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How to make a word fill-in (kriss-kross) puzzle

Make a free kriss-kross word fill-in: let AI write a mixed-length word list, and PuzzlePage builds an interlocking grid; pick the size and word list order, check the answer key and print.

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Step by step

  1. 1Open the Word Fill-In Maker.
  2. 2In Let AI write it, type a topic — for example, kitchen and cooking words for a family activity book.
  3. 3Press Generate · 1 credit. The AI mixes short and long words so they interlock. Press Use this.
  4. 4PuzzlePage builds a kriss-kross grid where every word crosses another.
  5. 5Choose a puzzle size — Small and Medium are free, Large and Full-Page are Plus. If a word can't fit, it tells you.
  6. 6Choose the word list order: by length, alphabetical or random.
  7. 7Turn on Answer key to see the letters filled in, then press Download PDF and print.

Transcript, chapter by chapter

0:04 Let AI write the words
Type a topic and the AI writes a mix of short and long words, so the grid interlocks.
0:16 Pick the puzzle size
Small and Medium are free; Large and Full-Page are Plus. If a word can't fit, the maker tells you.
0:25 Choose the word list order
List the words by length, alphabetically or in random order.
0:31 Check the answer key
The answers fill the grid.
0:36 Download & print
Download the PDF and print.

AI writing is a paid extra (the day pass or a plan) and is in beta — you read what it writes before it goes into your puzzle. Parts marked Plus in the video need PuzzlePage Plus or a day pass. Everything else shown is free. See the plans.