Structure for uniting shapes and images with words

A transformable puzzle having an assembled image state and a disassembled word state comprising:

• a plurality of letter pieces each representing a letter of at least one identifying word and having an outline of said letter,
• wherein at least one of said letter pieces has means, disposed outside the outline of its respective letter, for allowing said plurality of letter pieces to have dimensions that are within predetermined thresholds,
• wherein said letter pieces are shaped such that in said assembled image state the letter pieces substantially fill an image area, and
• wherein said at least one of said letter pieces having said allowing means has an outer perimeter which includes both a portion of said outline and an edge of said allowing means.

A transformable puzzle having an assembled image state and a disassembled word state comprising:

• a plurality of letter pieces each representing a letter of at least one identifying word and having an outline of said letter,
• wherein at least one of said letter pieces has means, disposed outside the outline of its respective letter, for allowing said plurality of letter pieces to have dimensions that are within predetermined thresholds,
• wherein said letter pieces are shaped such that in said assembled image state the letter pieces substantially fill an image area having a boundary, and
• wherein at least one of said letter outlines abuts at least one of:
• said boundary of said image area, a letter outline of another letter piece, and an allowing means of another letter piece.