Sample Puzzles

You can create SIX different kinds of puzzles all with ONE program.

This puzzle style makes standard crossword puzzles.
It's as easy as 1-2-3.

You design the grid pattern.
WordWiz selects the words!
You write a clue for each word.

Design Notes: "Transparent" blocks were used to cut off the corners. This is just one of many advanced features. This puzzle is based on a 9x9 grid. Sizes up to 31x31 are supported!

Spooky

Across

1. Grotesque creatures of folklore.
6. abbr. The smallest State.
7. abbr. A being from elsewhere.
8. Holiday for costumes, treats and pranks.
12. A thought that exists in the mind.
13. A delightful place; a paradise.
14. Soapy water.
15. A heap of combustible material for burning a corpse at a funeral rite.
16. To strike with a blow.
17. interj. Used to attract attention or to show surprise.
19. Informal. An Identification card.
20. A demon or spirit.

Down

1. Advance by regular small degrees.
2. Treated with lubricant.
3. The fifth sign of the zodiac in astrology.
4. Poor.
5. Directed the course of.
8. The possessive form of he.
9. A stroke with a whip.
10. Cried with tears.
11. abbr. North-northeast.
18. abbr. Officer of the guard.
19. A reference to any non human item.

Instant Crossword

This puzzle style is perfectly suited for vocabulary building and educational purposes. A puzzle can be made from any list of 10 or more words.

Geometric Challenge

Across

5. Has no size or dimension, merely position.
6. Quadrilateral with exactly 1 pair of parallel sides.
8. Two lines that intersect to form right angles.
11. Line in a plane of a circle that intersects the circle in exactly 1 point.
13. A line section that extends infinitely in only 1 direction.
14. Two lines in the same plane that never intersect.
18. A pyramid like solid with a circular base.
19. A Statement that must be proven true.

Down

1. A set of points in space that are the same distance from a given center point.
2. Three sided figure.
3. The study of points, lines, planes and more.
4. A set of points in a plane that are the same distance from given center point.
7. A parallelogram that has a right angle.
9. A section of a line.
10. A flat surface without thickness that extends without end in all directions.
12. A parallelogram with equal sides and equal angles.
15. Union of 2 non collinear rays with a common endpoint.
16. A set of points that satisfy one or more given conditions.
17. An infinite number of points extending in both directions.

Word Search

This puzzle style is a favorite with young and old. Puzzles can be quickly created using any word list. Configuration options let you choose which word directions you want to allow. This can be used to make easy puzzles for very young children.

Pledge of Allegiance

Francis Bellamy 1856-1931

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

(Note: duplicate words are used only once)

Number Fill-in

This type of puzzle does not even require words. Use your deductive reasoning skills to place the numbers where they belong.

Deductive Reasoning Puzzle

				4 Digits 0380 0449 1357 1416 1558 1634 2642 2697 2950 3160 3206 3925 4016 4290 4764 5384 6123 6175 6481 6655 7188 7224 7963	8360 8379 9265 9433 9914 5 Digits 02084 31539 49181 97131 7 Digits 4789962 6418634 6803054 8971827 9 Digits 054792241 318883511 370127130 996355931
3 Digits 001 031 118 180 198 200	210 212 294 388 389 393 401	435 443 481 485 630 663 831	921 932 949 978 980 983

Word Fill-in

This puzzle is constructed like a regular crossword, except a word list is provided instead of clues. The solver uses deductive reasoning to find where the words belong.

Happy Valentines Day

[-2-]
AS
CS
DY
EA
EE
EI
GE
GT
IV
MO
MS
NE
NO
OE
PL
UM

[-3-]
DER
ERA
OHM
SEC
SOP
TNT

[-4-]
ALMA
AULD
DEMO
EELS
OUST
RENA
SATE
SEEM
SETS
VRES

[-5-]
ACEAE
AFOOT
AMEND
ANGEL
ANTIS
DUMPS
GENET
IDOLS
RIDGE
RISKS
SAMOS
SLITS
SNEER
STAIR

[-6-]
AVENUE
EDITED
FLOATS
LOVERS
NESTER
OCEANS
REFINE
SPOONS
STINGS
TITIAN

[-7-]
CLEANED
DEEPSEA
EMINENT
FIELDER
FRIENDS
MEMENTO
MOUNTED
SMARTLY
SPUTNIK

[-8-]
ROCKSALT
ROMANTIC

[-9-]
UNLIMITED

[-13-]
TENDERHEARTED

Instant Word Fill-in

This type of puzzle is made from any short list of words. The word list is provided instead of clues. Useful for word familiarity and spelling exercise.

Musical Interlude

4 Letters
LUTE
MENO
MODE
STOP
VIOL

5 Letters
METER
ROYAL
SHARP

6 Letters
ACCENT
SPINET
STRESS
VIVACE

7 Letters
MOTIVIC
MUSETTE
PIANIST

8 Letters
CHEVALET
RIGADOON
WOODWIND

9 Letters
COPYRIGHT
GRUPPETTO
SPIRITUAL

10 Letters
BALMUSETTE
MUSICOLOGY
STRAVINSKY