Math Games & Word Puzzles
Online math games, word puzzles and educational math games for kids. Mathematical puzzles abound in history and literature, having been used as trials, intelligence tests, and amusements. Many fields of mathematics began with such puzzles. Word games involve manipulation of the basic units of language for amusement or, in the case of puns, to drive your friends batty. They challenge the imagination and can increase a player's general knowledge and vocabulary. Some word games are simple enough for preschool children while others are extremely complex. Word games and word-association techniques are often used by educators. To improve your child's vocabulary and general knowledge, browse through some of the links given below.
Eduplace.com: Fake Out: Definition Guessing Game
Select a word from one of three weekly lists and pick the correct definition from the fakes, or write your own bogus definition and send it in.
Eduplace.com: Web Word Find Puzzles Guide
Find the hidden words by choosing a puzzle, printing it out and trying to find 20 words. Don't peek at the solutions -- unless you're stumped.
Fun Brain: Change Maker: Cash Register Game
Learn how to make change in this real-world simulation with an easy level (change for one dollar) or a hard level (change for 100 dollars).
Fun Brain: Math Baseball
Answer the math question correctly, and the computer awards you a single, double, triple or home run, depending the question's difficulty.
Fun Brain: Spell Check
Given 20 sets of words, your task is to click next to the word in each set that's spelled incorrectly … and then to correctly spell the word.
Learning Kingdom: Gaggle
Designed to teach youngsters the special words used to describe groups of animals. An intro lesson, a basic game and then the Gaggle Challenge.
Merriam-Webster: Word Puzzles and Information Guide
A daily puzzler in one of five formats. Try the Slang Slinger, the Definition Demolition or the Match Maker. Scroll down for archived puzzles.
Michigan State University, East Lansing: Spider-Man Word Search Game
You can play this word search online. A blue circle highlights the letters as you find them, and if you get stuck, click Find Words for help.
School Central: Stanley Park Chase
Practice multiplication using photos and a talking dog! You'll find random problems, an interactive answer board, and links to more math fun.
Scrabble.com: Interactive Games and Information Guide
Available in English, Spanish, German and French, with 10 interactive puzzles to help you improve, and links to game servers for playing online.
Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania: Math Magic
Math Magic posts challenges in four categories (k-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12), and invites teams to pair up to solve the posted problems via e-mail.
University of Washington, Bothell: Math Game and Information Guide
Combines math and mind association into a clever little exercise: will you match the predicted answer, or blaze new mind association trails?
Vocabulary.com
Play these vocabulary puzzles free. Three levels offer increasing challenges, and crosswords and other word games help with vocabulary mastery.