brain-teaser
Riddle requiring thought
A brain-teaser is a puzzle or problem designed to challenge thinking, often requiring lateral or unconventional reasoning rather than straightforward logic: The interviewer asked a brain-teaser about how many golf balls fit in a school bus.
Brain-teasers appear in job interviews, games, and casual conversation as tests of mental agility.
Perplexing problem or question
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- cryptogramCoded message puzzle
- crosswordClue-based letter grid
sudoku · logic puzzle · anagram · rebus · cipher · tangram · word puzzle · lateral thinking
Reshuffled letter word
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- cryptic cluePuzzle hint with misdirection
- punWordplay using double meanings
- acrosticVertically spelled hidden message
palindrome · double meaning · homophone · spoonerism · verbal puzzle · word game · lexical · linguist
conundrum
Perplexing problem or question
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- cryptogramCoded message puzzle
crossword · sudoku · logic puzzle · anagram · rebus · cipher · tangram · word puzzle · lateral thinking · number puzzle
anagram
Reshuffled letter word
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- cryptic cluePuzzle hint with misdirection
- punWordplay using double meanings
acrostic · palindrome · double meaning · homophone · spoonerism · verbal puzzle · word game · lexical · linguist · scramble
perplexing
Causing mental confusion
intricate · complicated · demanding · difficult · tough · labyrinthine · cryptic · devious · fiendish · deceptive
- puzzlespuzzles, sudoku, jigsaw puzzle, puzzle cube, crossword
brain-teaserno-brainer
Self-evident decision
child's play · gimme · piece of cake · cinch · walk in the park
brain-teasersolution
Answer or liquid mixture
answer · explanation · resolution · key · revelation