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Connect-the-dots grids
This page collects puzzles where you "connect the dots" alphabetically or in some other way
Grids with embedded graphics have been moved to this page.
13 connect-the-dots-alphabetically puzzles
Elizabeth Gorski invented the puzzle type where, after solving, you can create an appropriate image by connecting circled letters in alphabetical order.
The 4 most recent grids:
| S | C | A | B | T | U | B | C | O | B | A | I | N | ||
| C | A | S | E | E | R | R | E | V | E | N | S | O | ||
| O | P | T | I | C | A | L | I | L | L | U | S | I | O | N |
| F | R | O | G | S | S | T | E | L | M | O | ||||
| F | I | R | E | U | P | I | I | I | J | V | S | |||
| A | A | S | M | E | D | I | A | |||||||
| S | R | I | R | A | C | H | A | E | M | A | S | K | ||
| D | O | I | D | A | R | E | D | O | R | I | T | O | S | |
| U | R | G | E | S | R | O | A | D | S | T | E | R | ||
| C | R | I | S | P | B | Y | E | |||||||
| K | Y | D | A | B | S | S | A | M | P | L | E | |||
| B | U | D | I | C | E | H | E | R | O | N | ||||
| A | M | B | I | G | U | O | U | S | F | I | G | U | R | E |
| C | A | R | E | L | L | R | A | D | A | N | E | W | ||
| R | A | B | B | I | T | E | U | R | N | E | S | S |
| M | T | V | A | P | L | O | M | B | Z | E | T | A | ||
| O | O | O | B | E | E | M | E | R | E | R | I | S | ||
| N | U | T | C | A | M | E | R | A | F | L | A | S | H | |
| I | C | E | D | H | U | N | C | H | E | D | ||||
| C | H | A | R | G | E | R | S | L | A | P | U | P | ||
| A | E | G | E | A | N | W | E | T | U | N | O | |||
| A | D | S | S | N | A | G | F | L | I | P | ||||
| L | I | G | H | T | N | I | N | G | B | O | L | T | ||
| W | I | N | E | C | O | L | D | O | D | E | ||||
| H | E | S | S | U | B | A | B | O | D | E | S | |||
| O | N | T | A | P | G | A | T | O | R | A | D | E | ||
| P | R | O | T | E | C | T | S | H | I | A | ||||
| H | A | R | R | Y | P | O | T | T | E | R | E | B | B | |
| O | H | N | O | E | N | M | E | S | H | A | L | E | ||
| N | A | A | N | N | E | E | D | T | O | D | E | E |
| C | A | B | B | A | G | E | G | A | S | B | A | G | ||
| O | V | O | I | D | A | L | O | F | N | O | T | E | ||
| P | A | N | D | E | M | I | C | S | T | A | B | L | E | |
| I | N | T | O | N | E | A | S | P | E | R | ||||
| E | T | O | N | B | U | T | T | E | R | F | L | Y | ||
| S | I | N | C | O | S | E | L | L | O | E | D | |||
| P | A | Y | E | R | S | T | E | N | O | S | ||||
| U | B | E | R | S | S | P | A | R | I | G | H | T | ||
| G | A | T | E | A | U | I | C | E | I | N | ||||
| G | N | C | S | A | L | A | A | M | D | J | S | |||
| C | H | R | Y | S | A | L | I | S | F | R | A | T | ||
| H | A | T | H | A | E | C | L | A | I | R | ||||
| A | R | G | Y | L | E | R | E | D | E | A | G | L | E | |
| R | O | O | M | I | E | P | I | N | K | O | E | S | ||
| S | E | A | E | E | L | I | N | T | E | N | D | S |
| S | T | P | C | A | R | I | B | L | O | P | E | S | S | E | C | |||||
| H | O | L | E | E | R | O | D | E | E | G | R | E | T | G | I | L | A | |||
| R | U | M | A | R | B | Y | S | F | L | O | O | R | R | E | V | S | ||||
