Interactive crosswords for learners of English as a foreign language
Crosswise
is a collection of interactive crosswords, created to help you practise your English vocabulary in an efficient and entertaining way. It has been designed for students who have already acquired a basic English vocabulary.To be able to work with Crosswise, you should be able to understand basic instructions in English (like the Crosswise introduction, which you will find in the demo) and be familiar with the 1500 most common words of the English language. Would you like to check the size of your English vocabulary? Try the LEMMA
demo!Eight levels of difficulty
The Crosswise collection has been organized into eight levels of difficulty, according to the frequency of the words used. The division is based on the levels of frequency established through studies of COBUILD, the database behind the Collins English Dictionary. You will find eight different crosswords at each level, and you can solve the 64 crosswords in Crosswise in three different modes.
- GUIDED
MODE: If you choose to solve the
crosswords in Guided mode, you will be warned if you are
about to make a mistake (wrong letters appear in red). You can also
ask for a hint: a letter or the whole word. You can also choose to
have a look at the solution before starting, and then erase it and try
to solve the crossword.
- HINTS
MODE: If you choose the Hints
mode, you will only get the red-letter warning. You can,
as in the Guided mode, see the whole solution if you
give up, and erase it to try again from scratch.
- NO-HELP MODE: If you feel very confident that you can solve the crosswords at a particular level, you choose the No-help mode. Now you are on your own! You will know if you have solved the crossword successfully when you write the very last letter.
Why not try the crosswords we offer you in the demo? Try to solve the same crossword in the three different modes. Order or download your copy of Crosswise today, and start increasing your English vocabulary!