Dungeons & Digraphs

Dungeons &Digraphs

Spell the word. Slay the monster!

A fantasy spelling adventure for children in Reception to Year 6 (ages 4-11), built around the UK National Curriculum spelling lists. Create a hero, embark on quests, and defeat monsters by spelling words.

  • Coming soon to iPhone and iPad
  • Coming soon to Android

Hear it. Spell it. Hit it.

  1. Hear the word

    The game reads out a clue sentence, then the word. Tap Hear Word to listen again.

  2. Tap the letters

    Scrambled letter tiles go into the slots, one for each letter in the word.

  3. Strike the monster

    A right answer lands a hit, and every correct word charges your hero’s special power.

Try a round on this page. In the app, the word is read aloud too.

Grumpy Dragon

Three heroes, three kinds of help

Every hero can spell every word. The character class changes how the game helps the child to learn.

  • Fighter

    Keeps one correct letter in place after a wrong guess.

    Power: Mighty Blow, a heavy strike worth two hits.

  • Wizard

    Makes vowel teams glow, so ai, ee and oa stand out.

    Power: Zap, which snaps one correct letter into place.

  • Ranger

    Makes silent letters shine, like the k in knight.

    Power: Called Shot, which picks out the trickiest word to spell - and instantly defeats the monster if it's spelled correctly.

Each power charges after three correct answers.

Earn gold, hatch pets, dress up

Fifty monsters and fifty quests to get through. Boss fights can drop an egg that hatches into one of twenty pets, and gold from battles buys cosmetic character upgrades - tails, hats, colours and weapon looks. You have to earn the gold to spend - it can't be bought.

The battle screen in the app: a hero with a pet chick facing a Rust Monster, with a clue sentence, letter tiles and a Hear Word button.
A Fighter with a pet chick, facing a Rust Monster.

For parents and teachers

The words come from the UK National Curriculum spelling lists, and you decide what gets practised.

This week’s list is one word per line. Add a clue after a |, and after a second | say how a word should sound.

elephant | The elephant sprayed water.
knight | The knight raised his sword.
read | Please read it again. | reed
  • Every year groupReception to Year 6 (ages 4-11), with a clue sentence for each word. Change a hero’s school year whenever you like.
  • Tricky words come backWords which a child misses will show up more often until they stick.
  • This week’s listType in the words from school, and (optionally) add your own clues and pronunciations - allowing you to teach dialects or even other languages.
  • UK or US spellingOne setting switches colour to color, favourite to favorite and the rest, for every hero on the device.
  • Progress you can monitorLearning metrics such as words tried, accuracy, quests and badges are free. Premium adds a breakdown by spelling pattern, recently missed words and a printable report.
  • Behind a grown-up gateSettings, backup and purchases sit behind a maths question.

No ads, no accounts, no tracking

Heroes live on the device they were made on. Nothing leaves the device unless a grown-up chooses to back up to their own Google Drive, and even then it goes into a hidden folder that only this game can open. If you choose to buy the premium tier, data only goes to Apple or Google.

There's no advertising, no analytics, no microtransactions, and no chat or social features. Privacy and safety for your child are at the heart of the design of the application.

Read the privacy policy

One unlock, no subscription

The game and its spelling practice are free. A single one-time purchase, All Heroes Unlock, adds:

  • 20 heroes on a device instead of 5
  • Up to 5 pets out at once instead of 1
  • Weekly word lists of up to 30 words instead of 10
  • Enhanced parent metrics and the printable report

It’s bought through your device’s app store and can be restored from the unlock screen.