How it works
These sports typing games are one falling-words game with six word lists. It opens on ball games, with goal, volley and dribble.
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What falls in each level
Level 1 is ball games: dribble, scrum, wicket. Level 2 is track and field, from baton to decathlon. Level 3 is the water: backstroke, rudder, snorkel. Level 4 is winter: slalom, toboggan, biathlon. Level 5 is gear, such as cleats and carabiner. Level 6 is scoring and rules: deuce, offside, tiebreaker.
Short words and long words
A longer word gets more time to fall, so the three-letter words are the fast ones: lob, oar, jib, ski, rim, cue and ace. The longest have ten letters: pentathlon, backstroke, scoreboard and tiebreaker.
Questions and answers
Do these typing sports games name teams or players?
No. Every word is a common word of sport, such as relay or umpire. No league, team, club, competition, athlete or brand of kit is on any list, so nothing here goes out of date with a season.
Are the six levels separate sport typing games?
Each level is its own list of 40 words with its own best score. The game is the same in all six: 25 words a run, and three words on the ground end it.
What do bonspiel, schuss and coxswain mean?
A bonspiel is a curling tournament. A schuss is a straight run downhill on skis. A coxswain is the member of a rowing crew who steers the boat and sets the rhythm of the rowers. All three are in Levels 3 and 4.
Can I play on a phone?
Yes. Tap Start the game and your phone's keyboard opens under the falling words. Autocorrect is switched off for the game, so luge stays luge.