| S | A | M | B | A | S | B | L | E | A | T | E | D | I | M | A | G | E | S | ||
| H | E | L | L | E | N | E | E | L | K | I | M | P | E | D | E | S | ||||
| A | L | D | E | R | C | O | E | G | A | Y | L | E | ||||||||
| C | R | A | Z | Y | E | I | G | H | T | Y | S | I | X | D | A | M | O | N | ||
| O | E | N | O | T | R | E | E | H | E | I | R | E | I | N | E | |||||
| P | L | I | N | T | H | S | N | U | G | L | I | S | E | A | G | L | E | S | ||
| L | A | S | S | O | E | S | E | S | I | G | N | J | I | N | G | L | E | S | ||
| A | X | E | O | M | Y | A | S | S | A | Y | I | N | K | I | A | M | ||||
| N | E | T | L | O | N | G | U | N | O | M | D | E | N | R | A | |||||
| D | R | E | W | S | C | O | T | T | N | O | L | I | E | S | E | E | N | |||
| S | A | I | N | T | P | R | O | P | O | S | E | E | C | A | R | D | ||||
| S | O | F | A | Y | O | U | R | E | P | R | O | D | ||||||||
| S | A | V | E | P | A | R | K | N | T | H | O | T | R | O | D | S | ||||
| A | L | I | E | M | I | L | A | T | H | E | I | F | S | N | O | T | ||||
| N | B | C | O | A | S | I | S | P | A | U | L | A | A | L | A | |||||
| T | A | U | T | O | U | U | N | I | C | O | R | N | L | I | Q | U | O | R | ||
| A | N | N | A | L | S | R | U | D | O | L | P | H | L | O | T | T | O | S | ||
| Y | A | R | D | S | E | X | E | S | C | R | O | P |
The complete set:
| Date | Author | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Wed Nov 12, 2025 | Brad Wiegmann and Nicole Wiegmann | |
| Wed Oct 9, 2024 | Jeffrey Lease | |
| Thu Apr 18, 2019 | Alex Eaton-Salners | |
| Sun Dec 24, 2017 | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen | NY Times, Sun, Dec 24, 2017 MAKING A FAST BUCK |
| Sun Dec 22, 2013 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | NY Times, Sun, Dec 22, 2013 GOOD ONE! |
| Sun Jun 9, 2013 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | NY Times, Sun, Jun 09, 2013 FAST ONE |
| Sun Dec 25, 2011 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | NY Times, Sun, Dec 25, 2011 AIN'T HE SWEET? |
| Sun Oct 31, 2010 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | NY Times, Sun, Oct 31, 2010 FANGS FOR THE MEMORY |
| Sun Nov 15, 2009 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | NY Times, Sun, Nov 15, 2009 MAN OF MANY WORDS |
| Wed Apr 22, 2009 | Daniel A. Finan | |
| Wed Oct 1, 2008 | Barry Boone | |
| Sun May 25, 2008 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | NY Times, Sun, May 25, 2008 SPY GLASS |
| Sun Dec 14, 2003 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | NY Times, Sun, Dec 14, 2003 BRANCHING OUT |
27 other connect-the-dots puzzles
These grids connect the dots in some other way:
The 4 most recent grids:
| H | I | L | T | I | T | L | L | D | O | B | Y | T | E | C | N | N | ||||
| O | M | O | O | P | A | T | O | O | T | O | O | H | S | L | O | O | T | |||
| M | O | V | E | Y | O | U | R | A | S | H | W | H | A | T | A | M | E | S | H | |
| E | V | E | R | E | S | T | F | E | E | D | L | O | T | T | A | R | E | |||
| L | E | A | R | N | P | E | D | R | O | S | M | O | O | C | H | |||||
