- Year: 1997
- Platform: Windows
- Publisher: Brøderbund Software, Inc.
- Developer: Brøderbund Software, Inc.
- Theme: Detective / Mystery
In 1997, Brøderbund Software, Inc. publishes Carmen Sandiego: Word Detective on Windows. Also published on Windows 3.x and Mac, this educational and puzzle game is abandonware and is set in a detective / mystery, reading / writing and spy / espionage themes.