David L. Hoyt

David L. Hoyt is an American puzzle and game inventor and author. He is the most syndicated puzzle maker in America.

David Lawrence Hoyt was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, in 1965. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Claire, and their two cats, and new dog.

Hoyt is the inventor of numerous well-known puzzles, games and brain teasers including USA Today Word Roundup, USA Today Up & Down Words, Jumble Crosswords, TV Jumble and more. He is the current co-author of Jumble, the most syndicated daily word game in the world.

His print puzzles and games are syndicated by Tribune Media Services and Universal Uclick and are carried in more than 700 newspapers, including USA Today, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Hoyt’s online games are featured on sites such as Shockwave.com, Yahoo.com, MSN.com and Games.com. Hoyt also develops puzzles and games across a number of other platforms including mobile, casino games, instant scratch-off games, books and calendars.

Hoyt moved to Chicago in 1990 to work as an option and futures trader on the floor of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. While working there, he began developing various toys, games and puzzles in his spare time. In 1993, he sold his first game, Crossword the Game, to Parker Brothers. Shortly after, in 1994, he started developing games full-time. Two years later, he partnered with Tribune Media Services (TMS), the owners of Jumble, to develop new versions of Jumble including Jumble Crosswords, TV Jumble and Jumble BrainBusters. The daily and the Sunday Jumble puzzles appear in more than 600 newspapers internationally and across the United States.

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