Why this word is great
CRUCIVERBALISM — [Noun] The art and practice of constructing crossword puzzles. From Latin cruci- (stem of crux, "cross") + verbal (from verbum, "word") + -ism (denoting a practice or system). Unlike "crosswording" (which denotes solving) or "puzzlemaking" (which encompasses mazes and sudokus), cruciverbalism is a precise alchemy of constraint and creativity. It is the silent satisfaction of fitting "quixotic" into a seven-letter slot, the measured placement of black squares like chess moves, the moment when a solver’s brow unfurls in recognition—a fleeting communion between maker and seeker, built on the faith that every empty square will, in time, be filled.