Word Games

Games that focus on words have a special place in my heart. Scrabble tops this list, but take a peek and see what other word games deserve your attention.

What are your favorite word games? Read other answers and share your own.

Word games are a great way to help young children learn how to read and spell, or to help older children really fall in love with words. Here are my picks for the best children's word games.

A profile of BuyWord, a word game designed by Sid Sackson.

Your challenge in this board game is to get your team to guess five words by using clues that begin with letters in a particular sequence.

A review of the word puzzle board game Dingbats, formerly known as Whatzit?, published by Warren Games.

The "thinking person's word game" from Australia for 2-4 players with 1-player puzzles available. On most turns, players will form two words.

A profile of Nab-It!, a word game published by Hasbro.

PDQ, the Pretty Darn Quick Word Game, is light family fun. It's a great game to toss into a backpack for a weekend getaway.

Information about the paper and pencil game Word Squares.