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crossword
- /ˈkɹɒswɜː(ɹ)d/
Where it comes from
From cross + word. Various word puzzles referred to as "crosswords" date back to the 1860s. The modern crossword puzzle was invented in 1913 by Arthur Wynne, who coined the name word-cross – crossword first appeared a few weeks later as a typographical error or deliberate transposition.
noun crosswords
- A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.
- The grid of such a puzzle. HOW TO ENTER::Fill in the crossword and send it to CROSSWORD No.54, DRUM, 176 Main Street, Johannesburg
- The words in an acrostic puzzle from which the letters are to be taken. DOUBLE ACROSTIC. My primals and finals are the same as the first crossword. Crosswords--(1) A castle in Spain. (2) The quantity contained in a ladle. (3) A convulsive sound which comes from the throat.[…]
- A crossword enigma poem. A CROSSWORD. My first is in army but not in fort. My second is in prisoner but not in court.[…]
Similar: crossword puzzle
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: crossword puzzle, grid, gate, grate, puzzle, cryptic, puzzles, crosswording, crosswordese, crisscross, cruciverbalism, cryptogram, cryptoquiz, cryptic crossword, crux, codeword
noun
Similar: crossword puzzle
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noun a grid
| Français | mot-croisé, grille de mots croisés |
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noun word puzzle
| Español | crucigrama, palabras cruzadas |
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| 한국어 | 십자말 sipjamal, 크로스워드 keuroseuwodeu |
| 日本語 | クロスワード kurosuwādo |
| 中文 | 填字遊戲 /填字游戏 tiánzì yóuxì, 縱橫字謎 /纵横字谜 zònghéng zìmí |
| हिन्दी | क्रॉसवर्ड krŏsvarḍ, वर्ग-पहेली varg-pahelī, शब्द-पहेली śabd-pahelī, वर्ग पहेली varg pahelī |
| Português | palavras cruzadas |
| Français | mots croisés, grille de mots croisés |
| Deutsch | Kreuzworträtsel |
| Italiano | cruciverba, parole crociate |
| Ελληνικά | σταυρόλεξο stavrólexo |
| Română | cuvinte încrucișate |
| Русский | кроссво́рд krossvórd |
| Tiếng Việt | trò chơi ô chữ |
| العربية | كَلِمَات مُتَقَاطِعَة kalimāt mutaqāṭiʕa |
| עברית | תַּשְׁבֵּץ tashbéts, תַּשְׁחֵץ tashkhéts |
Talk about this word "crossword." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crossword. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. crossword. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crossword "crossword." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crossword.Cite this
@misc{crossword_2026,
title = {crossword},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crossword},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
