Grow a family from one root.

Look at a base word, choose the two words that grew from it, and notice how a new ending changes the meaning. There is no countdown.

Word Branches is free to play. Your choices stay in this browser. This is practice, not a test of intelligence or language ability.

Choose a map

Which word family today?

Each map has five roots. For every root, two of four choices belong to its family.

Choose exactly two family members. If the first try is not quite right, change your choices and look again.