Questions tagged [word]
A puzzle whose answer will be a word or a set of words but not a phrase or sentence.
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The answer is a single noun.
Built from parts:
(morphs into boast or seize) + (BIV BUTY)
As a whole:
could be young
could be treasure
could be field bound
It could be simpler than it sounds.
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When you're done - you'll have none
The answer is one word.
Complete clue:
against synthesis
Hint:
This is my own.
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Not Benny but close
The answer is a single word. Below are clues for the same:
colleague of chia
home to Oscar
means to open
of ancient origin
This is my own.
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The Optimal Way
My puzzle enthusiast friend, who travels around the world whenever they can, recently sent me a puzzle (knowing very well I enjoy solving puzzles as well).
Hey friend! Today I'm visiting a country ...
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Think inside the box
The answer word has been split into three parts.
Below are the clues for each, listed in no particular order.
Bambi’s mother, musically
kitchen weapon
Atlas, but solar
Hope it’s not all Greek to you....
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A Sequence of Words
I created a sequence of words (see a Note below) using a certain method and came up with somewhat cryptic clues for them.
Unlike in crossword puzzles, I did not include word lengths with these clues.
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No pictures - just words
Complete the sentence to solve this rebus-like puzzle.
He managed to get her
so they can be ___________.
This is my own.
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Not a Kind Rebus
Find what "😈" represents and find what word for sure must replace "?".
😈(FIX)
+
😈(FED)
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😈(?)
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😈(GOT)
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😈
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It could be magic
You could enjoy a ride as well...
This is my idea implemented with ChatGPT assistance
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Short and sweet puzzle
Figure out the picture and savor the fruit of your labor...
This is my own idea
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Action / Counter-action riddle
The word is action
Its anagram - counter-action (to the action)
This is my own.
Additional details (added 11/12/25):
These actions belong to a political process.
Each word is both a noun and a verb.
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It's a seven letter word
It started with an argument
And ended with a fight
With a weapon no less
All over this tiny little thing?
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Yuzzle's Puzzle Set #3: vow elevator
I'm yuzuo! The Puzzle Set for the 3rd week (5 puzzles + 1 meta) is coming. Hope you guys enjoy them!
Errata：Question 4 had slight issues with inappropriate examples and numerical errors, which have ...
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A couple of trick questions about a hole and some letters
To allow new users to solve this puzzle and earn reputation points, I encourage all users whose reputation is 200 or more to not post an answer until 48 hours after this question is posted. Thank you!
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I am against myself
This riddle is a single word
I am at the start
I am at the end
Inside too
I am against myself!
What word is it?
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Hello helloʻha?
If you ignore me, I’m like a phone
My numbers are: 02, baby
My sound looks like a question mark
Please send my letter (or all six).
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Complete the lines and find the word
Find the hidden word, and then add another word to get the full answer.
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Extract answer from "Picking Up Hitchhikers" in Eric Berlin's "Damn This Traffic Jam" puzzlehunt
I've included an image of a partially solved puzzle from Eric Berlin's "practice puzzle hunt" - Damn This Traffic Jam. (Link to posted hunt: http://pandamagazine.com/traffic_jam/)
I can't ...
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One line should do it
Place one straight line in the number below which should describe a commonly used stuff in any hospital
Creative thinking is needed
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I have an eye - but not a Cyclops...
I have an eye - but not a Cyclops
I can land - but got no gear
I toggle my gender every year
This is my own and expected to be easy.
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No Roman numerals in me
I represent a number
Take away the first and the last letter, you see a bigger number
Take away the first 4 letters, you see a much smaller number
Take away the first 2 letters, you see an even ...
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Faced with numbers
The answer is a 4-letter word.
You can witness these in...
Part of a group of underlying numbers (7)
Part of a group of divers (who have Let Go, Not That I Care) (5 4)
Part of a group of biases (10)
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This is what I do...
Knowledge of the ruleset of Origami Puzzles is not assumed.
Transcription: Γ( | | <> ( _.( -
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Nice pitch? (Hope not...)
If...
D + O = "Priestly",
K + T = "Beholding",
S + T = "Corn-on-the-cob",
and
E + L = "An excess of bile in the blood"
…then what mineral can you make when ...
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It might be some bars they laid
A classic rhyme riddle.
It might be some bars they laid,
It might be how food is made,
It might be what coppers do,
"What is it?", I ask of you.
Thanks to @msh210 and @Sciborg for ...
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The English teacher and his two bright students
The English teacher decides to test his 2 bright students Joe and Mina. He writes down 2 letters on 2 separate cards and gives one to Jo and one to Mina. He then says, ”Guys, I have written down a 3 ...
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If it goes down, it goes flying, and as soon as it reaches the ground, it dies.
Something that lives in the corner of the ceiling and never touches the floor.
If it goes down, it goes flying, and as soon as it reaches the ground, it dies.
The meaning is metaphorical.
This riddle ...
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Nobody wins - unless you do
It was all about promises.
But first the battle started.
Followed by angry shouting.
In the end, nobody wins.
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What meal can come next?
Canoe, Wrote, Teacher, Runoff, Verify, Exist, Inverse, Tighten, ?
What meal can come next?
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Supper
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a video-game loving pig hiding something
What you're looking for is a video game character.
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Differences, distributions, and definitions
Abbreviation of element # [4 − 5] = ?
Numeral system with radix [4 − 3] = ?
Shape made of [4 − 3] squares = ?
Roman numeral for [4 − 1] hundred = ?
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Stirring an Alphabet Soup
I've just got this bowl of alphabet soup. It looks like it's a bit too hot, and it's come along with a message. I don't know when this letter turned up, but it includes a description. Do you know how ...
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Kaleidoscopic supernova
Astronomers have been observing this supernova as it grows and expands outward. However, the details near the center are not resolvable due to the intensity of the explosion. Help the astronomers by ...
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Some don't like me, some people do
Sweet Baby Milk & Wire Fire Air
Dark Dead Sea & Old Work Store
Love With care & Cash Code None
Table Post Gas & Window Eye Sun
A nine letter word- eight letter too
Some ...
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Would you like one?
Sitting down to have a bite;
Wolfed down standing, if you like.
Everyone can this enjoy:
Every girl and every boy.
Two different shapes you may often find;
Eating one confuses the mathematical mind,
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Knowledge is free, but time costs money?
Where is this?
All the human knowledge there:
Bound and covered, lying mute,
Can be seen by anyone,
Dally, leaf, until you leave.
Every human just must know:
Failing keeping proper time
Gets you into ...
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It's a simple IQ test
The Cipher of Angles
The numbers below hide a word. Each number corresponds to the total degrees in the internal angles of a regular polygon:
3240 – 1080 – 1260 – 2160 – 1620
Decode the word.
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Elton John and Logan Roy might understand
Apply a simple correction and all the sentences below will make sense.
It was a real southern picnic, with barbecue, potato salad, corn bread, coleslaw, and every type of hamging.
Those darched ...
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Perspectives on a crumpled word
Start with a big word:
Crumple it up somehow:
Now, let's put it in front of our elite team of highly perceptive individuals:
Each member of the team sees a different word. Note that it's arbitrary ...
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