Question 1

Is there a wordlist for this toy?

Accepted Answer

Not that I am aware of. My son has a great time with this toy, and the older kids are attracted to it, too!

Question 2

are the letters interchangeable?

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This set comes with one of each of the lower-case letters, plus an extra "d" , "e" , and "m."  Any letter can be placed in any of the 3 slots.  There are different settings, controlled by the orange (or blue) slider on the bottom.  The settings control what is done when letters are placed in the slots.  Letter Hunt ("Load a Letter" on my machine) results in the machine saying the letter name when placing it in any slot and then saying some phrase that uses the letter sound.  Word Builder asks you to put in 3 letters to make a word.  As you put in each letter, it says the letter name, then waits until you have all 3 letters before it sounds them out.  If you put in something that does not make a word (like "elw"), it will sound it out, make a "doing!" sound, then say, "That sounds great!"  or "Cool Sound," etc.  If you make a word, it will sound it out then say the word.  Word Hunt asks for the letters that spell something ("Let's hunt for the letters that spell the word "gem" "g" "e" "m" "gem" ... "gem" starts with the letter "g").  If you ignore which letters it asks for and put in something else, it will say the letter name you put in, it's sound, then say what letter it is looking for for that spot.  Short answer is, yes, the letters are interchangeable.  This unit even lets you put in the upper-case letters from the LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Alphabet Set, if you have it (and vice-versa).

Question 3

The lights work on the Leapfrog Word Builder, but there is no sound at all. Any suggestions how to fix it?

Accepted Answer

Try changing the batteries

Question 4

does this product give the sound each letter makes?

Accepted Answer

That is what this product is supposed to do, but unfortunately it gives the wrong letter sound.  I bought one of these and thought it was just defective, and sent it back and received another one, but it did the same thing!  I would find something else, this toy is a piece of junk!!

LeapFrog Fridge Words Magnetic Word Builder

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