Questions tagged [word]
A puzzle whose answer will be a word or a set of words but not a phrase or sentence.
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A Trivial Pursuit #01 (Geography 1/4): History
This is part 1 of A Trivial Pursuit, a 25-part puzzle hunt. Each part is solvable on its own, with the exception of the meta-puzzle at the end.
HERMITS ERECTED HER – SHE TOLD MERCHANT ALL
BEST AUTHOR ...
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The image you are requesting does not exist?
Fill in the table below, to get the final answer that consists of 2 words.
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Could you find the way in this maze of rebuses?
Below there is a maze that is made out of small rebuses. And when I say small, I mean really small: every rebus is only 18x18 pixels!
All rebuses can be solved independently from each other, and ...
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Poetry of the stars
Prof. Levenshtein is meant to be teaching us astronomy, but they fancy themselves as a poet. Can you figure out the name they've given to each star?
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What does my wife want?
I asked my wife what she wants to do this weekend and she sent me this confusing message.
What does this all mean?
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What - - - - - - - corresponds to the question mark?
What is the answer to this puzzle?
TZAAUTSRBTURZMB?
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13 puzzles I like
This is the third installment (???) to this series: 6 types of puzzles I like, 9 types of puzzles I like, 13 puzzles I like (and yes, I removed "types of" because I cannot think of more ...
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Vivaldi's favorite
I am looking for a single word, that is missing. Everything you need to know, is right here:
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9 types of puzzles I like
This is a sequel to 6 types of puzzles I like.
You need to clean up, or things will get more messy... - outer-space
MS - Rose
MATE - Lagoon
MIS - Pegasus
MSO - Heart
MSI - Whirlpool
MEI - ?
Ay Bee ...
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A short and neat little riddle
I'm the sharpest blade, dripped in blood
Laughter I reaped, and suffering I brought
I'm wielded by the devil in his hall of marble,
who's weeping amidst a pile of rubble
What am I?
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A string of letters (M-I)
Your goal is to place a 4-letter English word somewhere in the string of letters below. There's only one word that fits.
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Explain: 5-1=1, 5+1=1, 5=1
Explain the following equations. The final answer is 1 word.
$4 ÷ 7 - 1 = 0\\
1 \times 12 + 8 = 2\\
0 ÷ 10 + 7 = 0\\
9 \times 2 - 3 = 1\\
5 - 1 = 1\\
4 - 2 = 1\\
2 \times 2 - 9 = 1\\
5 = 1\\
5 + 1 = ...
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What game do I play?
Find the game that I know,
Using the clues below.
Subtractive unit, toad hesitation;
Digital dungeon, show staircase;
Pop dancing, tropical mint;
Dog therapy, oil ring.
Once done, find the sun -
It ...
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Johnny Ohm and the Danger Canoes
Clues: [electricity symbol] w/i-t=___
[two canoes] [odd shape that resembles a bear head]
Instructions: Name That Place
_ _ _ _ _ F F _ _ _
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Welcome Our New Overlords
Clues: [contextual symbols]
[kg*m/s] [m/s^2]
[male symbol]
What is Toronto?????
Instructions: Who Won Second Place?
_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ S
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Is there any word that starts with "A", ends with "Z" and contains "T" in English?
While playing Scrabble, I needed to find a word that starts with A and ends with Z and contains T.
Is there such a word or should I keep thinking for a few more days?
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6 types of puzzles I like
I like puzzles where you find out about something interesting.
Mike Wilks
I like image editing puzzles.
I like code puzzles, where the code is not that obvious.
Pakistan Dance Omega Beans Cricket ...
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Ambiguities Make Arguments
Linda and Matthew were given a word, 11 letters.
Linda: Well, we can use this word for water.
Matthew: Huh? It sounds like you don't know water is made of atoms.
Linda: What? What about using this ...
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Shape puzzle, find the final sequesnce or word? [closed]
Clues:
The only instructions given to solve this is that the answer can be alpha-numeric text.
Ideas:
So far I have this:
SQUARE: 101111
DIAMOND: 2111112
RECTANGLE: 111211021
HEXAGON: ?1?1011
Though ...
