The vocabulary app
your 11+ child will actually want to use
Wordforge uses daily streaks, XP and a very enthusiastic baby dragon called Vex to help children aged 9–11 master the 500 words that matter most for UK 11+ exams.
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How it works
Three minutes a day. Five hundred words. One very motivated dragon.
Learn a word
Each session, Vex introduces new words with a clear definition and a memorable example sentence.
Answer questions
Multiple-choice questions on meanings and synonyms, with tricky distractors drawn from the same difficulty band — just like the real 11+.
Collect an Ember
Hit your daily goal and Vex acts out one of today's words in an illustration added to your child's Hoard. The words stick because Vex is unforgettable.
Built for how 9–11 year olds actually learn
500 curated 11+ words
Every word is drawn from published 11+ vocabulary lists for both grammar and independent school entry, cross-referenced and reviewed.
Spaced repetition
Words that need more practice come back sooner. Words your child knows well gradually fade into the background. No wasted sessions.
Streaks and XP
Daily streaks, experience points, and five ranks from Apprentice to Forgemaster give children a reason to open the app tomorrow.
Vex's Hoard
Every daily goal unlocks an original Vex illustration — a growing collection of 500 hand-crafted images your child will want to show people.
Parent-first accounts
You sign up; your child has a PIN-protected profile. No email address required for children. Designed with UK GDPR and the Age Appropriate Design Code in mind.
Works on any device
Designed for iPad, iPhone and desktop Chrome — wherever your child happens to have ten minutes before dinner.
Who is Wordforge for?
Wordforge is for children in Years 5 and 6 preparing for 11+ entrance exams — whether that's a local grammar school or a highly selective independent school like St Paul's, Westminster, NLCS or Haberdashers'.
Vocabulary is the part of 11+ prep that existing apps handle worst. We built something specifically for it — focused, fun, and genuinely effective.
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We're opening access to a small pilot group first. Sign up and we'll email you when a spot opens.