Word Rain
Type fast or get soaked
About Word Rain
Words fall from the top of the screen and you type them away. Word lists follow whichever typing lessons you have unlocked.
Ankhdase tracks 3 distinct skills in Word Rain, including Whole words, Speed & endurance and Accuracy. Because mastery is estimated per skill rather than per game, the questions shift toward whatever a student is getting wrong — and away from what they have already proved they know.
How to play
- Words fall from the top. Type a word to burn it away before it lands.
- Start typing any word — the game locks onto whichever one matches your first letter.
- A wrong key breaks your combo, and a word that reaches the ground costs a life.
- Backspace clears what you have typed if you lock onto the wrong word.
Skills Word Rain practices
- Whole words
- Speed & endurance
- Accuracy
Mastery is estimated separately for each of these, which is what lets the difficulty move independently — a student can be fluent on one and still be fed easier questions on another.
Questions about Word Rain
- Is Word Rain free to play?
- Yes. Word Rain is free, runs in any modern browser, and needs no download or plugin. You can play straight away without an account; signing in is only needed if you want progress, streaks and badges saved.
- What age is Word Rain for?
- Word Rain suits ages 6–adult — roughly Grade 1 to Adult. The difficulty adapts as you play, so it stays useful across that whole range rather than being pitched at one year group.
- What does Word Rain teach?
- It practices Whole words, Speed & endurance and Accuracy. Every question is tagged with the skill it exercises, so progress is tracked skill by skill rather than as one overall score.
- Does Word Rain work on a tablet or phone?
- Word Rain needs a physical keyboard, so it is best on a laptop or a tablet with a keyboard attached.
- Can teachers assign Word Rain?
- Yes. Teachers can create a class, add students in bulk without email addresses, and set Word Rain as an assignment with a goal — a score, a number of minutes, stars or a typing speed. Progress updates automatically as students play.