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word square
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word square, acrosticnoun
a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across
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word square
A word square is a special type of acrostic, a square arrangement of words, that reads the same horizontally and vertically. Typically involving a square grid of letters, it is filled with words, making sure that the same words can be read both left-to-right (or right-to-left) and top-to-bottom (or bottom-to-top). Commonly, the order of letters is symmetric around its main diagonal.
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Word square
A word square is a special type of acrostic. It consists of a set of words written out in a square grid, such that the same words can be read both horizontally and vertically. The number of words, which is equal to the number of letters in each word, is known as the "order" of the square. For example, this is an order 5 square: A popular puzzle dating well into ancient times, the word square is sometimes compared to the magic square, though apart from the fact that both use square grids there is no real connection between the two.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of word square in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of word square in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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