puzzle

noun

  1. 1

    a game that tests your ingenuity

  2. 2

    a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

    he loved to solve chessmate puzzles

    that's a real puzzler

verb

  1. 1

    be a mystery or bewildering to

    This beats me!

    Got me--I don't know the answer!

  2. 2

    be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide

    We puzzled over her sudden departure

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