All 52 words are listed below. In the game above, type each word as it comes up: twelve words a lap, in a new order every time.
The 52 primer sight words
all am are at ate be black brown but came did do eat four get good have he into like must new no now on our out please pretty ran ride saw say she so soon that there they this too under want was well went what white who will with yes
This is the second of the five Dolch levels.
The same words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 2 letters | 8 | am at be do he no on so |
| 3 letters | 19 | all are ate but did eat get new now our out ran saw say she too was who yes |
| 4 letters | 18 | came four good have into like must ride soon that they this want well went what will with |
| 5 letters | 5 | black brown there under white |
| 6 letters | 2 | please pretty |
"all" can be typed without leaving the home row. The game uses 52 of the words.
Where the list comes from
Edward William Dolch published a list of frequently used words in 1936, in an article called "A Basic Sight Vocabulary" in The Elementary School Journal, and again in 1948 in his book Problems in Reading. The list is usually given in five levels, from pre-primer to third grade, with the nouns as a separate list. We read the lists in the Wikipedia article Dolch word list on 3 October 2026.
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Questions
How many primer sight words are there?
52 on this page, from the Dolch list.
Is this the same list my school uses?
It may not be. Schools choose their own sight word lists. Ask the teacher for the class list.
How does the practice game work?
Each word appears as tiles on a road. Type the lit key, and the hands show which finger to use. A lap is twelve words, and every lap is in a new order.