different between crossword vs kakuro

English

Etymology

cross +? word

Pronunciation

• enPR: kros'-werd

Noun

crossword (plural crosswords)

2. (games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.

Synonyms

• crossword puzzle

Descendants

• ? French: mots croisés (calque)
• ? Greek: ?????????? (stavrólexo) (calque)
• ? Russian: ????????? (krossvord)

Translations

See also

• acrostic
• cryptic crossword
• game
• puzzle

English

Etymology

From Japanese ???? (kakkuro).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k???k?????/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k??k??o?/

Noun

kakuro (countable and uncountable, plural kakuros)

1. (games) A type of number puzzle, similar to a crossword but with numbers. Each "clue" is the sum of the digits to be placed in its group of squares, and no digit can be repeated within a group.

Translations

See also

• sudoku

French

Noun

kakuro m (plural kakuros)

1. (games) kakuro

See also

• sudoku
• mot caché
• mots croisés

Further reading

• “kakuro” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).