who it's for
Wordfib is made for families and anyone who loves words, from young readers to lifelong word collectors. Each player on a device has their own level and progress, and a grown-up sets up each child's player. There are 7,500 words in all.
Five levels
- Bookworm: ages 7–9
- Wordsmith: ages 10–13
- Logophile: ages 14–17
- Verbivore: adults
- Lexicographer: word lovers
Get enough words right and you move up to the next level.
The games
- Rounds: words at your level, each with one real meaning and three fibs.
- Word of the Day: one word for each level, the same for everyone, with seven meanings to choose from.
- Speed Round: ten words against the clock.
- Snap Call: one word and one meaning. Real or fib?
- Flipside: read the meaning, then find the word.
- This Week's Theme: a new topic every week.
How the words are written and checked
Every definition, fib, example sentence and origin note is written for Wordfib in our own words, not copied from a dictionary. Each word then goes through several rounds of review: the definition has to be right and fit the level, every fib has to be clearly wrong yet believable, and the sentence has to show the word in use.
Pronunciations are checked against Merriam-Webster, syllable by syllable, and every word is recorded in two voices, a woman's and a man's, so you can hear it said.
Free, with no tracking
Wordfib is free to play. There's no tracking: no tracking cookies, no advertising profiles, and no following you across other sites or apps. We count visits to our public pages with cookie-free analytics that never identify you, and we count how the game is played only as totals, never player by player. The Privacy Policy has the details.
Questions, or a word we got wrong? Contact us.
Can you spot the real meaning? Play Wordfib
One free round, no sign-up. Wordfib shows a word and four meanings: one real, three fibs.