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Title	Instructions / Description	Puzzle Words	Difficulty	Word Direction
Homophones	Words with same pronunciation but different origin and meaning	ATE, BALL, BARE, BAWL, BEAR, BOARDER, BORDER, CEILING, CELL, COARSE, COURSE, DANE, DAYS, DAZE, DEIGN, DUAL, DUEL, EIGHT, FAINT, FEINT, FIR, FOUL, FOWL, FUR, HAY, HEARD, HERD, HEY, KNEAD, KNEW, LOCH, LOCK, MAIL, MALE, MEAT, MEET, NAVAL, NAVEL, NAY, NEED, NEIGH, NEW, PAUSE, PAWS, PLAIN, PLANE, RIGHT, SEALING, SELL, WRITE	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
I Love the Letter Z		AMAZE, BRAZEN, CRAZY, GAZEBO, GAZELLE, HAZEL, HAZY, LAZY, MAIZE, PIZZA, RAZOR, ZACHARY, ZAG, ZAMBONI, ZANDER, ZAP, ZAPPER, ZEAL, ZEALOT, ZEALOUS, ZEBRA, ZEE, ZEN, ZEPHYR, ZERO, ZEST, ZEUS, ZIG, ZILLION, ZIMBABWE, ZINC, ZING, ZINNIA, ZION, ZIP, ZIPPER, ZIPPO, ZIPPY, ZIRCONIUM, ZIT, ZOA, ZODIAC, ZOE, ZOMBIE, ZONE, ZONK, ZOO, ZOOLOGY, ZOOM, ZORRO	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
I see words!	Can you find words that you know?	AM, ARE, DO, HAVE, LIKE, LOOK, THAT, THEY, YOU	Easy	Forward Only
I,J,K Words		IGUANA, ISLAND, JOKE, JUMP, JUST, KANGAROO, KICK, KIND, KOALA, LEAP, MOUSE, PIG, POPCORN, PUP, RUN, TUG	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
ie and ei		BEIGE, BRIEF, CONCEITED, DECEIVE, FIERY, FOREIGN, FREIGHT, GRIEF, LEISURE, NEITHER, PERCEIVE, RECEIPT, REIGN, RELIEVE, REVIEW, SEIZE, SHIELD, SIEGE, VEIL, YIELD	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Individual and Group words		ALONE, COLLECTIVE, INDIVIDUAL, MINE, MYSELF, ONESELF, OPENLY, ORDINARY, OTHERS, PERSONALLY, PRIVATELY, PUBLICLY, SPECIAL, THEIRS, THEMSELVES, TOGETHER	Adult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Irregular Verbs - Simple Past		ATE, BOUGHT, BROKE, BROUGHT, CAME, COULD, CUT, DID, DRANK, DROVE, FELL, FELT, FLEW, GAVE, GOT, HAD, HELD, HIT, HURT, KNEW, LOST, MADE, READ, SAID, SAT, SAW, THOUGHT, TOOK, WAS WERE, WENT	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
It Starts With a 'B'		BABY, BADMINTON, BAGEL, BALLOON, BARBECUE, BASEBALL, BASEMENT, BATHROOM, BEFOREHAND, BEHEMOTH, BEJEWELED, BELITTLED, BELLHOP, BENEATH, BEQUEATH, BEWILDERED, BIFOCAL, BIGGER, BILLBOARD, BILLIONAIRE, BISHOP, BITTER, BLABBED, BLANCHE, BLANK, BLITZ, BLOND, BLUNDER, BOBCAT, BOLOGNA, BOLSTER, BORROWED, BOTTOM, BOVINE, BOXCAR, BRAINWAVE, BREADBASKET, BREATHING, BRICK, BRIGHTENED, BRISTLE, BROADCAST, BROWN, BUBBLE, BUGGY, BUILDING, BULGED, BURDEN, BURNING, BUSINESS	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Kinder practice Words		A, AT, CAN, GO, I, IT, LIKE, ON, SEE, THE, WE	Easy	Forward Only
Letter a words short	Short a sound	ABACUS, ACTOR, AFRICA, ANIMALS, ANT, APPLE, ASTRONAUT, ATLANTA, ATTIC, AXE	Moderately Challenging	Forward and Backward
