Coding Terms I - Word Scramble

About this word scramble

“Coding Terms I” is a free word scramble game for kids aged about 8–14 in the Computer Basics set. It has 10 clues about computer parts, internet words and coding terms. Each answer is shown with its letters mixed up — read the clue, work out the word and put the letters back in the right order. It plays in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer, with nothing to download, and one round takes about 5 minutes.

How to play

1. Read the clue at the top of the game.
2. Look at the jumbled letters and think of a word that fits the clue and uses every letter.
3. Type or tap the letters in order to spell the answer, then check it.
4. Stuck? Use the hint, or look at the first letter and the number of letters below.

What your child learns

• Facts and words about computer parts, internet words and coding terms.
• Spelling — every letter has to be in the right place.
• Thinking from a clue to an answer (recall, not just recognition).

Tip: Point to the real part (keyboard, mouse, monitor …) or open the app the word is about.

The 10 clues in this game

1. Term for a mistake in code (3 letters, starts with “B”)
2. Process of fixing code issues (9 letters, starts with “D”)
3. Reusable block of code (8 letters, starts with “F”)
4. Loop that checks condition first (9 letters, 2 words, starts with “W”)
5. Loop that runs a set number of times (7 letters, 2 words, starts with “F”)
6. Conditional branching keyword (2 letters, starts with “I”)
7. Data structure of key-value pairs (10 letters, starts with “D”)
8. Binary digits (4 letters, starts with “B”)
9. Human-readable code turned into machine code (11 letters, starts with “C”)
10. Error found at runtime (12 letters, 2 words, starts with “R”)