Word puzzles are a great way to energize the brain and increase mental awareness. They aren’t just for older people, though. They are a great way to help anyone, irrespective of age, to keep a busy mind working efficiently. These kind of puzzles are not terribly hard or complex; in fact they can often be solved while waiting in line, at the airport, on a train, in the doctor’s waiting room etc. Choices range from cryptograms to word searches and logic problems to that old classic, the crossword puzzle.