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Definition: Rearrange the letters to form a valid word or phrase. Conventional example: Collect a name from the jumbled letters. <a id=\"variant-anagram\"></a>\n- Intersection of words by definitions. Definition: Fill in the words so that the answers agree in common cells. Conditional example: Solve a crossword puzzle. Terms: crossword; scanword. <a id=\"variant-crossword\"></a>\n- Search for words in the field. Definition: Find given or displayed words in a grid of characters. Conditional example: Find the names of tools along the diagonals. Terms: word search; filword. <a id=\"variant-word-search\"></a>\n- A chain of adjacent letters. Definition: Collect words along a valid path through letter positions. Conditional example: Compose a word without using a cell twice. Terms: Boggle. <a id=\"variant-word-chain\"></a>\n- Step-by-step transformation of a word. Definition: Change a word through valid intermediate words using a fixed operation. 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Terms: Wordle. <a id=\"variant-word-feedback\"></a>\n- Converting parts of a word. Definition: Add, remove or replace meaningful parts according to condition. Conditional example: Get a chain of words by changing the prefix. <a id=\"variant-word-morphology\"></a>"},{"id":"context","title":"Context and limits","body":"A wide catalog of mechanics for digital puzzles, paper logic problems and physical puzzles. 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