Teacup & Pencil Press

Large-print word search books for slow, cozy afternoons

Relaxing puzzle books with extra-large letters, cozy everyday themes and full solutions. Plus cozy whodunits you solve with a pencil.

What makes our puzzle books different

Extra-large letters

Set in Atkinson Hyperlegible, a typeface made for low vision.

Every grid checked

Word lists spell-checked; every word appears exactly once in its grid.

Full solutions

Answer keys at the back of every book; mysteries explain the telling clue.

The shelf

Our puzzle books

A case page: a short story with bold clue words, three suspects, the letter grid and answer boxes

How the mystery puzzles work

The leftover letters spell the culprit

  1. Read a short case: a stolen quilt, a poisoned teacup, a body under the pier.
  2. Circle the bold clue words in the grid.
  3. Read the letters you didn't circle, row by row: they name who did it.

Every solution explains the telling clue, and 120 connected cases lead to the unmasking of a mysterious thief.

Read the full walkthrough

Free for solvers

10 free autumn puzzles

Cozy Autumn Word Search: 10 brand-new large-print puzzles to print at home, with solutions. Free when you join the Teacup & Pencil list. Mystery solvers: a bonus Harrow's Cove case is on its way.

Pages from Cozy Autumn Word Search: the title page and the Pumpkin Patch puzzle

Just want one puzzle to print now, no email? Browse the free printables.