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Alphabet: what it is and how to make one
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What it is
Alphabet is a ring of letters. Each letter corresponds to a word that starts with it or contains it (the game specifies which).
Players have to guess the words with the help of a definition that can contain text, audio, an image or a combination. A button lets you skip to the next letter and leave that one for later.
Examples of use
- Languages: vocabulary based on definitions or translations.
- Science: scientific terms, chemical elements or body parts.
- History: figures, places or events based on clues.
- Language and literature: vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, literary terms.
- Vocational training: technical terminology from any field.
- Primary education: the alphabet, spelling or basic vocabulary.
How to create an Alphabet with Ray
- Click Create game and select Alphabet.
- Enter a topic, add instructions and/or attach a file with the content.
- Ray automatically generates a game ready to publish (with a title and description). You can review and change anything you like before publishing it.
Ray's advanced options
The gear icon gives you options to configure how Ray generates the game. Some are common to all game types:
- Output content: choose text only, or text plus automatically generated speech. Speech is capped at 1,000 characters in total per account on the Basic and Advanced plans; on the Academic plan and Commercial plan it is unlimited.
- Output language: the language of the game content. If you don't specify it, Ray detects it from the prompt or the file.
- Difficulty: easy, medium (default), hard, or a custom level (for example, “for primary school students”).
Alphabet also has a specific option:
- Wheel type: alphabet (one word for each letter) or custom letters (type the letters together with no spaces, for example “EDUCAPLAY”).
Source library
With the Sources button you can upload files to Ray (PDF, Word, images…) or select your own games for it to use as content for the new one. For example, generate a review Alphabet from the PDF of a teaching unit, or turn a Crossword Puzzle into an Alphabet.
How to create an Alphabet without Ray
- Click Create game and select Alphabet.
- Close the Ray window.
- Enter the definition and the answer for each letter.
- Repeat the process for all the letters.
For each letter you can choose between Starts with or Contains the in the dropdown at the top. The editor will only let you enter words that meet that condition.
You can also accept several answers for the same letter (for example, “house” or “houses”). Definitions accept text, audio and images.
Game options
- Lives: the maximum number of mistakes (unlimited by default).
- Time: the time limit per letter (unlimited by default).
- Sensitive to capitalization and accents: counts mistakes in written answers as errors.
With an Advanced plan you can remove the ads, add a background image, change the visibility (Public or Hidden), configure player identification (Optional, Required or no method), hide elements of the interface (Ranking, Restart, Social media or Correct answers) and add a custom final message.
With an Academic plan you can restrict the visibility to your guests or to the integrations you create (Google Classroom, Moodle, Canvas…), and remove the player identification link.
With a Commercial plan you can also customize the game with your logo and corporate footer, choose the colors and hide the Educaplay brand.
Information and publishing
On the Information tab you set up what your player will see before and during the game. Ray automatically generates the Title and Description; if you created the game without Ray, you add them yourself. Here you also choose the Language of the game interface (you can present the game to your players in any of the 27 available languages, regardless of the language of the content), set the Education level and add Tags so your game is easier to find in the search engine. Before publishing, use Preview to check that everything looks the way you want.
Frequently asked questions
Can I make an Alphabet with whatever letters I want?
Yes. By default, Ray and the editor give you the full alphabet, but you can ask Ray for an Alphabet with the letters of “EDUCAPLAY” (the Custom letters option) or edit the game to add, remove or reorder letters.
How do I add a word that doesn't start with the letter but contains it?
At the top of each letter there is a dropdown that defaults to Starts with. Change it to Contains the for those cases. The editor will only let you enter words that meet the condition.
Can I accept several correct answers for the same letter?
Yes, as long as they meet the condition. Useful for variants such as “conquer” and “to conquer”.
Can I import a list of words and definitions I already have?
Yes. Paste or attach your list in the Ray box or with the Sources button.
Can I change the language of the game interface?
Yes. On the Information tab you can choose from the 27 available languages: Afrikaans, Aragonese, Asturian, Basque, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Ukrainian. The interface language is independent from the content language: you can have a game written in English and show the interface in Japanese for your Japanese students, for example.
Which features require a paid plan?
With the Advanced plan you remove the ads, add a background image, manage visibility and player identification, hide interface elements and add a final message. With the Academic plan you can also restrict access to your guests or to your integrations (Google Classroom, Moodle, Canvas…). With the Commercial plan you customize the game with your logo, corporate colors and hide the Educaplay brand.
