Groups comparison
Hangman - 1970 to 2016
Word game (Word puzzle) - 1970 to 2022
Video games games often designed to test ability with language or to explore its properties.
Crosswords (Crossword Puzzles) - 1976 to 2010
Players acquire words, usually in the form of guesses or hints or trivia questions, & then apply them to blank rows & columns that cross each other.
Word Search(Word Find;Word Seek;Word Sleuth;Wonder Word) - 1978 to 1987
Hidden words made from adjacent letters on a grid are to be found by the player.
Anagrams - 1979 to 2010
Involves re-ordering graphemes (letters) to form a new word or a sentence.
Scrabble - 1981 to 2013
A traditional word game
Word game (Word puzzle) - 1970 to 2022
Video games games often designed to test ability with language or to explore its properties.
Crosswords (Crossword Puzzles) - 1976 to 2010
Players acquire words, usually in the form of guesses or hints or trivia questions, & then apply them to blank rows & columns that cross each other.
Word Search(Word Find;Word Seek;Word Sleuth;Wonder Word) - 1978 to 1987
Hidden words made from adjacent letters on a grid are to be found by the player.
Anagrams - 1979 to 2010
Involves re-ordering graphemes (letters) to form a new word or a sentence.
Scrabble - 1981 to 2013
A traditional word game
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crosswords
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