Riddle

/ˈɹɪdl̩/

Synonyms for "riddle" (442 found)

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Noun(10 words)

conundrum enigma baffle bewilderbrain teaserbrain-teaser brainteaser brainteasers conundrumsdanish enig

anagram answer arabesque assort auger babble baffle bafflement basketry basketworkbe beyond onebe greek tobe too deepbeat onebewilderment bite blazeblaze a trailblemish blotch

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blow to piecesblow upbolt bolter bore bother bottom brain brandbring downbroachburn to deathcancellation categorize chalkchalk upcharade charge checkcheck offchinese puzzlecicatrize clarifier classifyclear upcock colander collate confoundment confusion conundrum cordoncordon offcountersink crack cradle cribble cribriformity cribrositycross hatchingcross-hatching crossing-out cullcull outcut downcut to piecesdappledark horsedashdeal a deathblowdebug decipher decode define delimit demarcate detonate dilemma

Verb(1 words)

diffuse

Strong matches (132)

discharge discolor discomposure disconcert disconcertedness disconcertion disconcertment disentangle disintegrate disturbance divide divine do dopedope outdot drill drop eject embarrassment

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empierce engrave enigmaescape oneexplain fathom fellfigure outfiligree fill filterfind outfind the answerfind the solutionfirefire offfix fleck frag freckle fret fretwork frontierfrontiers of knowledgegash getget rightghettoize gibber gin gore gougegouge outgradate grade grate grating grid gridiron grille grillwork group guessguess rightgungun downgun forhachure hatch hatchinghave ithithit ithit the nail on the headhole honeycomb impale impress imprint incinerate infect infest insulate interlacement interpret intertexture intertwinement isolate jam jugulatekeep apartkeep asidelace lacery lacework lacing lance lapidate lattice latticeworklay asidelay lowlet flylet offline lixiviator load logogriphlose onemake a markmake outmarkmark offmark outmatter of ignorancemesh meshes meshwork mottle mystery mystification

Noun(7 words)

enigmas grill interrogate koan myst mysteries mystery

Determiner(1 words)

few problems

Verb(2 words)

imbue interpenetrate

Adverb(1 words)

most unknown

Related words (221)

Noun(19 words)

mystify nonplusses paradox peppering perforate perplex pierce pockmark poser press puncture puzzle puzzles quizreasoning puzzlesieve strainer teasers unknown

nneed explanationneedle net netting network nick nonplusnot make sensenot penetratenotchopen the lockpass comprehensionpelt pencil penetrate pepper percolator perforate permeate

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perplex perplexity perturbation pervadepick offpick outpickle pierce pink pistol plexure plexus plight plug plumb point poleax porosity porousness poser pot pother potshoot potshot predicament prick prime print problem psychpsych outpunch punctuate puncture purifierput asidepuzzlepuzzle outpuzzlement quandary quarantine question raddle rank ravelravel outreamream outrebus refiner refinery resolve reticle reticulation reticule reticulum rockerrun throughscar scarify score scotch scrape scratch screen screening sealsealed bookseam seclude segregate separateset apartset asideshootshoot atshoot downshoot to deathshotgun sieve sievelikeness sift sifter silence size skewer snipe solve sortsort outsorterspeak in tonguesspear speck speckle spike spit splotch sponge spot spread stabstab to deathstain stamp stew stick stigmatize stonestone to deathstrainer streak striate strikestrike deadstripe subordinatetake a potshottalk double dutchtap tattooterra incognitatexturethe incalculablethe strangethe unfamiliarthe unknowablethe unknownthrash thresh ticktick offtissue torpedo trace tracery transfix transpierce trellis trelliswork trepan trephine unassuredness underline underscore undounexplored groundunexplored territoryunknownunknown quantityunlock unravel unriddle unscramble untangle untwist unweave upset vaporize wattle weave weaving web webbing webwork weft why wicker wickerwork winnowwinnowing basketwinnowing fanwinnowing machineworkwork outxz

Verb(5 words)

penetrate permeate pervaderemains a mysteryscreen

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More general

42 entries

amaze baffle beat bewildercognitive processcommunicate dumbfoundfigure outflummox get gravel intercommunicate interrogation lick mystery mystify

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More specific

18 entries

bewilder brainteaser confound conundrum enigmaflour sievegrillhand sieveinterrogatelogic puzzlemystery pierce pockmark puncture puzzle quiz

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Collocations

12 entries

famous riddleold riddleriddle bookriddle collectionriddle contestriddle gameriddle me thisriddle someone with questionsriddle the classriddle the mindriddle with brain teasersriddle with questions

Inflections

3 entries

riddled riddles riddling

Derivations

3 entries

riddled riddler riddling

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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If he could not answer the riddle, he would be eaten.

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I finally penetrated the meaning of the riddle.

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It is no use trying to solve the riddle.

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Let's try to solve the riddle.

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