puzzler
Thing that confounds
A puzzler is something that puzzles—a difficult problem or perplexing situation that resists easy understanding: The case remains a puzzler for investigators.
It can also mean a person who enjoys solving puzzles, or a puzzle itself, especially one designed to challenge: The Sunday crossword is a real puzzler.
One who finds solutions
- thinkerOne who contemplates
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- hobbyistRecreational pursuer of interests
- aficionadoKnowledgeable, passionate follower
competitor · strategist · logician · analyst · problem-solver · riddler · mastermind
Clue-based letter grid
- sudokuLogic grid puzzle
- jigsawPuzzle or curve-cutting tool
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- cryptogramCoded message puzzle
anagram · tangram · wordsearch · pentomino · rebus · acrostic · maze · labyrinth
Crime fiction identifying perpetrator
- clueSolving aid
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
conundrum · cipher · code · cryptic · secrets · unexplained · intrigue · decipherment
Perplexing problem or question
- problemMatter requiring resolution
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- quandaryState of perplexity
perplexity · stumper · head-scratcher · paradox · impasse · pickle · predicament
solver
One who finds solutions
- thinkerOne who contemplates
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- hobbyistRecreational pursuer of interests
aficionado · competitor · strategist · logician · analyst · problem-solver · riddler · mastermind
crossword
Clue-based letter grid
cryptogram · anagram · tangram · wordsearch · pentomino · rebus · acrostic · maze · labyrinth · disentanglement
whodunit
Crime fiction identifying perpetrator
enigma · conundrum · cipher · code · cryptic · secrets · unexplained · intrigue · decipherment · hidden
conundrum
Perplexing problem or question
- problemMatter requiring resolution
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
quandary · perplexity · stumper · head-scratcher · paradox · impasse · pickle · predicament
anagram
Reshuffled letter word
- palindromeReversible letter sequence
- acrosticVertically spelled hidden message
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- puzzlessudoku, crossword, jigsaw, Rubik's Cube, brainteasers
- questionsquestion, inquiry, questions, query, interrogatives
- quiz show typescontestant, challenger, competitor, player, team captain
puzzlersolution
Answer or liquid mixture
answer · resolution · explanation · clarification · key
puzzlerclarifier
Something that explains better
explainer · illumination · eye-opener · enlightenment · revelation
- jigsaw puzzleSegmented image to reassemble
- crossword puzzleClued letter grid game
- word puzzleLanguage-based mental game
- puzzle gamesEntertainment demanding problem-solving
- puzzle booksVolumes of mental challenges
- puzzle outSolve by reasoning
puzzle, puzzled, puzzling, puzzles, puzzlement, puzzlers, puzzlingly, unpuzzling, unpuzzled