Exercises in this format build vocabulary, spelling, meaning and word-recall, which are processed in the temporal area above the left ear. Correct usage and grammar are processed in Broca's Area toward the more recently-evolved frontal areas of the brain. Keeping options in mind while trying others improves powers of mental focus.

Alphabetics are crossword puzzles in which you use all 26 letters in the alphabet, but each letter only once. The process of elimination helps solve these puzzles more easily than most standard crosswords.

Click instructions to find out how to play alphabetics.

The active box and clue show green.

Wrong answers show red.

Right answers are black.