What types of word puzzles are the most fun, and which websites are the best for word puzzles?

Word puzzles are a fun way to while away a few spare moments, and gives the brain a bit of a workout as well. One of the most popular sorts of word puzzle is the dingbat, or what used to be called a 'pictogram.'

Have you worked it out yet? The word 'good' appears after 'noon,' so we have 'good afternoon.' That's an easy one, but you can find lots more at sites like quizmaster.biz or kensquiz.co.uk. Both sites offer downloadable dingbats, making it easy to put together a quiz for family or friends.

Other Forms of Word Puzzles

The logic puzzle can seem a more fiendish variety of riddle, but just as with dingbats, the answer will seem obvious once you work it out. For example: How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn't bounce off anything? There is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it back to you. 

The answer...well, that would be telling, wouldn't it? For this and other logic puzzles, try brainden.com. If you are more into brainteasers, optical illusions and trivia questions, braingle.com has enough of all such puzzles to keep you going for quite some time. Here's 20 dingbats for starters: