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word squares

word squares is the plural of word square.

Meaning of word square

Noun

word square (plural word squares)

  1. A type of acrostic, consisting of a set of words written out in a square grid, such that the same words can be read both horizontally and vertically.

Questions about word squares

What is word squares the plural of?
Word squares is the plural of word square.

Words near word squares in the dictionary

  1. word sound
  2. word sounds
  3. word space
  4. word spaces
  5. word square
  6. word squares
  7. word time
  8. word to conjure with
  9. word to the wise
  10. word up
  11. word vector

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