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Word Games
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters 
 Thousands of entries in over 100 languages. Select the language and browse through the annoyingly alliterative assonances. From a translation service in Germany. http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/ Topics: Games & Puzzles Last updated Sep 26, 2007 Brain Food: Puzzles For the Brain To Gnaw On
Hundreds of word games, logic problems, riddles, and other brain teasers may be found in this "devious collection of puzzles." http://www.rinkworks.com/brainfood/ Topics: English Language, Games & Puzzles, Mysteries and More Last updated Jan 9, 2002 Internet Anagram Server
An anagram is a "a word or phrase formed by reordering the letters of another word or phrase." Type in any combination of letters and see them rearranged into new words or phases. Browse the anagram Hall of Fame; topical anagrams reflecting current events; fun anagram facts; definitions and examples of pangrams, anigrams, and anugrams; and a FAQ. http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/ Topics: English Language, Games & Puzzles Last updated May 20, 2001 OneAcross
A site for crossword puzzle enthusiasts, featuring "Crossword Clue Search," which analyzes clues for patterns and suggests words and is based on "Proverb (The Probabilistic Cruciverbalist)," a computer-based puzzle-solver created by Duke University. Other features include links to crossword sites, an anagram finder, and cryptograms. If "Proverb" fails you, try the "OneAcross Puzzle Forum," where you can seek assistance from other "puzzled" human hobbyists. http://oneacross.com/ Topics: English Language, Games & Puzzles, Hobbies, Mysteries and More Last updated May 1, 2005 Scrambled Word / Crossword Puzzle Solver
Automatically solve scrambled words and get hints for crosswords based on letters. From a hobbyist. http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/solveit.html Topics: English Language, Games & Puzzles, Hobbies, Mysteries and More Last updated Jun 6, 2007 Vocabulary
A fun, interactive site that allows you to test your knowledge of words at three levels: "high-elementary (Level 1), junior high-middle school (Level 2) and high school-college prep (Level 3)." The games are submitted, scored, and e-mailed to the player. Completion of twelve puzzles earns a diploma. There is a new puzzle each month and ones for the past are archived. There are comic strips of thematic subjects that feature related words. http://www.vocabulary.com/ Topics: Education, English Language, Games & Puzzles, Mysteries and More Last updated Jul 13, 2005 Word Play: Sites That Feature Fun With Words
A directory of Web sites that deal with words. Includes links to unique city "slanguage," word frequency indicators, many acronym and abbreviation sites, and a "worthless word for the day" site. Rap dictionaries, hard-boiled detective slang, a tongue-twister database, and many word games make this an engaging site for children and adults. http://www.wolinskyweb.net/word.htm Topics: English Language, Games & Puzzles, Musical Genres, Mysteries and More Last updated Oct 19, 2003 Words That End In "gry" and "dous"
An article that discusses a common puzzle of words: what are the words that end in "gry" (50+ listed) and "dous" (30+ listed). By Richard Lederer at Salon.com . http://www.salon.com/weekly/verb960624.html Topics: English Language, Games & Puzzles, Mysteries and More Last updated Mar 28, 2002 [NPR] Sunday Puzzle
This site from National Public Radio (NPR) presents the weekly on-air quiz from The New York Times Crossword Puzzle editor and Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz. Includes instructions for submitting entries, the past month's challenges and answers, an archive of past puzzles, and for you Will Shortz groupies, his mug shot. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4473090 Topics: English Language, Games & Puzzles, Mysteries and More Last updated Sep 14, 2009 |
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