Letter B Words		BABOON, BABY, BACK, BACKPACK, BACON, BAD, BAG, BAGEL, BALL, BALLET, BANANA, BANDAGE, BANJO, BARN, BARREL, BASEBALL, BASIL, BASKET, BASKETBALL, BAT, BAY, BEACH, BEACHBALL, BEAK, BEAST, BED, BENCH, BERRY, BIG, BIKE, BIRD, BLACK, BLACKBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, BOAT, BOOK, BOOT, BOW, BOWL, BOY, BRAND, BRAVE, BREAD, BRIDGE, BROKEN, BUCK, BUS, BUTTER, BUTTERFLY, BUTTON	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Letter e words	Short e sound	EAR, EARRING, EARTH, EGG, ELBOW, ELEPHANT, ELEVATOR, ELF, ENTER, EXCERCISE	Moderately Challenging	Forward and Backward
Linking and Helping Verbs		AM, APPEAR, ARE, BE, BECOME, BEEN, BEING, CAN, DID, DO, DOES, FEEL, GROW, HAD, HAS, HAVE, HAVING, IS, LOOK, MAY, MIGHT, MUST, REMAIN, SEEM, SHALL, SMELL, TASTE, WAS, WERE, WILL, WOULD	Easy	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Linking and Helping Verbs		AM, APPEARS, ARE, BE, BECOMES, BEEN, BEING, CAN, COULD, DID, DO, DOES, FEELS, HAD, HAVE, IS, MUST, SEEMS, SHALL, SHOULD, WAS, WERE, WILL, WOULD	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
LINKING WORDS AND PHRASES		ASACONSEQUENCE, ASWELLAS, CONSEQUENTLY, DESPITETHEFACTTHAT, DUETO, ESPECIALLY, FIRSTLY, FORINSTANCE, FURTHERMORE, HOWEVER, LASTLY, MOREOVER, NEVERTHELESS, OWINGTO, SUCHAS, THEREFORE, UNDOUBTEDLY, WHEREAS	Teenage	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
List Two		CAP, DEN, DID, HEN, HID, KID, NAP, PEN, TAP, THE	Easy	Forward Only
Long 'e' Spelling Words		BABY, EAT, FAMILY, FOAM, FOUR, HE, HEAR, LEAF, MEAN, NEED, PONY, QUEEN, SEEK, TOLD, WE	Simple	Forward Only
Long 'a' Sound		AEROPLANE, AUSTRALIA, BABY, BAKE, DATE, DAY, GATE, GREY, JAMES, JANE, LATE, MAKE, MATE, MAY, NAIL, NAME, PAIN, PAPER, PAY, PLAY, RADIO, RAIN, SAIL, SAY, STATION, TABLE, TAIL, TODAY, TRAIN, WAIT	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Long 'e' Sound		BEANS, BEE, CEILING, CHEAP, CHEESE, CHINESE, COFFEE, DEAR, FEED, FREE, FUNNY, GREEN, HAPPY, HE, KEY, KNEE, LADY, LEAVE, ME, MEAT, PLEASE, QUEENSLAND, READ, SEED, SHE, SHEEP, TEA, THIEF, THREE, TREE	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Long a and Long e		AFRAID, BAIT, EAT, EXPLAIN, LAY, LEAVE, PAINT, PLEASE, RAISE, REAL, SCREEN, SEEM, SPEED, SWEET, TEA, TODAY, TRAIL, TREAT, YESTERDAY	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Long a Words		BRAIN, BREAK, CLAY, FREIGHT, HEY, MAIL, PAID, PAINT, SPRAY, STEAK, TRAIL, TRAY, WAIT, WEIGHT, WHEY	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Long and Short Ee Word Search	Find the long and short e words.	BEE, BELL, EAT, FEET, FELL, HEN, NET, PEN, SEAT, TEN, THREE, TREE	Simple	Forward Only
Long and Short U		BLUE, BUGS, BUZZ, CLUE, CUBE, CUTE, DRUM, DUCK, FRUIT, GLUE, JUICE, LUBE, LUCK, RUG, RUN, SUDS, SUE, SUN, THUMB, TRUCK, TRUE, TUBE, TUNE, USE	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Long and Short Vowel Sound	easy	BEACH, COACH, COAT, CUB, CUT, DAY, DIME, FAT, FLOAT, FRUIT, GAME, HOP, MAD, NOT, PLAY, RAT, READ, ROPE, TEAM, TIME	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
