Sharpen Your Mind
With Free Online Puzzles &
Carefully Crafted Puzzle Books
Discover thousands of Sudoku, word search, cryptogram puzzles and more available as books, printables, or free online games for puzzlers of all skill levels.
Thousands of happy puzzlers!
🎉 New to the Daily Brain Boost!
Medium Sudoku, Hard Sudoku, Cryptograms & Word Scrambles — free to play every day.
Free For Everyone
All 8 of Our Online Puzzles Are Free — No Strings Attached
We believe puzzles can bring calm, clarity, and joy — especially when life feels busy or overwhelming. That’s why we’ve chosen to make our puzzles easy to access and free to enjoy.
No paywalls. No accounts. No catch. Just pure puzzle joy — anytime, anywhere.
A simple moment of focus, whenever you need it.
Choose your challenge — new puzzles added!
New! Medium & Hard Sudoku
New! Cryptograms
New! Word Scramble
Daily Sudoku Challenge
Kriss Kross
Word Flower
Wordrow
Word Search
Hare Publishing - enriching lives through the joy of puzzles!
Play 8 free puzzles every day — including our brand-new Cryptograms, Word Scramble, and Sudoku difficulty levels!
Puzzlers Hub
Today’s Sudoku Challenge
This Weeks Puzzles
Featured Puzzle Books to Relax and Focus
New, Updated & Expanded Edition!
Large Print Cryptogram Puzzles – Volume 1
Your favourite cryptogram book just got even better!
This refreshed edition now includes 300 hilarious cryptoquotes, a clean large-print design, and our popular 3-level hint system that makes every puzzle fun for beginners and seasoned solvers alike.
Whether you’re relaxing at home, traveling, or enjoying a quiet moment, these puzzles offer a delightful mix of challenge and humor.
Ready for more? Grab the new Volume 1 and enjoy hours of easy-to-read, laugh-filled puzzling.
Complete the Collection
New and Trending Puzzle Books
Recently released and popular puzzle books chosen by our community.
Kids’ Puzzle Books (Ages 3–12)
Screen-free puzzle books designed to support learning, focus, and fun.
Why Puzzles Matter
Simple ways puzzles support mental clarity, focus, and everyday well-being.
How do puzzles support brain health?
Engaging with puzzles keeps the mind active by encouraging focus, problem-solving, and pattern recognition.
Over time, this kind of mental engagement helps maintain cognitive flexibility and supports long-term brain health through regular, thoughtful practice.
Can puzzles help reduce stress and improve focus?
Yes. Puzzles offer moments of calm concentration, providing a healthy, screen-free break from daily stress and digital overload.
This focused engagement can help reduce mental clutter and improve attention, making it easier to stay present throughout the day.
Why are puzzles a rewarding daily habit?
Spending a few minutes each day with a puzzle helps build a positive, low-pressure routine.
These small moments of progress create a sense of accomplishment and offer a simple mental reset in an often busy world.
Testimonials
What puzzlers say about solving with Hare Publishing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to common questions about our puzzles and books.
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Hare Publishing creates free online puzzles and carefully crafted puzzle books designed to support calm focus, clarity, and enjoyment. We offer Sudoku, word search, cryptograms, and other puzzle types for puzzlers of all skill levels.
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Yes. All of our online puzzles are free to play with no paywalls, subscriptions, or account requirements. You can start solving right away. Visit the Puzzlers Hub.
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We offer a variety of paperback and online puzzles. Our paperback puzzles include such favorites as Sudoku, Cryptogram, Word Search, children’s activity books and more. Our free online puzzles include a Daily Sudoku Challenge, Sudoku (easy, medium & hard) , Word Search, Cryptograms, Word Scrambles, Wordrow (like Wordle), Kriss Kross, & Word Flower.
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Our puzzles are carefully created and reviewed by humans with an emphasis on clarity, readability, and a relaxed solving experience, rather than being automatically generated in bulk.
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Our free online puzzles are designed for casual on-screen solving. In contrast, our puzzle books offer a screen-free experience with thoughtfully designed layouts, large-print options, and the ability to solve with pencil and paper.
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Yes. We offer puzzles at different difficulty levels, and many of our books are available in large print with spacing designed for comfortable, relaxed solving.
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