A word square is an acrostic in which the same words can be read horizontally and vertically.
Here is a simple example:
no
on
Here is a word square I found:
real
ease
asks
less
Here is an ascending sequence of word squares that I found inside the word “anomalies.”
a . . . no . . . mal . . . lies
on age inde
lee edit
sets
And here’s a word diamond I found,
o
o o
p o p
o r r o
d i o i d
e l l e
e e e
d d
s
An “oopod” is “any of the pieces composing the ovipositor or sting of an insect” according to Webster’s.
An “oorie” is Scottish for “depressing.”
A “prole” is a “proletarian.”
Then “oiled” and “deeds” complete the diamond.
[insert Toward Two Words book cover]
* Orlando Bartro is the author of Toward Two Words, a comical & surreal novel about a man who finds yet another woman he never knew, usually available at Amazon for $4.91.
