Puzzle & Pay Lab

Printable logic puzzles for ages 9+

Pick a puzzle. Print it. Solve it. Check the key.

Puzzle & Pay Lab gives families and classrooms original logic puzzles with checked answer keys, plus a few fictional money-choice activities. Every puzzle prints on one page. Every clue has a job.

TODAY'S WORKBENCH
must match×cannot match

Choose your next puzzle

Sort by age, time, or difficulty. Print the page. Start solving.

starter15 min

The School Garden Plot Plan

Four classes each planted one vegetable in one raised bed. The beds are numbered 1 through 4 from the gate. Match each class to its vegetable, bed number, and watering day.

Ages 9–11Open & print
steady20 min

The Library Cart Shift

Four student volunteers each shelved one genre on one cart during one afternoon shift. Match each volunteer to the genre, cart letter, and shift time.

Ages 12–14Open & print
sharp25 min

The After-School Game Club

Four club members each brought one game, sat at one table, and chose one snack. Match each member to the game, table number, and snack.

Ages 12–14Open & print
01

Print first, read later

Each puzzle is laid out for a single page. Clues sit below the grid so solvers can write in the margins. The answer key is on the next page for the adult or checker.

02

Clues you can test

Every clue is written so a solver can mark it true or false against the grid. No clue depends on outside knowledge or a real person, place, or product.

03

Money choices without money

The money activities use fictional US-dollar classroom examples. Learners earn, pay, count, and reflect. Nothing is bought. Nothing is sold.

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assignments tested per puzzle

1

passing solution required

3 / 3

answer keys matched

See the test method →

How to solve a Puzzle & Pay logic puzzle

  1. 1

    Read the categories and the four values in each category.

  2. 2

    Scan the clues once. Mark any clue that names a category value directly.

  3. 3

    Use the grid. Put an X where a pairing cannot be true. Put a dot where it must be true. When one value is placed, remove that value from the other rows and columns in the same category.

  4. 4

    Check the answer key only after every clue has been marked true at least once.

Before you print

Are the puzzles free to print?

Yes. The site is non-commercial. There are no logins, forms, payments, or personal data collection.

What age are the puzzles for?

Most puzzles are written for ages 9 and up. Each puzzle page shows an age band, an estimated solve time, and a difficulty label.

Can a teacher use these in class?

Yes. Print one page per learner. The answer key page can be kept at the front desk for checking.

How are the money activities different from the logic puzzles?

The money activities are short fictional scenarios about earning and spending classroom dollars. They practice counting and choice-making. They are not financial advice.