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noun

Meaning 1

A word game consisting of a grid of letters, the aim of which is to find an array of given words hidden within the grid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: games

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sopa de lletres — a word game
  • Chinese Mandarin: 找詞遊戲 /找词游戏 (zhǎocí yóuxì) — a word game
  • Czech: osmisměrka — a word game
  • Dutch: woordzoeker — a word game
  • Finnish: sanalaatikko — a word game
  • French: mot caché — a word game
  • German: Wörtersuchspiel — a word game
  • Italian: parole intrecciate — a word game
  • Norman: mots muchis — a word game
  • Polish: wykreślanka — a word game
  • Portuguese: caça-palavras — a word game
  • Portuguese: sopa de letras — a word game
  • Russian: филво́рд (filvórd) — a word game
  • Spanish: sopa de letras — a word game
  • Spanish: buscapalabras — a word game
  • Swedish: sökord — a word game
  • Welsh: chwilair — a word game