mechanical puzzle
Hands-on logic challenge
A mechanical puzzle is a physical object designed to be manipulated toward a solution—typically assembling, disassembling, or rearranging pieces.
The category includes interlocking puzzles, sliding puzzles, disentanglement puzzles, and sequential-movement puzzles like the Rubik's Cube.
Unlike paper puzzles or riddles, mechanical puzzles require hands-on interaction: She spent an hour working the mechanical puzzle before the pieces finally clicked into place.
- jigsawPuzzle or curve-cutting tool
- tangramChinese seven-piece shape puzzle
- secret compartmentConcealed storage space
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- keyLock-opening device
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- puzzlessudoku, crossword, jigsaw, Rubik's Cube, brainteasers
- puzzle competitionsspeedcubing
mechanical puzzleriddle
Puzzling question to solve
verbal puzzle · word puzzle · logic puzzle · crossword puzzle · cryptogram
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