AskOxford: Word Games
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Cryptic and easy crosswords, fiendish word games, the history of crosswords, and scrabble and behind the scenes at Countdown.
www.askoxford.com
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Crossword Puzzles for ESL Students
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - A selection of online crossword puzzles sorted by difficulty.
iteslj.org
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Jim Kalb's Palindrome Connection
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A collection of links to web pages about palindromes -- phrases that spell the same forwards as backwards, like 'Able was I ere I saw Elba'.
www.palindromes.org
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Kid Crosswords and Other Puzzles
[ Kids ] - Choose from several puzzles created just for kids. New puzzles each month.
www.kidcrosswords.com
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Lost in Translation
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Enter a sentence to have it translated from English to five different languages and back. The result is often funny; nothing like the original sentence.
www.tashian.com
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Mockok.com
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A large collection of palindromes, focusing on palindromic single sentences (spelling the same forwards and backwards). Submissions welcome.
www.mockok.com
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NOVA: Decoding Nazi Secrets
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Crack the ciphers, send a coded message, and find out what goes on in the minds of code-breakers.
www.pbs.org
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Phobias
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Article that lists some of the more amusing phobias, like arachibutyrophobia -- the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
www.geocities.com
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Piece of Pi MadLibs
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Featuring a collection of madlib stories and poetry.
madlibs.freeservers.com
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The Nautical Origins for Some Common Expressions
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Explaining the seafaring origins of some common words, figures of speech, and everyday expressions, like 'toe the line' and 'scuttlebutt'.
www.fortogden.com
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