Magic Word Square
A magic word square is a square array of letters arranged
in such a manner that a valid word is found in all columns and rows of the
square. Below are examples of magic word squares.
R |
I |
N |
G |
I |
D |
E |
A |
N |
E |
A |
P |
G |
A |
P |
S |
S |
P |
U |
R |
P |
A |
P |
A |
U |
P |
O |
N |
R |
A |
N |
K |
Notice that in the above examples, the squares are
symmetric. The squares read the same whether it is read vertically or
horizontally.
Some magic word squares are not symmetric. Below is
an example which does not possess symmetry.
K |
I |
N |
G |
I |
D |
E |
A |
S |
L |
A |
T |
S |
E |
R |
E |
Magic word squares is not limited to a 4x4 squares, it may
be any squares, such as a 5x5 square or a 6x6 square. However, with
increasing width of the square, the puzzle becomes harder to solve.
Try some of our magic word squares:
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