Welcome to the Crossword Creator! With this tool, you can create your own puzzles for free directly in the browser. There are many crossword creation tools out there, and we don’t want to reinvent the wheel. This tool allows you to publish your puzzles to the site for solving and sharing with other players.

Selecting a Template

The Crossword Creator is loaded with several blank templates. Select a template to get started, but beware—changing a template will reset your progress.

Clue Helper

Every time you enter a cell in the grid, it will automatically update with words from the CrosswordRace.com word list that are eligible to fit in the remaining spaces. This allows you to see if you’ve backed yourself into a corner and need to rethink some of your clues.

Just because a word doesn’t appear in the word list doesn’t mean you can’t publish it! The word list is more of a suggestion than a rule, and many word lists contain different words. It’s meant as a guideline.

Saving Progress

The Crossword Creator automatically saves progress to your device’s local storage so you can return to the same device and finish puzzles, even after navigating away from the page.

Autofill Puzzle

The Crossword Creator automatically fills the remaining grid with clues from our word list. This process may take a few seconds, depending on the number of squares filled and the grid's configuration.

Publishing Puzzles

When you’ve filled in all the grid squares and clues, selecting "Publish" will allow you to give a title to your puzzle and publish it to the Community Puzzles section of the website for all players to solve.

Conclusion

The Crossword Creator makes it easy to design, save, and share your puzzles with the community. Start creating today and see your puzzles come to life on CrosswordRace.com!