Zingo Word Builder

Buy this game! Bought the word builder version for my four year old who did amazingly! Will notes that it’s hard to make the game competitive if you’re helping your child sound out words but may be good to play with more than two people. Great for phonics and identifying consonants vs vowels, etc. and making it fun! It’s also nice that there’s a beginner side and a more advanced side to the cards. Honestly, we have a different version (?the original version) of Zingo which was gifted to us by a relative who is a former first grade teacher and is now a reading specialist. Our kids (ages 2-4) can all play that and enjoy it. I recommend all of the Zingo games we’ve purchased thus far! They teach some gaming strategy (checking out your card before play begins and checking out opponents’ cards), the cards, zinger (dealer), and chips are durable, and the games can be played by ages younger than listed with some adult assistance.

It's perfect for on-the-go fun or for small spaces. The components are well-made and durable, ensuring it can withstand energetic little hands. The game itself is incredibly engaging. My child loves the fast-paced action of matching tiles and building words. It's a fantastic way to sneak in some early reading practice while having a blast. The rules are simple enough for young children to understand, but the game offers enough challenge to keep older kids interested. Overall, Zingo Word Builder is a fantastic choice for parents looking for a fun and educational game. It's compact, well-made, and delivers on both entertainment and learning value. Highly recommend!

I’m a teacher and this was a gift for a student who loves Zingo. It’s a very fun, easy game for those at independent reading levels. I work in a self contained special education room and this has held up to our level of use. It was fantastic quality, easy to store without taking up too much room, and had all pieces accounted for.

They are quite serious when they say K-1 grade. Your child really needs to have letter sounds and fundamental spelling of simple words down before investing in this game. That said, it does a great job pointing out the importance of vowels vs. consonants -- even our pre-schooler picked up on the different tile colors. Our kid does love this game and wants to play it.... She just isn't ready for it yet. I look forward to being able to write a better review in a year or two because this was NOT the fault of the manufacturer.. I just thought the game was slightly different than what it turned out to be.

This game was fantastic! My grands loved it and played it so well. Great game

We received this game in the mail yesterday and could not stop playing it. Although challenging for my almost 3 year old, he still enjoyed the process. My almost 5 year old loved it. I have no doubt this game will help my children learn to love words. I was a tad bit skeptical before I ordered this game but, upon receiving it, I can't wait to try out another. The tiles are plastic, not cardboard as I anticipated. The playing cards have two sides. The yellow side is for beginners and each word only has one letter missing. Multiple letters will fit to make a word. As we played, we spelled each word. For example, one of the words was ___ AT. Several consonants would fit into that blank to make a word. This game opens up many opportunities to talk about site words, word families, rhyming words etc. I know this will be a family favorite for many years to come. Both the cards and the tiles are heavy duty. The playing "zinger" is made of hard plastic. Both my almost 3 year old and my almost 5 year old loved moving the zinger to reveal the letters. My almost 3 year old was calling out the letters as they appeared.

We love Zingo, so as my son gets older, I wanted something more challenging. It's simple with only 3-letter words, but very helpful when getting a preschooler learning how to spell. We have spent lots of time learning and playing with this and we even make up our own version of the game to make it more fun for everyone. If you like Zingo with the pictures, I would recommend trying this one for your little one when he or she is learning how to spell.

We bought this as a gift for our kindergartener and third grader, since both kids are learning to read and write right now, and they love it. It's fun to play with them, and I like that the Zingo cards have two levels, so grown-ups or older kids can use the harder level, which younger children or those with lower skills can use the easier side. We also have a Zingo picture bingo game, and the word-builder variety has a better version of the plastic card dispenser--this one hasn't jammed like the other does sometimes.