The goal of hangman is to figure out a specific word or phrase by guessing what letters occupy a series of blank spaces. The word or phrase must be guessed correctly before the Hangman is complete. Speedy Racer takes a slightly different track by focusing less on vocabulary skills and more on typing proficiency. In two different games, one involving the fable of the three little pigs and another one involving pirate ships firing cannon at each other, players must type the letters they see on the screen. With either game, you collect points as each level passes.
Word Searches are a favorite of young and old alike.
Words pertaining to a specific subject or category are hidden vertically, horizontally, and diagonally into a rectangular grid of letters. The final game in the Hoyle Word Games collection is Word Yacht, a wordy variation on the dice rolling game known as Yacht. While in the dice game you're trying to roll poker-style hands to win, in this game, you're rolling dice with letters on them. As soon as you roll the timer starts counting down, and you have until the timer reaches zero to mix and match the dice into as many words as possible. Part of the fun and the strategy of Word Yacht is figuring out the best way to score each round.