One of favorite kinds of word puzzles to print are these exclusive Buzzwords. There's no other puzzle quite like this. See our sample puzzle and the complete instructions here.
To solve one of our exclusive Buzzword puzzles, you will use crossword-type clues, search through a honeycomb of letters, and unscramble anagrams. We think you'll agree it's a very sweet word play treat!
The shaded R and the six letters surrounding it spell CHORTLE, which matches one of the clues below.
In the same way, find a 7-letter word for each of the remaining clues. Keep track of the center letter for each answer you find.
1. a noisy laugh chortle-R
2. ring-tailed mammal
3. animated film
4. flapjack
5. accurate
6. control
7. porridge
Now find the BUZZWORD for this puzzle by unscrambling all 7 of the center letters to spell the answer to this clue:
Underwater weapon
How did you do? If you're ready to check your answers for this Buzzword puzzle, scroll down and click on the orange button.
Are you ready for more? I hope so! Try these next:
New! Buzzwords #15 & #16
New! Buzzwords #17 & #18
New! Buzzwords #19 & #20
If you still want to find a word puzzle or two that's also different, fun and challenging, we think you'll enjoy some of these printable word games:
Triangulairs TM- Unscramble a 10-letter word and form 4-letter words following one simple rule. Try to meet or beat our scores!
Fun Brain Games - Word play at its finest! How quickly can you solve these challenging puzzlers?
ZigZags TM - A fun-shaped puzzle to test your spelling and vocabulary expertise.
Random Definitions TM- Use only the letters in the keyword to spell new words matching each definition. Sounds simple enough, but you also have to figure out where to place these words in the diagram!
Dynamites TM -Blast our 9-letter words into two different sets of 3-letter words. Quick puzzles that are fun for everyone!
We also have lots of traditional word puzzles to print, such as crosswords, word searches, anagrams and word scrambles.
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More Buzzwords, Triangulairs, Zigzags and other fun word play puzzlers are packed inside this fun eBook!
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