Rubik's Cube

American  

[roo-biks] / ˈru bɪks /

noun

Trademark.

1. a puzzle consisting of a cube with colored faces made of 26 smaller colored blocks attached to a spindle in the center, the object being to rotate the blocks until each face of the cube is a single color.

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Example Sentences

Last year British retailer Hamleys ranked the Tamagotchi in its list of the top 100 toys of all time, alongside the likes of Lego and the Rubik's Cube.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

Though striking, clearly intricate and demanding to build, it’s about as sculpturally exciting as a Rubik’s Cube.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

"He's extremely thin," Yaron Or told reporters, adding that his son had had "no books, no human contact - nothing", but was given a Rubik's Cube at one point.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

For example, they figured out the speed at which people can solve a Rubik’s Cube, memorize numbers, play Tetris and remember random orders in a deck of cards.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2024

For their sixteenth birthday, Sasha asked for an accordion, a manual typewriter, a Soviet flag, and a new Rubik’s Cube.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater