Word search puzzles are considered one of the best ways to improve vocabulary, concentration, and pattern recognition skills.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Heather Reed of Eureka Springs, Ark., and puzzle master Will Shortz.

This year saw a variety of novels on the New York Times best-sellers list, including the 10 titles lurking in this very short ...

Puzzles were first included in 2015 and have ... “But critically what we have is a large number of people with different skills coming together. “The skills we want are quite diverse.

chooses its word of the year based on data, tracking a rise in search and usage. Last year's pick was "authentic." This year's comes as large swaths of the U.S. struggle to reach consensus on what ...

Numerous jigsaw puzzles ... interest in word games has skyrocketed with alternative games like Bananagrams and Wordle, and calendars offer a daily dose of crossword or word search challenges.

A groundbreaking discovery in the field of paleoanthropology has shed light on a new human species called Homo juluensis, with distinctively large skulls. Dubbed "Large Head People," this ...

Strands is another New York Times-owned puzzle, but this game resembles a word search more so than Wordle and Connections. This game presents a theme every day to help you find words in a grid.

The centerpiece of the annual Puzzle Mania print section requires a big helping ... More about Deb Amlen Strands, our word search puzzle game, has confounded and enthralled solvers.

A Utah man was left stumped by a seemingly "impossible" word search puzzle for kids that was shared with him by an equally baffled friend. Word searches and other cognitively stimulating ...

A couple of weeks ago, we spotted Google testing large thin fonts for the search results. Now I am seeing Google testing large thick and chunk fonts for its search results. I found the thin font ...