The BEST episodes of WordWorld

Every episode of WordWorld ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of WordWorld!

WordWorld is a show that is designed to help children to learn their letters. The entire animated world of WordWorld is made out of letters and the characters work through challenges to form words.

Last Updated: 9/7/2026Network: PBSStatus: Ended
Rocket to the Moon
star
8.50
54 votes

#1 - Rocket to the Moon

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/5/2007

Frog thinks that in order to build a big rocket he needs big, uppercase letters. But when he gets stranded on the moon with the Little Piggies, he learns that lowercase letters are just as useful as uppercase ones. Build a Word: ROCKET

Flying Ant
star
7.00
27 votes

#2 - Flying Ant

Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 7/11/2008

Duck encourages Shark, who is a great underwater dancer, to dance in his show. When Shark comes up on land to practice, he flops all over the stage like a…well, a fish out of water. But the show must go on! Duck must find a way to put on his show and include Shark.

Runaway O
star
7.00
27 votes

#3 - Runaway O

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2007

Bear and Sheep snoop around a box delivered to Cat and break it! The letters B-O-X scatter, sending the WordFriends on a crazy chase to catch the runaway letter O before Cat wakes up. Build a Word: BOX

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Lost Letter L
star
7.00
27 votes

#4 - Lost Letter L

Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 8/11/2008

When Duck accidentally breaks the L off Frog's lamp, he decides not to tell Frog. Instead, he'll just fix it himself. Although Bug and Dog try to help, things spiral out of control, and soon Duck has broken a lamp, a lever and even Frog's log! Duck learns that everyone makes mistakes and admitting them sooner rather than later can make a big difference.

Catch That C
star
7.00
27 votes

#5 - Catch That C

Season 1 - Episode 48 - Aired 8/11/2008

While Pig and Ant are making cookies, their bag of letter Cs gets away from them, sending the WordFriends on a wild goose chase all over WordWorld to catch that C! The bad news is that the letter C is in big demand that day. But the good news is that Pig and Ant have a lot of WordFriends who want to help them out!

M is for Map
star
7.00
27 votes

#6 - M is for Map

Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 6/24/2008

After a fun day of adventuring through the jungle, Sheep and Bear discover they are lost---and it’s almost dark! In their haste to get home before sunset, the WordFriends lose the letters to their map. They have to sound out and hunt down the letters in "map"---but with Adventure Sheep leading the way, nothing is ever easy!

Ride 'em Cowbear
star
7.00
27 votes

#7 - Ride 'em Cowbear

Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 6/23/2008

Pig, Dog and Duck are playing cowboys. Bear wants to join them, but gets frustrated when she learns she’s not very good at rope tricks. Dog went let her sulk, though, and after much practice Bear is a rootin’-tootin’ CowBear! And just in time—Pig and Duck have herded Cow into the mud!

Pirate Ship
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7.00
27 votes

#8 - Pirate Ship

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/8/2008

While playing on the beach, Sheep, Duck and Shark find a message in a bottle. It's one of several rhyming clues that will lead them to a special treasure! Like hearty pirates, the trio follows the clues and rhyme their way across the sea—if only they had a ship! Build A Word: SHIP

Get Your Coat
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7.00
27 votes

#9 - Get Your Coat

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/7/2008

Duck thinks Frog doesn’t want to play in the rain because Duck accidentally broke Frog’s boat. But the real reason is that Frog doesn’t like the rain. Duck learns all about words that end with "oat" before finally coming across a word that will allow Frog to play outside in the rain: a coat! Build A Word: COAT

Robots to the Rescue!
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7.00
27 votes

#10 - Robots to the Rescue!

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/15/2008

When Frog discovers that you can make a word "more than one" by adding the letter S to the end of it, he becomes a mad scientist of sorts, making more and more of everything! Frog learns that while having a lot of stuff might seem like a good idea, too much of anything soon leads to chaos. Frog fortunately has a robot who likes to clean up! Build A Word: ROBOT

Princess Sheep
star
7.00
27 votes

#11 - Princess Sheep

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/24/2007

Bear and Sheep want to play princess, but they only have one crown. Although Sheep promises to take turns wearing the crown and being princess, she gets royally carried away playing her role. It is only after she hurts Bear’s feelings that Sheep learns that a true princess isn’t selfish, but kind and generous instead. Build A Word: CROWN

Shuffleword
star
7.00
27 votes

#12 - Shuffleword

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/21/2007

When Pig and Ant get into an argument while playing Shuffleword, Pig storms off with the consonants and Ant storms off with the vowels but they soon realize that not only do they need each other’s letters to make words but they also need each other to have fun! Build A Word: PIT

Snug as a Bug
star
7.00
54 votes

#13 - Snug as a Bug

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/18/2007

Bug can’t sleep, and until he does, his favorite neighbor Frog can’t sleep either! Bug knows he has to be "snug as a bug in a..." but he can’t remember the rest of the rhyme. So Frog and Bug head off on a nighttime hunt of words that rhyme with "bug"—and wake up half their WordFriends in the process! Build a Word: RUG

