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Using code for recreational word play is very fun. Having fun with a housemate we drunkenly built a list of all 4- and 5- sided SATOR squares. <\/p>\n

These squares are special because they read the same left-to-right, top-to-bottom, and both directions in reverse. The famous one is an ancient one from Latin<\/p>\n

SATOR
\nAREPO
\nTENET
\nOPERA
\nROTAS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the ancient world these were used both as magic spells and possibly the first memes. They pop up all over Western history, and into today: the movie Tenet is a reference to this square. <\/p>\n

Here are the 70 5-letter squares:<\/p>\n

\n‘assam’, ‘shama’, ‘sagas’, ‘amahs’, ‘massa’
\n‘assam’, ‘shama’, ‘samas’, ‘amahs’, ‘massa’
\n‘assam’, ‘shaya’, ‘sagas’, ‘ayahs’, ‘massa’
\n‘assam’, ‘shaya’, ‘samas’, ‘ayahs’, ‘massa’
\n‘asses’, ‘slive’, ‘simis’, ‘evils’, ‘sessa’
\n‘asses’, ‘slive’, ‘siris’, ‘evils’, ‘sessa’
\n‘asses’, ‘state’, ‘sagas’, ‘etats’, ‘sessa’
\n‘asses’, ‘state’, ‘samas’, ‘etats’, ‘sessa’
\n‘asses’, ‘stime’, ‘simis’, ’emits’, ‘sessa’
\n‘asses’, ‘stime’, ‘siris’, ’emits’, ‘sessa’
\n‘asses’, ‘swone’, ‘solos’, ‘enows’, ‘sessa’
\n‘ayahs’, ‘yrneh’, ‘anana’, ‘henry’, ‘shaya’
\n‘cares’, ‘amene’, ‘refer’, ‘enema’, ‘serac’
\n‘dedal’, ‘enema’, ‘deked’, ‘amene’, ‘laded’
\n‘dedal’, ‘enema’, ‘deled’, ‘amene’, ‘laded’
\n‘dedal’, ‘enema’, ‘dered’, ‘amene’, ‘laded’
\n‘dedal’, ‘enema’, ‘dewed’, ‘amene’, ‘laded’
\n‘derat’, ‘enema’, ‘refer’, ‘amene’, ‘tared’
\n‘gater’, ‘amene’, ‘tenet’, ‘enema’, ‘retag’
\n‘gnats’, ‘nonet’, ‘anana’, ‘tenon’, ‘stang’
\n‘hales’, ‘amene’, ‘lemel’, ‘enema’, ‘selah’
\n‘hales’, ‘amene’, ‘level’, ‘enema’, ‘selah’
\n‘laded’, ‘amene’, ‘deked’, ‘enema’, ‘dedal’
\n‘laded’, ‘amene’, ‘deled’, ‘enema’, ‘dedal’
\n‘laded’, ‘amene’, ‘dered’, ‘enema’, ‘dedal’
\n‘laded’, ‘amene’, ‘dewed’, ‘enema’, ‘dedal’
\n‘lares’, ‘amene’, ‘refer’, ‘enema’, ‘seral’
\n‘massa’, ‘amahs’, ‘sagas’, ‘shama’, ‘assam’
\n‘massa’, ‘amahs’, ‘samas’, ‘shama’, ‘assam’
\n‘massa’, ‘ayahs’, ‘sagas’, ‘shaya’, ‘assam’
\n‘massa’, ‘ayahs’, ‘samas’, ‘shaya’, ‘assam’
\n‘pelas’, ‘enema’, ‘lemel’, ‘amene’, ‘salep’
\n‘pelas’, ‘enema’, ‘level’, ‘amene’, ‘salep’
\n‘resat’, ‘enema’, ‘sedes’, ‘amene’, ‘taser’
\n‘resat’, ‘enema’, ‘seles’, ‘amene’, ‘taser’
\n‘resat’, ‘enema’, ‘semes’, ‘amene’, ‘taser’
\n‘resat’, ‘enema’, ‘seres’, ‘amene’, ‘taser’
\n‘resat’, ‘enema’, ‘sexes’, ‘amene’, ‘taser’
\n‘retag’, ‘enema’, ‘tenet’, ‘amene’, ‘gater’
\n‘salep’, ‘amene’, ‘lemel’, ‘enema’, ‘pelas’
\n‘salep’, ‘amene’, ‘level’, ‘enema’, ‘pelas’
\n‘selah’, ‘enema’, ‘lemel’, ‘amene’, ‘hales’
\n‘selah’, ‘enema’, ‘level’, ‘amene’, ‘hales’
\n‘serac’, ‘enema’, ‘refer’, ‘amene’, ‘cares’
\n‘seral’, ‘enema’, ‘refer’, ‘amene’, ‘lares’
\n‘sesey’, ‘edile’, ‘simis’, ‘elide’, ‘yeses’
\n‘sesey’, ‘edile’, ‘siris’, ‘elide’, ‘yeses’
\n‘sesey’, ‘elide’, ‘simis’, ‘edile’, ‘yeses’
\n‘sesey’, ‘elide’, ‘siris’, ‘edile’, ‘yeses’
\n‘sessa’, ’emits’, ‘simis’, ‘stime’, ‘asses’
\n‘sessa’, ’emits’, ‘siris’, ‘stime’, ‘asses’
\n‘sessa’, ‘enows’, ‘solos’, ‘swone’, ‘asses’
\n‘sessa’, ‘etats’, ‘sagas’, ‘state’, ‘asses’
\n‘sessa’, ‘etats’, ‘samas’, ‘state’, ‘asses’
\n‘sessa’, ‘evils’, ‘simis’, ‘slive’, ‘asses’
\n‘sessa’, ‘evils’, ‘siris’, ‘slive’, ‘asses’
\n‘shaya’, ‘henry’, ‘anana’, ‘yrneh’, ‘ayahs’
\n‘stang’, ‘tenon’, ‘anana’, ‘nonet’, ‘gnats’
\n‘start’, ’tiler’, ‘alula’, ‘relit’, ‘trats’
\n‘tared’, ‘amene’, ‘refer’, ‘enema’, ‘derat’
\n‘taser’, ‘amene’, ‘sedes’, ‘enema’, ‘resat’
\n‘taser’, ‘amene’, ‘seles’, ‘enema’, ‘resat’
\n‘taser’, ‘amene’, ‘semes’, ‘enema’, ‘resat’
\n‘taser’, ‘amene’, ‘seres’, ‘enema’, ‘resat’
\n‘taser’, ‘amene’, ‘sexes’, ‘enema’, ‘resat’
\n‘trats’, ‘relit’, ‘alula’, ’tiler’, ‘start’
\n‘yeses’, ‘edile’, ‘simis’, ‘elide’, ‘sesey’
\n‘yeses’, ‘edile’, ‘siris’, ‘elide’, ‘sesey’
\n‘yeses’, ‘elide’, ‘simis’, ‘edile’, ‘sesey’
\n‘yeses’, ‘elide’, ‘siris’, ‘edile’, ‘sesey’\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To generate them yourself (and the fours), here is code that you can run by pressing Play.
\nhttps:\/\/colab.research.google.com\/drive\/14gaONdrLuxc3Pzz6M8y1RWpTLIdLY7H0?usp=sharing
\nFor words we used the official Scrabble list. The tests are hard to read but they check the symmetries of the square.<\/p>\n

The interesting findings are that <\/p>\n