Word Trip helps kids practice and improve the following skills:

Flexibility: Adapting and adjusting to changing conditions and expectations. 

Each puzzle in Word Trip features a wheel with different letters. And each puzzle has different words that need to be located by combining letters on the wheel. The player needs to be flexible to be able to see the different combinations they need to create to finish the puzzle. If they want to earn additional points, they also need to be able to create words that are not part of the list required to finish the puzzle. For players who struggle with flexibility, they may find it difficult to find all of the words they need to complete the puzzle, causing them to rely on hints or other special bonus moves provided in the game. To practice flexibility, players should take their time with each puzzle and try starting with one letter at a time, determining what combinations they can make that start with that particular letter. Then when they are comfortable with their strategy, they can move on to harder puzzles. 

Planning: Developing a systematic approach for setting and achieving goals.

Word Trip allows for a certain amount of hints that the player can use when they are feeling stuck. Coins can also be earned which the player can use to purchase additional hints and strategic power ups. Because these are a limited resource, players need to plan to use them only when they are truly stuck and cannot solve a puzzle. For players who struggle to think ahead about how best to use resources, they may find themselves out of money or hints when they reach a higher level of difficulty in puzzles. For these players, earning as many hints and coins as possible in the early levels and saving them for later is a good strategy and will help them practice their planning skills.