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Word puzzles for adults don't get much better than my original Buzzwords!

You'll need to find the answers to crossword-like clues by searching through a honeycomb of scrambled letters. Each answer is spelled with seven letters. If you're really successful, you'll be able to find the BUZZWORD at the end of the puzzle!

You can find a sample puzzle and complete instructions here.

Buzzwords #21 and #22

Here's a peek at the printable page. The full text for both puzzles also appears below. 

Word Puzzles for Adults! Buzzword Buzzwords 21 and 22!

Buzzword #21

buzzword puzzle 21

Print Buzzwords 21 & 22 

The shaded L and the six letters surrounding it spell PROLONG 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. lengthen prolong-L

2. a daydream

3. visibly anxious

4. a greedy eater 

5. expressionless

6. a place of specialized training  

7. silk-like fabric

Find the BUZZWORD for this puzzle by unscrambling all 7 of the center letters to find the answer to this clue:

   crop used for animal feed  _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Buzzword #21
2. fantasy-F 3. fretful-F
4. glutton-L 5. deadpan-A
6. academy-A 7. taffeta-A
Buzzword: ALFALFA

Buzzword #22

Buzzword Puzzle #22

Print Buzzwords 21 & 22

The shaded R and the six letters surrounding it spell AMOROUS, 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. passionate amorous-R        

2. resin or varnish 

3. well-liked

4. commissioned military officer

5. to aggravate someone 

6. where football fans gather

7. a person who has studied a lot

Now find the BUZZWORD for this puzzle by unscrambling all 7 of the center letters to spell the answer to this clue:

 a royal staff or wand  _ _ _ _ _ _ _

How did you do? If you're ready to check your answers for this  Buzzword puzzle, click on the button.   

Buzzword #22
2. shellac-C 3. popular-P
4. colonel-E 5. provoke-E
6. stadium-T 7. scholar-S
Buzzword: SCEPTER

Printable Buzzword Puzzles

Are you ready for more fun? I hope so! Be sure to try ALL the Buzzwords here at Word-Game-World!

I'll be adding more Buzzwords in the future, so please check back again for more of these free word games.

Try These Word Puzzles for Adults, Too!

Elvis Music Crossword Puzzle

Music Crossword Puzzles Here's an Elvis printable crossword puzzle for the faithful Elvis fans! It's a bit tricky, so it's best completed by grown-ups!

Acronym Crossword Puzzle This challenging acronym crossword uses terms from government, medicine, technology, sports and more. Simply supply the missing word in each acronym.

5-Letter Fiasco, a difficult word search puzzle!

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!

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.

coffee cup word search - 185

Coffee Word Search - This clever puzzle is designed inside a coffee mug! Grab a cup of your favorite blend while you solve it. While you've got your coffee...why not add some dessert?

Delicious Dessert Word Scramble: Try this dessert scramble. Get comfortable and grab your favorite beverage and dessert and enjoy. 

Oxymoron Scramble: Here's an unusual word play scramble. Discover 20 goofy sayings we use that don't really make much sense.

word anagram dynamites

Dynamites: Try to anagram our 9-letter words. This is a unique kind of word anagram you won't find anywhere else. For each 9-letter word, try to form two sets of three 3-letter words. It's a very fun challenge! Check your answers against mine. 

International Anagram: For those of you with an world-wide interest, we have a challenging list of countries and capitals for you to unscramble.

Forgetful elephant with string tied around his finger

Memory Brain Games - Don't forget to play these fun quizzes and party games! Study word lists, then time yourself to answer the questions, Spot the Differences and much more...

Don't miss my collection of Fun Brain Games!

More Fun Word Games for You!

ZigZag Puzzle from www.word-game-world.com

If you liked Buzzwords, we think you'll more of our fun, challenging free adult word games! Try some of these:

ZigZags If you like to solve free printable word puzzles for adults, we think you'll love our ZigZags! See how long it takes you to zigzag your way through each each diagram of seven-letter words.

Triangulairs TM- Unscramble a 10-letter word and form 4-letter words following one simple rule. Try to meet or beat our scores!

Free Bible Games - Lots of group games, Bible trivia, crosswords and more!


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