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Add the hidden word and a word for it to save

Acrostic puzzle maker

A crossword-like grid where one letter from every row spells out a hidden word.

The hidden word

This is the puzzle. It gets one row per letter, and every row is a word containing that letter — so write this first.

Enter your hidden word to start building the puzzle.

Words & clues

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How this generator works

Make your first acrostic

  1. Write the hidden word

    • Choose the word or phrase players will reveal.
    • It gets one row per letter.

  2. Add a word for each letter

    • Add one answer for each letter, each with a clue.
    • An answer must contain its letter somewhere, not only at the start.
    • Or use Import a word list.

  3. Check the letters

    • Under the hidden word, a red letter still needs an answer.
    • A word the puzzle did not use.
    • Regenerate grid pairs the words with the letters again.

  4. Play, then share

    • Play shows what players see.
    • Share has the link, the QR code and the print option.

Print as a worksheet

Print the blank acrostic for the class and the answer key for yourself, with its clues.

Add the hidden word and a word for it to save

Share it online

One link or QR code opens the acrostic in any browser, with no player accounts. Embedding needs a paid plan.

Save your activity first

Free to build, free to play. No account needed to try it. A free account saves your acrostic and covers 60 player sessions a month. One session is one player opening one activity.

What this maker can do

More possibilities

Ways to use it

All ideas →

A custom acrostic that spells a name, a theme word or the answer to a riddle: start from an example below and make it your own.

Acrostic

Key-term acrostic

One answer per row, and one marked column that spells the word the lesson is about.

Acrostic

First-week acrostic

Seven things a new starter meets, in the order they meet them, and a column down the middle that greets them by the end.

Who it’s for

Educators 82 Lessons, revision and a game for the last ten minutes. Employers 23 Onboarding, safety training and the team day.

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