Teacher Mode
for Australian Classrooms
Create printable word unscramble worksheets and interactive whiteboard activities aligned to the Australian Curriculum and Oxford Word List. 100% free, no ads.
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Build, customise, and deliver word activities in minutes.
Interactive Whiteboard Display
Full-screen, high-contrast display with massive fonts. One word at a time. Advance with arrow keys or on-screen buttons. Perfect for SMART Boards and projectors.
Printable PDF Worksheets
Clean, no-ads A4 worksheet with scrambled words and answer blanks. Opens the browser print dialog automatically — no account required.
Australian Curriculum Lists
Pre-made word lists for Foundation through Year 6, aligned to the Australian Curriculum and the Oxford Word List. Select a year level and go.
Easy Mode for Struggling Readers
Toggle Easy Mode to keep the first and last letters in place. Reduces cognitive load so early readers can focus on the middle letters.
Definition Hints
Enable hint mode to display a definition beneath each scrambled word — in both the whiteboard display and the printed worksheet.
Save Custom Lists
Type your own words or paste a list and save it to your browser. Your saved lists persist between sessions — no login needed (free tier).
Australian Curriculum Word Lists
All preset lists follow Australian English spelling conventions (-ise, -our, -re, aluminium, etc.).
How to Use Teacher Mode
Choose or create your word list
Select a preset Australian Curriculum list from the dropdown, or type your own words. You can mix preset words with custom additions. Paste multiple words separated by commas.
Set your options
Toggle Easy Mode to keep first and last letters fixed — great for Foundation and Year 1. Toggle Show Definitions to add hints for each word.
Choose your output
Click Interactive Whiteboard Display to open a full-screen activity, or click Print PDF Worksheet to generate a printable A4 worksheet. Both are completely ad-free.
Save your lists (optional)
Name your list and click Save List to store it in your browser. Load it again next time. Premium users (coming soon) can save unlimited lists to the cloud.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Teacher Mode really free?
- Yes. The core Teacher Mode — whiteboard display, printable worksheets, preset curriculum lists — is free forever. A premium tier with cloud saving and extended curriculum packs is coming soon (from A$5/month).
- Are there ads in Teacher Mode?
- No. Teacher Mode is 100% ad-free to keep the experience clean for classroom and whiteboard use. Ads only appear in Play Mode for Scrabble players.
- What Australian Curriculum content is covered?
- We include word lists aligned to the Australian Curriculum English strand for Foundation through Year 6, using the Oxford Word List as our primary reference. All words use Australian English spelling.
- Does Easy Mode work for all word lengths?
- Easy Mode (first and last letters fixed) works for words with 3 or more letters. Two-letter words are scrambled normally as they only have two positions.
- Can I use this on an interactive whiteboard?
- Yes — the whiteboard display is designed specifically for interactive whiteboards (SMART Board, Promethean, etc.). It uses large fonts (up to 8rem), high contrast, and responds to keyboard arrow keys.
- What spelling conventions does Unscramble AU use?
- We follow Australian English throughout: -ise (not -ize), -our (not -or), -re (not -er), aluminium (not aluminum), programme, travelling (double-l), jewellery, and so on.
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