Make Learning to Spell Fun

Good spelling forms a solid foundation for developing the skills to solve crosswords and other word puzzle games. Spelling bees are a great educational tool to help children boost their vocabulary and general knowledge.  In many ways they are just like a puzzle game that needs to be solved.  They are fun, but they can […]

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Crack the Codeword Basics

When you are learning the basics of playing “crack the codeword”, using the Clue Detective’s Spelling By Numbers concept is a great way to start. It’s is the same as when you solve a regular codeword. but in this early stage, you have the familiarity that the alphabetical sequence provides, A=1, B=2, Z=26, and so […]

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Build Your Vocabulary Playing Scrabble

Scrabble is a great educational word building game that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board with a 15-by-15 grid.   It can be likened to building a crossword puzzle grid from scratch, without having the […]

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Play the Clue Detective “Quintain” Game

One of the wonderful things about the English language is that short words can be found hiding in longer words, and often they bear no relation whatsoever.  It has given us an idea for a new Clue Detective word building game.  We have called it Quintain.  What is a quintain? You may be thinking this is a […]

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