Arrow Word Puzzles
Clues are in the squares!

Arrow
Word Puzzles

Clues are in
the squares!

Welcome to Arrow Word Puzzles!

Welcome to
Arrow Word Puzzles!

In my hunt for "something different" - puzzle-wise - I came across these unique puzzles that are very popular in the UK!

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Buy Now on Amazon - 40 Arrow Word Puzzles

Arrow Word puzzles are like crosswords~ with a twist!

Arrow Word puzzles
are like crosswords

~ with a twist!

These special puzzles are like Crosswords—but with a twist—the succinct clues take over the traditional ‘black squares’ in these puzzles!

The black arrows and flag arrows show the direction in which to write your answer to the clue!

Be careful; they're NOT as easy as they look. Patience, Grasshopper.

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Buy Now on Amazon - 40 Arrow Word Puzzles

Above is an example of just what these puzzles look like. With the clues being directly on the puzzle, it enables you to keep your eye on the arrow word puzzle directly without having to go back and forth to the clues.

As mentioned at the top of the page, these intriguing puzzles are very popular overseas… and we can see why!

We’ve included different-sized arrow word puzzles to keep you even more entertained. Makes a splendid gift any time of the year.

Don’t forget to use our “cut-out bookmark” at the back of the book ~ no more dog-eared pages…

Brought to you by the Worker Bees over at Beesville Books.

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~ Want something a little LESS challenging? ~

Want something a
little LESS challenging?

Even though I love a challenge, sometimes our brain needs to have something a little easier to work on, right?

So I turn to my old stand-bys: A-Z Easy Word Search puzzle books (see the five covers, after the next headline).

Word Search puzzles are great for adults. And kids!

For seniors, (I'm getting up there too, now!) consider getting these handy books. These are 7" x 10" and can fit in a decent-sized purse for traveling. Keeping our minds active pays off. You don't want to get a mushy brain...

Keep your Brain Busy with
A-Z Easy Word Search Puzzles
Vols. 1 through 5

Keep your Brain Busy
with A-Z Easy
Word Search Puzzles
Vols. 1 through 5

Try our A-Z Easy Word Search Puzzles! Read more about them on our site, HERE. Or click on the images to go buy them on Amazon, thanks. Each of the five books shown below contains 26 puzzles... and their solutions, of course!

Each puzzle has its own page, so they're not all crammed together. Makes it much easier for you to solve.

A-Z Easy Word Search Puzzles. Vol 1.
A-Z Easy Word Search Puzzles. Vol 2.
A-Z Easy Word Search Puzzles. Vol 3.
A-Z Easy Word Search Puzzles. Vol 4.
A-Z Easy Word Search Puzzles. Vol 5.

click on any individual image to go buy it!

click on any individual image below to go buy it!

A-Z Easy Word Search Puzzles. Vol 1.
A-Z Easy Word Search Puzzles. Vol 2.
A-Z Easy Word Search Puzzles. Vol 3.
A-Z Easy Word Search Puzzles. Vol 4.
A-Z Easy Word Search Puzzles. Vol 5.
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Something EXTRA special for kids...

Something EXTRA
special for kids...

On the other end of the age spectrum, kids love solving word search puzzles too! It's a great way for them to learn how to spell words, right?

I also have some special Word Search for kids on the site.

They are the Shapely Word Search Puzzles - for kids - shown below!

What better way to hunt for words, than in shapes of cars, churches, fish, leaves, and apples... to name a few.

I've also got a kiddie word search puzzle book that ALSO contains the word definitions. Talk about a triple whammy! Search, learn how to spell, and see what the word means, too.

Check out the 36 Shapely Word Search Puzzles HERE or click the beige or blue covers below.

Check out the Word Search with Definitions HERE or click the yellow cover below.

Thanks!

   Susan

Click on any of the covers below to LEARN more!

36 Shapely Word Search Puzzles for kids - Vol 1
36 Shapely Word Search Puzzles for kids - Vol 2
Word Search puzzles with definitions, fo kids
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Message from Susan about solving puzzles:

“I absolutely LOVE puzzles. Every night I solve a puzzle or two before turning out the light. Funny thing is: it relaxes me. You'd think solving puzzles would keep you awake, right?!”

Susan adds, "For instance, the arrow word puzzles at the top of this page. They are completely different. I find them to be quite intriguing. I wish you hours of puzzle-solving fun, too!"

History of Arrow Word Puzzles

Arrow Word puzzles are a type of word search puzzle where words are formed by following a sequence of lettered arrows on a grid. It is said that they were invented and first published in 2006 by New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz.

The puzzles were inspired by Masyu puzzles, a type of logic puzzle from Japan that involves creating a single continuous loop by tracing a path through a grid.

Rules and Gameplay:

Each Arrow Word puzzle features a grid of squares with 1-letter arrows pointing up, down, left, or right in the appropriate squares.

To form a word, you start at one letter and trace the arrow direction to the next letter, then keep following the arrows from letter to letter to spell out a word. The goal is to trace paths following the arrows to identify all the words hidden in the puzzle grid.

Thanks for stopping by this Arrow Word puzzles page and I hope you enjoy solving the puzzles!

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Susan Gast created this website to showcase her puzzle books and other fiction and non-fiction books she's written and produced since 2012. Read Susan's story here.

Since 1980, Susan's involvement in publishing - in one form or another - led her to create "reviews" of products related to the publishing industry. She realized it was time to explain how she created all those books and got them to market.

Since 2010, Susan has also owned and operated Easy Food Dehydrating where she is featured on the Mother Earth News blog, and on Solo Build It (SBI). Read her first SBI interview and her second SBI interview.

The sites mentioned are hosted by the amazing team at Solo Build It!

Do you want to send Susan a quick message? Visit her contact page here.

She'd love to hear from you!



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