Abandonware DOS title

Word-based puzzle games

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

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All Dogs Go to Heaven

DOS1989 Polarware
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At the Carnival

DOS1990freeware
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Boggle

DOS1990 HVB Software
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Cascade

DOS1990 PC Solutions
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Classic Hangman

DOS1983 Norland Software
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Daffy Duck PI: The Case of the Missing Letters

DOS1991 Riedel Software Productions
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Jeopardy!

DOS1987 Sharedata
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Learn The Alphabet

DOS1993 Compedia Software & Hardware
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Lexi-Cross

DOS1991 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.
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Mario Teaches Typing

DOSMac OS1992 Interplay Productions
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Super Solvers: Spellbound!

DOS1991 The Learning Company
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Super Solvers: Treasure Mountain!

DOS1990 The Learning Company
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The all new Family Feud

DOS1989 Softie
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The Fool's Errand

DOS1989freeware Synergistic Software
The Fool's Errand is a puzzle-adventure computer game created by Cliff Johnson and released in 1987 for Macintosh and later for MS-DOS. The game follows the journey of a nameless fool through a magical land inspired by Tarot cards. The story is whimsical and surreal, presented as a series of interconnected chapters that blend fairytale-like st...
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The Typing of the Dead

Windows XP/98/951999 Smilebit
The Typing of the Dead is a distinctive video game, essentially a typing adaptation of the classic rail shooter arcade game, The House of the Dead. Initially debuting in 1999 as an arcade machine, it later became available on other platforms as well.In The Typing of the Dead, players wield a keyboard to dispatch approaching hordes of zombies and ot...
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Wheel of fortune

DOS1987 Softie
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Wordtris

DOSMac OS1991
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