£8.99
A live, interactive 11+ vocabulary course taught through weekly online classes.
Wordier Live helps children understand ambitious vocabulary in comprehension texts, use it naturally in creative writing and spot word relationships quickly in verbal reasoning.
What Is It?
A playful card deck featuring 52 different words separated into groups of four synonyms. Each card features a word in the centre with its synonyms listed in the corners so kids know which other words to look out for during the game.
Who’s It For?
Anyone can play – but we’d recommend for anyone who is 7 years old or over
Why We Made It
This is less work and more fun – a game you can play around the dinner table, on the train or when friends are over!
Most children join our 11+ vocabulary course during Year 4 or Year 5, when there is time to build vocabulary steadily and without pressure. Some families join later in Year 5 or even Year 6, but the earlier a child begins, the sooner they can enjoy the benefits of a broader vocabulary.
Starting early makes comprehension texts easier to navigate, boosts confidence in verbal reasoning, and helps creative writing flow more freely.
Science tells us that activities improve vocabulary nearly four times faster than reading alone – but only if you build vocab the right way.
Each 11+ vocabulary course includes:
🔤 Novel vocabulary: Every word on the course is carefully chosen for its 11+ suitability, so children learn vocabulary that is ambitious, useful and genuinely worth knowing.
👥 Interaction: Children test out new vocabulary for themselves, receive feedback, and learn from their tutor as well as their fellow Wordies.
🔒 Built-in revision: Words return again and again in different contexts, helping meanings settle deeply rather than disappear after one lesson.
🧩 Morphology: Children learn how words break down into meaningful parts, so unfamiliar vocabulary becomes easier to decode independently.
🖼️ Pictures and video: Visual cues give new vocabulary something to cling to, helping children picture unfamiliar words, remember them more easily and retrieve them later with confidence.
Wordier Live follows seven six-week modules across the year. That breaks down into 42 unique sessions, with over 800 carefully chosen words taught along the way.
A fresh module begins at the start of each half-term, with a seventh taught during the summer holidays.
As the modules are self-contained, you’re welcome to start with any module and join us mid-year, provided we have the space.
Mondays:
Summer Term 1 – 5 p.m. from 13 April to 18 May 2026 (5-week course)
Summer Term 2 – 5 p.m. from 1 June to 6 July 2026 (6-week course)
Fridays:
Summer Term 1 – 4:30 p.m. from 24 April to 22 May 2026 (5-week course)
Summer Term 2 – 4:30 p.m. from 5 June to 10 July 2026 (6-week course)
Please see below for full course dates.
From Session 2 onwards, kids can choose to stay online for an extra 10 minutes and take part in our free weekly contest. Each contest features words from the previous session, giving children a great incentive to revise their new vocabulary.
(All times are in G.M.T.)
Current Course Dates:
Monday Courses (Spring Term 2): 23 February, 2 March, 9 March, 16 March, 23 March
Friday Courses (Spring Term 2): 27 February, 6 March, 13 March, 20 March, 27 March
Wordier began with a tiny vocabulary workbook I wrote for my regular 11+ lessons. Soon enough, pupils were asking for more words, decoding unfamiliar ones with ease and suddenly describing English as a subject they loved rather than dreaded.
As vocabularies strengthened, texts became easier to navigate, ideas flowed more clearly and creative writing began to flourish.
It quickly became clear that vocabulary was not an optional extra but a key part of helping children become more confident and capable learners.
Fast forward many years and those mini-lessons are now a fully-fledged vocab course, with 42 unique, carefully-structured classes to teach vocabulary without the overwhelm.
Our vocabulary courses use the same science-backed methods I developed with those early students, packaged into lessons that are lively, memorable and designed to last.
What Is It?
A playful card deck featuring 52 different words separated into groups of four synonyms. Each card features a word in the centre with its synonyms listed in the corners so kids know which other words to look out for during the game.
Who’s It For?
Anyone can play – but we’d recommend for anyone who is 7 years old or over
Why We Made It
This is less work and more fun – a game you can play around the dinner table, on the train or when friends are over!
How It Works
Use it like a traditional deck of cards – but with words! We recommend playing the game ‘Go Fish’ first.
Deck One words include: dwelling, preceding, melancholy, irate and more.
Deck Two words include: coax, bashful, contemplate, archaic and more.
Once you’ve played “Go Fish” a few times, you can use your deck to play a host of other traditional card games. Here are a few more games we recommend.
