Wordabase combines expertly-curated word lists, resource generators, and online learning tools — all designed to make your evidence-based literacy instruction simpler and more effective.
Free, fast, and comprehensive.
Wordabase is a free online platform designed to help you create structured, engaging lessons that align with the science of reading. With Wordabase, you can:
- Explore comprehensive word lists: Sorted by phonemes, graphemes, syllable types and more.
- Create custom resources: Use customisable printable generators to create flashcards, bingo boards, and more.
- Access powerful online learning tools: Including our much-loved Word Builder.
No subscription or login required. No hidden fees. Just free, flexible tools to support your teaching.
Discover what Wordabase can do
Word Lists
Explore expertly-curated word lists to save time and simplify your planning. Sort and filter by:
- Phonemes or graphemes
- Alphabetical order
- Phoneme count
- Syllable count
- Syllable patterns
- Phonological awareness skills
- ...and for early learners, go even deeper by selecting the sounds, consonant digraphs or word patterns that you've taught
Quickly add words to your Word Bank - your personal list of words that you can use to:
- Generate printable resources like flash cards and bingo boards
- Power our online learning tools like Word Builder
- Copy to your clipboard for use in other applications
- Export to a spreadsheet
Resource Generators
Say goodbye to hours of prep time. Using your Word Bank, quickly create:
- Flashcards
- Bingo boards
- Word mapping printables
- ...and more to come. We're always building new things!
Online Learning Tools
Take your lessons further with interactive tools like Word Builder, Syllable Mapper and Tic Tac Toe. Perfect for engaging your students and reinforcing phonics concepts.
Wordabase + The Hive = even more power
Want to take Wordabase to the next level? Unlock premium features with a Hive subscription:
- Save and customise unlimited Word Banks: Tailor lists to your students’ needs.
- Expand Resource Generators: Create resources for skills beyond spelling and phonics, like maths expressions and vocabulary.
- Unlock extra features for online tools: like decodable word or image prompts for the Word Builder, maths expressions for Tic Tac Toe and much more.
- PLUS: access 100+ digital learning tools that your students will love, thousands of evidence-based resources designed to support all learners, and powerful organisational tools to help you manage your teaching day with ease.
Start with Wordabase for free, and explore how The Hive can help you do even more.
Trusted by educators everywhere
For years, Mrs Learning Bee resources have supported hundreds of thousands of teachers in delivering evidence-based literacy instruction (amongst other things)!
Wordabase builds on this legacy to provide:
- Research-based tools to save time.
- Resources that align with the science of reading.
- Practical, time-saving solutions for every classroom.
Join the thousands of educators using Wordabase to make teaching more impactful and efficient.