Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "riddle" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Causes Desire

give clue

Derived Terms

riddle canon riddle me ree riddle me this riddle stick riddle wrapped in an enigma riddlee riddlelike riddler riddlesome riddlingly unriddle unriddleable world riddle

Etymologically Related To

rideau rinse writhe

Context

religious

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

amaze baffle beat bewilder communicate dumbfound figure out flummox get gravel intercommunicate lick mystify nonplus penetrate perforate perplex pierce pose problem puzzle puzzle out screen sieve sieve sift solve stick strain stupefy vex work work out

Type Of (IsA)

problem puzzle game question sieve

Manner Of

communicate perplex pierce sift solve

Related Terms

answer bed curtain board curtain explicate hole intellectual joke like like joke mesh mystery oregon pervade pin plait problem puzzle rhyme riddle stick riddle wrapped up in enigma sieve solve straighten verbal zigzag

Similar Terms

conundrum

Synonym Network

permeate

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.