That's where the puzzle element could come in: Some categories might be defined by their use of wordplay - palindromes, homophones, adding or dropping letters and words - rather than the literal meanings of the words on the cards.
Read MoreThe Fifteen Puzzle, as New York Times crossword editor and puzzle guru Will Shortz has observed, was the first in the modern era to inspire crazes: the precursor to the crossword, the Rubik's Cube, and, most recently, Wordle.
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