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Title	Instructions / Description	Puzzle Words	Difficulty	Word Direction
Number Words		EIGHT, EIGHTH, FIFTH, FIRST, FIVE, FOUR, FOURTH, NINE, NINTH, ONE, SECOND, SEVEN, SEVENTH, SIX, SIXTH, TEN, TENTH, THIRD, THREE, TWO	Older Children	Forward Only
Ocean	A-M	ABALONE, ALGAE, AMBERJACK, ANGLER FISH, BARNACLE, BARRACUDA, BARRIER REEF, BASS, BLOWFISH, BRITTLE STAR, CLAM, CLOWN FISH, COD, CORAL, CORAL REEF, CRAB, CURRENTS, CUTTLEFISH, DOLPHIN, EBB TIDE, EEL, ELEPHANT SEAL, EUPHOTIC ZONE, FIN, FISH, FLOUNDER, FLYING FISH, FUR SEAL, GAR, GIANT SQUID, GROUPER, GULL, HAMMERHEAD SHARK, HARBOR SEAL, HARP SEAL, HERMIT CRAB, HORSESHOE CRAB, HUMPBACK WHALE, INTERTIDAL ZONE, JELLY FISH, KELP, KILLER WHALE, LITTORAL ZONE, LOBSTER, LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, MAKO SHARK, MANATEE, MANTA RAY, MARINE LIFE, MORAY EEL	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
OO Words		AZOOSPERMIAS, BABYPROOFING, BAMBOOZLE, BAMBOOZLEMENTS, BLOODLESSNESSES, BOOGEYMAN, BOOKLET, BUTTONHOOKED, CHAULMOOGRA, CLOAKROOM, CONTRABASSOONS, CRYPTOZOOLOGIST, CUCKOOPINTS, DESSERTSPOONFUL, DIDJERIDOO, ELECTROOSMOTIC, ENZOOTIC, EPIZOOTIOLOGIES, GOOGOLPLEXES, HOOLIGANISMS, JACKBOOTED, MICROORGANISMS, MOONINESSES, MOONSHINING, NINCOMPOOPERIESNINCOMPOOP, NONCOOPERATORS, OOPHORECTOMY, OUTDOORS, OVERCOOK, PALEOZOOLOGICAL, PALEOZOOLOGIST, PHOTOOXIDATIONS, PINEWOOD, POOLSIDE, PROTOZOOLOGISTS, PROTOZOOLOGY, ROOTLESSNESSES, SCHOOLCHILDREN, SCHOOLING, SHOCKPROOF, SUREFOOTEDNESS, TOO, TOOTHBRUSHINGS, TROUBLESHOOTER, TROUBLESHOOTERS, TYCOON, UNCOORDINATED, UNDERSTOOD, WEATHERPROOFED, WOODPECKER	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
OO Words		BROOK, COOL, COULD, CROOK, FOOL, FOOT, GOOD, GROOM, HOOD, HOOK, HOOP, NOON, PROOF, ROOT, SHOULD, STOOD, STOOL, TOOL, TROOP, WOOD, WOOL	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
OU Words		ABOUT, ALOUD, COULD, COUNT, OUR, ROUND, SHOULD, SHOULDER, SHOUT, WOULD	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Our Special Sounds	find the 'oa' and 'tr' words.	BOAT, COAL, COAT, FLOAT, FOAL, GOAT, SOAP, TRADE, TRAIN, TRAM, TRAP, TREE, TRIED, TRIES, TRIM, TRIP, TROLL, TROMP, TRY, TRYING	Simple	Forward Only
Parts of Speech		ADJECTIVE, ADVERB, ANALOGY, ANTONYM, COMMA, CONCLUSION, CONSONANT, CURSIVE, DEFINITION, EXCLAMATION MARK, IDIOM, INTRODUCTION, NOUN, PERIOD, PREFIX, PREPOSITION, PROVERB, QUOTATION MARK, ROOT, SCENARIO, SENTENCE, SPELLING, SUBJECT, SUFFIX, SYLLABLE, SYNONYM, VERB, VOWEL	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Past Simple Irregular Verbs		ATE, BIT, BROKE, CUT, DID, DRANK, DREW, DROVE, FLEW, FORGOT, HAD, HEARD, LEARNT, MADE, PUT, RAN, READ, RODE, SANG, SAT, SAW, SLEPT, SPOKE, WENT, WET, WOKE, WROTE	