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Title Instructions / Description Puzzle Words Difficulty Word Direction
Noun Suffixes ADMIRER, ARTIST, ASIAN, ATTACKER, AUSTRALIAN, BELIEVER, CIVILIAN, CREATOR, DECORATOR, DEFENDER, DIRECTOR, FINALIST, GUARDIAN, HISTORIAN, INVENTOR, LIBRARIAN, PRISONER, SPEAKER, SPECIALIST, SURVIVOR, TERRORIST, TRAVELER, VISITOR, VOCALIST Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Nouns BOOK, CAT, DOG, HOUSE, LEMON, OWL Adult Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Nouns AIRPLANE, ARM, BABY, BACKGROUND, BAG, BOOK, BOTTLE, BUS, CALCULATOR, CANDY, CAR, CHECK, COLLAR, COMPUTERS, COOKIES, COUNTRIES, COW, DESKS, DOG, DONUTS, DRINK, FIELD, FOOTBALL, GIRL, GUM, HAIR, HAND, HANDCUFFS, HEADBAND, JEWELRY, MONEY, NOTEBOOK, PAPER, PEN, PENCIL, PICTURES, PIZZA, PLATE, POSTERS, PUZZLE, RADIO, RING, ROAD, SCARLET IBIS, SHELVES, SOCCER, STUDENT, TOOTHPASTE, TRUCK, WAGON Jumbo Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Nouns common concrete proper and abstract nouns BEAUTY, CLASSROOM, HAPPINESS, HAT, HOUSE, JOY, LAKE, LOVE, MAN, MOMBASA, OCEAN, RESPECT, RIVER, SALT, TABLE, WOMAN Young Kids Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Number Words EIGHT, EIGHTH, FIFTH, FIRST, FIVE, FOUR, FOURTH, NINE, NINTH, ONE, SECOND, SEVEN, SEVENTH, SIX, SIXTH, TEN, TENTH, THIRD, THREE, TWO Older Children Forward Only
Ocean A-M ABALONE, ALGAE, AMBERJACK, ANGLER FISH, BARNACLE, BARRACUDA, BARRIER REEF, BASS, BLOWFISH, BRITTLE STAR, CLAM, CLOWN FISH, COD, CORAL, CORAL REEF, CRAB, CURRENTS, CUTTLEFISH, DOLPHIN, EBB TIDE, EEL, ELEPHANT SEAL, EUPHOTIC ZONE, FIN, FISH, FLOUNDER, FLYING FISH, FUR SEAL, GAR, GIANT SQUID, GROUPER, GULL, HAMMERHEAD SHARK, HARBOR SEAL, HARP SEAL, HERMIT CRAB, HORSESHOE CRAB, HUMPBACK WHALE, INTERTIDAL ZONE, JELLY FISH, KELP, KILLER WHALE, LITTORAL ZONE, LOBSTER, LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, MAKO SHARK, MANATEE, MANTA RAY, MARINE LIFE, MORAY EEL Very Difficult Forward, Backward, Diagonal
OO Words AZOOSPERMIAS, BABYPROOFING, BAMBOOZLE, BAMBOOZLEMENTS, BLOODLESSNESSES, BOOGEYMAN, BOOKLET, BUTTONHOOKED, CHAULMOOGRA, CLOAKROOM, CONTRABASSOONS, CRYPTOZOOLOGIST, CUCKOOPINTS, DESSERTSPOONFUL, DIDJERIDOO, ELECTROOSMOTIC, ENZOOTIC, EPIZOOTIOLOGIES, GOOGOLPLEXES, HOOLIGANISMS, JACKBOOTED, MICROORGANISMS, MOONINESSES, MOONSHINING, NINCOMPOOPERIESNINCOMPOOP, NONCOOPERATORS, OOPHORECTOMY, OUTDOORS, OVERCOOK, PALEOZOOLOGICAL, PALEOZOOLOGIST, PHOTOOXIDATIONS, PINEWOOD, POOLSIDE, PROTOZOOLOGISTS, PROTOZOOLOGY, ROOTLESSNESSES, SCHOOLCHILDREN, SCHOOLING, SHOCKPROOF, SUREFOOTEDNESS, TOO, TOOTHBRUSHINGS, TROUBLESHOOTER, TROUBLESHOOTERS, TYCOON, UNCOORDINATED, UNDERSTOOD, WEATHERPROOFED, WOODPECKER Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
