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Wordsmyth: An Online Educational Dictionary for Kids

In looking for an online educational dictionary for kids I have found Wordsmyth to be exceptional and free.

Whenever I need to look up the spelling of a word, I use Dictionary.com. However, Dictionary.com has a lot of extraneous material on the results page which makes it difficult at times to find what I'm looking for. I can wade through the extras, but it would be nice if there were a trimmed down version for kids.

That's where Wordsmyth comes in. Not only is Wordsmyth a great dictionary for kids, but parents can use it as a vocabulary learning tool by creating glossaries and quizzes.

Here's what Wordsmyth offers:

  • Three levels of dictionaries, beginners, children's or advanced.
  • Wordsmyth widget for browser bar. You can add a search bar to your browser so your child can look up words without having to go to the Wordsmyth site itself.
  • Anagram and Crossword Solver
  • Glossary Maker
  • Quiz Maker, including fill-in-the-blank, matching, and multiple choice.

You can sign up for a free account at Wordsmyth so you can save your printable glossaries and quizzes as well as customize your preferences for dictionary level, entry presentation style, etc.

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Comments

  1. Karen says

    December 31, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    Wow! I was really impressed with the Wordsmyth website. I like the quiz maker. Thanks for telling us about the site.

    Reply
  2. Ezra says

    November 26, 2011 at 2:17 am

    Yep – this is a great tool. It's just what I was looking for for my son to develop his vocabulary. Wonderful.

    The dictionary seems to be American-English, but has references to British-English.

    Reply

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