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Words appear on the screen.
One word list, one race — the same words drop onto every player’s screen at the same moment.
Boardee Arcade · Word games
Keysmash
Race to type the words first.
Typing practice that doesn't feel like typing practice. Words fly, keyboards clatter, and suddenly your reluctant typists care deeply about accuracy.
Also known as: typing speed test · wpm race
👥 1–8 Players✨ AI fills the content
- Free for teachers · students never need accounts
How to play
Type the words correctly as fast as you can.
That's the goal — no rules to teach. Here's how a round of Keysmash runs.
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Type each one, then press space or enter.
Type it, then space or enter to bank it. A wrong letter flashes red and dents your accuracy — the recover-and-keep-going is the real skill.
The fastest accurate typist wins.
Speed alone won’t win it: the board ranks words-per-minute against accuracy, so the steady typist pips the fast-but-sloppy one.
Ways to play
One word list, three ways to race it
The same Keysmash words work as a hosted big-screen final, a live device sprint, or solo practice at home. Pick at press-play — nothing to rebuild.
Hosted on the big screen
Project the live race and the whole room watches the lanes sprint to the finish — leaderboard drama up front while everyone types on their own keyboard. The energy of a live final, from your topic.
You host · the class watches the finishLive on their devices
Students go to boardee.app/join and type the six-digit code — laptops and chromebooks are ideal, since a real keyboard is the whole point. Up to eight race the same words at once.
Join code or QR · no student accountsSolo, in their own time
Share one play link and Keysmash becomes typing homework — each student races the same words self-paced, chasing their own words-per-minute. Results roll in as they finish, no chasing.
One link · results tracked for youWhat can you race?
Any word list is a race
Spelling words, unit vocab, French verbs, capital cities — if you can list it, they can race it. Type the topic; AI writes the list and the clock does the rest.
This week's list
Spellingrhythm
words per minute38WPM
Unit vocabulary
Sciencemolecule
words per minute45WPM
French words
Languagesbonjour
words per minute41WPM
Capital cities
GeographyCanberra
words per minute52WPM
Number words
Mathsquotient
words per minute36WPM
Key terms
Historypharaoh
words per minute44WPM
The library
Keysmash is one shape of twenty-five
The Arcade is a library of classroom games that all drink from the same topic box. When the race is run, the identical word list becomes a spelling quiz, a word search or a set of flashcards — same topic, new game, zero re-typing.
- 25 game types, from quiz shows to word puzzles
- One topic box fills any of them in under a minute
- Save your rounds and relaunch them any lesson
Three ways in
Three ways to get a Keysmash
Ready-made from the Discover shelves, AI-built from your topic, or typed by hand — every door ends at the same play button.
Grab one ready-made
Search the Discover shelves — curated games plus rounds shared by other teachers. Find one that fits and press play.
Ask AI to build it
Type what you're teaching and the Arcade writes your Keysmash in under a minute. Check it, tweak anything, play.
Type it yourself
Every Keysmash has a plain editor underneath — your exact list, row by row, no AI in the loop.
Built for the classroom
AI fills it. You press play.
Every Arcade game starts from the same box: type what you're teaching and the content writes itself — questions, words, clues — ready for the board at the front of the room.
- Real content on your topic and grade — skim, edit or reroll before the class sees it
- Big type and chunky buttons, readable from the back row
- Students join with a code and a name — no accounts, ever
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Game types in the Arcade — one topic box fills them all
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From typing a topic to pressing play
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Student accounts — a code and a first name is the whole login
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Steps every time: type it, check it, play it
I typed 'the water cycle' and had a class quiz in ten seconds flat. It's the first tool my whole department adopted.
FAQ
Good to know
How many students can race?
Up to eight players per live race — students join with a code and type the same words. Solo classic mode works for individual practice any time.
What devices do students need?
This is the one game where a real keyboard matters — laptops and chromebooks are ideal. Students join from any browser, nothing to install.
Can I use my own word list?
Yes. Load your spelling or vocabulary words so typing practice doubles as review, or let AI generate a themed list in seconds.
Is it free?
Yes. Keysmash is included on Boardee's free tier along with every game type.
Do students need accounts?
Never. Students join with a code and a name — no emails, no passwords. Teachers don't need an account to try it either.
Same box, different shape
More word games
Same three steps, different game. Type a topic and pick your shape.
What are you teaching tomorrow?
Type it in, check the content, press play. The Arcade does the rest.