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What are the word records for word squares?

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What are the word records for word squares?
(Spelling / Relations to Other Words / )

  a.  simple [11-36,12-90,154,216,13-30,86,212,23-40,152,195]
  b.  double [13-4,195,14-13,25,121,153,15-70,23-216]
  c.  compound [14-74,152,16-110,214,17-30]
  d.  reversible [14-210,213,15-16]
  e.  diagonal [14-213,15-233,16-26]
  f.  spiral [15-233,16-26,93]
  g.  triangular tiles [16-32]
  h.  hexagonal tiles [13-124,151]
  i.  rug words [13-182,213]
  j.  cubes [11-156,12-76]
  k.  state abbreviations [23-53]
  l.  latin [23-226]

[ Editor: question framed by the editor from the headings of the Taxonomy of Wordplay. ]
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[ Editor: from the Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com, retrieved 28 Oct 2026. Classes (common, uncommon, hyphenated words, phrases), scores, ties (-t) and the source codes in brackets are explained in language/english/word.records.introduction. ]

Sources: [16-231]

a.  simple [11-36,12-90,154,216,13-30,86,212,23-40,152,195]
b.  double [13-4,195,14-13,25,121,153,15-70,23-216]
c.  compound [14-74,152,16-110,214,17-30]
d.  reversible [14-210,213,15-16]
e.  diagonal [14-213,15-233,16-26]
f.  spiral [15-233,16-26,93]
g.  triangular tiles [16-32]
h.  hexagonal tiles [13-124,151]
i.  rug words [13-182,213]
j.  cubes [11-156,12-76]
k.  state abbreviations [23-53]
l.  latin [23-226]

-- Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com