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masyu

masyu noun: a logic puzzle in which the player must link circles on a rectangular grid so as to form a continuous loop that passes once through every circle.

Noun

masyu (uncountable)

  1. (puzzles) A logic puzzle in which the player must link circles on a rectangular grid so as to form a continuous loop that passes once through every circle.

Origin of masyu

Japanese, from a misreading of 真珠 (shinju, “pearl”) (the game was originally called 真珠の首飾り (shinju no kubikazari, “Pearl Necklace”)).

Questions about masyu

What does masyu mean?
Masyu means a logic puzzle in which the player must link circles on a rectangular grid so as to form a continuous loop that passes once through every circle.
What part of speech is masyu?
Masyu is a noun.

Words near masyu in the dictionary

  1. Masurians
  2. masurium
  3. masutomilite
  4. masuyite
  5. Masvingo
  6. masyu
  7. mat
  8. mat amaranth
  9. mat amaranths
  10. mat bean
  11. mat beans

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