Designer Zach Gage's Puzzmo puzzle site made me appreciate crosswords by teaching me how they're put together.

The usual dictionary rules apply, and so curse words, some pet names and obscure inside jokes are essentially out. If your cat is named TANGO, that's there, but RINGO is not an option. You can drop a proposal with a single word like MARRY, but MARRYME will be rejected, since that's two separate words.

If your morning starts with a litany of daily puzzles and word games, now is a great time to add USA TODAY Play's games to your roster. Less stressful than many other crossword puzzles on the market, the USA TODAY daily crossword is a quick, typically less ...

Are puzzles part of your daily routine? Perhaps you do more than one or two or three puzzles a day. What are the pros and cons of these exercises for the brain? And can one get too much of a fun thing?

A crossword clue can be debated with the kind of fervor normally reserved for corporatist propaganda and outright racism.

Playing games like Wordle is a great way to satisfy your daily puzzle cravings, so if you're looking for more daily word puzzles to tease your brain and share with friends, you've come to the right place. Luckily, once you start looking, there are a ...

Puzzles have seen a massive surge in popularity recently. The Wordle became an incredibly popular daily routine of many and the folks over LinkedIn seemed to like the idea of climbing on the bandwagon. LinkedIn’s puzzles have become an equally popular ...