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Personal Pronouns	Find the personal and possessive pronouns	HE, HER, HERS, HIM, HIS, I, IT, ITS, ME, MINE, MY, OUR, OURS, SHE, THEIR, THEIRS, THEM, THEY, US, WE, YOU, YOUR, YOURS	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Personal Pronouns	Find all the Personal Pronouns in the puzzle. They can be forwards or backwards or diagonal	HE, HER, HERS, HERSELF, HIM, HIMSELF, HIS, I, IT, ITS, ITSELF, ME, MINE, MY, MYSELF, OUR, OURS, OURSELVES, SHE, THEIR, THEIRS, THEM, THEMSELVES, THEY, US, WE, YOU, YOUR, YOURS, YOURSELF, YOURSELVES	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Phonics		BAD, BAN, BEN, BET, BIT, BUT, CAN, DAN, DEN, DOT, HEN, JEN, LOT, MAD, MET, NOT, PET, PIT, PUT, RAN, ROT, SAD, TEN, VAN	Easy	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Phonics Reading		BEE, BLOW, BOWL, FEET, GRAY, MAIL, PILLOW, PRAY, RAIN, SEED, SNOW, TRAIN, TREE, WINDOW, YELLOW	Simple	Forward Only
Phonics Words		ANGELA, BAKE, BIKE, BITE, BONE, BRIAN, CAKE, CAPE, CAVE, CONE, ELLISA, FINE, FIVE, GAME, GATE, HOLE, HOPE, HOSE, KITE, LEO, LIKE, MINJI, MOLE, NAME, NINE, NOSE, NOTE, PINE, POLE, RAY, RIPE, ROBE, ROBERT, ROPE, VINE, WAVE, WIPE	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Phrasal Verbs		APPLY FOR, ASK FOR, CALL IN, CALL OFF, CARRY ON, CHEAT ON, CLEAN UP, DROP OFF, DRY UP, FALL FOR, FILL IN, GET ON, GET UP, GIVE IN, GIVE UP, GO ON, HAND BACK, HANG UP, HOLD ON, LISTEN TO, LOOK AT, LOOK UP, PAY FOR, PICK OUT, PICK UP, POINT OUT, POINT TO, PUT OFF, PUT ON, RUN INTO, RUN OVER, SEE OFF, SET UP, SHOUT TO, SHOW OFF, SHOW UP, SMILE AT, STAY OUT, STAY UP, TAKE APART, TAKE OFF, TAKE OUT, TALK TO, TRY ON, TURN OFF, TURN ON, WAIT FOR, WAKE UP, WASH UP	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plural Nouns		BABIES, BOTTLES, BOXES, BUSES, CACTI, CALVES, CHILDREN, DICE, FEET, FISH, FLIES, GEESE, GLASSES, GLOVES, KNIVES, LEAVES, LOAVES, MEN, MICE, PAIRS, PANTS, PEOPLE, PLURAL, POTATOES, SCISSORS, SHEEP, SHELVES, SHRIMP, TEETH, TOMATOES, WATCHES, WIVES, WOMEN	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plural Nouns		BABIES, BERRIES, BOXES, BUSHES, CHERRIES, CHILDREN, CHURCHES, CLASSES, FAMILIES, FEET, FISH, FLIES, FOXES, GEESE, GLASSES, KNIVES, LADIES, LEAVES, LIVES, LOLLIES, MEN, MICE, PARTIES, PEOPLE, POTATOES, QUIZES, SCARVES, SHEEP, STRAWBERRIES, TEETH, TOMATOES, VIRUSES, WATCHES, WIVES, WOLVES, WOMEN	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plural Spellings		ANALYSES, APPENDIXES, BACTERIA, CONCERTOS, CRISES, DIAGNOSES, DOMINOES, EXHIBITS, GRAFFITI, LOCALITIES, MEMENTOS, MINORITIES, MOSQUITOES, PRIVIEGES, RATIOS, RAVIOLI, SOPRANOS, SURVEYS, TRIVIA, VARIETIES	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Popcorn Words		A, AM, AN, BE, CAN, COME, GO, HAS, HE, HERE, I, LIKE, ME, MY, NO, THE, THIS, TO	Easy	Forward Only
