Noun
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a game that tests your ingenuity
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a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
"he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"
"that's a real puzzler"
Verb
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be uncertain about
think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
"We puzzled over her sudden departure"
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be a mystery or bewildering to
"This beats me!"
"Got me--I don't know the answer!"
"a vexing problem"
"This question really stuck me"