word square
noun
a set of words such that when arranged one beneath another in the form of a square they read alike horizontally and vertically.
Origin of word square
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby word square
Example sentences from the Web for word square
From the letters composing each of the following four sentences make a word-square: 1.
British Dictionary definitions for word square
word square
noun
a puzzle in which the player must fill a square grid with words that read the same across as down