Popcorn Words		A, COME, GO, HE, HERE, I, LIKE, ME, MY, THE, THIS, TO	Easy	Forward Only
Positive Four Letter Words		ABLE, BEST, CALM, CARE, COOL, CUTE, DUTY, EASE, EASY, FAIR, FEEL, FINE, GIVE, GLAD, GOAL, GOOD, HALO, HELP, HERO, HOPE, IDEA, KIND, KISS, LIKE, LIVE, LOVE, LUCK, MANY, MORE, NEAT, NICE, OPEN, PINK, PLAY, PURE, REST, SAFE, SAVE, SOUL, TEAL, WARM, WELL, WILL, WISE	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefix 'post'		POSTDATE, POSTGRADUATE, POSTHUMOUS, POSTINDUSTRIAL, POSTMARK, POSTMERIDIAN, POSTMORTEM, POSTPONE, POSTPRODUCTION, POSTSCRIPT	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefix and Suffix		AQUATIC, IMPROVEMENT, INDESTRUCTIBLE, MICROSCOPE, MISCHIEVOUS, MISINFORMATION, OCTOPUS, POSTPONEMENT, PRESCRIPTION, PROCESS, REEXAMINATION, TELEPHONE, TELESCOPE, THERMOMETER, TRANSPORT, UNBEATEBLE, UNCERTAINLY, UNCOMFORTABLE, UNEXPECTEDLY, UNMISTAKABLE	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
prefix words non and anti	look for the prefix words that begin with 'non' or 'anti'	ANTIAGING, ANTIBIOTIC, ANTICLIMAX, ANTICLOCKWISE, ANTIDOTE, ANTIFREEZE, ANTIPASTO, ANTISEPTIC, NON ALCOHOLIC, NON SMOKER, NONADHESIVE, NONDRIP, NONEXPLOSIVE, NONFICTION, NONMAGNETIC, NONSENSE, NONSTICK, NONSTOP, NONVERBAL, NONWASHABLE	Adult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefixes		POSTDATE, POSTSCRIPT, PREARRANGE, PRECAUTION, PREDICT, PREFACE, PREFIX, PREHISTORIC, PREMATURE, PREPARATION, PRESERVED, PREVIEW, PROCEDURE, PROCLAMATION, PROFESSOR, PROGRESS, PROPOSE, PROTECTED, PROTEST, PROVOKE	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefixes & Suffixes		ANGRILY, CAREFULLY, COLORFUL, HAPPILY, HAPPINESS, PARTLY, POCKETFUL, PREFIX, SUFFIX, SWEETNESSNESS	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefixes and Suffixes		CLAUSTROBHOBIA, HYDROPHOBIA, INEXPENSIVE, INEXPERIENCE, INEXPERT, INFALLIBLE, INTERFERE, INTERLUDE, INTERMEDIARY, INTERNAL, INTERNATIONAL, OVERCAST, OVERCHARGE, OVERCOME, OVERDO, OVERHANG, PREAMBLE, PRECARIOUS, PRECIPICE, PREDICTABLE, PREMONITION, PRIMAL, PRIMARY, PRIMATE, TRANSATLANTIC, TRANSFER, TRANSFORM, TRANSLUCENT, TRANSPARENT, TRANSPORT	Adult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefixes and Suffixes		ASSIGNMENT, COPY, CREATION, DANGEROUS, FINALLY, HAPPILY, HAPPINESS, HOPEFUL, LUCKILY, MOTIONLESS, NONSENSE, PASTE, PREDICT, PREFIX, PREHEAT, PREPARED, PREVIEW, PROTECTION, PURPOSEFUL, QUICKLY, READING, SADNESS, SLOWLY, SMALL, SOLUTION, SPEEDILY, UNAWARE, UNPREPARED, UNSURE, WONDERFUL	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prefixes and Suffixes		