Printable Memory Games

Use our printable memory games to check up on your own "remembering" skills, or to compete against your friends to find out who's best!

Be sure to try several of our memory brain games while you're here!

Word Wall 1

This "Word Wall" is a set of 25 words, arranged in a 5 x 5 grid. To be good at this game, you must quickly memorize not only the words themselves, but also their arrangement.

Here's a peek at the printable version. The full game and text also appear below.

Printable Memory Game - Word Wall 1, from our collection of fun #memorygames at www.word-game-world.com

Instructions: Study this list of words for one minute. Then write your answers to the questions without looking at this "wall."

Questions

Supply everyone with paper and pencil so each person can record his/her own responses. For best results, use the printable version.

1. How many clothing items were on the wall?

2. Was the color RED listed?

3. What word was in the top right corner?

4. What ice cream flavors were listed?

5. What color was below COAT?

6. What flavor was to the right of STRAWBERRY?

7. What word was to the left of GERANIUM?

8. What five parts of a house were listed?

9. Name all the words in the left-hand column.

10. What was the last color listed?

Now check your answers!

1. five 2. no 3. vanilla 4. vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, butter pecan, peppermint 5. orange 6. butter pecan 7. petunia 8. floor, ceiling, wall, window, door 9. hat, purple, vanilla, rose, floor 10. white

Scoring:

There are a total of 22 correct responses.

20 – 22 Superb

15 -19 Very Good

10 – 14 About Average

5 – 9 Focus More

0 – 4 Eat More Peanuts!

More Printable Memory Games

Aqua pencil and clipboard, from our Memory Training game at www.word-game-world.com

Memory Training Game - List Twists Here's a simple game format to help you boost your memory! Study one of these word lists for the time given, then answer several specific questions. Work your way through increasingly difficult lists.

Word Wall 2 - Are you ready for a more difficult challenge? This time you'll get two minutes to study the word wall...and you will need it!

Memory Mayhem - This is great party game for adults and teens. Find out who has the best memory with this fun, flexible game.

You may also enjoy my fun collection of brain games. These do not require skills in remembering, but you will be challenged in other ways!

New! Memory Games for Kids

Grid of 12 pictures from our Memory Games for Kids page

Get the Picture? - A simple memory game, based on a set of twelve pictures. It's great for younger kids and can be played two different ways.

The Big Picture - A more difficult kids' memory game, similar to the one above, but with LOTS more pictures. It's great for older kids, and even adults.

Difficult word search puzzle, "Five-Letter Fiasco," from www.word-game-world.com

Here's a challenging word search you may also enjoy. Five-Letter Fiasco is perhaps our most difficult word search game! We've hidden 70 five-letter words. Each starts with one of the last five letters of the alphabet: V, W, X, Y, or Z. So what's the trick? We don't supply the word list!