1. Be a mystery or bewildering to
   - perplex, vex, stick, get, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound 
2. Be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
   "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

1. A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
   "he loved to solve checkmate puzzles"
   - puzzler, mystifier, teaser, riddler 
2. A game that tests your ingenuity

Derived forms: puzzled, puzzles, puzzling

See also: puzzle out, puzzle over, puzzlement

Type of: bedevil, befuddle, chew over, confound, confuse, contemplate, discombobulate, excogitate, fox, fuddle, game, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, problem, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, throw

Encyclopedia: Puzzle

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