xword puzzle

A form of crossword puzzle — A crossword.

Meanings

nounxword puzzle (plural xword puzzles)

plural xword puzzles

  1. alternativeinformalrareAlternative form of crossword puzzle.

    I had problems writing my name on credit card bills and also writing letters in the little boxes that come with xword puzzles.

    2008, Norman Ross, Pater Noster in Condoland: Volume 2, page 54
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APA

xword puzzle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xword%20puzzle

MLA

“xword puzzle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xword%20puzzle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xword puzzle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xword%20puzzle.

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