Printable Codeword: They Crack 14 Into E.
They notice 14 is E. Every 14 on the page turns into a letter they can use. You ship a clean puzzle page and its matching solution, ready for the book, the class pack, or the listing.
Every white square holds a number from 1 to 26. The same number is the same letter, every time it appears. A few letters are already filled in. Under the grid sits a key with twenty-six boxes. Letters the board never used are already showing in that key, so the cipher can be finished from what you printed. And it is a real newspaper grid underneath: fully interlocked, corner to corner, every letter doing double duty in an across word and a down word at once.
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A Codeword Is a Cipher Crossword, Not a Clue List
A clued crossword asks them to know a word. A Codeword asks them to finish the cipher from the letters and key you printed.
The rule fits in two lines. Same number, same letter. Use the givens, use the key, fill the rest.
Put that two-line rule on page one of the book yourself. Then drop the numbered grid into the same trim as the word titles you already ship.
Print one student image, photocopy the class set, and keep the matching solution image as the teacher answer file. The 1–26 strip on the student page is the cipher key, not the answer file.
A Newspaper-Style Codeword Grid, Not a Scatter of Words
Look at the board before you buy it. Every white square is part of two words at once — one across, one down. No words drifting in open space. No square left standing on its own, confirmed by nothing. No two-letter filler. The pattern is symmetrical under a half-turn, every white square connects to the rest of the board, and nothing on the page is shorter than a three-letter answer.
That density is not decoration — it is what the solver actually works with. Pencil an E into a square and it lands in two words at the same time, so the crossing word either backs the guess or kills it. Every number they crack gets tested twice, from two directions. Where words only touch here and there, letters sit unconfirmed and the solve turns into guesswork.
It also looks like the puzzle page they already know. A 13×13 carries well over a hundred letters, edge to edge, in the magazine-style pattern a reader recognises the second the page opens.
That is the part that shows up in your reviews. Same trim, same interior, same work on your side — but a book of full, interlocked boards reads as a puzzle title someone compiled, and a book of thin ones reads as output. You are charging cover price either way. This is what decides which of the two the buyer thinks they got.
Easy or Regular, 9×9 to 15×15
Easy and Regular draw on the same recognisable English pool, so neither one reaches for harder words. Easy presets six starter letters, so the first substitutions arrive quickly. Regular presets three and, at 13×13 and 15×15, reaches for grids with longer entries, so they work the key longer. You can still type any given-letter count from 0 to 10.
Grid size runs from 9×9 to 15×15. Default is 13×13. A 9×9 is a short sheet. A 15×15 is a longer sit. The 1–26 key sits under the board on every page. They write letters in the numbered squares.
The Key Under the Grid Is Why They Can Finish the Page You Printed
Every Codeword prints a 1–26 key under the board, two rows of thirteen. Letters that never appear in the grid are already filled in on that key, so nobody is asked to invent a letter the puzzle never used. The starter letters show on the board and in the key. The solution image fills every square and every box.
You are selling a numbered crossword that hands the solver a way in: the starter letters on the board, and a key that already shows every letter the grid never used.
Built-in fill draws on recognisable English, so the answers behind the numbers are words they already know.
Draw the Grid Yourself on Codeword Creative
Codeword Creative hands you the black squares. Design grid opens the editor: set the rows and columns, then paint the pattern you want. Black squares you draw stay black. Cut-out cells let the page show through, so the board can sit inside a shape, and you can drop an image in to trace one.
A grid you draw runs the whole batch. Every puzzle re-fills that same shape with fresh words and a fresh cipher, so twenty pages carry one look instead of twenty unrelated silhouettes. Keep it square, 9 to 15, symmetrical under a half-turn, and nothing shorter than three letters; the editor mirrors your squares as you draw, and the shape you drew is the shape the book gets.
The Codeword edition is enough when auto-built grids will fill this title: watermark-free pages and Instant Puzzle Books. Move to Creative when the book needs a grid you drew.
The Paperback Gets a Numbered Crossword, Solutions in the Back
Ship a paperback with solutions in the back, a worksheet pack with a teacher answer file, or a single printable. They write letters over numbers.
