pentomino
Quintet of squares
A pentomino is a geometric shape formed by joining five identical squares edge to edge.
There are twelve distinct pentominoes, often named by letters they resemble: F, I, L, N, P, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.
Pentominoes appear in puzzles where the goal is to arrange all twelve pieces into a rectangle or other shape without overlap.
We spent the afternoon trying to solve the pentomino puzzle.
Falling-block puzzle game
- tangramChinese seven-piece shape puzzle
- brain-teaserChallenging mental puzzle
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- challengeTest of ability
spatial · arrangement · fitting · pieces · solitaire · logic · strategy · placement
External outline of something
- squareRhombus with right angles
- rectangleFour-sided, all right angles
- areaExtent of surface
- congruentIdentical in form
plane · two-dimensional · vertices · edges · rotation · reflection · symmetry · translation
Mathematics of discrete enumeration
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
- proofDemonstration of truth
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
permutation · computational · backtracking · constraint · optimization
Planned approach to goals
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
tetris
Falling-block puzzle game
- tangramChinese seven-piece shape puzzle
- brain-teaserChallenging mental puzzle
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
challenge · spatial · arrangement · fitting · pieces · solitaire · logic · strategy · placement · configuration
shape
External outline of something
congruent · plane · two-dimensional · vertices · edges · rotation · reflection · symmetry · translation · flip
combinatorics
Mathematics of discrete enumeration
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
- proofDemonstration of truth
counting · permutation · computational · backtracking · constraint · optimization
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- blockingImpeding forward progress
territory · competition · turn-based · recreational · tabletop
- tiling puzzlestangram, jigsaw, tessellation, tetromino, triomino
- tiling shapeshexagon, triangle, square, rhombus, parallelogram
- Polyominoestetromino, triomino
- geometric shapessphere, triangle, square, cone, rectangle
- number puzzlessudoku, number puzzle, number sequence, magic square, arithmetic puzzle
pentarchy, domino, pentagon, pentagram, pentathlon, pentagonal, pentahedron, pentathlete