Word Puzzles http://www.word-puzzles.org The best word puzzle sites on the web Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:06:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Crossworders http://www.word-puzzles.org/2010/09/crossworders/ http://www.word-puzzles.org/2010/09/crossworders/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:06:37 +0000 Word Puzzler http://www.word-puzzles.org/?p=154 The perfect site for a “crossword snack”… if you’re in the mood for some crosswording, but don’t necessarily have the time to solve an entire puzzle, head on over to Crossworders.com, where you can solve real-world crossword clues one at a time.  Each clue includes an appropriately-sized grid for the answer, and a new letter in the answer will reveal itself every 5 seconds until you can solve it correctly.

]]> http://www.word-puzzles.org/2010/09/crossworders/feed/ 1 Printable Crossword Puzzles http://www.word-puzzles.org/2010/03/printable-crossword-puzzles/ http://www.word-puzzles.org/2010/03/printable-crossword-puzzles/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:50:09 +0000 Word Puzzler http://www.word-puzzles.org/?p=149 If you love to solve crossword puzzles with pencil and paper, but hate having to buy new crossword books and magazines every couple of weeks, you’ll love this new site – Printable Crossword Puzzles.  Two brand new crossword puzzles are provided each morning in printer-friendly, high-resolution PDF format.  The best part?  If you get stuck on a particular clue, just find the unique code given to each puzzle and enter it on the website’s “Hints and Solutions” page.  Right away you’ll get the exact answer you need, without ever revealing other parts of the puzzle!

And if you like their regular crossword puzzles, be sure to try their “Clueless Crosswords” as well – two of those are provided each morning to keep your puzzling fingers busy.

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]]> http://www.word-puzzles.org/2010/01/word-searches/feed/ 1 Daily WordCube http://www.word-puzzles.org/2010/01/daily-wordcube/ http://www.word-puzzles.org/2010/01/daily-wordcube/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:31:31 +0000 Word Puzzler http://www.word-puzzles.org/?p=145 The Daily WordCube (as the name implies) offers a new puzzle challenge each day.  Each puzzle consists of a 3×3 grid of nine letters – your goal is to create as many words as you can using only these letters.  Be careful though, you must use the center letter in each word, and you cannot use any letter more than once in any given word.  Targets are given for each puzzle to help gauge your performance.

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]]> http://www.word-puzzles.org/2009/08/brainbashers/feed/ 0 Patchwords http://www.word-puzzles.org/2009/07/patchwords/ http://www.word-puzzles.org/2009/07/patchwords/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:25:57 +0000 Word Puzzler http://www.word-puzzles.org/?p=137 Patchwords is a word game where the goal is to rearrange horizontal and vertical tiles, each with two letters on them, on a patterned grid so that all the rows and columns spell valid, everyday English-language words.  It’s a simple concept that is deceptively challenging – especially on the larger boards with 13 or more tiles.  Play for fun or register for free to compete against other players.

]]> http://www.word-puzzles.org/2009/07/patchwords/feed/ 0 Printable Cryptograms http://www.word-puzzles.org/2009/07/printable-cryptograms/ http://www.word-puzzles.org/2009/07/printable-cryptograms/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:14:30 +0000 Word Puzzler http://www.word-puzzles.org/?p=135 A library of around sixty cryptogram puzzles, all in printable PDF format.  Each puzzle offers plenty of space for pencil-and-paper solving, as well as an online answer key if you get stuck or want to check your solution.  There’s also a section of “Kids Puzzles” for the young’uns.

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