Word Square

Japanese: word square(英語表記)wordsquare
Word Square

…It was first published in the Sunday edition of the New York World on December 21, 1913, and was invented by Arthur Wynne. This game can be considered a derivative of the ancient word square, a game in which words are arranged so that they read the same whether they are read vertically or horizontally. ROME OPAL (ELLA breaks the Roman cat's eye stone) is one example. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "word square" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1913年12月21日付の《ニューヨーク・ワールド》紙日曜版に載ったのが最初で,考案者はアーサー・ウィンArthur Wynne。この遊びは古くからある〈ワード・スクエアword square〉(四角連語)から派生したものと考えることができる。これは縦,横どちらに読んでも同じになるように単語を並べる遊びで, ROME OPAL  ローマのねこ目石をエラが MAUL  壊す ELLAはその一例である。…

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