The most popular word 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.

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Mario Teaches Typing

DOSMac OS19924/5 Interplay Productions

Super Solvers: Treasure Mountain!

DOS19904/5 The Learning Company

Super Solvers: Spellbound!

DOS19914.3/5 The Learning Company

All Dogs Go to Heaven

DOS19894/5 Polarware

The Typing of the Dead

Windows XP/98/9519993.9/5 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...

Jeopardy!

DOS19873.8/5 Sharedata

The Fool's Errand

DOS1989freeware4.1/5 Manley Associates

Classic Hangman

DOS19833.6/5 Norland Software

The all new Family Feud

DOS19893.3/5 Softie

Wheel of fortune

DOS19874/5 Softie

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.