Wordle Obsessed? Puzzles, Books, and More

Want to get your frontal cortex breaking a sweat? Make your blood pump to your cerebellum? Stretch your occipital lobe to its limits? Then you need to bend your brain! This first book from the team behind Marbles: The Brain Store offers puzzles and brain teasers to help enhance memory, build problem-solving skills, and reduce stress.

No longer a test of classical knowledge, the modern crossword is a challenging labyrinth of clever clues, timely puns, and computer-age acronyms that baffle even puzzle aficionados. Completely revised and expanded, The Dell Crossword Dictionary ends the search for precisely the right word by providing a ready reference as up-to-date as this morning’s puzzle.

What makes puzzles — jigsaws, mazes, riddles, sudokus — so satisfying? Be it the formation of new cerebral pathways, their close link to insight and humor, or their community-building properties, they’re among the fundamental elements that make us human. Convinced that puzzles have made him a better person, A.J. Jacobs — four-time New York Times bestselling author, master of immersion journalism, and nightly crossworder — set out to determine their myriad benefits. And maybe, in the process, solve the puzzle of our very existence. Well, almost. Check out this article all about puzzles from Jacobs!

Tastier than a twizzler yet more protein-packed than a spinach smoothie, Brain Candy is guaranteed to entertain your brain — even as it reveals hundreds of secrets behind what’s driving that electric noodle inside your skull. Shelved alongside these succulent neurological nuggets are challenging puzzles and paradoxes, eye-opening perception tests and hacks, and fiendish personality quizzes and genius testers.

This updated and expanded third edition of the New American Crossword Puzzle Dictionary is a rich storehouse of indispensable information that puts the correct answer right at the puzzler’s fingertips.

From the daughter-father duo that created Brooklyn’s beloved live pun competition, this “punderful card game” (Mashable) is perfect for friends and families. One part game, one part conversation starter, you don’t need to be a pun master to master Punderdome: The goal is to make bad jokes and have fun along the way!

Learn chess from International Master and YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players. Clever and informative, How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several steps ahead.

The most effective English language vocabulary builder available: This time-tested classic has helped millions achieve mastery of English and improve their communication skills in business, the classroom, and in life.

Unleash your inner detective with this book of 130+ crime-themed puzzles and trivia quizzes — a unique gift for any true crime fan. Immerse yourself in art heists and abductions, cults and criminal trials, murders and unsolved mysteries — all while cracking word searches, solving sudoku, decoding cryptograms, and more.

Welcome to The Penguin Sudoku Challenge: With 1 sudoku puzzle for every day of the year 2 challenge you in every way on 3 different levels — beginner, moderate, and fist-clenchingly tricky. Perfect 4 sharpening your brain and honing your logic, sudoku will give you a 5 star brain (if they don’t hit you for 6). In 7th heaven when you complete them, you’ll 8 giving up on any of these — but those 9 by nines won’t complete themselves … Good luck!

Every writer needs help with words: Choosing them, using them, spelling them correctly. When is optimal or optimum the better choice? Why use germane when relevant is, well, more relevant? Created for just such tortuous (torturous?) situations, this handy guide provides an A-to-Z listing of troublesome, confusing words, accompanied by clear examples and explanations to help avoid common mistakes. With a discussion on getting the most out of words, a helpful resource section, humorous illustrations, and clever bits of wordplay, this compact reference is an indispensable resource.

Tired of spending your downtime just scrolling on your phone? Pick up The Ultimate Fun Adult Activity Book and delight in puzzles and activities designed to entertain and engage your mind. Whether you’re in the mood to solve sudoku, crack crosswords, or relax with a coloring page, this book has what you’re looking for. And with the sheer variety of activities and games included, all crafted by an experienced puzzler, you might even discover a new puzzle obsession!

Your Daily Brain shows you all the weird and wonderful ways your brain works throughout the day — even when you think it’s not working at all, like when you’re on the treadmill or picking the kids up from school. Consider this book a wake-up call, a chance to take a closer look at and jump start your brain. Packed with information as well as useful tips and tricks, Your Daily Brain is the brain hack you’ve been looking for!

Doing sudokus is a fantastic way to stay mentally fit and improve your focus. With 200 puzzles ranging from very easy, easy, medium, to challenging — all in a minimalist, stylish design — this sudoku collection is perfect for anyone looking for a fun way to stimulate their brain!

Every letter counts in a game of Rewordable! Each of the 120 cards has been selected for optimal word crafting. Build a new word and be rewarded — or add to other players’ words to steal their points. Create the largest lexicon of words by the end of the game to become the Rewordable champion. Happy word-making!

Blending first-person reporting from the world of crosswords with a delightful telling of its rich literary history, Adrienne Raphel dives into the secrets of this classic pastime. Thinking Inside the Box is an ingenious love letter not just to the abiding power of the crossword but to the infinite joys and playful possibilities of language itself.

Seeking an intellectual challenge, looking to prevent brain fog, or just wanting to try some new brain games? Test your mind with Logic Puzzles Book for Brain Fitness, a 90-day program of logic puzzles that progress from easy to hard. You’ll be amazed at the improvement in your concentration, deduction, and critical thinking skills in just three short months.

With wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open the obsessive world of dictionary writing, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it, to the knotty questions of ever-changing word usage. Filled with fun facts — for example, the first documented usage of “OMG” was in a letter to Winston Churchill — and Stamper’s own stories from the linguistic front lines, Word by Word is an endlessly entertaining look at the wonderful complexities and eccentricities of the English language.

Whats’ wrong with this sentence? If that misplaced apostrophe flew right up your nose, then this is the game for you. Have fun while improving your grammar with this witty and informative card game for language lovers based on the New York Times bestseller by Random House’s copy chief, Benjamin Dreyer.

Ever hear someone utter an unforgettable phrase and feel yourself reacting with … well, awe? Ever read a great quote and think I could never come up with anything that clever? In Word Hero, Jay Heinrichs gives you the tricks and techniques that make words stick. With the right tools tucked in your utility belt, you might not immediately achieve “wordsmith immortality” but you will become a better speaker, writer, and raconteur … and long after people have forgotten everything else, they’ll remember your priceless lines.