Board game

Spanish Snakes & Ladders.

Easy

Serpientes y Escaleras with a twist: answer a Spanish question right to roll the die and move. Land on a ladder to climb, a snake to slide — first to the final square wins.

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How to play

  1. Each turn you're shown an English word with four Spanish options — pick the correct translation to earn your roll.
  2. Answer correctly and the die rolls, moving your piece forward that many squares; a wrong answer costs you the turn.
  3. Land at the foot of a ladder (🪜) to climb up the board, or on a snake's head (🐍) to slide back down.
  4. Keep answering and rolling until your piece reaches the final square — accuracy and a bit of luck get you there fastest.

Spanish words you'll practice

This free Spanish game drills 99 common words. Want the meanings, examples and pronunciation? Look them up on our Spanish words pages.

amor love
grande big
vino wine
foto photo
casa house
gato cat
calle street
amigo friend
tiempo time
país country
pollo chicken
hora hour
flor flower
bueno good
árbol tree
vaca cow
ratón mouse
tierra earth
pájaro bird
escribir to write
nuevo new
frío cold
carne meat
queso cheese
padre father
comer to eat
caballo horse
lento slow
mapa map
mujer woman
mano hand
viejo old
luna moon
agua water
familia family
leche milk
arroz rice
beber to drink
mes month
oso bear
tea
dinero money
cama bed
pequeño small
huevo egg
montaña mountain
cielo sky
hombre man
semana week
niño boy
nieve snow
naranja orange
feliz happy
problema problem
madre mother
escuela school
niña girl
nombre name
triste sad
dormir to sleep
gente people
caliente hot
jugo juice
día day
mar sea
manzana apple
rápido fast
leer to read
tienda store
mesa table
trabajo work
sol sun
ventana window
libro book
río river
año year
vivir to live
león lion
perro dog
café coffee
playa beach
ciudad city
hermana sister
comida food
llave key
música music
coche car
lluvia rain
malo bad
silla chair
correr to run
mañana morning
pan bread
puerta door
pez fish
teléfono phone
hablar to speak
noche night
hermano brother

Questions

Is this Spanish board game free?

Yes — it plays in your browser with no sign-up. Sign in only if you want to save the words to your review deck and track your best score.

What is Serpientes y Escaleras?

It's the Spanish name for Snakes & Ladders, the classic board game. Here you earn each die roll by answering a Spanish vocabulary question, so practising the language is what moves you up the board.

Can I practise one topic?

Yes. Use the theme picker to draw the questions from a single category — animals, food, the home and more.