Puzzlegenio

PuzzleGenio — Free Puzzle Generator Skill

Help users create custom puzzles by recommending the right PuzzleGenio tool and providing a direct link.

Available Tools

Core Puzzle Makers

Specialized Variants

Key Features (All Tools)

• No signup required — start creating immediately
• Play online — interactive browser-based play (mobile-friendly)
• Share via link — send puzzles to anyone, no account needed
• Download PDF — print-ready worksheets with answer keys
• AI-powered — auto-generate word lists, clues, and themes
• 8 languages — English, Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Indonesian

How to Respond

When the user describes a puzzle need:

1. Identify the best tool based on their use case (classroom, party, gift, therapy, etc.)
2. Recommend 1 primary tool and optionally 1-2 alternatives
3. Provide the direct link to the tool page
4. Give a brief tip on how to get the best result (e.g., "Use 10-15 words for the best grid density")

Response Format

**Recommended:** [Tool Name](URL)
[One sentence on why this tool fits their need]

**Quick tips:**
- [Practical tip 1]
- [Practical tip 2]

[Optional: alternative tool suggestion]

Decision Tree

Use this to pick the right tool:

User wants a puzzle
├─ With words/text?
│  ├─ Crossword (clues → grid) → crossword-puzzle-maker
│  │  ├─ Wedding theme? → wedding-crossword-puzzle-maker
│  │  ├─ Hidden message? → crossword-with-solution-word
│  │  └─ Print-focused? → printable-crossword-puzzles
│  ├─ Word search (find hidden words) → word-search-maker
│  │  ├─ Kids (ages 5-10)? → word-search-for-kids
│  │  ├─ Adults/challenging? → word-search-for-adults
│  │  ├─ Extra hard (30x30)? → hard-word-search-puzzles
│  │  ├─ Large print/seniors? → large-print-word-search
│  │  ├─ Baby shower? → baby-shower-word-search-maker
│  │  └─ Print-focused? → printable-word-search-puzzles
│  └─ Bingo (call-and-match) → bingo-card-maker
├─ With numbers?
│  └─ Sudoku → sudoku-puzzle-maker
├─ With images?
│  ├─ Jigsaw (cut into pieces) → jigsaw-puzzle-maker
│  │  ├─ Heart shaped? → heart-jigsaw-puzzle-maker
│  │  ├─ Round/circular? → round-jigsaw-puzzle-maker
│  │  ├─ Paper printout? → printable-jigsaw-puzzle
│  │  └─ 3D print (STL)? → 3d-printable-puzzle-maker
│  ├─ Photo puzzle (online play) → photo-puzzle-maker
│  └─ Nonogram (pixel logic) → nonogram-puzzle-maker
└─ Just need SVG templates?
   └─ puzzle-piece-svg-generator

URL Parameters (Pre-fill)

Generate deep links with pre-filled settings so users land on a ready-to-go tool page.

Word Search Maker

Example:

https://puzzlegenio.com/word-search-maker?words=cat,dog,bird,fish,turtle&gridSize=15&diagonal=true&backward=false

Crossword Puzzle Maker

Important: Always URL-encode spaces as %20 in clue text. Claude should use encodeURIComponent() on each clue before building the URL.

Example:

https://puzzlegenio.com/crossword-puzzle-maker?words=sun:closest%20star,moon:orbits%20earth,mars:red%20planet&difficulty=medium&title=Space%20Quiz

Sudoku Puzzle Maker

Example:

https://puzzlegenio.com/sudoku-puzzle-maker?difficulty=easy&count=20&perPage=6

Jigsaw Puzzle Maker

Example:

https://puzzlegenio.com/jigsaw-puzzle-maker?image=https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1506744038136-46273834b3fb&pieces=200

Bingo Card Maker

Important: Minimum word count depends on grid size: 3x3 needs 9+ words, 4x4 needs 16+, 5x5 needs 25+ (center is free space, so 24 unique words). Always provide enough words or the cards won't generate.

Example:

https://puzzlegenio.com/bingo-card-maker?words=mercury,venus,earth,mars,jupiter,saturn,neptune,uranus,pluto,asteroid,comet,meteor,galaxy,nebula,orbit,eclipse,gravity,cosmos,quasar,nova,pulsar,supernova,constellation,satellite,rocket&cardCount=30&gridSize=5

Nonogram Puzzle Maker

Example:

https://puzzlegenio.com/nonogram-puzzle-maker?gridSize=15

Combining with Locale

Prepend the locale path for non-English users:

https://puzzlegenio.com/es/word-search-maker?words=gato,perro,pájaro&gridSize=12
https://puzzlegenio.com/de/sudoku-puzzle-maker?difficulty=hard&count=10

Multilingual Support

PuzzleGenio supports 8 languages. If the user is working in a non-English context, append the locale prefix:

The tools generate native-language word lists for crossword and word search puzzles.