puzzler

Examples

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• I wouldn't have given this game a second look, but I saw it was from the people who brought us Sprinkle, the awesome liquid physics puzzler.

  Blog text (32)

• It's a puzzler, isn't it?

  The Fall Guy (2024)

• Hey, Ed, I have a puzzler for you about lying.

  Blog text (12)

• That remained a puzzler for many years.

  Academic text (1997)

• Oh, this is a puzzler.

  Land of the Lost (2009)

• That's a puzzler.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Here's a final and much simpler puzzler for you to ponder from the ex post and ex ante perspective.

• I take irrational comfort from the notion that this is also how one of the greatest scientific puzzlers, the late Mary Leakey, did puzzles when she was a child.

  Academic text (1998)

• Rovio, the Finnish entertainment company behind the Angry Birds franchise, will officially announce today its next game, Bad Piggies, a physics puzzler in which the pigs from Angry Birds move from bit-part villains to center-stage heroes.

  Blog text (16)

• The mathematics teacher presented a challenging puzzler that left the students deep in thought.

Synonyms

P

puzzle

vspuzzler

610 1.9

A game or problem that tests how well you think

focuses more on difficulty or confusion rather than being a game

R

riddle

vspuzzler

129 4.9

A difficult question or mystery that needs clever thought

is more general and may not always require clever wordplay

C

conundrum

vspuzzler

45 8.5

A confusing problem or question that is hard to solve

is similar but often used also for designed game challenges

S

sticker

vspuzzler

• Archaic

11 8.3

A question or problem that is hard to solve

is the general label for difficult or confusing problems of many kinds

T

teaser

vspuzzler

4 6.3

A tricky question or puzzle that tests your skill

is broader, meaning any difficult or confusing problem regardless of intent

H

head-scratcher

vspuzzler

• Informal

4 7.7

A problem that is hard to understand or solve

is any confusing or hard problem, not just those causing visible puzzlement

B

brain-teaser

vspuzzler

3 6.5

A hard puzzle that needs careful thought to solve

covers hard or confusing problems generally, not just for amusement

S

stumper

vspuzzler

2 9.3

A question or problem that is very hard to answer

covers any hard or confusing problem, not only those that stump people

B

brainteaser

vspuzzler

1 5.1

A difficult puzzle that needs careful thinking to solve

is any hard or confusing problem, not only playful challenges

P

poser

vspuzzler

1 8.8

A difficult question or problem that is hard to answer

is broader, including confusing problems not necessarily posed as questions

C

Chinese puzzle

vspuzzler

1 9.6

A very complicated object with boxes inside boxes that is hard to open

is the general notion of a hard or confusing question or problem

B

baffler

vspuzzler

1 8.8

A person or thing that is hard to understand and confuses people

is focused on a difficult or designed problem rather than a confusing person

M

mystifier

vspuzzler

8.2

A puzzle that is hard to understand and solve

is broader, covering confusing questions whether or not a hidden solution exists

B

baff

vspuzzler

• UK

9.9

Something that is hard to understand or solve

is the category of hard or confusing problems, including games or questions

Antonyms

S

solution

∞ 2.1

An answer to a problem or a way to deal with a difficult situation

How Difficult

stumper

2 9.3

conundrum

45 8.5

puzzler

5 6.7

brainteaser

1 5.1

riddle

129 4.9

puzzle

610 1.9

question

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

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Etymology