| O | R | B | A | G | E | D | T | I | N | M | A | N | I | A | M | |||||
| S | I | L | E | N | C | E | R | L | I | N | T | I | E | R | A | V | I | D | ||
| S | T | E | N | C | I | L | B | E | D | E | C | K | T | O | N | E | R | S | ||
| G | O | D | S | H | A | V | E | T | H | E | K | I | N | G | ||||||
| A | C | K | A | R | E | A | A | N | T | L | I | K | E | |||||||
| S | H | I | N | E | D | S | H | I | E | L | D | D | E | L | I | V | E | R | E | D |
| P | E | R | I | D | O | T | M | O | E | T | E | A | U | |||||||
| C | O | U | L | D | I | H | A | V | E | A | S | H | I | P | ||||||
| A | P | L | O | M | B | R | O | O | T | E | D | C | A | R | A | F | E | S | ||
| P | E | E | L | L | E | A | N | D | E | R | C | A | S | A | N | O | V | A | ||
| E | R | G | T | E | A | B | A | G | S | E | T | S | R | I | D | |||||
| M | A | C | R | O | S | E | R | A | T | O | E | M | A | L | L | |||||
| E | R | L | E | Y | O | U | S | U | R | E | S | C | R | A | G | G | Y | |||
| J | A | M | E | S | B | O | N | D | S | E | A | N | C | O | N | N | E | R | Y | |
| I | T | O | O | A | U | T | O | E | N | D | E | A | R | E | R | I | E | |||
| M | E | R | E | T | O | N | S | A | Y | S | M | E | S | S | N | S |
| A | L | S | C | O | E | D | R | A | S | P | ||||
| P | I | T | T | S | U | C | K | A | E | M | I | R | ||
| A | G | R | A | E | T | H | E | R | V | I | B | E | ||
| C | H | U | M | M | O | R | O | N | S | L | E | S | ||
| H | T | T | P | S | P | I | U | A | W | A | R | E | ||
| E | S | S | A | Y | T | E | S | T | G | E | T | I | N | |
| M | O | N | T | O | U | T | E | A | T | |||||
| G | E | T | U | P | S | M | A | R | A | |||||
| A | V | A | S | T | C | A | T | A | R | A | C | T | S | |
| R | A | N | D | O | A | S | S | O | L | L | I | E | ||
| L | C | D | M | A | N | T | I | S | T | E | N | D | ||
| A | U | E | R | S | A | R | G | E | H | A | S | A | ||
| N | E | M | O | I | R | E | N | E | O | V | E | N | ||
| D | E | S | I | A | Y | E | S | E | L | S |
| M | A | G | S | W | I | F | E | W | I | E | ||||
| T | O | R | R | E | A | T | R | L | D | S | E | N | D | |
| G | L | E | A | N | P | R | O | M | O | T | I | N | G | |
| I | T | S | N | O | T | O | K | N | O | R | S | E | ||
| F | O | O | T | R | N | S | E | N | T | R | D | |||
| O | A | T | L | O | R | E | N | Z | O | |||||
| Q | U | I | D | S | H | I | R | R | E | I | N | |||
| I | B | N | T | U | E | S | D | A | Y | S | T | Y | ||
| N | E | T | I | N | A | N | E | F | S | I | X | |||
| G | R | E | N | D | E | L | A | G | O | |||||
| R | E | E | S | E | S | B | A | R | G | E | S | |||
| J | U | S | T | W | L | E | A | S | T | R | S | T | ||
| O | P | E | R | A | G | O | E | R | C | R | E | T | E | |
| D | O | C | K | Y | A | R | D | S | A | T | E | A | M | |
| I | N | T | B | E | S | T | P | H | D | S |
| A | S | P | S | A | T | O | A | S | E | S | T | O | M | R | D | A | ||||
| * | P | A | D | P | R | O | A | L | E | V | E | A | N | T | W | E | R | P | ||
| L | I | B | R | A | R | Y | K | E | V | I | N | * | N | F | A | V | O | R | ||
| E | L | L | I | C | E | Y | * | E | L | D | E | U | G | E | N | E | ||||
| S | T | O | N | E | A | G | E | A | N | D | F | R | * | J | O | L | E | S | ||
