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   puzzle

   /ˈpʌzl/

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand something: "she was puzzled by the doctor's manner"
   • ▪ think hard about something because one cannot understand it: "she was still puzzling over this problem when she reached the office" Similar think hard aboutgive much thought torack one's brains aboutmull overmuse overponderbrood aboutcontemplatemeditate onconsiderreflect ondeliberate onchew overturn over in one's mindcogitate onwonder aboutask oneself aboutarchaic:pore on
   • ▪ solve or understand something by thinking hard: "she was trying to puzzle out who the speakers were" Similar work outunderstandcomprehendthink outthink throughsort outreason outsolvemake sense ofget to the bottom ofmake head or tail ofunraveluntangledecipherdecodefind the key topiece togetherinformal:figure outsuss outcrack

   noun

   • 1. a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge: "those who solve this puzzle in the shortest time are eligible for awards"
   • ▪ a jigsaw puzzle: "a puzzle with 500 pieces"
   • 2. a person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain; an enigma: "the meaning of the poem has always been a puzzle"

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a verb): of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 26

   • P

     3

   • U

     1

   • Z

     10

   • Z

     10

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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