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Merv Griffin's Crosswords (also simply called Crosswords) is an American game show based on crossword puzzles. The show was created by its namesake, Merv Griffin, who died shortly after beginning production on the series. Ty Treadway was the host, [2] and Edd Hall was the announcer.
Scrabble is an American television game show based upon the board game Scrabble. Contestants competed in a series of rounds to fill in words within a crossword puzzle for cash. Muriel Green of Exposure Unlimited developed the idea for a television game show based upon the board game concept.
The iTunes description for Crickler 2 states that this take on the crossword puzzle genre is an "adaptive" experience, that automatically adjusts itself to your own skill level and knowledge.
Word Jumble: Unscramble a set of letters to form a word or phrase (1 point each). A.K.A.: Figure out a word or term based on an alternative description of it (2 points each). Word Smuggle: Find a word hidden as consecutive letters within a phrase (1 point each). Hangman: Guess a phrase as the letters are gradually filled in (2 points each).
The game is played in three rounds. Gameplay is identical in each round, but the difficulty of the puzzles increases. Each puzzle in the first round has a starting value of 100 points, and each answer consists of a minimum of one word. The second round's puzzles are worth 200 points to start, and each answer consists of a minimum of two words.
We'll give you the first letter as a clue in this Aussie-themed word scramble, but you're on your own for the rest! Try and unlock the Coconut Bonus game, if you can!
If a $150 word connected to either of these two values was guessed in a later round, it would award $275 ($150 + $75 + $50). If both contestants missed a word, a block was placed on the board in that location and all connections to it were broken. One word per game was designated as the day's bonus word.
The New York Times Games (NYT Games) is a collection of casual print and online games published by The New York Times, an American newspaper. Originating with the newspaper's crossword puzzle in 1942, NYT Games was officially established on August 21, 2014, with the addition of the Mini Crossword . [ 1 ]