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y-wing

y-wing noun: a three-cell combination in a sudoku grid which allows the elimination of a candidate in a fourth cell.

Noun (1)

y-wing (plural y-wings)

  1. (sudoku) A three-cell combination in a sudoku grid which allows the elimination of a candidate in a fourth cell.

Noun (2) capitalized: Y-wing

Y-wing (plural Y-wings)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of y-wing.

Forms of y-wing

pluraly-wings
alternative formY-wing
pluralY-wings

Questions about y-wing

What does y-wing mean?
Y-wing means a three-cell combination in a sudoku grid which allows the elimination of a candidate in a fourth cell.
What part of speech is y-wing?
Y-wing is a noun.
What is the plural of y-wing?
The plural of y-wing is y-wings.

Words near y-wing in the dictionary

  1. Y-shaped coffin
  2. Y-shaped coffins
  3. Y-splitter
  4. Y-splitters
  5. y-system
  6. y-wing
  7. y-wings
  8. y-word
  9. y-words
  10. Y. O. B.
  11. Y. T.

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