Herd the Words is a FREE word ladder game. Word ladders were invented by Lewis Carroll (author of Alice in Wonderland) in 1877. Players are given two words – a starting word and an ending word. They must change one letter at time to create a ladder of words between the two. Here is an example for changing blast to lease: blast – beast – least – lease. Players switch out letters (written on sheep) to create the word ladder. The app keeps track of how many steps it took to complete the puzzle. There are two modes of play – single player and multiplayer. In app purchases are available for unlimited play, hints, and to disable ads.

Games like this one are great for helping kids develop a sense of word structure. 🙂