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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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The company has also been working on robotics for years, at one point training a humanlike robotic hand to solve the Rubik’s Cube.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

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

Hnath works out the puzzle of Nora’s dilemma as though it were a dramatic Rubik’s Cube.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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

An Etch A Sketch, a block puzzle, a Rubik’s Cube, a small sand-raking garden, putty, and so much more.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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