Type your topic
"The water cycle, Year 5" is all the Arcade needs — it fills your Keysmash with real content in seconds.
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
The Arcade
Topic to podium in three steps
Check the content
Skim, edit or reroll anything before the class sees it. You stay the teacher; the AI stays the intern.
Press play
Run it big on the board, or let students join from their own devices with a code and a name.
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.
1
Words appear on the screen.
2
Type each one, then press space or enter.
The fastest accurate typist wins.
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, in under a minute
- Big type and chunky buttons, readable from the back row
- Students join with a code and a name — no accounts, ever
25
Game types in the Arcade — one topic box fills them all
60s
From typing a topic to pressing play
0
Student accounts — a code and a first name is the whole login
3
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.