Word squares have been around for literally thousands of years (the oldest known example has been found in ruins across the Roman Empire, including the walls of Pompeii). Each word square is a group of words, all of the same length, arranged so the word in row one is the same as that in column one; row two the same as column two; and so forth. Easy word squares are four-by-four; much harder are eight-by-eights; given a few letter clues, the goal is to fill a perfect word square. In this book, puzzle master Alastair Chisholm has produced 201 brainteasers--from Delicious to Vicious--that will stretch your vocabulary and challenge your puzzle solving skills.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Combinatorics on Words, WORDS 2019, held in Loughborough, UK, in September 2019. The 21 revised full papers presented in this book together with 5 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions. WORDS is the main conference series devoted to the mathematical theory of words. In particular, the combinatorial, algebraic and algorithmic aspects of words are emphasized. Motivations may also come from other domains such as theoretical computer science, bioinformatics, digital geometry, symbolic dynamics, numeration systems, text processing, number theory, etc.

Swears for Squares is a swear word coloring book with alternate swear words. This is not your harsh profanity coloring book. There are abstract designs with words like dagnabbit, oh shoot, sugar, holy cow, dang it, son of a biscuit, and more colorful substitutes for swear words. No harsh language but, still recommened for adults. Makes a funny gift for a parent, grand parent or yourself. There is a test page in the front and a blank page at the end for doodling. Fun for all.

Fall is here, with all its wonderful visual delights—not just colors, but shapes! This clever concept book follows a family on a trip to a pumpkin patch and invites children to pick out shapes from the seasonal scenery—apple bushel circles, square hay bales, diamond kites in the autumn sky! Felicia Sanzari Chernesky’s sweet verses are perfectly complemented by Susan Swan’s gorgeous collage-inspired art.

***This low introductory price will not last***Tired of conventional word search puzzles and ready to try something different? This new series offers a unique challenge. Instead of words forming straight lines, the words in these puzzles are hidden in fun shapes. In Volume 1: 100 puzzles with 2000 words 20 4-letter words in each puzzle 6 bonus puzzles from other volumes full solutions in easy-to-read format INSTRUCTIONS:As the title and cover of this book suggests, all words in the following puzzles are found in the shape of a square. Since each word is a 4-letter word, its solution will be 2x2 in size.Words rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise. Letters follow each other up, down, left, or right, but never diagonally.Letters may be used for more than one word.The solutions provided in this book are formatted as on the cover, with the first letter of each word highlighted.Other books in the SHAPE SERIES: Vol. 1: WORD SEARCH SQUARES - 2000 4-letter words in 100 puzzles Vol. 2: WORD SEARCH CORNERS - 2000 5-letter words in 100 puzzles Vol. 3: WORD SEARCH RECTANGLES - 2000 6-letter words in 100 puzzles Vol. 4: WORD SEARCH HORSESHOES - 2000 7-letter words in 100 puzzles Vol. 5: WORD SEARCH DONUTS - 2000 8-letter words in 100 puzzles Vol. 6: WORD SEARCH BIG SQUARES - 2000 9-letter words in 100 puzzles Vol. 7: WORD SEARCH TWO BRICKS - 2000 4-letter words in 100 puzzles

A few volumes include appendices (some separately paged) mainly reports of state officers.

An Anthropology of Puzzles argues that the human brain is a "puzzling organ" which allows humans to literally solve their own problems of existence through puzzle format. Noting the presence of puzzles everywhere in everyday life, Marcel Danesi looks at puzzles in society since the dawn of history, showing how their presence has guided large sections of human history, from discoveries in mathematics to disquisitions in philosophy. Danesi examines the cognitive processes that are involved in puzzle making and solving, and connects them to the actual physical manifestations of classic puzzles. Building on a concept of puzzles as based on Jungian archetypes, such as the river crossing image, the path metaphor, and the journey, Danesi suggests this could be one way to understand the public fascination with puzzles. As well as drawing on underlying mental archetypes, the act of solving puzzles also provides an outlet to move beyond biological evolution, and Danesi shows that puzzles could be the product of the same basic neural mechanism that produces language and culture. Finally, Danesi explores how understanding puzzles can be a new way of understanding our human culture.