nonogram

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nonogram

/ˈnɒnəɡɹæm/ UK
/ˈnɑːnəɡɹæm/ US

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Coined by James Dalgety in 1990, from the puzzle inventor's name (Non Ishida) and diagram.

noun nonograms

A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.
Similar: griddler, hanjie, picross

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noun puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled

Español	nonograma
Français	picross, nonogram
Deutsch	Nonogramm

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@misc{nonogram_2026,
  title = {nonogram},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nonogram},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}