The giggletap library

Free spelling word lists

Every list below comes straight from the giggletap curriculum — the same structured-literacy sequence our practice engine teaches, from first sounds to multisyllable patterns. Print any list for the fridge, or turn it into short, game-like practice your kid actually wants to do.

By grade

Kindergarten

The phonics sequence

Ordered the way structured-literacy programs teach it — each pattern builds on the ones before. Start at the top with a new speller; jump in wherever your kid’s class is.

01CVC (consonant–vowel–consonant)Simple three-letter words like cat, run, bed.110 words
02DigraphsTwo letters = one sound: sh, ch, th, wh, ph, ck (ship, chin, path).308 words
03CVCC (consonant–vowel–consonant–consonant)Four-letter closed syllables like jump, mask, hand.105 words
04Consonant blendsInitial consonant pairs like bl, cr, st, tw in frog, stop, twin.172 words
05Silent E (magic E)Final e makes the vowel say its name: hope, bike, late, cube.644 words
06Vowel teamsTwo+ vowels working together: ai, ee, oa, igh, ou, ow (boat, night).696 words
07R-controlled vowelsar, er, ir, or, ur — the r changes the vowel (park, bird, turn).354 words
08Inflectional suffixes-ing, -ed, -er, -est, -ly, -s (running, jumped, faster).392 words

Outside the sequence

Mixed / otherWords that don't fit a single primary pattern yet.700 words

Lists are the easy part

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