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The words together form the same 25-letter [[palindrome]] whether read vertically or horizontally.<ref>Walter O. Moeller: The Mithraic Origin and Meanings of the ROTAS-SATOR Square (Leiden: Brill, 1973).</ref><ref>It is also believed to have possibly been written by [[Christianity|Christians]] as the word PATERNOSTER is contained within the letters.[http://www.plexoft.com/DTF/Sator.html Plexoft].</ref> The [[Latin language|Latin]] means: "Arepo the Sower holds the wheels, his works".
The words together form the same 25-letter [[palindrome]] whether read vertically or horizontally.<ref>Walter O. Moeller: The Mithraic Origin and Meanings of the ROTAS-SATOR Square (Leiden: Brill, 1973).</ref><ref>It is also believed to have possibly been written by [[Christianity|Christians]] as the word PATERNOSTER is contained within the letters.[http://www.plexoft.com/DTF/Sator.html Plexoft].</ref> The [[Latin language|Latin]] means: "Arepo the Sower holds the wheels, his works".


Anagrams were popular in the Roman times and the [[Middle Ages]] and are still popular today. Crosswords were invented in 1913<ref>[http://www.crosswordtools.com/cryptic-crosswords.php Crossword Tools]</ref> and Scrabble in 1931 (or '38 - the precise date varies depending on the source).<ref>[http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/scrabble.htm Scrabble history]</ref>. Many other word games have become popular more recently, such as Boggle and Scrabble Slam - and of course, nowadays these all have online counterparts.
Anagrams were popular in Roman times and the [[Middle Ages]] and are still popular today. Crosswords were invented in 1913<ref>[http://www.crosswordtools.com/cryptic-crosswords.php Crossword Tools]</ref> and Scrabble in the 1930s ('31 or '38 - the precise date varies depending on the source).<ref>[http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/scrabble.htm Scrabble history]</ref>. Many other word games have become popular more recently, such as Boggle and Scrabble Slam - and of course, nowadays these all have online counterparts.


==Examples==
==Examples==

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A word game is a game that uses words, letters, sentences or other parts of a language. They are often board games, but are not necessarily; for example, Scrabble Slam does not use a board. Wordplay is often classified with word games.

History

One of the first known instances of wordplay is the so-called Sator Square. This was found in an inscription in Herculaneum. It contains five words, each of five letters:

S A T O R
A R E P O
T E N E T
O P E R A
R O T A S

The words together form the same 25-letter palindrome whether read vertically or horizontally.[1][2] The Latin means: "Arepo the Sower holds the wheels, his works".

Anagrams were popular in Roman times and the Middle Ages and are still popular today. Crosswords were invented in 1913[3] and Scrabble in the 1930s ('31 or '38 - the precise date varies depending on the source).[4]. Many other word games have become popular more recently, such as Boggle and Scrabble Slam - and of course, nowadays these all have online counterparts.

Examples

  • Crosswords
  • Boggle
  • Scrabble
  • Anagrams
  • Palindromes

References

  1. ↑ Walter O. Moeller: The Mithraic Origin and Meanings of the ROTAS-SATOR Square (Leiden: Brill, 1973).
  2. ↑ It is also believed to have possibly been written by Christians as the word PATERNOSTER is contained within the letters.Plexoft.
  3. ↑ Crossword Tools
  4. ↑ Scrabble history
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