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Futoshiki

Futoshiki proper noun: a Japanese logic puzzle in which a grid must be filled with a set of numbers while obeying inequality constraints.

Proper noun

Futoshiki

  1. A Japanese logic puzzle in which a grid must be filled with a set of numbers while obeying inequality constraints.

Forms of Futoshiki

alternative formfutoshiki

Origin of Futoshiki

Borrowed from Japanese 不等式 (futōshiki, “inequality”).

Questions about Futoshiki

What does Futoshiki mean?
Futoshiki means a Japanese logic puzzle in which a grid must be filled with a set of numbers while obeying inequality constraints.
What part of speech is Futoshiki?
Futoshiki is a proper noun.

Words near Futoshiki in the dictionary

  1. futilous
  2. futing
  3. futomaki
  4. futon
  5. futons
  6. Futoshiki
  7. Futral
  8. Futrals
  9. Futrell
  10. Futrells
  11. futret

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