LONG E		BEAN, BELIEVE, BRIEF, GREET, GRIEF, HONEY, KEY, MEAT, MEET, MONEY, MONKEY, READ, RELIEF, SEAT, TEAM, THIEF, TREE, TURKEY	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Long o Sound Words		BOAT, BONE, COAT, GO, GOAT, HELLO, HOE, HOME, HOPE, HOTEL, JOAN, JOKE, MOW, NO, NOSE, NOTE, PHONE, POST, ROAD, ROSE, SEW, SNOW, SO, SOAP, TOAD, TOAST, TOE, VOTE	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Long O Words		APPROACH, BELOW, BLOW, BLOWN, BOAT, BOWL, CLOAK, COACH, COAL, COAST, COAT, CROW, ELBOW, FELLOW, FLOAT, FOLLOW, GLOW, GOAL, GOAT, GROW, GROWN, GROWTH, KNOW, KNOWN, LOAF, LOW, MEADOW, MOAN, MOAT, MOW, OWN, PILLOW, RAINBOW, ROAD, ROAST, ROW, SHOW, SHOWN, SLOW, SNOW, SOAP, STOW, THROAT, THROW, TOAST, WINDOW, YELLOW	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Long O Words	Find and circle the listed words	BOAST, BOLD, COLD, CROW, FLOW, FOAM, FOLD, GOES, GOLD, GROW, HOLD, KNOW, MOLD, MOST, MOW, POST, SHOW, SNOW, SOAP, SOLD, THROW, TOAST, TOE, TOLD, WOE	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Long U Sound Words		ARGUE, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE, CONTINUE, CUBE, CUTE, FEW, FRUIT, FUEL, HUGE, HUMAN, JUNE, LUKE, MOON, MUSIC, MUTE, NEW, POOL, PUPIL, ROOM, RUDE, SCHOOL, SHOES, SUE, SUIT, TISSUE, TUBE, UNIT, USE, ZOOM	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Long vowel sounds	Underline the syllable which contains the long vowel sound.	ADVICE, ADVISE, BEAUTY, BESIDE, BOWLING, BRACELET, BRIGHTLY, CARTOON, COCOON, DECODE, DEFEAT, DELIGHT, EXPLODE, FEATURE, FIFTEEN, FREEDOM, FRIGHTEN, HEALTHY, HIGHER, HOSTESS, INCREASE, INVITE, LONESOME, LOWER, MEANING, MISTAKE, NEEDLE, NINETY, NOODLE, OWNER, PAINTER, PARADE, PAVEMENT, POLLUTE, POSTER, PROVIDE, RAINBOW, REFUSE, REMOTE, ROOSTER, SOAPY, TOASTER, TODAY, TUESDAY	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Long Vowel Sounds		ACHIEVEMENT, BECAUSE, BEHAVE, BREATHE, CHOOSE, DISGUISE, EXERCISE, GLOBAL, MAYBE, MOLECULE, MUSIC, NEIGHBOR, PREFIX, PREOCCUPIED, PRICE, QUOTE, RELIEF, SEISMOLOGIST, STRAIGHT, SUPPOSE, SURPRISE	Simple	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Longest Words		ABLUTOPHOBIA, ABSORBEFACIENT, AGGLUTINATION, ARACHIBUTYROPHOBIA, AURANTIACEOUS, AUTOMYSOPHOBIA, AUTOTHAUMATURGIST, AUTOTONSORIALIST, BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPH, BATHYTHERMOGRAPH, BATRACHOMYOMACHY, BATRACHOPHAGOUS, BICRESCENTIC, BLANDILOQUENCE, BOULEVERSEMENT, BOUSTROPHEDON, BRACHYDACTYLOUS, BROBDINGNAGAIN, CACODEMOMANIA, CAESAROPAPISM, CATAPEDAMANIA, CEPHALONOMANCY, CERUMINIFEROUS, CHAETOPHOROUS, CHEILOPROCLITIC	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Look for Words		A, AND, ARE, FOR, HAS, HAVE, HER, I, INTO, IS, MY, ON, PLAY, THE, THEY, TO, WAS, WITH	Easy	Forward Only
