Puzzles were at first developed to educate kids on geography. A map maker cut out the parts of Europe for kids to join them. These jigsaw puzzles tuned out to be very effective in teaching kids geography and since then many other benefits of puzzles have been found out.

Puzzles can enrich the brain in numerous ways. Some of the biggest claims of benefits of puzzles have been their ability to ward off Alzheimer's diseases. Puzzles have been looked into by scientists to unravel all the benefits that these have on the human brain.

Puzzles help in development of cognitive skills of a person. This is especially true in the case of children who show improvements in cognitive skills. Reasoning and problem solving skills get a huge boost from puzzle solving. Areas such as analysis, deduction, sequence and reasoning are known to improve by the use of puzzles. There are many other developments in the brain that overlap numerous areas and will certainly be beneficial in the future.

Crosswords, anagrams and rebus puzzles help in developing the vocabulary of a person. Puzzles also stimulate logistical and problem solving ability. Many schools have nowadays begun including puzzles as learning aids in order to develop all the above mentioned brain skills.

School text books come with puzzles such as anagrams and crosswords to help children develop literary skills. Apart from developing mental skills, puzzles also impart valuable life skills such as persistence, patience, vibrant imagination and self-worth. Doctors and psychologists advice people of all ages to spend some time each day in solving puzzles.