Word Heist is a strategic word game that challenges students to apply spelling patterns, vocabulary knowledge, and critical thinking as they secretly create words using shared letter cards. Players earn points by selecting effective letter combinations and meeting specific conditions, while carefully considering how their word choices might be interpreted by others.

As players analyze letters, build words, and adapt strategies, they strengthen orthographic awareness, word construction skills, and flexible thinking. The added element of prediction — anticipating whether another player might guess a word — encourages metacognition, reasoning, and decision-making, all of which align with Ontario Language curriculum expectations.

Word Heist offers meaningful, discussion-rich gameplay that supports literacy development for older learners through engaging, screen-free play.