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.

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

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.