Bottom Row Burrow

Dig down through the dirt by mastering the ZXCVBNM bottom row keys!

★★☆☆☆ Ages 6-8 ~5 min Bottom Row

What is Bottom Row Burrow?

Bottom Row Burrow drills the seven bottom-row letters — Z, X, C, V, B, N and M — by having a mole dig straight down. A key appears on the dirt below the mole; type it and the mole digs one tunnel deeper. Type the wrong key and the mole strikes rock, costing one of three lives. Each round runs 75 seconds and the score is the number of tunnels dug. Underneath every prompt the game names the finger that key belongs to, because wrong-finger habits are the specific problem the bottom row creates.

How to Play Bottom Row Burrow

Skills You'll Practice

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Recommended for These Grades

1st Grade 2nd Grade

Why this grade range?

1st and 2nd graders who have finished home row and top row are ready for the last alphabetic row, and it is the one most typing programs skim. The bottom row carries fewer common letters than the top row, so children get less incidental practice on it and arrive in 3rd grade still hunting for C and V. Bottom Row Burrow isolates those seven keys the way a lesson would, but with a dig-down goal and a 75-second clock instead of a drill sheet. Once a child can clear a round without losing a life, they have covered all three alphabetic rows and are ready for whole-keyboard games like Space Typer and Word Bubbles.

Bottom Row Burrow is the last of the three row games, and finishing it means a child has covered every letter key. The rest of our typing games for kids mix all three rows together, which is where real typing starts.

Pro Tips for Bottom Row Burrow

  • 1

    Read the finger label under the key before you press. On the bottom row, pressing the right key with the wrong finger is the mistake — and it is invisible unless someone names it.

  • 2

    Z is the one to slow down for. The left pinky reaching down and inward is the hardest motion on the keyboard, and most children substitute the ring finger without noticing.

  • 3

    B and N are both index-finger stretches, one per hand. If your child swaps them, cover the other half of the keyboard with a sheet of paper for a round.

  • 4

    Come back to home row after every dig. The bottom row is a reach down and back, not a new resting place — same rule as the top row, opposite direction.

Bottom Row Burrow — Frequently Asked Questions

Which keys does Bottom Row Burrow cover?
The seven bottom-row letters: Z, X, C, V, B, N and M. Punctuation on that row — comma, period and slash — is not included here; that is covered in our punctuation typing practice.
Why does the game show a finger name under each key?
Because the bottom row is where wrong-finger habits form. A child can type Z correctly with the ring finger and nobody notices, but the habit caps their speed years later. Naming the finger every time makes the invisible mistake visible.
Why is the mole's eyes closed?
It is a small joke with a point behind it. Moles dig without seeing, and touch typing is the same skill — the goal of all three row games is typing without looking down.
How long is one round?
75 seconds, or until you lose all three lives. Most 1st graders dig 15 to 30 tunnels in their first few rounds and climb from there.
Should we play this before or after Top Row Trek?
After. The standard order is home row, then top row, then bottom row — Home Row Hero, Top Row Trek, then this game. The bottom row is the hardest reach, so it works better once the first two feel automatic.