Crossword puzzle
Create a crossword puzzle online for free from your own words and clues: type them in and the grid builds itself while you watch, ready to style, share, print and embed.
You bring Words + clues 3 min
Theme · Word puzzles
Word puzzle makers: one word list, 11 ways to play it.
Paste your vocabulary once and the word puzzle generators do the rest — grids lay themselves out, hints scale down for younger classes, and word puzzles print as cleanly as they play.
11
generators in this theme
23
languages, RTL included
2 min
from word list to link
Word search · live preview
Paste the word list and the grid fills itself. Directions and a hidden solution are settings, not extra work.
Start from what you already have
— pick the input, we shortlist the generators.The word puzzle generators
Every generator here works from content you already haveWord search
Create a word search online for free: paste a word list and the word search generator hides the words in a grid in seconds, ready to play, print or share.
You bring Word list 1 min
Acrostic
A crossword-like grid where one letter from every row spells out a hidden word.
You bring A phrase 4 min
Deconstruct the sentence
Tag the words of a sentence with their part of speech and players sort them back.
You bring Sentences 6 min
Hangman
The classic word-guessing game, with your own words and a friendly gallows.
You bring Word list 1 min
Typing practice
Words or sentences to type against the clock, with speed and accuracy tracked.
You bring Words or text 1 min
Word scramble
Your answers with the letters jumbled; players unscramble them.
You bring Word list 1 min
Wordle
Make your own Wordle: a custom Wordle-style guessing game with your own words, at any word length.
You bring Word list 1 min
Arrowword
A crossword with the clues inside the grid, arrows and all — also known as a Swedish crossword or arrow word. Type your words and clues and the board lays itself out.
You bring Words + clues 3 min
Fallen phrase
The letters of a phrase have fallen out of the grid into a heap under their own column. Players put them back — dragging, tapping or typing — and a finished word locks in place.
You bring A phrase 2 min
Strands
Theme words woven through a grid of letters, every letter used exactly once. Players drag or tap through neighbouring letters to trace them; stray dictionary words earn hints, and an optional spangram runs edge to edge and names the theme.
You bring Theme words 5 min
How teachers use the word theme
Primary · spelling
Friday spelling, without the photocopier
One word list becomes a word seeker for the class and a scramble for early finishers. Print both, or share the link.
Language teaching
Vocabulary that sticks after the test
Crossword clues in the target language, answers in the other. Results show which words the class still misses.
Secondary · revision
A five-minute retrieval opener
Wordle and hangman rounds on this term's terminology. Whole class, one screen, no accounts.
Activity ideas
All ideas → Crossword puzzle
Vocabulary crossword
Terms and definitions, laid out for you. The classic review, and answers are still there when they come back.
Strands
Theme of the week
A board full of letters, a riddle for a theme, and one word that runs from edge to edge and ties it together.
Wordle
Word of the day
Five letters, six guesses, a clue from the lesson, and a result they can share without spoiling it.
Hangman
Hangman with your own list
Put in the class register, the new starters or this week’s spelling words. The familiar game, with words that mean something to the room.
Deconstruct the sentence
Noun, verb or adjective?
Drag a label onto each word of a sentence. Each one is confirmed as it lands.
Word search
Secret-message word search
The grid has no spare letters. The cells left over spell a message, and typing it finishes the puzzle.
1 Paste the list
One entry per line, with an optional clue. Most word generators accept the same paste.
2 Set the difficulty
Grid size, hints, word bank, timer — each generator exposes only what matters for it.
3 Share or print
A link, a QR code on the board, an embed on your site, or a clean printable sheet.
Questions about word puzzles
Can I reuse one list across puzzles?
Yes — copy an activity and switch the type, or paste the same list into another generator in seconds.
Do clues have to be text?
No. Several word generators accept images and audio as the prompt as well.
Does it handle other alphabets?
Any script you can type, including right-to-left. The interface itself ships in 23 languages.
Other themes
same editor, different kind of thinkingTurn this week's vocabulary into four activities.
Free for 60 player sessions a month. No card, no trial clock.