V is for Vacation
star
7.00
27 votes

#14 - V is for Vacation

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/17/2007

The weather is turning colder, and Duck is ready for his yearly vacation (migration). He’s not sure, however, how to go. When Bird tells him he just needs to "find the 'V,'" Duck doesn’t realize that she means a "V" formation of migrating birds. Instead, Duck is off and running on a wild "V" chase. Build a Word: VINE

Duck's Family Reunion
star
7.00
27 votes

#15 - Duck's Family Reunion

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/6/2007

Because they have similar-sounding names, Duck mistakes a truck for a long-lost relative! His best friend Frog is a bit ruffled at the epidemic of silliness going around, but ends up saving the day for Duck and his word "family" when the truck gets stuck in the muck! Build a Word: TRUCK

Chef Sheep
star
7.00
54 votes

#16 - Chef Sheep

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/4/2007

During his "cooking show," Chef Pig gets a pot stuck on his face while eating ice cream out of it! Now there is no pot to cook in and no chef to do the cooking! Luckily for Pig, ever-helpful Sheep is there to take over for him. But first Sheep must learn to have confidence in herself before she can save the day! Build a Word: POT

Happy Birthday, Dog!
star
7.00
27 votes

#17 - Happy Birthday, Dog!

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/3/2007

It’s Dog’s birthday! His friends are planning a surprise party for him, but they don’t have a cake! With a little help from Pig, Frog gathers the letters C-A-K-E…but can he get them to the party without ruining the surprise? Build a Word: CAKE

Bit By Bit
star
7.00
27 votes

#18 - Bit By Bit

Season 1 - Episode 41 - Aired 6/23/2008

It is Monkey’s birthday, and a sick Frog entrusts Duck and Bug to take his present—a banana—to Monkey’s birthday party for him. In their enthusiasm to get to the party, Duck and Bug accidentally break the banana into letters…and they don’t know how to rebuild it! It’s just too big a word. Fortunately Elephant knows a thing or two about big words, and teaches them to build the banana back, bit by bit, based on the three syllables in the word.

Play Ball
star
7.00
27 votes

#19 - Play Ball

Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 6/24/2008

The WordFriends play an exciting game of baseball, but Robot has never played before. With some practice, and a lot of encouragement from his WordFriends, Robot learns the game and turns into a slugging machine!

There's an Ant in Every Giant
star
7.00
54 votes

#20 - There's an Ant in Every Giant

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/4/2007

Ant is tired of being the smallest WordFriend in WordWorld! He always has to avoid being stepped on, and playing basketball is a big challenge. Ant thinks he can solve his problem by adding a G-I to his tiny frame and turning himself into a giant. But he soon realizes that being big isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and that he can be WordWorld’s biggest hero when he’s just tiny Ant. Build a Word: ANT

Mystery of the Disappearing Pie
star
7.00
27 votes

#21 - Mystery of the Disappearing Pie

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/6/2007

The pie Pig baked for Bear is missing! But have no fear…Detective Sheep is ready to help her WordFriends follow the letter clues and solve the mystery of the disappearing pie! Build a Word: BEAR

Sh Sh Shark
star
7.00
27 votes

#22 - Sh Sh Shark

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/13/2007

Shark is misunderstood. Everyone is afraid of him and won’t even give him a chance to prove he’s friendly. Everyone but Duck, that is, who doesn’t know that the letters S and H together make the ‘sh’ sound and, therefore, doesn’t know who Shark is. When Duck introduces his new WordFriend to the gang, Duck learns a lesson about the ‘sh’ sound, while everyone else learns that acceptance is an important part of friendship. Build a Word: SHOE

Pies, Pies, Pies!
star
7.00
27 votes

#23 - Pies, Pies, Pies!

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/14/2007

When Pig promises to make a pie for everyone in WordWorld, he learns a hard lesson about keeping promises and sharing. Fortunately, Pig also learns about the letter S and how it can turn "pie" into "pies." Build a Word: PIES

Dogs Camping Adventure
star
7.00
27 votes

#24 - Dogs Camping Adventure

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/17/2007

Dog is so excited! Pig and Frog are taking him on his first camping trip! While Pig and Frog are supposed to be the brave camping "experts," it is Dog who overcomes his fear and finds the lost letters to their tent in the dark forest. But who’s that peeking out from behind a tree? Build a Word: TENT

Duck's First Sleepover Party
star
7.00
27 votes

#25 - Duck's First Sleepover Party

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/19/2007

Duck attends his first sleep-over party but he’s nervous about not sleeping in his nest for the first time. After a long night of fun games his friends calm his anxiety by building him a soft, fluffy nest. Build A Word: NEST