English Vocabulary Word Lists with Games, Puzzles and Quizzes

Comprehensive English Vocabulary Word Lists

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Since some of these lists are quite detailed, they may not be good for some of the games. If you are just interested in quickly playing a few games, perhaps you should start with the ESL / EFL Basic Vocabulary Word Lists.

• Animals
  • Animals on the Farm
  • Animals
  • Fish
  • Animals in a Zoo
  • Birds
  • Cat Breeds
  • Deadliest Snakes in the World
  • Dog Breeds
  • Insects
  • Pets
  • Rattlesnakes
  • Snakes
  • Bugs
• Body
  • Body
  • Human Teeth
  • Hair Types
  • Head
  • Human Body
  • Internal Organs
  • Parts of the Hand
• Body Care
  • Cosmetics
  • Makeup
  • Manicure Instruments
  • Shaving
• Books and Things to Read
  • Parts of a Book
  • Types of Books
  • Newspaper
• Buildings
  • Buildings in the City
  • Castles
• Business English
  • Business English Nouns
  • Business English Verbs
  • Computer
  • Jobs
  • Job Application
• Calendar
  • Months
  • Chinese Calendar
  • Zodiac Signs
• Cars
  • Car Parts (British English)
  • Car Parts (American English)
  • Outside of a Car
  • Under the Hood of a Car
  • Cars Verbs
  • Inside of a Car
• Celebrations
  • Party Names
• City
  • Downtown
  • Post Office
  • Bank
  • City
• Clothes
  • Clothes
  • Men's Clothes
  • Sewing
  • Shoes and Footwear
  • Headgear and Hats
  • Natural Materials Used in Clothes
  • Underwear
• Colors
  • American Spelling
    • The Basic Colors (American Spellings) gray
    • Colors (American Spellings)
  • British Spelling
    • The Basic Colours (British Spellings) grey
    • Colours (British Spellings)
• Computers
  • Computer
  • Networking Computers
• Countries
  • Largest Countries in Population (1-25)
  • Largest Countries in Population (26-50)
  • Countries with the Largest Armed Forces
  • Nationalities
• English Words from Other Languages
  • Japanese Words Used in English
• Family
  • Family Members
  • Relatives
  • [NG] Family Responsibilities (Chores)
• Eating, Food & Drinks
  • Catering
  • Cuts of Beef
  • Citrus Fruits
  • Dinnerware
  • Fruit
  • Grains
  • Kitchen Knifes
  • Pasta Types
  • Breads
  • Condiments
  • Desserts
  • Drinks and Beverages
  • Food
  • Meat
  • Restaurant (Short List)
  • Salad Dressing
  • Vegetables
  • Diary Products
  • [NG] Food Pyramid
  • [NG] Supermarket Packaging
• Gardening and Plants
  • Bulb Vegetables
  • Garden Tools
  • Leaf Vegetables
  • Root Vegetables
  • Seed Vegetables
  • Fruit Trees
  • Trees
  • Flowers
  • Gardening Verbs
• Geography
  • Continents
  • Geographic Features
• Grammar & English Usage
  • Adverbs of Cause
  • Adverbs of Place
  • Adverbs of Quantity
  • Adverbs of Time
  • Adverbs that Usually Come Before the Verb
  • Compound Words
  • Frequency Words and Phrases
  • Prepositions
  • Prepositions - A Longer List
  • Punctuation Marks
• Health
  • Dental Care
  • Injuries
  • Aches and Pains
  • People in Hospitals
• Holidays
  • Holidays
  • Christmas - General
  • Christmas - Religious
  • Food at Christmas
  • Halloween
  • New Year's Day
  • Saint Patrick's Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Valentine's Day
  • Holidays in the United States of America
• House
  • Building Material
  • House
  • Refrigerator
  • Rooms and Places in a House
  • Types of Houses and Places to Live
  • Types of Roofs
  • Woodburning Stoves
  • Furniture in a House
  • Things in a House
• Jobs, Occupations and Professions
  • Catering
  • Job Application
  • Jobs
  • Fire Fighting
• Law
  • Crime Verbs
  • Crime - Words Related to Crimes
  • Crimes - Types of Crimes
  • Criminals
  • Justice System - Court
• Math
  • Shapes
  • Math Angles
  • Measuring Time
  • Numbers 1-10
  • Numbers 1-20
  • Numbers 20-40
  • Measurements
• Miscellaneous
  • Smoking
• Money
  • Paying Bills
  • Money Used in the USA
• Music
  • Music
  • Musical Instruments
    • Brass Instruments
    • Percussion Instruments
    • Woodwind Instruments.
    • Symphony Orchestra Instruments
• Office
  • Computer
  • Stationery
  • Telephone
• Parts
  • Bicycle Parts
  • Gasoline Engine Parts
  • Motorcycle Parts
  • Parts of Books
• People
  • Adjectives for People
  • Cowboys
  • Criminals
  • People in Education
  • People in Hospitals
• Pronunciation
  • Words Not Pronounced the Same Way by Everyone
• School
  • [NG] Degrees in Education
  • Education
  • School Rooms
  • School Subjects
  • People in a School
  • Types of Schools
  • University Subjects
  • Tests
• Science
  • Gases
  • Liquids
  • Metals
  • Materials
• Seasons
  • Winter
• Security
  • Crimes
  • Weapons
• Sports
  • Sports
  • Baseball
    • Baseball (Short List)
    • Baseball Pitches
    • Baseball Positions
    • Baseball Verbs
  • Football Positions (American Football)
  • Olympic Sports
  • Sports Played with a Ball
  • Sportswear
  • Swimming
    • Swimming Strokes
• Time
  • Days of the Week
  • Months
  • Zodiac Signs
  • Chinese Calendar
• Tools
  • Carpentry Tools
  • Farm Machinery
  • Ladders
  • Plumbing Tools
  • Woodworking Tools
• Transportation
  • Aircraft
  • Land Transportation
  • Types of Ships
  • Vehicles
  • Water Transportation
• Travel
  • Airport Departure and Arrival
  • Harbor
  • Hotel
  • Luggage
  • Also, see "Transportation" above.
• Weather
  • Weather
  • Weather (Short List)
• Word Ending
  • Words Ending in ~ful
  • Words Ending in ~less
• Perhaps Not So Useful
  • Imaginary People and Animals