Word Cross is a like a regular crossword puzzle but with a bit of a twist. With Word Cross, you are trying to find the vertical word down the middle.
How it works:
Use the cryptic and themed clues to solve each of the horizontally stacked words. One letter from each word on the stack forms a part of the vertical word down the middle (highlighted in gray). This is the word you are trying to identify.
Every number represents a particular letter. So if, for example, a letter A appears in a square labelled with number 5, then you can fill in A for all other squares with number 5. The more horizontal words you can solve, the easier the puzzle becomes, as you will have revealed more letters elsewhere on the grid, which in turn helps you to identify those words also.
Each Word Cross puzzle has a particular theme. Once you figure out what the theme is, that will help you further.
In addition to the 60 Word Cross puzzles, there are dozens of other fun puzzles and games from Bounce Learning Kids included.
What's included?
- 60 Word Cross puzzles (20 with an 8-letter word to solve, 20 with 10-letter words and 20 with 12-letter words)
- 1 Word Ladder puzzle (5-letters) - change one letter to make a new word
- 1 Number Search puzzle - solve the sum and locate the resulting number in the grid
- 1 Anagrams puzzle (5-letters) - rearrange the letters to reveal all 10 anagrams, then find the mystery word using one letter from each solution
- 1 Crossword Numbers puzzle - place every number into the grid
- 5 Money Words puzzles - find as many words as you can that represent the target value
- 4 (2x2) Logic puzzles - work out which numbers result in all the sums reading correctly in all directions
- 1 Wordsearch puzzle - find all the hidden double-m words in the grid
- 2 Visual Logic puzzles - work out what each image is worth
- 4 (3x3) Logic Puzzles - work out which numbers result in all the sums reading correctly in all directions
- 1 Crossword Numbers puzzle - as with before, place every number into the grid - but first figure out what the numbers are based on the cryptic clues
- 1 Make 12 puzzle - find all the pairs and triplets of numbers that add up to 12 in any direction
- Answers to all puzzles
Word Cross is a wonderful way to exercise the brain cells and makes for a great teaching aid. It helps to teach puzzle solving, builds vocabulary and stimulates the intellect.
