Welcome To Wordy Puzzle
We're launching the site with a large range of different word puzzles. You can find out more about these by clicking the relevant title on the homepage. The puzzle types available will mainly be familiar to you, whilst some may be totally new to you. The puzzle types are, in no particular order:
General knowledge crosswords
Cryptograms
Word ladders
Every letter counts
Pangrams
A to Z puzzles
Codewords
Skeleton crosswords
Word wheels
Word fits
Quick Crosswords
Arrow Words
Every puzzle is designed to be played online, with our proprietary online player tools that are designed to mimic the offline solving process, with the added ease of solving that is afforded with an online player tool. There are instructions on how to use the player for each puzzle type, available from the puzzle page for each type. It would be worth familiarising yourself with the controls / features for each puzzle player before tackling your first puzzle.
We hope that over time we are able to build a nice and friendly community of word puzzle solvers, and you are very welcome to join in the fun, if you've not already! Simply click Register to sign up now.
We have a choice of free and premium accounts for you to choose from. There are free puzzles to play each and everyday, however they only represent a small selection of puzzle types here at Wordy Puzzle. To play the full range, you'll need to subscribe to the site, whereupon you'll have access to lots more puzzles across the full range of puzzle types outlined above.
With lots of word puzzle varieties available to play online, and new puzzles added every day of the year, we hope you'll enjoy the site. And we'd love to hear from you, so please do let us know your thoughts and comments, either directly through our contact form, or as relevant on blog posts. We're particularly interested in any features you'd like to see or any topic you'd like us to discuss in our blog.
Happy puzzling!
Date written: 13 Mar 2015
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