Word Searches and More

Puzzlemeister Richard Manchester offers 256 pages full of alfabits, threezies, picture puzzles, cryptograms, diamonds, scrambles, and many other kinds of word play, with challenging material to suit every mood.

This title combines crosswords and word searches for double the fun. Decode crossword-style riddles to figure out which words to search for. The small size makes this book great for stuffing in a pocket for entertainment anytime anywhere.

Oxford Word Challenge is an enjoyable and stimulating mixture of entertainment and educative material, consisting of quizzes and puzzles for the reader to solve. Tony Augarde has created a wide variety of different word challenges for readers to try, including anagrams, acronyms, cryptic crossword clues, doublets, kangaroo words, palindromes, and spoonerisms. The first section allows readers to enjoy some comparatively easy questions, such as "Can you name a dozen trees starting with S?" Once you've warmed up, the difficulty increases, until ultimately, you can take on the challenge of fiendishly difficult problems like "Which words have all the vowels in order?" An answers section at the back of the book not only gives solutions, but also adds relevant background information wherever possible, including word origins and interesting stories about how words are used. Whether you're a veteran of word games or a novice with a desire to test your wits, this is a book that will give you hours of intellectual entertainment.

These brand-new brain-tickling seek-a-words are entertaining for any puzzle fan, especially those who enjoy the challenge of verbal combat. Sharpen your pencil and your mind with this impressive collection of up, down, forward, backward, and diagonal puzzles. Aside from being easy to read and fun to solve, these puzzles also increase vocabulary and improve word skills.

A selection of mind-boggling word puzzles, specially designed to increase one's word power, features games in such categories as scientists, athletes, artists, and others. Original.

The English language is a goldmine of wordage. Unfortunately, there are thousands of words that get little use. Refresh your exposure to thousands of such words. The Book of Dusty Words is ideal for those times when you want to spend some down-time immersed in an expansion of your vocabulary. As a book for people of all ages, The Book of Dusty Words is ideal as a gift for anyone, especially those for whom gift selection is a chore. The Book of Dusty Words is ideal for use in the classroom, as well.

Ideal for all crossword lovers and word game enthusiasts, Chambers Words for Crosswords and Wordgames lists all the words from The Chambers Dictionary, which has long been the choice of crossword setters and solvers alike. All the words are arranged alphabetically in word-length order, making this the most comprehensive and easy-to-use word list available.