Instant Puzzle Books is on every edition. It builds the interior from the book settings you already use: trim, margins, titles, page numbers, the answer section. It writes a title page, a table of contents, and a footer on every puzzle telling the reader which page its solution is on. PDF or PowerPoint from those settings.
Codeword Creative adds Puzzle Book Studio Creative — full book editing for one collection: change the layout, rebuild that collection, keep the cipher pages in the trim you already ship.
Codeword Productivity is Time Saver: several setups in one batch, each with its own size, difficulty, and quantity. Full Puzzle Book Studio then builds those sets into one spine and can shuffle the order so the book does not repeat one setup for twenty pages. JSON export hands you the puzzle data files when you want to feed your own apps and workflows.
You can move up after you buy, so pick what fits the book or pack you are making today.
The Same Codeword, Playable on Your Own Site
On Codeword Creative + Interactive or Codeword Productivity + Interactive, the numbered grid they solved on paper also plays on your site. You publish the set through the free Puzzle Maker Pro Online WordPress plugin, and the hosted player runs it on your pages as a list or a leveled game.
Which Edition Should You Choose?
Codeword if auto-built grids will carry today’s title — fully interlocked newspaper-style boards, built for you. Instant Puzzle Books builds the interior. Sell the finished books, worksheets, and packs to your own readers.
Codeword Creative if you want to draw the grid yourself, and you want Puzzle Book Studio for this one collection.
Codeword Productivity if this run is several setups in one batch, or you need several sets in one book, or you want JSON export, or you supply puzzles to other publishers.
Interactive on Creative or Productivity if the same puzzles should play on your site.
| Standard | Creative | Creative + Interactive | Productivity | Productivity + Interactive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word list | Built-in English | Built-in English | Built-in English | Built-in English | Built-in English |
| Grids | Fully interlocked, auto-built | Auto-built or Design grid | Auto-built or Design grid | Auto-built or Design grid | Auto-built or Design grid |
| Instant Puzzle Books | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Puzzle Book Studio | This one set | This one set | Several sets in one book | Several sets in one book | |
| Several setups in one batch | Yes | Yes | |||
| JSON export for your own apps and workflows | Yes | Yes | |||
| Web play on your own site, as a list or a leveled game | Yes | Yes | |||
| Sell the finished books, worksheets and packs you make to your own readers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sell or supply the puzzles you generate to other publishers | Yes | Yes |
You can move up to any higher edition later, including Interactive on Creative or Productivity. Start with what fits this title.
Try the free demo, then pick your edition at the top of this page.
Licensing and Commercial Use
Codeword and Codeword Creative let you sell the finished books, worksheets, and printable packs you make to your own readers and customers (Amazon KDP, Etsy, Teachers Pay Teachers, or your own store). One-time commercial-use license. Watermark-free files.
Codeword Productivity includes that, plus you may sell or supply the puzzles you generate to other publishers and sellers.
