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Puzzle is an English word with synonyms like puzzler or pose. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Puzzle | Puzzles | Puzzled | Puzzler | Puzzlement | Puzzlers | Puzzlemaster

Puzzle meaning

  1. The state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; bewilderment, confusion; (countable) often in in a puzzle: an instance of this.
  2. A thing such as a complicated matter or a problem which is difficult to make sense of or understand; also, a person who is difficult to make sense of or understand; an enigma.
  3. Often preceded by a descriptive word: a game or toy, or a problem, requiring some effort to complete or work out, which is intended as a pastime and/or to test one's mental ability.

Synonyms of Puzzle

puzzler pose beat baffle mystify get stick vex perplex toy plaything problem teaser mystifier bewilder

Related words

Other words often associated with Puzzle or its synonyms:

gravel stupefy flummox amaze artefact artifact undergo position pretense head worker replication

Using Puzzle

  • The main meaning on this page is: The state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; bewilderment, confusion; (countable) often in in a puzzle: an instance of this. | A thing such as a complicated matter or a problem which is difficult to make sense of or understand; also, a person who is difficult to make sense of or understand; an enigma. | Often preceded by a descriptive word: a game or toy, or a problem, requiring some effort to complete or work out, which is intended as a pastime and/or to test one's mental ability.
  • Useful related words include: puzzler, pose, beat, baffle.
  • In the example corpus, puzzle often appears in combinations such as: the puzzle, puzzle is, puzzle and.

Context around Puzzle

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 14 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

crossword 3× currently 1× word 1× lovely 1× small 1× same 1× puyo 1× delightful 1× taiwan 1× fortune 1×

Often after:

using 1× image 1× league 1× series 1× solvers 1× department 1× pop 1× game 1× enthusiast 1× champion 1×

Sentence patterns with Puzzle

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a crossword puzzle or sudoku 1× a larger puzzle to solve 1× a small puzzle to uncover 1× a spy puzzle 1× and crossword puzzle enthusiast tackling 1× approach this puzzle is to 1× as the puzzle ad is 1× complete the puzzle so that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dicterow said a 1× erik agard is 1× having fun and 1× if you don 1× in fact one 1× last christmas he 1×

Common sentence endings:

a spy puzzle 1× caught an episode 1× champion axe wang 1× from underrepresented groups 1× get a puzzle 1× hooked for hours 1×

Words around Puzzle

Just before it in the word index:

puzo 10 puzhal 2 puzey 2 puzemis 6 puzder 5 puzanov 3

Just after it in the word index:

puzzled 173 puzzlemaster 2 puzzlement 7 puzzler 13 puzzlers 4 puzzles 427

Similar in corpus frequency:

coronation 1.010 glimpse 1.010 sacramento 1.010 stamp 1.010 whoever 1.010 cancellation 1.009

Corpus analysis for Puzzle

  • In this selection, "puzzle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, crossword, currently, word, using, image and league stand out and add context to how "puzzle" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a crossword puzzle or sudoku and a larger puzzle to solve. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "puzzle" sits close to words such as coronation, glimpse and sacramento, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with puzzle

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Solving this lovely word puzzle with all you lovely puzzle-solvers. (11 words)

Start your day with a puzzle: Tackle a crossword puzzle or Sudoku. (12 words)

Pokémon Puzzle League gives Nintendo’s match three puzzle series the pocket monster treatment. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

We’ve reached out to the to ask if they can clarify their bemusing claim that is “unique,” given the 15-year-running TV show that prominently features the exact same puzzle, and whether their puzzle department has perhaps caught an episode. (42 words)

Having fun and challenging your brain can both happen together, especially when you’re playing a game like Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop. This delightful puzzle game offers vibrant visuals and a gameplay experience that will keep you hooked for hours. (40 words)

You could get hints as to what the theme of the puzzle is using the puzzle’s title, and if there is a theme, keep it in mind as you guess words, as the words will connect to the theme. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Using puzzles The art of concealing data in a puzzle can take advantage of the degrees of freedom in stating the puzzle, using the starting information to encode a key within the puzzle / puzzle image.

If you don’t currently puzzle, you should get a life (AKA get a puzzle).

In fact, one of the best ways to approach this puzzle is to save the game prior to attempting to complete the puzzle so that they can simply reload their save should they make a mistake.

Pokémon Puzzle League gives Nintendo’s match three puzzle series the pocket monster treatment.

Solving this lovely word puzzle with all you lovely puzzle-solvers.

There's a small puzzle to uncover the code, and this isn't a puzzle you can skip.

The second in the series, titled "Putting the pieces back together"—but may soon become known as "the puzzle ad"—is a 30-second spot showing Poilievre doing a puzzle of the map of Canada with his son.

We’ve reached out to the to ask if they can clarify their bemusing claim that is “unique,” given the 15-year-running TV show that prominently features the exact same puzzle, and whether their puzzle department has perhaps caught an episode.

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Having fun and challenging your brain can both happen together, especially when you’re playing a game like Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop. This delightful puzzle game offers vibrant visuals and a gameplay experience that will keep you hooked for hours.

Lynn was a devoted reader and crossword puzzle enthusiast, tackling each puzzle with meticulous precision, always in permanent ink.

New Japan's partner promotion in Taiwan, PUZZLE, is represented on this card with a kickoff match that pits the promotion's owner, Touyuu, against the inaugural Top of PUZZLE Champion, Axe Wang.

Start your day with a puzzle: Tackle a crossword puzzle or Sudoku.

The following are the Wheel of Fortune puzzle answers for Friday, November 15, 2024 and the categories (in brackets) for each puzzle shown in tonight’s episode.

Today's puzzle is kind of a weird one, and even fans who know the rules of how to play well might be searching for some helpful hints for this particular puzzle.

You could get hints as to what the theme of the puzzle is using the puzzle’s title, and if there is a theme, keep it in mind as you guess words, as the words will connect to the theme.

Dicterow said a Village Entrance would be the first piece in a larger puzzle to solve Laguna Beach’s traffic and parking issues— a puzzle that won’t be solved if city officials don’t take action.

If they are successful, the Travelocity gnome will give them a key to a box that contains tile puzzle pieces to solve a spy puzzle.

While each player has a role that constitutes a necessary piece of the puzzle, the playmaker connects those pieces — they are the glue that keeps the puzzle intact.

Erik Agard is a co-founder of the Crossword Puzzle Collaboration Directory, a resource for aspiring puzzle-makers from underrepresented groups.

Last Christmas he gave me a puzzle of me doing the puzzle he gave me the Christmas before.

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Common combinations with puzzle

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "puzzle" in a sentence?
An example: "Using puzzles The art of concealing data in a puzzle can take advantage of the degrees of freedom in stating the puzzle, using the starting information to encode a key within the puzzle / puzzle image." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "puzzle" from authentic English texts.
What does "puzzle" mean?
Puzzle means: The state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; bewilderment, confusion; (countable) often in in a puzzle: an instance of this.
What are synonyms of "puzzle"?
Common synonyms of "puzzle" include: puzzler, pose, beat, baffle, mystify, get, stick, vex. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "puzzle" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "puzzle", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.