Learn Icelandic with free daily word games
Kokomo is a free set of daily Icelandic word games — a fun, low-pressure way to learn Icelandic a few minutes at a time. Everything is in Icelandic, which is exactly what makes it real practice.
First steps in Icelandic
Learn the Icelandic you can use on your first day. Five short steps mix listening, speaking, word order and everyday conversations.
Why games help you learn Icelandic
- Daily habit: one short puzzle a day beats occasional cramming.
- Instant feedback: you learn from every guess.
- Real, common words: the everyday Icelandic vocabulary you actually need.
- Spaced repetition: useful words keep coming back, so they stick.
A learning path for beginners
- Hangman (Hengimann) — recognise letters and short words.
- Word Unscramble (Stafarugl) — rearrange letters into words.
- Beginner crossword (5×5) — simple clues.
- Icelandic Wordle (Orðagisk) — five-letter words.
Then sharpen grammar with Stafsetning, Beygjan and Málshættir.
Stafsetning, Beygjan and Villuveiðar also have an unlimited practice mode: after the daily puzzle you can keep drilling, and the words you miss come back later until they stick. There is also Glósukubbar, a spaced-repetition flashcard trainer for Icelandic literary terms, and Hugtakaþraut, a multiple-choice trainer for Icelandic verse form where every option comes with an explanation.
The Icelandic alphabet
The Icelandic alphabet has 32 letters and includes letters English lacks: á, é, í, ó, ú, ý, þ (thorn), æ, ð (eth) and ö, with no c, q, w or z. In the games these accented letters count as their own distinct letters.
Do word games actually help you learn Icelandic?
They help with two things well and one thing badly. They build recognition vocabulary and they build a feel for Icelandic spelling and inflection, both through repetition with immediate feedback, which is the single best supported technique in the learning research. They do not teach you to speak, and no game on this site pretends otherwise.
The most useful pages for a learner are the ones with practice modes rather than a single daily puzzle. Stafsetning holds 1,194 spelling exercises, Beygjan drills noun cases against forms verified in the Database of Icelandic Morphology, and Villuveiðar shows you the rule behind every mistake instead of just marking it wrong. Words you get wrong come back later automatically. Glósukubbar adds spaced repetition on top, moving a card you know into a longer interval and a card you miss back to the start.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best way to learn Icelandic for free?
- A great free method is daily practice with word games. Short, repeated exposure to common Icelandic words builds vocabulary and spelling without it feeling like study.
- Can word games really help me learn Icelandic?
- Yes. Games give instant feedback, repeat high-frequency words, and turn learning into a daily habit, which is what helps a language stick.
- Which Icelandic games are best for beginners?
- Start with Hangman, Word Unscramble, the beginner 5×5 crossword and Icelandic Wordle (Orðagisk).
- How many letters are in the Icelandic alphabet?
- 32. It includes á, é, í, ó, ú, ý, þ, æ, ð and ö, and has no c, q, w or z.