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slitherlink

slitherlink noun: a grid-based puzzle which involves connecting dots so they form one big loop.

slitherlink: a grid-based puzzle which involves connecting dots so they form one big loop
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Noun

slitherlink (uncountable)

  1. A grid-based puzzle which involves connecting dots so they form one big loop.

Forms of slitherlink

alternative formslither link

Origin of slitherlink

From slither + link.

Questions about slitherlink

What does slitherlink mean?
Slitherlink means a grid-based puzzle which involves connecting dots so they form one big loop.
What part of speech is slitherlink?
Slitherlink is a noun.

Words near slitherlink in the dictionary

  1. slitherers
  2. slitherier
  3. slitheriest
  4. slithering
  5. slitherings
  6. slitherlink
  7. slithers
  8. slithersome
  9. slithery
  10. slithier
  11. slithiest

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