Crossword maker

To create your Crossword, simply provide a title to Ray, your AI assistant. Ray will generate words and definitions on the subject you specify. You can review and make any changes before publishing. Ray can also create your game from a piece of text.

Alternatively, if you prefer to create the game manually, you can skip Ray and provide the words and definitions yourself.

Does the Crossword Puzzle Maker allow non-latin characters?

To create your Crossword, simply provide a title to Ray, your AI assistant. Ray will generate words and definitions on the subject you specify. You can review and make any changes before publishing. Ray can also create your game from a piece of text.

If most words are written in a right-to-left alphabet, such as Arabic or Hebrew, then by default, words are arranged from east to west (and north to south).

Can I use multimedia files with my online Crossword maker?

Yes! Your Crossword creator allows you to include text, audio, pictures, or a combination of them as clues to find the words. You can even incorporate animated gifs.

How many words can my Crossword Puzzle have?

The maximum number of words allowed in your Crossword Puzzle is 20, and you can create a game with as few as 2 words. However, we believe the game experience is better when the number of words ranges from 4 to 10.

For the editor to be able to create the Crossword, the words should be able to cross with other ones.

Can I create a Crossword Puzzle with two or more screens?

Yes, you can create a Crossword Puzzle game with multiple screens by clicking on the 'Add Word Search Puzzle' button. It is recommended to divide your game into multiple screens when you have many words.

Are mistakes penalized?

By default, mistakes are not penalized in this type of game. However, you can enable penalties. In this case, the maximum score for the word is halved each time you fill it incorrectly. After the third time this happens, the score for the next word will be zero.

Can I set a limited number of lives?

Yes, when 'Penalize mistakes' is enabled in the 'Options' tab of the editor, you must choose a limited number of lives. Players will lose a life each time they select a group of letters that is not a word to find.

Can I set a time limit?

Yes! You can enable a time limit for each screen in the 'Options' tab of the editor.

With your free Basic Plan, you can create as many Word Search Puzzles as you like, and they can be played by an unlimited number of people simultaneously.

Once you publish it, you can simply copy the game's link to share or upload it anywhere. You can also copy the embed code and paste it onto your webpage.

Additionally, you can integrate it into your favorite Learning Management System (LMS), such as Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Moodle, or Canvas.

To do any of these, go to your 'My Activities' section and click on the 'Share' button below the game in question.

Who can access my game?

By default, anyone with the link or those who find the game through our search engine or on Google can access it. However, with an Advanced, Academic, or Commercial Plan, you can make it private, restricting access to the game.

How many people can play the game?

There is no limit on the number of people that can play your games, even if they play simultaneously.

Can I print the game?

Yes, you can print a version of the game tailored for paper format by opening the game and selecting 'Print', or going to your 'My Activities' section and clicking on 'More options/Print'.

Can I download the game?

With an Academic or a Commercial Plan, you can download the game and upload it to your website or preferred Learning Management System (LMS) as a SCORM package.

Yes, the game saves the scores of players who identify themselves before playing. You can access these scores in your Reports section.

Additionally, with an Advanced, Academic or Commercial Plan, you can require identification.

If you integrate the game into your Learning Management System (LMS), the platform's gradebook will automatically save scores with the corresponding names.

With an Advanced, an Academic or a Commercial Plan, you can add a background image and display a message to players when they finish the game.

With a Commercial Plan, you can customize the games with your logos and your corporate colors.

Yes, with an Advanced, Academic or Commercial Plan, your players will never see ads when they play your games, and you will also have an ad-free experience when navigating through Educaplay.

You can use any character from any alphabet when you create the game.

Additionally, users can access the Educaplay games interface in 23 different languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Turkish, Slovenian, Estonian, Czech, Catalan, Basque, Galician, Aragonese, Asturian and Indonesian.

You can set the language of the game in the Information tab on your editor.

Yes, you can watch the Crossword generator tutorial here: Video-tutorial Crossword.

To play a Crossword Puzzle, simply fill each box with the correct letter to form words based on the clues provided. When you fill a word completely, the game will indicate whether it's correct or not.

To enlarge a picture, simply press on it. You can play and pause the audio by pressing on it.

If you want to save your grade, identify yourself before playing. Tap/click on 'Press here to identify yourself' and enter a Nickname, an invitation code, or log in before starting.

Once you finish the game, your score will be automatically saved, and the author of the game can view it in the Reports section.

If you are logged in as a user or as a guest, you can also view your scores in your own Reports section.

You start with 0 points and can earn up to 100 points depending on the words you find.

The total score of each Crossword is divided by the number of words. For example, if there are 10 words, each one is worth 10 points.

By default, your score remains unaffected by mistakes in the game, allowing you to achieve the maximum score if you complete all the words. However, if the game's author has enabled the 'Penalize mistakes' option, your mistakes will indeed impact your final score.

In this case, the maximum score for a word decreases by half each time you fill it incorrectly. After the third incorrect attempt, the score for that word will be reduced to zero.

If the 'Penalize mistakes' option is enabled, you will indeed have a set number of lives, and you will lose one life with each mistake.

The remaining number of lives would be displayed in the top-left corner of the screen.

By default, there is no time limit, but the author can turn on the 'Time' option to set a maximum time to complete each Crossword.

The remaining time would be displayed in the bottom-left corner of the screen.

If you are stuck and want to exit the game, press the 'Quit' button in the bottom-right corner of the screen. The game will end, and your current score will be saved.