Create your own crossword puzzle from your own words and clues. Download a printable grid with an answer key, or share a playable link with friends. Free, and no account needed.
Words are placed by finding shared letters between them. Some words may not appear in the final grid if they don't share enough letters with other words to intersect efficiently.
Print pack
Two or four versions of this puzzle with different layouts, a separate answer key for each, your own header line, and no Grid Genius footer.
Your first worksheet, answer key, and play link stay free. The pack is the extra.
We're shaping what comes next. Tell us what you'd want, and leave your email to hear the moment it's live.
Add the words you want, each with a clue. Use the Word List Builder for automatic layout, or the Freeform Editor for full manual control.
Grid Genius arranges your words into a connected crossword. Choose a 7x7, 11x11, or 15x15 grid to fit how many words you have.
Download a printable puzzle and a separate answer key, or share a play link so anyone can solve it in their browser.
Paste this week's spelling or vocabulary words, add your own clues or definitions, and hand out a puzzle your class can actually finish. Print it with an answer key, or share a link students can play on any device, with nothing to install.
A crossword makes retrieval practice feel like a game. Students recall definitions to fill the grid instead of rereading a list.
Download the puzzle and a separate answer key, ready for photocopying, sub folders, early finishers, or homework.
Science terms, historical figures, French vocabulary, math language. If you can list the words, it becomes a puzzle.
Read the guide: How teachers use crossword makers in the classroom
A custom crossword is a thoughtful, hands-on way to celebrate people and reinforce learning. Here are a few popular ways to use it:
Enter your words and clues in the Word List Builder and Grid Genius lays out the grid for you, or use the Freeform Editor to place words by hand. Then download a printable puzzle with an answer key, or share a play link. It is free and needs no account.
Yes. Building a crossword from your own words and clues, downloading the printable puzzle and answer key, and sharing a play link are all free, with no account or sign-up.
No. You can build, download, and share a crossword without creating an account. An account is only needed if you want to save puzzles to your profile or use the mobile app's premium features.
Yes. You can download your crossword as a printable image along with a separate answer key, so it is ready for the classroom, a party, or solving on paper.
Yes. Every puzzle you create gets a shareable play link. Anyone you send it to can solve it in their browser, with no app or account required.
The web maker builds puzzles from the words and clues you provide. To have AI generate a complete crossword from a single topic like 'World Geography' or 'Taylor Swift', use the Grid Genius app, which writes the words, the clues, and the grid for you.