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.

Browse Books

Thousands of happy puzzlers!

Banner showing multiple colorful book covers by Hare Publishing including Sudoku, cryptograms, children's workbooks, word search, and children's sudoku puzzle books.

Big things are happening behind the scenes.

We’re launching a completely redesigned puzzle platform with daily releases, enhanced features, personal progress tracking, and an ever-growing collection of puzzles.

The wait is almost over.

Join us on July 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM EST.

The Next Chapter of Hare Publishing

Puzzles Is Almost Ready

The Next Chapter of Hare Publishing Puzzles Is Almost Ready

PUZZLERS HUB

🚧

Who play with Hare Publishing every day.

Join a growing community of puzzlers

Who play with Hare Publishing every day.

5,000+ puzzles

With new puzzles added every day.

5,000+ puzzles

Join a growing community of puzzlers

With new puzzles added every day.

More than just daily puzzles. A better way to enjoy brain games.

Whether you have five minutes or an hour, Hare Publishing helps you enjoy fresh daily puzzles,
track your progress, and unlock thousands more with Puzzlers Hub.

Discover Nine Puzzle Types

Discover nine unique puzzle types with fresh challenges every day.

Illustration of a rising progress chart with a trophy symbol representing puzzle achievements, progress tracking, and solving streaks.

Celebrate Your Progress

Celebrate every solved puzzle as your history, achievements, and streaks grow.

Illustration of a secure puzzle library with a lock icon representing member access to Hare Publishing’s growing library of puzzles.

Unlock the Puzzle Library

Unlock a growing library of thousands of puzzles across every puzzle type.

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.

Head outline with puzzle pieces representing brain health and cognitive engagement
Flowing lines and leaves symbolizing calm focus and stress relief

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.

Calendar with a checkmark representing a positive daily habit

Testimonials

What puzzlers say about solving with Hare Publishing.

  • ★★★★★

    "Wife likes this stuff. Way beyond my patients but she loves doing this."

    —Don

  • ★★★★★

    "This book is very challenging even for a cryptogram fanatic as it progresses. It also offers little known facts in the script."

    —Diane

  • ★★★★★

    “I have become an avid Sudoku fan. I really like this particular book and the way it’s set up. I have gone through four of them already. I’m having so much fun!“

    —April

  • ★★★★★

    “Great level of difficulty. I love that pages are if good quality and white so that you can erase clearly snd that all puzzles are of the same level of difficulty.“

    —Didi

  • ★★★★★

    “These ARE hard puzzles--humbling to one who's been getting through other books rated "challenging" fairly quickly…great quality and fine to work on at home.”

    —Carla

  • ★★★★★

    “Awesome puzzles.”

    —Nicole

  • ★★★★★

    “Great fun. Definitely amazing fun for hours.”

    —Karina

  • ★★★★★

    “Great puzzle book. I think anyone who enjoys Sudoku would like this collection.”

    —Ann

  • ★★★★★

    “As advertised, the puzzles are hard! “

    —Choctawdan

  • ★★★★★

    “Very enjoyable. Helps the brain per many Doctors. Stimulate my brain.”

    —Carolyn

  • ★★★★★

    “Perfect for the senior set! Sudoku is good for the brain as we get older.”

    —Sunny

Testimonials

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to common questions about our puzzles and books.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • You can play our free online puzzles directly on this website, and purchase our puzzle books through our shop and on Amazon.