| K | * | R | I | N | N | O | E | L | A | T | I | N | ||||||||
| N | O | R | I | S | A | N | D | * | E | G | A | N | O | A | T | S | ||||
| B | R | O | N | T | E | T | I | R | E | D | L | Y | I | F | F | * | E | R | ||
| C | A | T | G | U | T | I | C | A | N | S | E | E | D | A | H | L | * | A | ||
| G | R | E | E | C | E | A | D | S | I | T | E | |||||||||
| M | A | J | O | R | * | S | R | A | M | E | N | P | O | L | A | R | * | S | ||
| A | L | O | U | E | T | T | E | S | I | R | N | A | T | I | V | E | T | O | ||
| C | O | U | R | T | * | S | S | A | R | A | E | P | E | R | I | L | ||||
| A | U | L | D | G | N | A | T | L | A | N | E | N | A | N | O | |||||
| O | D | E | C | U | O | M | O | S | A | T | T | I | L | A | N | A | S | |||
| B | A | S | E | I | L | A | N | A | * | M | D | B | ||||||||
| O | D | I | U | M | * | N | C | O | G | N | I | T | O | J | O | Y | C | E | ||
| P | R | O | S | E | C | C | O | W | E | E | O | N | E | U | P | P | E | D | ||
| R | A | W | D | O | U | B | L | E | D | * | P | P | E | R | S | R | E | I | ||
| A | K | A | U | P | S | E | T | S | E | S | P | R | I | T | E | L | F | |||
| H | E | N | E | Y | E | L | E | T | S | U | S | A | N | S | S | O | Y |
The complete set:
| Date | Author | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Aug 31, 2025 | Danny J. Rooney | A Man of Character |
| Wed Dec 25, 2024 | Jacob McDermott | |
| Tue Feb 22, 2022 | Jacob McDermott | |
| Sun Jul 25, 2021 | Chandi Deitmer | NY Times, Sun, Jul 25, 2021 STAR SEARCH |
| Mon Mar 8, 2021 | Eric Bornstein | |
| Sun Aug 9, 2020 | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | NY Times, Sun, Aug 09, 2020 CRAFT SHOW |
| Wed Jan 22, 2020 | Alex Eaton-Salners | |
| Thu Nov 7, 2019 | Joe DiPietro | |
| Wed Oct 3, 2018 | Jennifer Nutt | |
| Sun Sep 23, 2018 | Andrew Zhou | NY Times, Sun, Sep 23, 2018 THE ART OF PUZZLE-MAKING |
| Thu Sep 20, 2018 | Sam Ezersky | |
| Sun Jun 24, 2018 | Timothy Polin | NY Times, Sun, Jun 24, 2018 CREATURE FEATURE |
| Mon Jul 31, 2017 | David Steinberg | |
| Sun Apr 23, 2017 | Olivia Mitra Framke | NY Times, Sun, Apr 23, 2017 A CENTURY OF SONG |
| Sun Apr 3, 2016 | Natan Last | NY Times, Sun, Apr 03, 2016 JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS |
| Thu Jan 28, 2016 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | |
| Thu May 1, 2014 | Brandon Hensley | |
| Tue May 29, 2012 | Daniel A. Finan | |
| Tue Apr 17, 2012 | Milo Beckman | |
| Sun Apr 15, 2012 | Kevin G. Der | NY Times, Sun, Apr 15, 2012 GRID IRON |
| Wed Mar 9, 2011 | Peter A. Collins | |
| Sun Apr 25, 2010 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | NY Times, Sun, Apr 25, 2010 MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT |
| Wed Mar 24, 2010 | Peter A. Collins | |
| Sun Nov 23, 2008 | David J. Kahn | NY Times, Sun, Nov 23, 2008 PICTURE THIS |
| Thu Sep 11, 2008 | Caleb Madison | |
| Sun Dec 30, 2007 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | NY Times, Sun, Dec 30, 2007 WINTER FIGURE |
| Sun Dec 31, 2000 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | NY Times, Sun, Dec 31, 2000 MAKING A FACE |