NOUN | communication | puzzler, puzzle, mystifier, teaser | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution |
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Sounds | pah'zler | |
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Rhymes | alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... |
Meaning | A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution. | |
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Example | "that's a real puzzler" | |
Synonyms | puzzle, mystifier, teaser | |
Narrower | sudoku | A number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number |
word square, acrostic | A puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across | |
Broader | problem | A question raised for consideration or solution |
Spanish | acertijo, enigma | |
Catalan | enigma | |
Verbs | puzzle | be a mystery or bewildering to |
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