Brain Fitness Games

Colors

These brain fitness games will color your world with fun!

How quickly can you answer the easier questions? How many different answers you can find to some of the most challenging brain teasers?

Use the chart at the right to find the value of the CAPITALIZED words below. Add the value of each letter to get the total “worth” of each word.

Example: GREEN = 7 + 18 + 5 + 5 + 14 = $49

Your Turn!

Please note that sample answers are shown below. Many items have multiple correct solutions that are not included. Please send your favorite solutions to me using this contact form.

Printable version of questions and answers

1. Find the value of PINK.

$50

2. Which color is worth more, BROWN or TAUPE?

BROWN ($72) is worth more than TAUPE ($63).

Finish these color words:

3. __ + __ + __ + E = $40

BLUE

4. __ + __ + I + __ + __ = $65

WHITE

5. M + __ + __ + E + __ + __ + __ = $61

MAGENTA

Guess, then check...

6. What's worth more, VIOLET or PURPLE?

PURPLE ($88) is worth more than VIOLET ($83).

7. How much more valuable is ORANGE than GREEN?

ORANGE ($60) is worth $11 more than GREEN ($49).

8. Put these in order from lowest to highest:

NAVY, AQUA, CYAN

AQUA ($40), CYAN ($43), NAVY ($62)

Biggest Challenges

9. Find one color worth more than $100.

BURGUNDY is worth $112. There are other answers as well.

10. Find three colors, each worth less than $30.

RED ($27), BEIGE ($28), BLACK ($29) There are other answers as well.

More Brain Fitness Games

Brain Game Sampler - Solve 12 different teasers of varying difficulty on a wide variety of interesting topics!

Car Talk - Great brain games for seniors, especially, if you remember cars from the 60s through the current models. Of course, you don't have to know all about cars to tackle these challenges!

Percy's Pet Shop Puzzler - Kids will find the values of short animal names and solve a variety of questions featuring the Dollar Dictionary method.

Occupational Hazard - Don't say I didn't warn you...but some of these questions are nearly impossible, unless you are a word connoisseur with a bit of patience!

Hysterical Numericals! - Seriously? (When we can't find the right word, we make them up!) On this page, ZERO is worth a lot more than ONE. Can you solve the rest of these games for your brain?

You can also find some great brain fitness games and brain teasers on Spelling Words Well, including:

Difficult Magic Word Squares - If the standard magic word square is not challenging enough for you, we think you'll love the ones on this page!

Brain Teasers for Adults & Upper Grade Students - Two REALLY difficult letters with hidden messages. Good spelling skills are the key to uncovering them!