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This community service was conducted in a serendipitous way in which it was aimed to apply games in teaching English vocabulary. Thirteen female participants were taken conveniently as the sample during the intervention. One orphanage in Southern region of Sumatera, Palembang was accordingly selected for this activity. To assess the EFL participants ’ English vocabulary score, a wel-designed English vocabulary test was finely administered before and after game-based intervention. The findings showed that using games gave a significant impact on the EFL learners ’ English vocabulary mastery as the result of t obtained value was much higher than the t table (10.645 > 2. 179) and the p value gained was much lower than .05 (.0 \u003C. 05). Overal some meaningful implications were made to the near future facilitators, relevant researchers, and other EFL learners to integrate games in English vocabulary learning as this creates a more relaxing atmosphere of learning English words.  \nKeywords: English vocabulary learning, word game, community service  \n1. INTRODUCTION  \nEnglish vocabulary mastery is generally seen as one of vital parts in English language learning particularly on the learning receptive skills and productive skills. Having many English vocabulary stocks and practicing them in English language acquisition are the key factors to the success of English language learning. Apart from that, students consider vocabulary acquisition to be one of the most challenging aspects of language learning. Nonetheless, vocabulary is regarded as one of the language's subskills (Orfan, 2020) . However, there is not much focus on making it easier and simpler to improve learners'vocabularies. Additionally, vocabulary knowledge enhances a student's social potential and communicative abilities. Different approaches and strategies can be useful for helping learners improve their vocabulary. However, there are no explicit guidelines that permit learners to acquire vocabulary. Each student develops their vocabulary in a different way. Numerous studies have demonstrated that using games to learn new vocabulary can improve vocabulary retention and make language learning enjoyable and motivating (Hoa & Trang, 2020; Ma & Yodkamlue, 2019; Selvi & Çoşan, 2018) .  \nReka Elkomika 10  \nAn English Vocabulary Learning through Word Games: Serendipitous Community Service  \nOn the other hand, there were some barriers faced by English language learners in acquiring English vocabulary. When learning English in an EFL classroom, young learners in particular tended to become bored and inattentive since the EFL materials were not interesting or creative. They were also proficient in speaking and spelling English words and letters. Another problem was their lack of interest in the situation and condition of the class because of the inadequate media provision. Furthermore, a number of research have demonstrated that poor vocabulary retention and knowledge hinder language development (Wright et al., 2021). Additionally, many learners have difficulties memorizing and even understanding English vocabulary, so it is vital to apply a solution to solve this widespread problem (Ankawi, 2022; Hasan, 2024) . Moreover, learners frequently struggle to commit new English vocabulary to memorize (Rosyada-AS & Apoko, 2023; Tsuraya & Awali","cbCaihdjWF2axALW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihdjWF2axALW","pdf",222345,"English","# ABSTRACT\n# 1. 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