101 Word Play PuzzlersVolume 1

Sample pages

Here are just a few of the 101 word play puzzles you’llreceive when you purchase this eBook.

All puzzles come with complete instructions and answerkeys.

Here’s a peek at the book’s Table of Contents:

Buzzwords page 1

Dollar Dictionary page 12

Dynamites page 15

HodgePodge page 20

Random Definitions page 39

Syllabusters page 46

Trianagrams page 52

ZigZags page 58

Answers page 66

Now try your hand at these samples from 101 Word Play Puzzlers:

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Puzzle 21Dollar Dictionary

Set One

In Dollar Land, the Statue Store sells miniaturestatues of U.S. Presidents. Prices are determinedby the value of the letters in each President’s lastname. The values of the letters are shown in thetable.

A statue of President TYLER, for example, sellsfor $80 becauseT (20) + Y (25) + L (12) + E (5) + R (18) = 80

(Note: These puzzles are the most fun to solve if you first tryto guess or estimate the value of each word before doing theactual calculations.)

NOTE: You’ll find three sets of puzzles on U.S. Presidents here.Each one gets more difficult!

A. Find another president whose statue sells for thesame price as TYLER.

B. Find two presidents whose statues sell for $87.

C. Find the most expensive statue.

D. Find the least expensive name.

Rank these sets of names in order from least to most expensive:

E. ___ HAYES___ GARFIELD ___ CARTER ___ PIERCE ___ REAGAN

A $1B $2C $3D $4E $5F $6G $7H $8I $9J $10K $11L $12M $13N $14O $15P $16Q $17R $18S $19T $20U $21V $22W $23X $24Y $25Z $26

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Puzzle 54

Twisted Idiom

Here’s an idiom that’s twisted in more than one way! A second line hasbeen added to the idiom. Then it’s been coiled into a box of letters.

To uncoil the sentence, you’ll need to select the correct beginningletter, then move one space in any direction to another letter untilyou’ve used all the letters in the box exactly once to complete thesentence.

Hint: The second sentence rhymes with the first.

Idiom: You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.

Added sentence:____________________________________________________

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I V P T I N U T

G E E A O B U Y

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A P F N N K E T E

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Puzzle 70

Hip-Hip-Hooray!

All 16 of the new words you will form on this pagebegin with the letter H.

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1. _________________ 2. _______________

3._________________ 4. _______________

5. ________________ 6. _______________

7. ________________ 8. _______________

9. ________________ 10. _______________

11. _______________ 12. _______________

13._________________ 14. _______________

15. ________________ 16. _______________

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INSTRUCTIONS

In this addictive word puzzle, you must use only the letters in the featured word tospell answers for the clues. THEN you must place your answers correctly in thediagram.

Here is a short example:

A. nobleman’s houseB. mend a sockC. radioactive element, RnD. embellishE. wander aimlesslyF. a small unit of weight

Note: It may appear that some answerscan go in more than one spot. But youneed to find a solution in which all theanswers can be placed into the diagram.

The shorter the word, the easier the puzzle – perhaps!In this section of puzzles, you’ll words from 6 to 11 words long.

Find out which ones you think are the most challenging!

Answers:1. D, adorn 2. B, darn 3. A, manor 4. C, radon 5. E, roam 6. F, dram

1 R

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Puzzle 88Puzzle 89

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AnswersBuzzwords

Puzzle1 2. capable-E 3. toddler-R 4. cascade-S 5. chariot-H6. swallow-W 7. kitchen-K Buzzword: WHISKER

Puzzle 2 2. blinder-B 3. dolphin-L 4. destroy-D 5. liberal-I6. eternal-T 7. leopard-O Buzzword: TABLOID

Dollar DictionaryPuzzle 21A. MONROEB. CLINTON and TRUMANC. ROOSEVELT - $131D. OBAMA - $32E. REAGAN, PIERCE, HAYES, GARFIELD, CARTER

Puzzle 54 Twisted IdiomYou can give folks lots of information, but you cannot make them think!(Start at the bottom left corner.)

Puzzle 70 habit, haddock, hallmark, hammock, hasten, heron, hemlock, heyday, hippie, hired,homespun, hoopla, hospice, hostage, humpback

ZigZagsPuzzle 88 Analyst, Storage, Gestate, Terrain, Include, Develop, Opossum

Puzzle 89 Tableau, Austere, Redwood, Odyssey, Eyelash, Shingle, Lectern

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