BOOKING, CAREFUL, DISLIKES, HAPPILY, LOCKED, PREHEAT, READING, REDO, REDRAW, RETURN, REWRITE, SADLY, SLOWER, SMALLER, SWIMMING, TALLEST, UNABLE, UNHAPPY, UNSAFE, UNTIE	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prepositions		ABOUT, ABOVE, ACROSS, AFTER, AGAINST, AMONG, AT, BEFORE, BELOW, BESIDE, BEYOND, BY, DOWN, DURING, FOR, FROM, IN, NEAR, OF, OFF, ON, OVER, SINCE, THROUGH, TO, TOWARDS, UNDER, UNTIL, UP, WITH, WITHOUT	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prepositions		AMONG, AROUND, AT, BEHIND, BETWEEN, IN, IN FRONT OF, NEXT TO, ON, OVER, UNDER	Easy	Forward Only
Prepositions		ABOUT, ACROSS, AFTER, ALONG, AMONG, AROUND, BACK, BEFORE, BEHINDME, BY, INFRONT, INSIDE, NEAR, NEXT, OFF, ON, OUTSIDE, OVER, THROUGH, UNDERNEATH, UP, WITH, WITHIN, WITHOUT	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Prepositions		ABOUT, ABOVE, ACROSS, ALONG, AROUND, AT, BEHIND, BELOW, BY, DOWN, IN, IN FRONT OF, NEXT TO, OFF, ON, OPPOSITE, OVER, PAST, THROUGH, UNDER, UP, WITH	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Preschool Sight Words		AND, AWAY, FIND, FOR, FOUR, HERE, JUMP, LIKE, LITTLE, PLAY, PLEASE, THE, THERE, TWO	Simple	Forward Only
Preschool Sight Words		AND, AT, FUNNY, HAVE, HE, HELP, LIVE, LOOK, PLAY, PLEASE, PRETTY, PUT, THREE	Simple	Forward Only
Pronoun		ANALOGOUS, ASSYRIAN, CEREMONY, CHARACTERISTIC, CHEMICAL, COMPLEXITY, CONSIDER, CONSTITUTION, DIP, ERRONEOUSLY, ESTABLISH, EVOLVE, EXTEND, GENERATION, HAIL, IDEOLOGY, IDOLOGY, LEADERSHIP, MAINTAIN, NEWCOMER, OBSCURA, PARTICULARLY, POLITICAL, RECOVER, RELIGIOUS, REVOLUTION, SENSITIVE, SETTLER, SPECIALTY, TURBULENT	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Random	find the words	APPLE, AUSTRALIA, BANANA, BLACK, BLUE, CHOCOLATE, FEILDIND, FRIDAY, HEART, ICE CREAM, LOVE, LOWER, MAROONFIVE, MONDAY, NICKI MANAJ, ORANGE, PINK, PURPLE, RED, SATURDAY, SQUARE, SUNDAY, THURSDAY, TRIANGLE, TUESDAY, WANGANUI, WAVERLY, WEDNESDAY, WHITE, YELLOW, YOLO	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Random Difficult Words	grab a dictionary	ANORTHOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, ANTHROPOMORPHISM, AREFACTION, BAROXYTON, BATHYOROGRAPHICAL, BIBLIOKLEPT, BISONANT, CARBACIDOMETER, CASAQUE, CLYSMIAN, CNEMIS, CYPHONISM, DACTYLOGRAM, DULCE DOMUM, FESTINA LENTE, FIRKIN, HONORARIUM, HORRIPILATION, ISCHIDROSIS, ISODIABATIC, ISOKERAUNIC, JACTITATION, LABANOTATION, LIMITROPHE, MAENAD, MALLOSEISMIC, MECHANOLATER, MEGAPROSOPOUS, METOCHY, MICROSOMATOUS, MULTIVOLTINE, NEMATOCERAN, NOEGENISIS, NOMENCLATURE, OLIGICHROME, OTOCLEISIS, PALAEOANTHROPIC, PANTOCHRONOMETER, PARACHRONISIM, PHANEROMANIA, PSEUDOCHROMAESTHESIA, RAMIFEROUS, REBARBATIVE, SAPROSTOMOUS, SAXATILE, TERGIVERSATION, TUBICORNIFACIENT, ULTRACREPIDARIAN, WELTANSCHAUUNGSCHMERZ	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
