Boggle BrainBusters: Find the African Countries

Exercise your mind by searching for words hidden in the Boggle cube. The more letters the better – plus bonus words to up the ante. Find as many words as you can by linking letters up, down, side-to-side, and diagonally. You may only use each letter box once within a single word. Pay special attention to the Boggle BrainBusters Bonus words! Play with a friend and compare word finds, crossing out common words. Up this week, Boggle find the African countries challenge.

Tip: Play on your tablet or computer

To play the game on your tablet or computer, download the puzzle image above, then use any basic photo editing software (such as Preview, available on Apple products) to mark up the puzzle, as in the example below:

African countries in the puzzle, below

Boggle brain-building puzzle answers

CHAD

TOGO

GHANA

BENIN

KENYA

ANGOLA

ZAMBIA

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