"word snake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: word snakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} word snake (plural word snakes)
  1. (games) A type of puzzle where words need to be located in a long chain of unspaced letters, usually in a wavy line. Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-word_snake-en-noun-0HqfBLRj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: games

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for word snake meaning in English (1.1kB)

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