M Words		MAGICAL, MALICIOUS, MANAGEMENT, MARATHON, MARINA, MASHED, MASTERMIND, MATHEMATICIAN, MAVERICK, MAYONAISSE, MEDDLESOME, MEDICAL, MEEKLY, MEMBERSHIP, MERCILESS, MERCURY, MERINGUE, MESSENGER, METHODICAL, MEXICAN, MILLIONAIRE, MILLIPEDE, MINDREADER, MINIMUM, MINISCULE, MISCELLANEOUS, MISCHIEF, MISSION, MISTAKEN, MIXTURE, MOCCASIN, MOHAIR, MOLECULE, MOLLYCODDLE, MOMENTUM, MOTHERHOOD, MOTIONLESS, MOTORHOME, MOUSETRAP, MOUTHORGAN, MUCILAGE, MUFFINS, MUFFLER, MULTIPLICATION, MUNDANE, MURDERER, MURMUR, MUSICAL, MUSTANG, MUSTARD	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
M Words		MAKE, MAN, MAP, MINE, MINT, MOM, MONKEY, MOOM, MOOSE, MOP, MOUSE, MUD, MULE	Moderately Challenging	Forward and Backward
Maniac Magee Vocabulary		CAREENING, CHAOTIC, DIVERGED, GAUNT, LAMBASTING, LUDICROUS, MAROONED, PERILOUS, PROTRUDING, SEETHING	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Minimal Pairs and gr, dr & cr words		CRAB, CRACK, CRAM, CRANE, CREAM, CREDITCARD, CREW, CRISPS, CROP, CROSSWORD, CROW, CROWD, CROWN, CRUMPET, CRUMPLE, CRY, DRAB, DRAGON, DRAGONFLY, DRAIN, DRAKE, DRAM, DRAMA, DRAPE, DREAM, DREW, DRIBBLE, DRILL, DRINK, DRIP, DRIVE, DRIZZLE, DROOP, DROP, DROWN, DRY, GRAB, GRAIN, GRAND, GRANDAD, GRANDMA, GRAPE, GRASS, GREAT, GRILL, GRIP, GROUP, GRUFFALO	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Mixed Up File Words	Vocab Words from Quizzes 1-3	ABRUPTLY, ACCUMULATE, ADMIRATION, AMBITIONS, ANTIQUE, ANXIOUS, ASTOUNDED, COMMOTION, CONFESSED, CONFIDENCE, CONSENSUS, DISCLOSE, EMBLEM, EMERGED, EXTRAVAGANT, HONORABLE, IDENTICAL, IMPATIENT, IMPOSTOR, INDECENT, INTRIGUED, MASTABA, MUZZLED, NEGLECTED, OBVIOUS, QUARREL, RACKET, SAUNTERED, SCOWL, STEALTHILY, STINGY, SUSPICION, TRIUMPHANT, UNCONSCIOUS	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
MORE ADJECTIVES IN ENGLISH		ALIVE, BROKEN, BUSSY, CAREFUL, COTTON, CRAZY, DEAD, DELICIOUS, DIFFICULT, DISCIPLINED, DISHONEST, DRUNK, EASY, EMPTY, EXPENSIVE, FAMOUS, GENEROUS, GREASY, HEALTHY, HEAVY, HUMOROUS, IMPATIENT, INTERESTING, IRON, JEALOUS, LEATHER, LIGHT, LOOSE, PESSIMISTIC, RESENTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, RIGHT, ROTTEN, ROUGH, RUBBER, SHARP, SLIPPERY, SMOOTH, SOUR, STEEL, STICKY, STUBBORN, SWEET, SYMPATHETIC, TIGHT, TIN, UNKNOWN, WOODEN, WRONG	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Most Common Irregular Verbs		BECOME, BEGIN, BREAK, BRING, BUILD, BUY, CHOOSE, COME, CUT, DRAW, DRIVE, FALL, FEEL, FIND, GET, GIVE, GO, GROW, HEAR, HOLD, KEEP, KNOW, LEAD, LEAVE, LET, LIE, LOSE, MAKE, MEAN, MEET, PAY, PUT, READ, RISE, RUN, SAY, SEE, SEND, SET, SHOW, SIT, SPEAK, SPEND, STAND, TAKE, TELL, THINK, UNDERSTAND, WEAR, WRITE	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Most Common Irregular Verbs		ARISE, BE, BECOME, BEGIN, BREAK, BUILD, BUY, CATCH, CHOOSE, COME, DO, DREAM, DRINK, DRIVE, EAT, FEEL, FIGHT, FIND, FLY, FORGIVE, GET, GIVE, GO, HAVE, HOLD, KNOW, LEARN, LEAVE, LOSE, MAKE, MEET, RING, RUN, SAY, SEE, SELL, SEND, SHINE, SPEAK, STAND, SWIM, TAKE, TEACH, TELL, THINK, UNDERSTAND, WAKE, WIN, WRITE	