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.

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

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.