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| baffle |
to confuse; puzzle. |
| bewilder |
to confuse or puzzle. |
| Chinese puzzle |
an intricate, difficult puzzle or problem. |
| clue |
a hint that helps solve a puzzle, problem, or mystery. |
| conundrum |
a puzzle or problem with a difficult or impossible solution. [1/2 definitions] |
| crossword |
a puzzle in which the player must guess words from numbered clues and enter them in the correspondingly numbered series of vertical or horizontal squares; crossword puzzle. |
| crossword puzzle |
a puzzle in which a person must guess words from clues and enter them in a pattern of squares, one letter per square. |
| floor |
to throw into great confusion; to greatly puzzle. [1/6 definitions] |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| frustrate |
to disappoint or puzzle. [1/2 definitions] |
| gravel |
to puzzle or confuse. [1/4 definitions] |
| intrigue |
to draw the strong interest of; puzzle; fascinate. [1/2 definitions] |
| jigsaw puzzle |
a puzzle that is made of a picture that has been cut into pieces of different shapes. The separate pieces must be put together to form the picture again. A jigsaw puzzle is usually made of thick cardboard or wood. |
| knot1 |
a difficult situation or puzzle. [1/14 definitions] |
| logogriph |
a word puzzle. |
| mystify |
to confuse or puzzle, often on purpose. |
| perplex |
to puzzle, confuse, or cause uncertainty in the mind of (a person). [1/2 definitions] |
| pose2 |
to puzzle or embarrass with a difficult problem or question. |
| problem |
a question, puzzle, or statement that is to be discussed or solved. [1/3 definitions] |
| rebus |
a puzzle that represents a word, phrase, sentence, or story with pictures in the places of many of the words or sounds. |
| spell out |
to puzzle out by, or as if by, reading one letter at a time. [1/2 definitions] |
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