Product Details
| Product | Puzzle Maker Pro – Codeword |
| Editions | Codeword; Codeword Creative; Codeword Creative + Interactive; Codeword Productivity; Codeword Productivity + Interactive |
| Platform | Windows desktop |
| Internet required | Yes for the built-in word list on first use (downloaded and cached). After that you create on your Windows PC. |
| Puzzle rule | Fully interlocked newspaper-style crossword with no clues — every letter crosses another. Each letter maps to one number 1–26. Starter letters are revealed. A 1–26 key under the board pre-fills any letter the grid omits. |
| Word list | Built-in English, on every edition. |
| Difficulty | Easy or Regular, from the same word pool. Easy presets 6 given letters; Regular presets 3 and, at 13×13 and 15×15, uses a grid with longer entries. Count stays editable (0–10). |
| Grid style | Fully interlocked newspaper-style crossword: every white square belongs to an across word and a down word, 180° rotational symmetry, one connected white area, no answer shorter than three letters. |
| Grid | 9×9 to 15×15, default 13×13. Generated boards use odd sizes. Creative Design grid may be even. |
| Include all 26 letters | Optional. Default off. A hint, not a promise. The key still finishes any missing letter. |
| Quantity | 1 to 999 |
| Key grid | 26 boxes under the board, two rows of thirteen. Puzzle shows givens plus letters the grid omitted. Solution shows all 26. |
| Output formats | Paid editions: JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF. Instant Puzzle Books also writes the book as PDF or PowerPoint from your current book settings. Demo output is a watermarked image. |
| Solution pages | Yes. Every puzzle has a matching solution image. |
| Puzzle books | Instant Puzzle Books (all editions). Puzzle Book Studio on Creative (this one set) and on Productivity (several sets in one book). |
| Interactive | Web play on your site, as a list or a leveled game, published through the free WordPress plugin. On Codeword Creative + Interactive or Codeword Productivity + Interactive. |
| JSON export | Codeword Productivity |
| Productivity | Several setups in one batch, then full Puzzle Book Studio |
| Upgrades | You can move up to any higher edition later |
| Commercial license | Sell the finished books, worksheets, and printable packs you make to your own readers and customers. Productivity adds selling or supplying the puzzles you generate to other publishers and sellers. |
| Free demo | Yes |
| Delivery | Immediate, in your member area |
Questions Before You Buy
Is there a free demo?
Yes. Puzzle Maker Pro has a free demo. Demo output is watermarked. Paid files are watermark-free.
Can I upgrade later?
Yes. You can move up to any higher edition after you buy, including Interactive on Creative or Productivity. Start with Codeword if the built-in list and Instant Puzzle Books fit the title you are making today.
What does the grid look like?
A proper newspaper-style crossword: fully interlocked, symmetrical under a half-turn, one connected block of white squares, nothing shorter than a three-letter answer. Every white square belongs to an across word and a down word at the same time, so each letter the solver works out is confirmed from two directions instead of standing alone.
How does a Codeword work?
It is a crossword with no clues. Every letter is a number from 1 to 26. The same number is the same letter. A few letters are given. The key under the grid already shows any letter the board never used, so nobody is asked to name a letter that appears nowhere on the page.
What does Codeword Creative add?
The Design grid editor and Puzzle Book Studio Creative. Draw the black squares yourself and every puzzle in the run re-fills that same shape with fresh words and a fresh cipher, so a title carries one look all the way through. Puzzle Book Studio Creative then gives you full book editing for that collection.
What is the difference between Easy and Regular?
Easy and Regular draw on the same word pool, so neither one reaches for harder words. Easy presets six starter letters. Regular presets three and, at the two larger sizes, uses a grid with longer entries. You can still type any count from 0 to 10.
What files do I get?
A puzzle image and a matching solution image per puzzle. Paid editions export JPG, PNG, SVG, or PDF. Instant Puzzle Books stacks those pairs into a Codeword interior from your current book settings. Demo files come as a watermarked image.
What does Productivity add?
Several setups in one batch, each with its own size, difficulty, and quantity. Full Puzzle Book Studio then builds several sets into one book, and JSON export hands you the puzzle data files for your own apps and workflows. You may also sell or supply the puzzles you generate to other publishers and sellers.
What does Interactive add?
The same Codeword on your website, as a list or a leveled game. You publish the set through the free WordPress plugin and readers solve it in the browser. Buy it on top of Creative or Productivity.
Can I sell the finished books and worksheets I create?
Yes. Codeword and Codeword Creative let you sell the finished books, worksheets, and printables you make to your own readers and customers. Codeword Productivity includes that, plus you may sell or supply the puzzles you generate to other publishers and sellers.
Do I need the internet to create?
The built-in word list downloads once and is cached. After that you create on your Windows PC.
A Codeword Puzzle Book Next to the Word Titles You Already Ship
Your next Instant Puzzle Books job can add a proper newspaper-style crossword — numbered, fully interlocked — beside the word interiors you already keep. They crack the cipher. You ship the grid, the key, and the solutions in the back. A class set is the same pair: student image, separate teacher solution, watermark-free files you can list as a pack.
Start with Codeword if auto-built grids fill this title. Move up when you want your own shape, or a batch. Pick your edition at the top of this page.
