Free word scramble maker, with clues

Your own word scramble generator

You'll describe the generator to a free AI assistant, paste what it writes into a file, and open it in your browser. No coding needed, and once it works you can change anything about it just by asking.

• A box for your words, with an optional clue after each one
• Jumbled letters shown as tiles, and a box to type each answer
• An easy mode that keeps the first letter in place
• A hint button that gives away one letter at a time
• A printable worksheet with answer lines, plus an answer key

Good for: weekly spelling lists, topic vocabulary, a baby shower or party game, language learners, and a quick brain teaser for grown-ups.

What you need

Build it in five steps

Step 1 gives you a simple version that works, and each step after it adds more. Yours will look a bit different from the one above, because the AI writes its own version each time.

1. Ask for the word scramble maker

   Copy this prompt into your AI assistant:

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   I don't know how to code. Please make me a word scramble maker that runs in a web browser.
   
   Requirements:
   - ONE single HTML file (HTML, CSS and JavaScript together), no external libraries, no internet needed. I will save it and double-click it.
   - A text box where I type my words, one per line.
   - A "Make puzzle" button that jumbles the letters of each word. Make sure a jumbled word never comes out the same as the real word.
   - Show each jumbled word as a row of big letter tiles, numbered, with a box next to it to type the answer.
   - When the answer is right, turn the row green. When every word is solved, show a well done message.
   
   Please give me the complete file in one code block, then tell me in simple steps how to save and open it.

   Copy the code, paste it into your text editor and save it as word-scramble.html. Double-click it, type a few words and press Make puzzle.

2. Add clues

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   That works, thank you. Please let me add a clue to any word by typing it after a dash, like "cat - a pet that purrs". Show the clue in italics under that word's tiles. Words without a dash have no clue. Send me the complete updated file.

   Always ask for the complete file. Replace everything in word-scramble.html, save, and refresh the tab (F5 or Cmd+R).

3. Add difficulty and hints

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   Please add:
   - A difficulty choice: Easy keeps the first letter of each word in place, Hard mixes up every letter.
   - A "Hint" button on each row that fills in the next correct letter of the answer.
   - A choice of CAPITALS or lower case letters, for younger children who are still learning capitals.
   Remember my words and choices in localStorage. Send me the complete updated file.

4. Make it print as a worksheet

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   Please add a "Print" button. The printout should be a clean black and white worksheet on A4: the title, one line of instructions, then a numbered list with the jumbled letters spaced out, the clue in italics, and a line underneath to write the answer. Put the answers on a second page. Hide everything else when printing. Send me the complete updated file.

   Tip: choose Save as PDF in the print window to keep a copy or send it to a class.

5. Add ready-made lists

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   Please add four buttons that fill the word box with a ready-made list and make the puzzle straight away: Animals, Christmas, Space and Fruit, eight to ten words each, with a short, child-friendly clue for every word. Send me the complete updated file.

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