A puzzle requiring the discovery of a set of words of equal length written one under another to read the same down as across, e.g. too old ode.
四方连词（一种由相同长度单词上下排成，横直均可读出相同词的拼字游戏，如too old ode）
Example sentencesExamples
Like the immensely popular numbers puzzle, Su Doku, which The Times introduced to Britain, the acrostic word square is based on a grid.
In other word-wrangling news, the Times of London has published an article on progress towards constructing a special kind of crossword called a word square, in which entries read the same across as down.
The scholar Malcolm Stewart offers a more informed analysis of the origins and usage of the word square.
Definition of word square in US English:
word square
noun
A puzzle requiring the discovery of a set of words of equal length written one under another to read the same down as across, e.g. too old ode.
四方连词（一种由相同长度单词上下排成，横直均可读出相同词的拼字游戏，如too old ode）
Example sentencesExamples
The scholar Malcolm Stewart offers a more informed analysis of the origins and usage of the word square.
In other word-wrangling news, the Times of London has published an article on progress towards constructing a special kind of crossword called a word square, in which entries read the same across as down.
Like the immensely popular numbers puzzle, Su Doku, which The Times introduced to Britain, the acrostic word square is based on a grid.