Inventions & Inventors I - Word Scramble

About this word scramble

“Inventions & Inventors I” is a free word scramble game for kids aged about 8–14 in the History set. It has 10 clues about important people, events and places from history. 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 important people, events and places from history.
• Spelling — every letter has to be in the right place.
• Thinking from a clue to an answer (recall, not just recognition).

Tip: Ask “when did this happen?” for every answer and put them in order.

The 10 clues in this game

1. Inventor of the telephone (19 letters, 3 words, starts with “A”)
2. Inventor of the light bulb (commercial) (12 letters, 2 words, starts with “T”)
3. Inventor of World Wide Web (14 characters, 2 words, starts with “T”)
4. Device patented by James Watt (11 letters, 2 words, starts with “S”)
5. Inventor associated with alternating current (11 letters, 2 words, starts with “N”)
6. First powered flight innovators (14 letters, 2 words, starts with “W”)
7. Inventor of radio (credited) (16 letters, 2 words, starts with “G”)
8. Discoverer of penicillin (16 letters, 2 words, starts with “A”)
9. Inventor of dynamite (11 letters, 2 words, starts with “A”)
10. Inventor of printing press (movable type) (9 letters, starts with “G”)