How to Play Vocabulary Match

Vocabulary Match rules

1. Choose Easy, Random, or Challenge before starting.
2. Select a word from the word list.
3. Select the definition that best matches that word.
4. Repeat until all eight words have been paired.
5. Use Change if you want to revise a match before submitting.
6. Submit the board, then review correct definitions, examples, and dictionary links.

How the modes are different

What makes a match correct

Each word has one best definition on the board. A match is correct when the selected definition belongs to that word, not just to a related idea.

Because every definition is used once, later choices can help confirm or challenge earlier matches.

Better matching strategy

• Match the words you know first.
• Use process of elimination for harder words.
• Watch for definitions that include part of speech clues.
• Before submitting, scan the full board for pairs that feel uncertain.

Review value

The review screen turns the board into a study tool. Correct answers reinforce known words, and missed words include examples and dictionary links so players can keep learning after the score.

Vocabulary Match tips

• If two definitions seem possible, compare the whole wording, not just one keyword.
• Save the hardest words for last so the remaining choices narrow naturally.
• Use dictionary links after the round for words that still feel unclear.