Wordoku Puzzle Modes Explained

In this tutorial, you’ll learn about the different puzzle modes available in Puzzle Maker Pro – Wordoku. Classic Mode is included in all editions, while the advanced modes are part of the Creator Edition.

✨ What You’ll Need

Puzzle Maker Pro – Math Sudoku Creator Edition (Puzzle Modes are exclusive to the Creator Edition)
A few example words and short phrases to test different modes

Note: To test the different Wordoku variations in demo mode, click “Enable Creator Options”. if you bought the Creator Edition, this option will be grayed out.

Puzzle Maker Pro with the Wordoku module selected

🧩 Classic Mode (Standard & Creator Edition)

Uses unique letters only.
Your word must have exactly 4, 6, 8, or 9 unique letters.
Example: QUIZ → fits 4×4.

👉 Perfect for beginners or quick puzzle creation.

Puzzle Maker Pro Wordoku Classic with unique letters in each cell

🧩 Fixed Group Size (Creator Edition)

Splits a word into groups of 2–3 letters (you set the max group size).
Example: TELEPHONE with group size = 2 → groups like TE, LE, P, H, O, NE (the actual split is randomized)
Auto Fit ensures the total group count matches the grid size, priority for the grid sizes is 6×6, 9×9, 4×4, 8×8

👉 Great for longer words and innovative Wordoku fun

Puzzle Maker Pro Wordoku with letter groups of up to 2 letters

🧩 Fixed Group Count (Creator Edition)

Splits the word evenly into exactly N groups (N = grid size).
Example: PHOTOGRAPHER → split into 4 groups for a 4×4 wordoku.

👉 Ensures consistent group counts regardless of word length, and create fixed size wordokus

Puzzle Maker Pro Wordoku with a fixed letter group count

🧩 Unique Words (Creator Edition)

Uses phrases where each word is unique. The word order will be kept in the solution squares
Example: The Cat Eats Food
This puzzle is also great to find the order of puzzles for an adventure game, e.g. in which order are these cities visited (Berlin, Tokyo, London, Paris)

👉 Great for creating vocabulary-based puzzles and for finding quotations and phrases with unique words

Puzzle Maker Pro Wordoku with unique words

🧩 Combine Words to Fit (Creator Edition)

If your phrase has too many words, the software merges them to fit the grid.
Example: THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS (5 words) → merged into 4 groups for a 4×4.

👉 Lets you use longer phrases without editing them manually.

Puzzle Maker Pro Wordoku combining words to fit the grid

🧩 Manual Split – Letters or Phrase (Creator Edition)

Add your own separators to split exactly as you want.
Example: TE-LE-PHO-NE → TE, LE, PHO, NE.
Works for both single words and phrases.
For phrases, words can be split into multiple lines, for better visual appearance

👉 Gives you full control over how words are split into groups.

Puzzle Maker Pro Wordoku manual letter split

🎉 Outcome

After this tutorial, you’ll understand when to use each mode:

Classic → short words with unique letters.
Fixed Group Size / Count → longer words that don’t fit Classic.
Unique / Combine Words → full phrases and vocabulary sets.
Manual Split → total control.

👉 Next, learn how to scale up with Batch Puzzle Creation using Time Saver.