TETRIS

Etymology

Proper noun

Tetris

A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.

(figuratively) An endeavor involving rearranging things of different shape into a physical space.

Noun

Tetris (plural Tetrises)

(video games, by extension) The act of clearing four lines at once (the maximum possible) in Tetris.

Anagrams

• Sitter, Strite, sitter, streit, tirest, titers, titres, tretis, triest, triset, triste

Source: Wiktionary



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