re and un prefixes		REDO, REFRESH, REMAKE, RETRY, REUSE, UNDO, UNLIKE, UNPACK, UNSAFE, UNSOLD	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Really Bad	Circle ways to say something is really, really, bad.	ABHORRENT, ABOMINABLE, AWFUL, CONTEMPTIBLE, DESPICABLE, DETESTABLE, DISGUSTING, DISTASTEFUL, EXECRABLE, HATEFUL, HEINOUS, HORRIBLE, HORRID, HORRIFYING, LOATHSOME, NAUSEATING, OBNOXIOUS, ODIOUS, OFFENSIVE, REPELLENT, REPREHENSIBLE, REPUGNANT, REPULSIVE, REVOLTING	Teenage	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Red Sight Words		ALL, ARE, AS, AT, BUT, FOR, HAD, HAVE, HE, HER, HIS, NOT, ON, ONE, SAID, SO, THEY, WE, WITH, YOU	Easy	Forward Only
Red Words		ALL, AM, AND, AS, AT, BE, BY, DO, FOR, GO, HAD, HAS, HE, IF, IN, IS, IT, ME, MY, OF, ON, ONE, OUT, SEE, THE, THIS, TO, UP, US, WE, WILL, WITH, YOU	Easy	Forward Only
Rows Of Love		AFFECTION, CARING, COMMUNICATION, COMPASSION, DEVOTED, EMOTIONS, FAITH, FORGIVENESS, HAPPINESS, HUGS, KISSES, LOVE, SMILES, TRUELOVE, TRUST	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
S Words		SACK, SAIL, SALT, SAND, SANDWICH, SAW, SAY, SCISSORS, SILLY, SINK, SOAP, SOME, SOUP, SUN, SUPER	Easy	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
S words		SALMAGUNDI, SALOOP, SANGAREE, SAPAJOU, SAPRAEMIA, SCAPHION, SCHOENABATIC, SCOTODINA, SCRANNEL, SCROBICULATE, SEJANT, SELLIFORM, SEXENARY, SFUMATO, SHANDRYAN, SHIRAKASHI, SOLANACEOUS, SOMNAMBULATE, SPHRAGISTIC, SQUILL	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
S Words		BASEBALL, BICYCLE, BIRDHOUSE, BOX, BRACELET, BUS, CACTUS, CLOSE, COMPASS, DANCER, DICE, DINOSAUR, DRESS, DRESSER, ERASER, FOX, GOOSE, GRASSHOPPER, JUICE, LASSO, LETTUCE, LOCKS, MEDICINE, MOTORCYCLE, MOUSE, NECKLACE, OCTOPUS, PACIFIER, SACK, SADDLE, SAILBOAT, SANDAL, SANDCASTLE, SANDWICH, SAW, SEAL, SEVEN, SIX, SOAP, SOCCER, SOCK, SOUP, SUCKER, SUN, SURFER, TREEHOUSE, TRICYCLE, VASE, WALRUS, WHISTLE	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Sequences Keywords		FUNCTION, GENERATE, INPUT, MAPPING, OUTPUT, PATTERN, RULE, SEQUENCE, TERM	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Short 'a' Sound		ANIMAL, ANT, AT, BAD, BAND, BAT, CARROT, CAT, CHAT, FAT, FLAT, GLAD, HAD, HAND, HAT, MAD, MAP, MAT, RAT, THAT	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Short a		BAD, BAT, CAN, CAT, DAD, FAN, HAD, HAT, JAM, JAN, MAD, MAT, PAN, RAN, RAT, SAD, SAM, SAT, TAN	Easy	Forward Only
Short A		ADD, BAT, CAT, FAST, HAND, LAND, NAP, PAST, SAD	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Short a		AT, BIRD, CAN, CUP, DISH, EAST, ENTER, ENTRANCE, FAN, FISH, GIRL, GLAD, HAND, LOOKS, MAN, MAP, MINNESOTA, NORTH, PAN, RAN, RAT, SOUTH, THE, VAN, WEST, WOMAN, WORK	Young Kids	Forward Only
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