Large print puzzle books are for anyone who would rather enjoy the puzzle than squint at it. Every book on this shelf is set in big, clear type, with an answer key at the back, and every puzzle is computer-checked to have exactly one solution. Many of the books come two ways: as a paperback from Amazon or Barnes & Noble, and as a printable PDF from our Etsy shop.
Paperback or printable?
A paperback makes the better gift: it arrives bound, fits on a side table and needs no printer. A printable PDF is better when you want to print a single page at a time, enlarge a page on your printer, or hand the same puzzle to a whole group. That makes the printable edition handy for activity directors and teachers. Look for the "Printable PDF on Etsy" button on a book's page to see whether it has one.
Choose by puzzle type
- Word search is the gentlest place to start and suits almost everyone. Our holiday books and the word search books written for specific trades are all large print.
- Crosswords and word fill-ins reward a lifetime of vocabulary; start with the large print crosswords or word fill-in puzzles for seniors.
- Nonograms (also called griddlers or picross) are logic puzzles that reveal a picture. Our ten-volume large print series has 152 puzzles per book, and the nonogram bundle puts all 1,520 in one printable download. New to them? Read how to solve nonograms.
- Mixed holiday books combine word searches, sudoku, mazes and picture puzzles around one season, from Valentine's Day to Christmas.
- Mystery puzzle books tie each puzzle to a clue in a cozy whodunit, including a murder mystery advent calendar for December. See how to run a mystery advent at home.
Buying for someone else
If you are shopping for a parent or grandparent, start with what they already do in the newspaper, then add one new type for variety. Think about how they will hold the book, too: full-size 8.5 x 11 inch pages lie flat on a table and leave room to write. Our guide to choosing a large print puzzle book for a senior walks through print size, difficulty and puzzle type in a few minutes.
Looking for large print activities to lead with a group rather than solve alone? See our printable senior activities, and for the books chosen specifically with older solvers in mind, our large print puzzle books for seniors shelf.
