noun
bonanzagram; fill-in-the-blanks puzzle
A type of word puzzle where letters are filled into blanks to form words, similar to a crossword but with a specific pattern. The term is a direct loan from English and is used in puzzle contexts.
週刊誌にボナンザグラムが載っていた。
There was a bonanzagram in the weekly magazine.
ボナンザグラムを解くのが趣味です。
Solving bonanzagrams is my hobby.
クロスワードパズル is a standard crossword puzzle with intersecting words, while ボナンザグラム is a specific fill-in-the-blanks puzzle format.
Loanword from English 'bonanzagram', a blend of 'bonanza' and 'anagram' or 'diagram', referring to a puzzle type.