Play a puzzle game (or two) for lots of fun and word play entertainment. I think you're going to like my original Buzzword puzzles--there's nothing else quite like these!
You'll need to find the answers to quick clues by searching through a honeycomb of scrambled letters. These little puzzles are challenging, fun and oh, so sweet!
You can find a sample puzzle and complete instructions here.
Here's a peek at the printable page. The full text for both puzzles also appears below.
The shaded E and the six letters surrounding it spell APPEASE which matches one of the clues below.
In the same way, find a 7-letter word for each of the remaining clues. Keep track of the center letter for each answer you find.
1. pacify appease-E
2. maybe
3. perform surgery
4. to advise on personal problems
5. a large, irregular spot
6. fashionable
7. to contaminate with waste products
Find the BUZZWORD for this puzzle by unscrambling all 7 of the center letters to find the answer to this clue:
baby enclosure _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The shaded A and the six letters surrounding it spell STAMINA, which matches one of the clues below.
In the same way, find a 7-letter word for each of the remaining clues. Keep track of the center letter for each answer you find.
1. endurance stamina-A
2. fast cat
3. to use up
4. put pages in order
5. liquid used for drinks or solvents
6. scientist who specializes in chemistry
7. word rearranged to form another
Now find the BUZZWORD for this puzzle by unscrambling all 7 of the center letters to spell the answer to this clue:
abdomen _ _ _ _ _ _ _
How did you do? If you're ready to check your answers for this Buzzword puzzle, click on the button.
Are you ready for more? I hope so! Try these next:
I'll be adding more Buzzwords in the future, so please check back again for more of these free word games.
ZigZags! Play a puzzle game with missing letters as you zig zag your way through a diagram of interesting 7-letter words. How quickly can you do it?!? First complete the 7-letter word at the top of each diagram. Then use the last two letters of the first word as the first two letters of the second word.
Anagrams - Reconstruct celebrity names, solve world countries and capitals, or rearrange the letters in your own name to spell name anagrams. I've even created an anagram game, just for you! Try these specialty word scrambles.
Triangulair Scramble Word Games Can you beat our scores on this challenging, unique word scramble? Make words of four letters, and one ten-letter word from the letters in each triangle.
Missing Letters - Tricky Bible Trivia! Here are 15 scriptures with a few (key) missing letters. Can you replace the correct letters AND supply the right reference for each passage? This especially suitable for a youth group gathering, or try to solve it yourself and check yourself against my answers!
Five-Letter Fiasco Probably our most difficult word search game! We've hidden 70 five-letter words. Each starts with one of the last five letters of the alphabet: V, W, X, Y, or Z. So what's the trick? We don't supply the word list!
Celebrity Anagrams: See if you can rearrange the letters to spell the name of a current celebrity you might see on stage or in a movie.
Don't miss my collection of Fun Brain Games!
If you liked Buzzwords, we think you'll more of our fun, challenging free adult word games! Try some of these:
An Amazing Athlete - Spot the 15 differences between to pictures of a very, very busy athlete. Build your own mental abilities as you play these fun memory games online! OR Try Perfect Pitch - Another fun picture memory game! Can you find and remember enough details to answer all the questions correctly? You'll find lots more Memory Games on this site, too, using the BLUE TAB on the left. Many are great for a group.
Nifty Nines Play a puzzle game that requires you to answer questions about idioms and expressions that contain NINE or NINTH.
Mystery Word Scrambles: Try these mystery scrambles. Can you solve each word scramble puzzle? In each set of scrambled words, one of the words describes a topic. The other seven words are related to it.
A fun collection of brain teasers and spelling challenges. Best for ages 10 to adult.
More Buzzwords, Triangulairs, Zigzags and other fun word play puzzlers are packed inside this fun eBook!
Packed with 20 all-new crosswords, this is written especially for educators and parents of kids in grades 3-5. FUN!!!