speedcubing

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noun

The activity of solving a Rubik's Cube as quickly as possible.

“There's a speedcubing tournament this weekend.”

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Meanings

nounspeedcubing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe activity of solving a Rubik's Cube as quickly as possible.

    There's a speedcubing tournament this weekend.

    1 more example

    Zhizhi now balances training for speedcubing events alongside her kindergarten studies, spending two to three hours on weekdays and up to six hours at the weekend on the puzzle.

    2026 September 26, Yu-chen Li, Amy Hawkins, “Specialist coaches and hours of practice a day: the making of China’s six-year-old Rubik’s Cube prodigy”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of speedcube

Origin

speed + cubing

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Translations

Estonian kiirkuubimine
  • kiirkuubimineTranslations
Russian спидкубинг
  • спидкубинг (spidkubing)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

speedcubing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speedcubing

MLA

“speedcubing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speedcubing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speedcubing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speedcubing.

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