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Overview

The phrase 'Laughter and Friendship' hides a menagerie of animals: 'panther', 'penguin', and 'spaniel'.

It also contains some powerful verbs: 'persuade', 'hail', and 'sprint'.

What else can you find?

ABOUT THIS FREE RESOURCE

Help your child expand their verbal toolkit with this platonic Valentine's Day letter jumble puzzle.

The objective of this game is simple: create as many distinct new words as possible using some (or all!) of the letters found in the phrase 'Laughter and Friendship'.

(Hint: There are over 100 possible words hiding in there!)

PUZZLE STATS, RULES & INFO

• Over 100 words to be made from the letters of the phrase ‘Laughter and Friendship’
• Words must be at least 4 letters long
• Solutions cannot involve letters that are NOT in the Available Letter box (e.g. PROUD would not be accepted as there is no O in the Available Letter box)
• Age-appropriate puzzle solutions are included in the PDF
• Both puzzle & solution can be printed with either colour accents or in ink-friendly greyscale

SUITABLE FOR

• Building vocabulary, expanding spelling abilities, & promoting pattern recognition
• Brain break activity, competitive class challenge, homework, tutoring, or home learning
• Quick, themed vocabulary-adjacent activity for a session on Valentine's Day, or friendship

SUGGESTED AGE GROUPS

• Ages: 10-11
• Year: 6
• Key Stages: Upper KS2

KINDLY NOTE

The years and ages listed above are intended as recommendations only. Please feel free to use this puzzle in any context that is appropriate to your needs.

PUZZLE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR

Other age-appropriate versions of this puzzle are also available for

• Year 5 students