Heads up: we’ve made a slight change to the packaging of our FISH! deck; so, when your order arrives, the box may be different from the ones you see in the pictures above. Rest assured, the awesome content inside remains the same.
| Weight | 0.104 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | N/A |
| FISH! Game | Deck One, Deck Two |
The Wordier Live courses are always delivered live with a tutor at the same time every week. This means children can ask questions and try out new words in sentences so they can get feedback and corrections when needed.
Wordier Live parents usually find that this format is more engaging for their child and, as a result, it is easier to convince the child to attend. They also appreciate having a set schedule for classes, which helps to ensure that learning stays on track.
The Wordier On Demand is the pre-recorded version of Wordier Live. The classes contain the same great content as Wordier Live but without interaction with a tutor.
Wordier On Demand parents tend to favour this format because they can go through several sessions a week rather than waiting for the next class to be held.
Classes are aimed at children ages 8 to 11, with a particular focus on Year 4 and 5 students doing the 11+.
Year 6 children are also welcome to attend. Many of our 11+ students love the classes so much that they choose to stay on the course during Year 6, even after they have finished their exams.
If you find that the course isn’t right for your child at this time, you can use our Joy Guarantee to receive a hassle-free refund on the remainder of the course. Simply email us at hello@wordier.online to receive your refund.
Note: Joy Guarantee applies to Wordier Live only.
We recommend our courses for anyone in Year 4 and above, mainly because they’re fast-paced, involve a fair amount of writing and it might be a little difficult for Year 3s to keep up with. But we have had some energised and ambitious Year 3s complete our courses, so if you think your child is ready, you’re welcome to give them a try. If you do, we recommend that you sit in on their first session, even if it’s just for moral support!
If the class is too challenging, you can use our Joy Guarantee to get a refund for the rest of the module. You can always rejoin when your child’s a little older, with the added benefit of seeing how it works already!
Each weekly class is delivered live on Zoom by an experienced tutor. 24-48 hours before the class, you’ll receive the worksheets for the week as well as a short preliminary video for your child to watch.
During the class, children’s microphones are muted to avoid students shouting out or monopolising the conversation. This helps us to ensure that all children receive recognition during class and can submit an answer in their own time.
Students are encouraged to submit questions, answers and example sentences via the chat function. Our tutors then acknowledge and respond to these questions in real-time.
We recommend printing the worksheets every week, however, your child can simply use a paper and pencil to follow along if you don’t have access to a printer.
All of our classes are recorded and the recording is sent out to parents the day after the class. You can, therefore, watch the class later in the week.
All parents will receive access to the class recording, whether or not their child attended.
From Week Two, we’ll run a 10-minute vocab contest at the end of each class, testing kids on words from the previous week. We like to encourage some friendly competition, so our top scorers are awarded with emoji medals.
Yes. We’ll send out a revision link for the most recent session each week – these include online games and short quizzes to help kids refresh their memories.
There’s a little bit of overlap between our Wordier Live course and our Wordier Tools, but we’ve designed them so there’s lots of variation. Sometimes it’s helpful for kids to see familiar words, but we also want to give everyone lots of words to learn in the most effective way.
There is no official list of 11+ vocabulary, which means that your child’s exam could technically feature any variety of words from the English language. That’s why we recommend completing as many of the Wordier courses and materials as possible. All “Wordier words” have been carefully selected from 11+ past papers, practice papers and our experience in working with over a thousand 11+ students.
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Kim Ng –
Fun and interesting cards
I bought 2 sets of vocabulary game cards and a set of flashcards; they are fun and interesting. Most importantly, they help children to sink in the new words they have learned
Kat Hillman –
The product is great. However, not enough postage was paid so we had to pay charges. Also some instructions could help for those who haven’t played, certain card games before.
Update as issues have been resolved between us and wordier review been changed to reflect this.
Reply from Wordier
24 Jan 2022
Dear Kat,
Thank you very much for your feedback. I’m so sorry to hear that you experienced some disappointment with your purchase.
Unfortunately, we were informed a few days ago that a couple of our orders had incurred extra charges. We had folded the envelopes a little differently than usual, which caused some packages to exceed the Royal Mail dimensions for that parcel size. I shall issue a refund for the extra postage charges to you immediately. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience caused.
I’m also sorry to hear that your order did not include the usual instructions card that comes with our Fish! products. I will email this over to you now, along with our recent blogpost on other games that can be played using your new deck.
I’m sorry again for any inconvenience caused and greatly appreciate your feedback.
Kamilah
Founder, Wordier
Emily –
Go Fish vocab game a big hit!
Excellent set of resources to help my children improve their vocabulary. My daughters especially enjoy the Go Fish game – it’s frequently requested in our house and a fun way to learn synonyms.