Rubik's
Colorful cube puzzle's
Rubik's is a trademark for a brand of three-dimensional puzzles, most famously the Rubik's Cube—a cube with colored squares that can be rotated to scramble and then restore uniform colors on each face.
Named for its inventor, Hungarian architect Ernő Rubik.
The puzzle became a worldwide craze in the 1980s and remains iconic: I've never been able to solve a Rubik's Cube.
Six-squared-faced solid
- speedcubingRapid mechanical puzzle solving
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- solveFind the answer
- twistRotating motion or surprise
scramble · notation · permutation · combination · layer · corner · edge · center
Fast puzzle-solving competitor
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- DNFFailed to complete
personal best · world record · averaging · competition · heat · judge · scrambler · delegate
Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- toyObject for amusement
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- retroEvoking recent past
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
merchandise · logo · branding · Hungarian · invention · patent · anniversary · museum
Central essential portion
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- magnetObject producing attractive field
- tensioningIncreasing tightness by pulling
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
corner cutting · lockup · pop · GAN · magnetic · adjustment · smooth · catching
cube
Six-squared-faced solid
- speedcubingRapid mechanical puzzle solving
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- solveFind the answer
twist · scramble · notation · permutation · combination · layer · corner · edge · center · rotation
speedcuber
Fast puzzle-solving competitor
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
DNF · personal best · world record · averaging · competition · heat · judge · scrambler · delegate · podium
1980s
Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
nostalgia · merchandise · logo · branding · Hungarian · invention · patent · anniversary · museum · documentary
core
Central essential portion
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- magnetObject producing attractive field
- tensioningIncreasing tightness by pulling
lubrication · corner cutting · lockup · pop · GAN · magnetic · adjustment · smooth · catching · overshooting
4x4
All-wheel-drive truck
Rubik'sjigsaw
Puzzle or curve-cutting tool
sliding puzzle · fifteen puzzle · tangram · puzzle box · interlocking puzzle
- Rubik's CubeRotating color-matching puzzle
- Rubik cubesRotating block puzzles