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Most Commonly Mispelled Words		ABSENCE, ACCEPTABLE, ACCIDENTALLY, ACCOMMODATE, ACHIEVE, ACKNOWLEDGE, ACQUAINTANCE, ACQUIRE, ACQUIT, ACREAGE, ADDRESS, ADULTERY, ADVISABLE, AFFECT, AGGRESSION, ALCOHOL, ALLEGE, ALLEGIANCE, ALMOST, AMATEUR, AMEND, ANNUALLY, APPARENT, ARCTIC, ARGUMENT, ATHEIST, ATHLETE, AVERAGE, AWFUL, BALANCE, BASICALLY, BECAUSE, BECOMING, BEFORE, BEGINNING, BELIEVE, BELLWETHER, BENEFIT, BREATHE, BRILLIANT, BUOYANT, BURGLAR, BUSINESS, CALENDAR, CAMOFLAUGE, CAPITOL, CAREER, CAREFUL, CARIBBEAN, CATEGORY	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Multiple-Meaning Words		CLEAR, CONDUCT, CONTRACT, COVER, ENGLISH, ENTRANCE, EXTRACT, FIRE, HOMOGRAPH, INCENSE, LEAD, MATCH, MEAN, PATCH, PRESENT, REFUSE, SECOND, SOUND, SUSPECT, TOO, WOUND	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
My Sight Words		BLACK, CAME, GET, GOOD, HAVE, HERE, LIKE, LITTLE, MUST, NEVER, RIDE, SAID, SHE, SOON, THAT, THIS, UNDER, WELL, WENT, WHAT, WITH	Simple	Forward Only
names		ALANA, ANGUS, ANTON, BELLA, BILLEIGH, CALLUM, CHARLIE, CIARA, ED, ELLIE, HAILEY, HARRY, HUGH, JACK, JESSIE, LACHY, LIBBY, LUCY, MATILDA, MAX, NATHAN, TOM, WILLIAM	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
No Excuse Words		ABOUT, ALL, AN, AND, ARE, AT, BE, BUT, CAN, DO, EACH, FOR, FROM, HAD, HAVE, HE, HIS, HOW, MANY, NOT, ON, ONE, OR, OTHER, OUT, SAID, SHE, SO, SOME, THAT, THE, THEIR, THEM, THEN, THERE, THESE, THEY, THIS, UP, WAS, WE, WERE, WHAT, WHEN, WHICH, WILL, WITH, WOULD, YOU, YOUR	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Noun Suffixes		ADMIRER, ARTIST, ASIAN, ATTACKER, AUSTRALIAN, BELIEVER, CIVILIAN, CREATOR, DECORATOR, DEFENDER, DIRECTOR, FINALIST, GUARDIAN, HISTORIAN, INVENTOR, LIBRARIAN, PRISONER, SPEAKER, SPECIALIST, SURVIVOR, TERRORIST, TRAVELER, VISITOR, VOCALIST	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Nouns		BOOK, CAT, DOG, HOUSE, LEMON, OWL	Adult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Nouns		AIRPLANE, ARM, BABY, BACKGROUND, BAG, BOOK, BOTTLE, BUS, CALCULATOR, CANDY, CAR, CHECK, COLLAR, COMPUTERS, COOKIES, COUNTRIES, COW, DESKS, DOG, DONUTS, DRINK, FIELD, FOOTBALL, GIRL, GUM, HAIR, HAND, HANDCUFFS, HEADBAND, JEWELRY, MONEY, NOTEBOOK, PAPER, PEN, PENCIL, PICTURES, PIZZA, PLATE, POSTERS, PUZZLE, RADIO, RING, ROAD, SCARLET IBIS, SHELVES, SOCCER, STUDENT, TOOTHPASTE, TRUCK, WAGON	Jumbo	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Nouns	common concrete proper and abstract nouns	BEAUTY, CLASSROOM, HAPPINESS, HAT, HOUSE, JOY, LAKE, LOVE, MAN, MOMBASA, OCEAN, RESPECT, RIVER, SALT, TABLE, WOMAN	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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