Puzzle and Stumper

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Puzzle

Puzzle noun - Something hard to understand or explain.

Usage example: the final fate of the colonists at Roanoke remains a puzzle to this very day

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Stumper and puzzle are semantically related In some cases you can use "Stumper" instead a noun "Puzzle". informal substitute

Nearby Words: puzzling, puzzled, puzzlement, puzzler

Stumper

Stumper noun - A particularly difficult or baffling question or problem.

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Puzzle and stumper are semantically related in mystery topic. You can use "Puzzle" instead a noun "Stumper", if it concerns topics such as brain-teaser.

Nearby Words: stump, stumped, stumpy, stumping

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Stock Puzzle: In the story's defence, the ol' Knights and Knaves stumper might have been new when Sutekh's prison was made.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S13 E3 "Pyramids of Mars"

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