Cipher and Puzzle

Cipher

Cipher noun - The numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it.

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Puzzle and cipher are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Puzzle" instead a noun "Cipher".

Nearby Words: ciphered, ciphering

Puzzle noun - Something hard to understand or explain.

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Cipher and puzzle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cipher" instead a noun "Puzzle".

Nearby Words: puzzling, puzzled, puzzlement, puzzler

elaborate	elaborate cipher	elaborate puzzle
simple	simple cipher	simple puzzle
entire	entire cipher	entire puzzle
real	real cipher	real puzzle
Other adjectives: ancient, new, confusing, giant, unsolvable.

In Lost: Mystery of the Island, a series of four jigsaw puzzles released in 2007, Ottendorf cipher was used on each puzzle's box to hide spoilers and reveal information about the show to the fans.

Source: The Book Cipher
The cipher is part of a larger puzzle to find a girl who's been missing for two years.

Source: Series / Criminal Minds
Convection Schmonvection: One room in Cipher's lair on Citadark Isle is a lava puzzle that you solve by pushing steel crates to the ground.

Source: Video Game / Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

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