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Crossword

Turn key terms into a crossword learners solve from clues.

Best for: terminology, vocabulary, recall.

Build Terminology Crosswords Without Coding

Glossaries are the least read element in any course. Learners scroll past the list, assume they will pick the terms up in context, and then use the wrong word in front of a client.

Crossword makes them retrieve each term instead of reading it. You enter the words and clues, then export a single HTML file you embed in Articulate Rise, Storyline, Captivate, Canvas, Moodle, or any LMS that accepts HTML.

Use it for technical vocabulary, acronyms, and industry terminology, where retrieval practice does what a definition list never has.

WHY IT WORKS

Crossword makes learners recall each term from its clue.

Students who practiced recalling a passage remembered more of it days later than students who restudied it, even though restudying made them feel more confident. Roediger and Karpicke (2006).

Build Terminology Crosswords Without Coding

How To Use the Generators


Each tool in the eLearningDesign.org ecosystem follows a streamlined, three-step workflow designed to keep you focused on instructional strategy while we handle the technical execution.

  1. Input Your Content: Open the Content tab to add your specific learning prompts, interactive options, and coaching feedback. This is where you build the logic and instructional heart of your activity.

  2. Customize Your Design: Switch to the Design tab to align the tool with your course aesthetic. You can manually adjust colors, typography, and layout structures to ensure a seamless visual fit.

  3. Generate and Embed: Go to the Generate tab to finalize your tool. Click "Copy Embed Code" for your authoring tool's HTML block, or "Download as HTML" for local hosting and offline use.

Common Use Cases


  • Technical Vocabulary: Lock in the terms people need before they join a project.

  • Acronym Training: Make sense of an alphabet soup new hires face on day one.

  • Industry Terminology: Build fluency in the language clients expect staff to use.

Technical Specifications


  • Visual Interface for Code: Enter your words and clues while the generator handles the grid layout and answer checking.

  • Fixed-Frame Optimization: Built to hold its layout inside iframes and web objects in Rise 360 and Storyline.

  • WCAG Friendly: Includes keyboard navigation support so the activity stays accessible.

  • Brand-Consistent Palette: Fully customizable colors and fonts so the tool matches any corporate, educational, or organizational identity.

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