Word-based puzzle games sorted by year, newest first

Word puzzle games were fairly common when internet wasn't "worldwide", back in the 80s and, to some extent, even in the 90s. Word games weren't that popular, but were easy to develop and a kids loved them. Some word games were inspired by tv shows: Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune are two examples.

Most popular word puzzle games

The all new Family Feud

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Mario Teaches Typing

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Super Solvers: Treasure Mountain!

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The Typing of the Dead

Windows XP/98/9519993.6/5 Smilebit

The Typing of the Dead is a unique video game that is essentially a typing version of the classic rail shooter arcade game The House of the Dead. It was first released in 1999 as an arcade machine and later for other platforms.In The Typing of the Dead, players use a keyboard to eliminate oncoming waves of zombies and other creatures by typing word...

Learn The Alphabet

DOS19933.3/5 Compedia Software & Hardware

Mario Teaches Typing

DOSMac19924/5 Interplay Productions

Daffy Duck PI: The Case of the Missing Letters

DOS19913.2/5 Riedel Software Productions

Lexi-Cross

DOS19914/5 Platinumware

Lexi-Cross is an abandoned science fiction tv show-styled puzzle game. Lexi-Cross was developed by Platinumware and released for DOS by Interplay Productions in 1991. The gameplay is a turn-based mix between Scrabble and Wheel of fortune with elements of Battleship.