Word Puzzles

noun a poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words

adjective relating to or characteristic of an acrostic

• The students were tasked with creating an acrostic poem for their English assignment.
• We had to make an acrostic for our project in class today.
• I whipped up an acrostic real quick for the presentation.
• His actions seemed to spell out an acrostic of deceit and betrayal.

verb to rearrange or reorder in a more coherent or understandable way

• The students were asked to unscramble the sentences as part of their grammar exercise.
• Can you help me unscramble these letters to form a word?
• I'm really good at unscrambling stuff, it's like a puzzle to me.
• She struggled to unscramble her thoughts after the shocking news.

noun a puzzle in which words are represented by combinations of pictures and individual letters

verb to represent words using a rebus puzzle

• The teacher used a rebus to help the students understand the concept.
• I love solving rebuses in puzzle books.
• Let's play a game of rebuses, it'll be fun!
• The situation was like a rebus, difficult to decipher at first glance.

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

• Emoji acrostics are a creative way to convey messages using emojis to represent letters in a word or phrase.
• I love making emoji acrostics to send fun messages to my friends.
• Let's play around with some emoji acrostics and see if we can decode each other's messages.
• Using emoji acrostics is like solving a puzzle with pictures instead of words.

noun a word puzzle or riddle that involves the letters of a word being rearranged to form a new word or phrase

• The logogriph is a type of word puzzle that involves decoding a set of words or phrases.
• I tried to solve the logogriph in the newspaper, but it was too tricky for me.
• My friend loves to challenge me with logogriphs when we hang out.
• Unraveling the mystery was like solving a logogriph, each clue leading to the next piece of the puzzle.

noun A word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

• A kangaroo word is a word that contains its own synonym within it, like 'observe' which contains 'see'.
• I learned about kangaroo words in my English class - they're pretty cool!
• Kangaroo words are like word puzzles that make you think a little harder.
• The concept of kangaroo words can help expand your vocabulary in a fun way.

adjective relating to or characteristic of an acrostic, a poem or puzzle in which certain letters in each line form a word or words

• The poem followed an acrostical pattern, with the first letter of each line spelling out a hidden message.
• I tried my hand at writing an acrostical poem for my English assignment, it was pretty fun!
• I'm not a fan of acrostical puzzles, they always seem too tricky for me.
• The acrostical nature of her speech revealed a deeper meaning that resonated with the audience.