Puzzle Generator
PuzzleForge
Generate six types of print-ready puzzles from your own word lists. Built for teachers, trainers, and puzzle enthusiasts.
Puzzle Types
Six ways to engage your audience.
Enter your own words and clues, choose a puzzle type, and generate a print-ready layout in seconds.
Word Search
Classic hidden-word grids with adjustable size and direction settings.
Crossword
Auto-generated crossword layouts from your clues and answers.
Number Codebreaker
Each letter is assigned a number — solvers decode the puzzle one letter at a time.
Word Scramble
Letters shuffled into anagrams for solvers to unravel.
Fill in the Blank
Sentence-based puzzles with missing words for completion.
Matching
Two-column match-up puzzles pairing terms with definitions.
Features
Built for print.
Every puzzle generates a clean, print-optimized layout you can hand directly to students or participants.
Print-Ready Output
Zoom-based print preview with carefully tuned column algorithms for clean page layouts every time.
Standalone Player
A separate puzzleforge-play.html file lets recipients solve puzzles digitally without installing anything.
Desktop App
Full Electron-wrapped desktop app for Windows and Mac. Works offline, no browser required.
Specifications
What's included.
| Platform | Windows & Mac (separate installers included) |
|---|---|
| Format | Native desktop installer (.exe for Windows, .dmg for Mac) + standalone HTML player |
| Internet Required | No — fully offline |
| Account Required | No |
| Puzzle Types | 6 (Word Search, Crossword, Number Codebreaker, Word Scramble, Fill in the Blank, Matching) |
| License | Single-user, lifetime license |
Try Before You Buy
Generate your first puzzle.
Free.
Not sure if PuzzleForge fits your classroom or workflow? Try it right in your browser — add up to 15 words, generate 3 puzzle types, and see the quality for yourself before you commit.
- ✓ 15 words, 3 puzzle types — fully functional
- ✓ Word Search, Crossword, and Word Scramble included
- ✓ Runs in your browser — no download needed
- 🔒 PDF export — full version only
- 🔒 Fill in the Blank, Codebreaker, Matching — full version only
- 🔒 Unlimited words & Save/Load Packs — full version only
PuzzleForge
One-time purchase. Windows & Mac included. No subscription.
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