For Teachers' Day · October 15
Paper Honeycomb
6 printable puzzles that mix Hangman and Minesweeper, with words from Language Arts and Geography. Free, with an answer key, and it works in black and white.
PDF, 9 pages, 2.5 MB. Feel free to print and copy it for classroom use.
The PDF is in Portuguese, with Portuguese words. The puzzles page has honeycombs in English.
The rule
It fits in one sentence
Melbees blends Hangman and Minesweeper on a honeycomb. Every Pollen number is a clue: it tells you how many correct letters are neighbors of that hex. Use that logic to decide whether each letter is one to match or to discard. A mistake costs a petal.
- Hand out one sheet per student or per pair. It takes 10 to 20 minutes.
- Students mark ✓ or ✕ on each closed hex: ✓ to match (the letter is in the secret), ✕ to discard. At the end, they write down both secrets.
- To grade, use the answer key on the last pages: each wrong mark costs a petal.
- Then, talk about the words: the answer key gives the definition of each one.
In the PDF
The six puzzles
Each sheet is a real honeycomb from the game, with the game's own words. Every one has a single solution, checked by a program that solves the honeycomb using only the printed numbers: you can get there with logic.
- Puzzle 1School: Geography ●○○
- Puzzle 2School: Language Arts · Words ●○○
- Puzzle 3Geography: Capitals ●●○
- Puzzle 4School: Language Arts · Stories ●●○
- Puzzle 5Geography: Political Geography ●●●
- Puzzle 6Arts and Literature: Literary Forms ●●●
Melbees: The Secret of Bees
The game these puzzles come from: words and logic, for iPhone, Android and PC (Windows). In the app, most of Geography is free; School and Arts and Literature are part of Premium.
