Word Scramble
Put the jumbled letters back in order
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Saerok is a brain-training playground where games that help with early dementia and mild cognitive decline are free to play. It works on a computer, a tablet or a phone, and if the screen is hard to use you can print the puzzles instead.
Five levels
- 1. First steps — Three-letter words
- 2. Gentle — Three and four-letter words
- 3. Easy — Four and five-letter words
- 4. Normal — Five and six-letter words
- 5. Hard — Six letters and longer
Scoring
| How to play | Look at the jumbled word and tap the letters below in order. Tap a filled blank again to take that letter back |
|---|---|
| Level | Level 1 three letters · Level 2 three to four · Level 3 four to five · Level 4 five to six · Level 5 six and longer |
| Letters to choose from | The word’s own letters are laid out along with a few that do not belong. Just leave the spare ones alone |
| Hint | Tap “Show hint” for a one-line clue. It costs you nothing |
| Correct answers | Up to 600 · in proportion to correct answers |
| Time bonus | Up to 300 · only if you finish, in proportion to time left |
| Streak bonus | Up to 100 · 3 in a row 25 / 4 in a row 50 / 5 in a row 75 / 6 or more 100 |
| Wrong-answer penalty | None — if you slip, the correct word is shown and you move on |
| Level bonus | Normal +100, Hard +250 (when you finish) |
| Top score | Levels 1–3: 1,000 · Normal: 1,100 · Hard: 1,250 |
| Keyboard | On a computer: Backspace deletes a letter, Enter checks |
I went looking online for puzzles for my mother, who lives with dementia, and found it far too hard to find good ones — so I made these for her. I am putting them here in the hope that they help someone else too.