Yes, the printable here is free: a two-page word scramble PDF with a guest sheet and a separate host answer key. No email, no purchase, no sign-up. Below it are ten more scrambled baby words you can copy onto any sheet, with their own answer key, and a short guide to when a screen game is easier than paper.
Download the guest sheet and answer key (PDF)
Free to print from this page
- Party word scramble (PDF): eight puzzles for guests, with the answers on a separate host page.
- Ten-word baby scramble: copy the list below onto a sheet or a whiteboard; the answer key stays hidden until you open it.
- Baby shower planning checklist (PDF): for the host, not the guests.
What is in the download?
Page 1 has eight celebration words, answer lines, and a team-name space. Page 2 has the matching answer key and hosting instructions. These are separate practice puzzles, so they do not spoil the paid Word Scramble deck.
How to run the word scramble
- Print page 1 for each guest or team. Keep page 2 with the host.
- Explain that every scrambled letter is used exactly once. Give everyone about five minutes, or leave the timer off.
- Read the answers together. Award one point each. Share the win if teams tie.
Guests can work together and pass on any puzzle. For larger groups, use teams instead of putting one person on the spot.
A free baby word scramble: ten words and an answer key
The PDF sticks to party words. If you want baby words, copy these ten onto a sheet, a card per table or a whiteboard. They run from easy to hard, and none of them is an answer in any of our games, so playing this list and the screen version at the same shower spoils nothing.
- PRUB
- DYDET
- KORTS
- TENNOB
- PREROM
- GELGIG
- PLIMED
- SOOBITE
- GLUSNEG
- TEALTYE
Show the answer key
- PRUB = BURP
- DYDET = TEDDY
- KORTS = STORK
- TENNOB = BONNET
- PREROM = ROMPER
- GELGIG = GIGGLE
- PLIMED = DIMPLE
- SOOBITE = BOOTIES
- GLUSNEG = SNUGGLE
- TEALTYE = LAYETTE
Score it like the PDF: one point a word, every letter used once, and any table can pass. For a room that would rather shout than write, the Baby Word Scramble game puts one scrambled word on the screen at a time with a click to reveal, and the full deck requires a Show Pass. The fixed mixed showcase includes two word-scramble clues.
Seven printable-friendly ideas
- Word scramble: use the supplied sheet and answer key.
- Gift bingo: create varied cards with likely gifts, and mark them during gift opening.
- Price guessing: choose products and record a dated price for each before the event; closest guess wins, including guesses above the price.
- Do not say baby: use optional clothespins and explain the rule before guests join.
- Nursery rhymes: choose public-domain rhymes familiar to the group and accept regional versions.
- Wishes for the family: leave space for a short message; advice and reading aloud are optional.
- Arrival predictions: ask the family first and frame guesses as keepsakes, not medical expectations.
The download supplies the word-scramble sheets only. The other six are hosting ideas to make yourself, not additional files bundled with the PDF.
Print or use a shared screen?
| Printable sheet | Shared-screen game | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Print one per guest or team; find pens | A laptop plus a TV, projector or video call |
| Answers | Private and written; good for quiet guests and keepsakes | Everyone sees the same question; answers shouted, typed or written |
| Reveal | The host reads the key at the end | One answer at a time, on the screen |
| Remote guests | Send the sheet ahead | Share the screen on the call |
| Cost | Free here; the ink and paper are yours | Fixed six-question hosted showcase free; $9.99 for all 20 full games for 30 days from purchase |
| Easier when | Guests are seated at tables, or you want a keepsake | The group is large, remote or standing, or there is no printer |
Printing costs depend on your printer, color settings, local copy shop and guest count. A shared team sheet can reduce the number of copies. Paper is useful for private written answers and keepsakes; a screen makes it easy for everyone to see the same question and reveal.
For remote guests, send the printable ahead of time or let them write answers on their own paper. A shared-screen game is another option; rehearse screen sharing before the event. The longer comparison is in printable vs digital baby shower games.
Try the fixed six-question hosted showcase. Its puzzles are different from this sampler. The six-question mixed showcase is free; $9.99 unlocks all 20 games for 30 days from purchase.
Need a planning checklist instead?
The separate baby shower planning checklist helps organize the event. For a screen-only lineup, see games without printing.