Word chain

"Last and First" redirects here. For other uses, see Last and First (disambiguation).

For the games in which one word is progressively changed into another, see Word Ladder and Word golf.

Word chain, also known as grab on behind, last and first, alpha and omega, and the name game,[1][2][3] is a word game in which players come up with words that begin with the letter or letters that the previous word ended with. A category of words is usually chosen, there is a time limit such as five seconds,[1][4] and words may not be repeated in the same game.[5] The version of the game in which cities are used is called geography, and a generalized version with place names is called Atlas.

  1. ^ a b Wise, Debra; Sandra Forrest (2003). Great big book of children's games: over 450 indoor and outdoor games for kids. McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN 0-07-142246-3.
  2. ^ Wood, Clemend; Gloria Goddard (1940). The complete book of games (2 ed.). Garden City.
  3. ^ "How to Play the Name Game!". The Van Gogh-Goghs. 1999. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. ^ Cullen, Ruth (2004). Brainiac's Gross-Out Activity Book. Activity Journal Series. Peter Pauper Press. ISBN 0-88088-448-7.
  5. ^ Rosenthal, Aaron. "Are We There Yet?". Street Directory. Retrieved 8 December 2009.