Puzz.com has been free since 1999. If our 47,000+ puzzles and multiplayer games help train your mind, consider a small tip to keep the lights on and servers humming.
Puzz.com has run on advertising revenue since 1999. That's worked for solo puzzles, where the cost per visitor is low. Multiplayer changed the math — live game servers cost considerably more than static puzzle pages. Tips help us bridge the gap so we can keep multiplayer free for everyone who wants to play.
Puzz.com launched in 1999. Since then, every crossword, word search, and sudoku has been freely playable, no signup required. We've kept that promise through internet booms, busts, and a couple of platform shifts. Tips help us keep keeping it.
A static crossword page can serve thousands of solvers per dollar of hosting. A live multiplayer match needs persistent connections, real-time state synchronization, anti-cheat checks, and a game server that can't be cached. Multiplayer is genuinely more expensive to run — tips help cover the difference.
Display ads cover hosting and a modest team, but they don't fund new puzzle categories, new multiplayer modes, AI-coaching features, or the broader Grande Web Network of educational sites. Tips give us breathing room to invest in what comes next without raising the floor on free-tier limits.
Tipping isn't a payment for premium features — if you want premium features, see our pricing page. A tip is just voluntary support that helps us keep doing what we do. No subscription, no recurring charge, no obligation. One-time, one charge, done.
Any amount helps. The suggested amounts below are sized for one-time tips that won't strain anyone's budget. Use the custom amount if a different number feels more accurate to how much Puzz.com means to you.
Roughly the cost of a small coffee. A simple thank-you that says you appreciate the puzzles.
Tip $3The most common tip amount. Covers a few months of hosting for a regular solver like you.
Tip $5A larger thank-you that meaningfully supports multiplayer server costs. Genuinely appreciated.
Tip $10We're a small independent team and we use every tip thoughtfully. Here's roughly how tip revenue is allocated across the costs of keeping Puzz.com running and growing.
Multiplayer game servers (which can't be cached and need persistent connections), Cloudflare bandwidth across the empire, database hosting for puzzle archives and user accounts, and the CDN that delivers 47,000+ puzzles to solvers worldwide without lag.
New crossword, word-search, and sudoku puzzles each month. Themed weeks (holiday packs, themed multiplayer events). Tournament prizes and curated puzzle packs for premium subscribers. Staff time for editorial quality control.
Building out the broader Grande Web Network of educational puzzle and word-tool sites — puzzledepot.com, a2zwordfinder.com, a2zwords.com. The more sites we run successfully, the lower the marginal cost of each one, which means we can keep Puzz.com's free tier as generous as possible.
Money is one form of support and we're grateful for it, but it's not the only thing that helps Puzz.com thrive. Any of the following make a real difference too.
Word-of-mouth is how we've grown for 25 years. If a relative or friend would enjoy our puzzles, send them the link — especially the multiplayer rooms, which are way more fun with people you actually know.
Share on Twitter →Our free daily newsletter delivers a fresh puzzle, a strategy tip, and a multiplayer event notice every morning. Newsletter subscribers are our most engaged users — signing up is genuinely useful for both sides.
Subscribe free →If you've enjoyed Puzz.com, a Trustpilot or G2 review (or just a comment on a multiplayer forum) helps other solvers find us. Reviews aren't a vanity metric — they actually drive new users who become tomorrow's regulars.
Review on Trustpilot →If you have expertise in a puzzle vertical (cryptic crosswords, advanced sudoku variants, themed word puzzles) and want to help curate content, we're always interested in talking. Email [email protected] with your background.
Email us →Honest answers to common tip-jar questions. If something isn't covered, email [email protected].
Whether you tipped, subscribed, shared the site with a friend, or just kept playing the free puzzles every day — you're the reason Puzz.com has been here for 25 years. Every solver matters. Every tip helps. We don't take any of it for granted, and we're committed to keeping the puzzles flowing for the next 25 years too.