OO Words BROOK, COOL, COULD, CROOK, FOOL, FOOT, GOOD, GROOM, HOOD, HOOK, HOOP, NOON, PROOF, ROOT, SHOULD, STOOD, STOOL, TOOL, TROOP, WOOD, WOOL Young Kids Forward, Backward, Diagonal
OU Words ABOUT, ALOUD, COULD, COUNT, OUR, ROUND, SHOULD, SHOULDER, SHOUT, WOULD Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Our Special Sounds find the 'oa' and 'tr' words. BOAT, COAL, COAT, FLOAT, FOAL, GOAT, SOAP, TRADE, TRAIN, TRAM, TRAP, TREE, TRIED, TRIES, TRIM, TRIP, TROLL, TROMP, TRY, TRYING Simple Forward Only
Parts of Speech ADJECTIVE, ADVERB, ANALOGY, ANTONYM, COMMA, CONCLUSION, CONSONANT, CURSIVE, DEFINITION, EXCLAMATION MARK, IDIOM, INTRODUCTION, NOUN, PERIOD, PREFIX, PREPOSITION, PROVERB, QUOTATION MARK, ROOT, SCENARIO, SENTENCE, SPELLING, SUBJECT, SUFFIX, SYLLABLE, SYNONYM, VERB, VOWEL Big Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Past Simple Irregular Verbs ATE, BIT, BROKE, CUT, DID, DRANK, DREW, DROVE, FLEW, FORGOT, HAD, HEARD, LEARNT, MADE, PUT, RAN, READ, RODE, SANG, SAT, SAW, SLEPT, SPOKE, WENT, WET, WOKE, WROTE Big Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Personal Pronouns Find the personal and possessive pronouns HE, HER, HERS, HIM, HIS, I, IT, ITS, ME, MINE, MY, OUR, OURS, SHE, THEIR, THEIRS, THEM, THEY, US, WE, YOU, YOUR, YOURS Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Personal Pronouns Find all the Personal Pronouns in the puzzle. They can be forwards or backwards or diagonal HE, HER, HERS, HERSELF, HIM, HIMSELF, HIS, I, IT, ITS, ITSELF, ME, MINE, MY, MYSELF, OUR, OURS, OURSELVES, SHE, THEIR, THEIRS, THEM, THEMSELVES, THEY, US, WE, YOU, YOUR, YOURS, YOURSELF, YOURSELVES Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Phonics BAD, BAN, BEN, BET, BIT, BUT, CAN, DAN, DEN, DOT, HEN, JEN, LOT, MAD, MET, NOT, PET, PIT, PUT, RAN, ROT, SAD, TEN, VAN Easy Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Phonics Reading BEE, BLOW, BOWL, FEET, GRAY, MAIL, PILLOW, PRAY, RAIN, SEED, SNOW, TRAIN, TREE, WINDOW, YELLOW Simple Forward Only
Phonics Words ANGELA, BAKE, BIKE, BITE, BONE, BRIAN, CAKE, CAPE, CAVE, CONE, ELLISA, FINE, FIVE, GAME, GATE, HOLE, HOPE, HOSE, KITE, LEO, LIKE, MINJI, MOLE, NAME, NINE, NOSE, NOTE, PINE, POLE, RAY, RIPE, ROBE, ROBERT, ROPE, VINE, WAVE, WIPE Big Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Phrasal Verbs APPLY FOR, ASK FOR, CALL IN, CALL OFF, CARRY ON, CHEAT ON, CLEAN UP, DROP OFF, DRY UP, FALL FOR, FILL IN, GET ON, GET UP, GIVE IN, GIVE UP, GO ON, HAND BACK, HANG UP, HOLD ON, LISTEN TO, LOOK AT, LOOK UP, PAY FOR, PICK OUT, PICK UP, POINT OUT, POINT TO, PUT OFF, PUT ON, RUN INTO, RUN OVER, SEE OFF, SET UP, SHOUT TO, SHOW OFF, SHOW UP, SMILE AT, STAY OUT, STAY UP, TAKE APART, TAKE OFF, TAKE OUT, TALK TO, TRY ON, TURN OFF, TURN ON, WAIT FOR, WAKE UP, WASH UP Very Difficult Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plural Nouns BABIES, BOTTLES, BOXES, BUSES, CACTI, CALVES, CHILDREN, DICE, FEET, FISH, FLIES, GEESE, GLASSES, GLOVES, KNIVES, LEAVES, LOAVES, MEN, MICE, PAIRS, PANTS, PEOPLE, PLURAL, POTATOES, SCISSORS, SHEEP, SHELVES, SHRIMP, TEETH, TOMATOES, WATCHES, WIVES, WOMEN Hard Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plural Nouns BABIES, BERRIES, BOXES, BUSHES, CHERRIES, CHILDREN, CHURCHES, CLASSES, FAMILIES, FEET, FISH, FLIES, FOXES, GEESE, GLASSES, KNIVES, LADIES, LEAVES, LIVES, LOLLIES, MEN, MICE, PARTIES, PEOPLE, POTATOES, QUIZES, SCARVES, SHEEP, STRAWBERRIES, TEETH, TOMATOES, VIRUSES, WATCHES, WIVES, WOLVES, WOMEN Young Kids Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plural Spellings ANALYSES, APPENDIXES, BACTERIA, CONCERTOS, CRISES, DIAGNOSES, DOMINOES, EXHIBITS, GRAFFITI, LOCALITIES, MEMENTOS, MINORITIES, MOSQUITOES, PRIVIEGES, RATIOS, RAVIOLI, SOPRANOS, SURVEYS, TRIVIA, VARIETIES Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Popcorn Words A, AM, AN, BE, CAN, COME, GO, HAS, HE, HERE, I, LIKE, ME, MY, NO, THE, THIS, TO Easy Forward Only
Popcorn Words A, COME, GO, HE, HERE, I, LIKE, ME, MY, THE, THIS, TO Easy Forward Only
Positive Four Letter Words ABLE, BEST, CALM, CARE, COOL, CUTE, DUTY, EASE, EASY, FAIR, FEEL, FINE, GIVE, GLAD, GOAL, GOOD, HALO, HELP, HERO, HOPE, IDEA, KIND, KISS, LIKE, LIVE, LOVE, LUCK, MANY, MORE, NEAT, NICE, OPEN, PINK, PLAY, PURE, REST, SAFE, SAVE, SOUL, TEAL, WARM, WELL, WILL, WISE Big Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefix 'post' POSTDATE, POSTGRADUATE, POSTHUMOUS, POSTINDUSTRIAL, POSTMARK, POSTMERIDIAN, POSTMORTEM, POSTPONE, POSTPRODUCTION, POSTSCRIPT Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefix and Suffix AQUATIC, IMPROVEMENT, INDESTRUCTIBLE, MICROSCOPE, MISCHIEVOUS, MISINFORMATION, OCTOPUS, POSTPONEMENT, PRESCRIPTION, PROCESS, REEXAMINATION, TELEPHONE, TELESCOPE, THERMOMETER, TRANSPORT, UNBEATEBLE, UNCERTAINLY, UNCOMFORTABLE, UNEXPECTEDLY, UNMISTAKABLE Big Forward, Backward, Diagonal
prefix words non and anti look for the prefix words that begin with 'non' or 'anti' ANTIAGING, ANTIBIOTIC, ANTICLIMAX, ANTICLOCKWISE, ANTIDOTE, ANTIFREEZE, ANTIPASTO, ANTISEPTIC, NON ALCOHOLIC, NON SMOKER, NONADHESIVE, NONDRIP, NONEXPLOSIVE, NONFICTION, NONMAGNETIC, NONSENSE, NONSTICK, NONSTOP, NONVERBAL, NONWASHABLE Adult Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefixes POSTDATE, POSTSCRIPT, PREARRANGE, PRECAUTION, PREDICT, PREFACE, PREFIX, PREHISTORIC, PREMATURE, PREPARATION, PRESERVED, PREVIEW, PROCEDURE, PROCLAMATION, PROFESSOR, PROGRESS, PROPOSE, PROTECTED, PROTEST, PROVOKE Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefixes & Suffixes ANGRILY, CAREFULLY, COLORFUL, HAPPILY, HAPPINESS, PARTLY, POCKETFUL, PREFIX, SUFFIX, SWEETNESSNESS Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefixes and Suffixes CLAUSTROBHOBIA, HYDROPHOBIA, INEXPENSIVE, INEXPERIENCE, INEXPERT, INFALLIBLE, INTERFERE, INTERLUDE, INTERMEDIARY, INTERNAL, INTERNATIONAL, OVERCAST, OVERCHARGE, OVERCOME, OVERDO, OVERHANG, PREAMBLE, PRECARIOUS, PRECIPICE, PREDICTABLE, PREMONITION, PRIMAL, PRIMARY, PRIMATE, TRANSATLANTIC, TRANSFER, TRANSFORM, TRANSLUCENT, TRANSPARENT, TRANSPORT Adult Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefixes and Suffixes ASSIGNMENT, COPY, CREATION, DANGEROUS, FINALLY, HAPPILY, HAPPINESS, HOPEFUL, LUCKILY, MOTIONLESS, NONSENSE, PASTE, PREDICT, PREFIX, PREHEAT, PREPARED, PREVIEW, PROTECTION, PURPOSEFUL, QUICKLY, READING, SADNESS, SLOWLY, SMALL, SOLUTION, SPEEDILY, UNAWARE, UNPREPARED, UNSURE, WONDERFUL Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefixes and Suffixes BOOKING, CAREFUL, DISLIKES, HAPPILY, LOCKED, PREHEAT, READING, REDO, REDRAW, RETURN, REWRITE, SADLY, SLOWER, SMALLER, SWIMMING, TALLEST, UNABLE, UNHAPPY, UNSAFE, UNTIE Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prepositions ABOUT, ABOVE, ACROSS, AFTER, AGAINST, AMONG, AT, BEFORE, BELOW, BESIDE, BEYOND, BY, DOWN, DURING, FOR, FROM, IN, NEAR, OF, OFF, ON, OVER, SINCE, THROUGH, TO, TOWARDS, UNDER, UNTIL, UP, WITH, WITHOUT Big Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prepositions AMONG, AROUND, AT, BEHIND, BETWEEN, IN, IN FRONT OF, NEXT TO, ON, OVER, UNDER Easy Forward Only
Prepositions ABOUT, ACROSS, AFTER, ALONG, AMONG, AROUND, BACK, BEFORE, BEHINDME, BY, INFRONT, INSIDE, NEAR, NEXT, OFF, ON, OUTSIDE, OVER, THROUGH, UNDERNEATH, UP, WITH, WITHIN, WITHOUT Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prepositions ABOUT, ABOVE, ACROSS, ALONG, AROUND, AT, BEHIND, BELOW, BY, DOWN, IN, IN FRONT OF, NEXT TO, OFF, ON, OPPOSITE, OVER, PAST, THROUGH, UNDER, UP, WITH Young Kids Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Preschool Sight Words AND, AWAY, FIND, FOR, FOUR, HERE, JUMP, LIKE, LITTLE, PLAY, PLEASE, THE, THERE, TWO Simple Forward Only
Preschool Sight Words AND, AT, FUNNY, HAVE, HE, HELP, LIVE, LOOK, PLAY, PLEASE, PRETTY, PUT, THREE Simple Forward Only
Pronoun ANALOGOUS, ASSYRIAN, CEREMONY, CHARACTERISTIC, CHEMICAL, COMPLEXITY, CONSIDER, CONSTITUTION, DIP, ERRONEOUSLY, ESTABLISH, EVOLVE, EXTEND, GENERATION, HAIL, IDEOLOGY, IDOLOGY, LEADERSHIP, MAINTAIN, NEWCOMER, OBSCURA, PARTICULARLY, POLITICAL, RECOVER, RELIGIOUS, REVOLUTION, SENSITIVE, SETTLER, SPECIALTY, TURBULENT Big Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Random find the words APPLE, AUSTRALIA, BANANA, BLACK, BLUE, CHOCOLATE, FEILDIND, FRIDAY, HEART, ICE CREAM, LOVE, LOWER, MAROONFIVE, MONDAY, NICKI MANAJ, ORANGE, PINK, PURPLE, RED, SATURDAY, SQUARE, SUNDAY, THURSDAY, TRIANGLE, TUESDAY, WANGANUI, WAVERLY, WEDNESDAY, WHITE, YELLOW, YOLO Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Random Difficult Words grab a dictionary ANORTHOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, ANTHROPOMORPHISM, AREFACTION, BAROXYTON, BATHYOROGRAPHICAL, BIBLIOKLEPT, BISONANT, CARBACIDOMETER, CASAQUE, CLYSMIAN, CNEMIS, CYPHONISM, DACTYLOGRAM, DULCE DOMUM, FESTINA LENTE, FIRKIN, HONORARIUM, HORRIPILATION, ISCHIDROSIS, ISODIABATIC, ISOKERAUNIC, JACTITATION, LABANOTATION, LIMITROPHE, MAENAD, MALLOSEISMIC, MECHANOLATER, MEGAPROSOPOUS, METOCHY, MICROSOMATOUS, MULTIVOLTINE, NEMATOCERAN, NOEGENISIS, NOMENCLATURE, OLIGICHROME, OTOCLEISIS, PALAEOANTHROPIC, PANTOCHRONOMETER, PARACHRONISIM, PHANEROMANIA, PSEUDOCHROMAESTHESIA, RAMIFEROUS, REBARBATIVE, SAPROSTOMOUS, SAXATILE, TERGIVERSATION, TUBICORNIFACIENT, ULTRACREPIDARIAN, WELTANSCHAUUNGSCHMERZ Hard Forward, Backward, Diagonal
re and un prefixes REDO, REFRESH, REMAKE, RETRY, REUSE, UNDO, UNLIKE, UNPACK, UNSAFE, UNSOLD Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Really Bad Circle ways to say something is really, really, bad. ABHORRENT, ABOMINABLE, AWFUL, CONTEMPTIBLE, DESPICABLE, DETESTABLE, DISGUSTING, DISTASTEFUL, EXECRABLE, HATEFUL, HEINOUS, HORRIBLE, HORRID, HORRIFYING, LOATHSOME, NAUSEATING, OBNOXIOUS, ODIOUS, OFFENSIVE, REPELLENT, REPREHENSIBLE, REPUGNANT, REPULSIVE, REVOLTING Teenage Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Red Sight Words ALL, ARE, AS, AT, BUT, FOR, HAD, HAVE, HE, HER, HIS, NOT, ON, ONE, SAID, SO, THEY, WE, WITH, YOU Easy Forward Only
Red Words ALL, AM, AND, AS, AT, BE, BY, DO, FOR, GO, HAD, HAS, HE, IF, IN, IS, IT, ME, MY, OF, ON, ONE, OUT, SEE, THE, THIS, TO, UP, US, WE, WILL, WITH, YOU Easy Forward Only
Rows Of Love AFFECTION, CARING, COMMUNICATION, COMPASSION, DEVOTED, EMOTIONS, FAITH, FORGIVENESS, HAPPINESS, HUGS, KISSES, LOVE, SMILES, TRUELOVE, TRUST Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal
S Words SACK, SAIL, SALT, SAND, SANDWICH, SAW, SAY, SCISSORS, SILLY, SINK, SOAP, SOME, SOUP, SUN, SUPER Easy Forward, Backward, Diagonal
S words SALMAGUNDI, SALOOP, SANGAREE, SAPAJOU, SAPRAEMIA, SCAPHION, SCHOENABATIC, SCOTODINA, SCRANNEL, SCROBICULATE, SEJANT, SELLIFORM, SEXENARY, SFUMATO, SHANDRYAN, SHIRAKASHI, SOLANACEOUS, SOMNAMBULATE, SPHRAGISTIC, SQUILL Hard Forward, Backward, Diagonal
S Words BASEBALL, BICYCLE, BIRDHOUSE, BOX, BRACELET, BUS, CACTUS, CLOSE, COMPASS, DANCER, DICE, DINOSAUR, DRESS, DRESSER, ERASER, FOX, GOOSE, GRASSHOPPER, JUICE, LASSO, LETTUCE, LOCKS, MEDICINE, MOTORCYCLE, MOUSE, NECKLACE, OCTOPUS, PACIFIER, SACK, SADDLE, SAILBOAT, SANDAL, SANDCASTLE, SANDWICH, SAW, SEAL, SEVEN, SIX, SOAP, SOCCER, SOCK, SOUP, SUCKER, SUN, SURFER, TREEHOUSE, TRICYCLE, VASE, WALRUS, WHISTLE Very Difficult Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Sequences Keywords FUNCTION, GENERATE, INPUT, MAPPING, OUTPUT, PATTERN, RULE, SEQUENCE, TERM Older Children Forward, Backward, Diagonal

 
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