center square
Grid's heart position
The center square is the middle position in a three-by-three grid, as in tic-tac-toe or the game show Hollywood Squares.
In tic-tac-toe strategy, controlling the center square offers the most winning opportunities.
The term sometimes refers figuratively to someone who occupies a prominent or pivotal position: She was the center square of our friend group.
- tic-tac-toeThree-in-a-row grid game
- game boardFlat surface for play
- strategic advantageBeneficial position in competition
- pivotPoint of rotation
- hubCentral connection point
starting position · middle · game show · circle · core · keystone · focus · magnet · monument · linchpin · cityscape · public art · X marks the spot · landmark · open space · green space · benchmark · urban design
- game board spacesstart, finish, go, jail, free parking
- squarescheckbox, pixel, tile, tiles, floor tile
- crossword gridletter boxes, intersections, grid pattern, rows, columns
center squarecorner
Meeting point of edges
corner position · edge · periphery · boundary · outer edge
center, square, centers, centered, centering, central, centrally, centralize, centralization