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Increasing numbers of the common ones (rectangular)
What's the word hidden in the puzzle below?
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Missing capital cities (a puzzle of - - - - -)
What you see below are two ordered sets of capital cities. There are 5 capital cities missing from each set and your task is to find them and then give me the final 10-letter word.
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The Ancient Letter-Dungeon
You're an archaeologist working at the ruins of what appears to be an ancient, possibly advanced, civilization, and you've just been tasked to investigate a cave.
Well, it's not really a cave, per se -...
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Quordle: Killer Guess
The last time I played Quordle, I didn't perfectly match any of the four words on my first guess. But my first guess did give me enough information to fully deduce the solution. (Note that a solution ...
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Visit 12 cities in this word search
Find below 12 cities in this word search puzzle, to find out what you are:
Algiers
Barcelona
Bogotá
Brisbane
Buenos Aires
Cologne
Gdańsk
Lagos
Madrid
Miami
Seattle
Sofia
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Cleaning out the garage
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #12: mobile-friendly puzzles.
I really need to clean out my garage - it's so full, it often feels like it contains one of everything. Today when I ...
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Re-producing the 3D Connecting Wall!
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #11: Now in 3D. See Introducing the 3D Connecting Wall! for the original presentation of this puzzle type and further context. This post presents a ...
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Special observations
What's missing? The answer to that is a 6-letter word. Can you figure out what that word is?
Arkansas river, USA
Bahrain Island, Bahrain
Akimiski Island, Canada
Mountain ranges, Southeastern Tibet
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Introducing the 3D Connecting Wall!
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #11: Now in 3D.
A typical '2D' connecting wall puzzle (as made popular by the BBC quiz show, Only Connect) involves dividing a group of 16 seemingly ...
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Like Peyton Manning or Aaron Rodgers
↖
Relevant title Explanatory/flavor text (optional)
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This isn’t it (although I tried). Maybe this one?
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What word am I describing?
Here's a puzzle answerable using only one word in the English language with five letters based on the following text.
स्तैन् ब्लीवस् सैवी
Hint 1:
Yaan ka'ap'éel capas ti' le talamilo'.
Hint 2:
ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓ ...
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Who Am I Puzzle
The grid you see below is composed of unit squares. Can you figure out who I am?
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What country is he talking about?
My friend sent me another of these word connection puzzle. He asked: "What country am I talking about?" He also said that more than one country is a possibility.
This is linked to "I ...
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I can't get this puzzle
A friend sent me this. He said it's all connected. What is the word? I can't get this.
Accessible:
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Divine And Healing
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Love contained in 232 parts
Would apparently seem amazing
If the world turns upside down
Answer contains 3 letters
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Inner Island Puzzle
Finish the sentence with a specific word.
I solved this puzzle by using a...
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Open the Door and Sleep Forever
Clues:
_ _ _ [plank of wood]
_ _ _ [musical note]
_ _ _ [rock]
34575 92200 172875 149825 172875 138300 242025 161350 80675 149825[line]11525
Instructions: Name That Landmark
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First Prize: Wisdom of 1972
Clues: [contextual images]
Q: Lei parla inglese?
A: ♂
[25 puzzle pieces with letters inside]
[I] [S] [N] [U] [P]
[N] [R] [I] [S] [N]
[C] [I] [S] [N] [I]
[I] [E] [O] [C] [L]
[L] [E] [O] [C] [L]
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Valence Levels?
Each yellow and orange (barred to distinguish) dot gets a letter.
The center green dot does not get a letter.
The final answer is a relevant word, once you unscramble it.
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Quicker than quick
Quicker than quick, that's what they say,
Add an E and thirds go away,
Lose my first and a test comes to play,
What am I? Can you solve and convey?
Good luck!
Hint:
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What is this word/phrase? [closed]
A friend of mine came to me with something from a hidden-object game, which is supposed to be sheet music. What does this mean?
My friend is convinced it is German, but I am unsure. It might be ...
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It boggles my mind
Part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #10: Möbius Strips, Klein Bottles, and other unusual topological surfaces
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Only for the top ones
I'm looking for an 8-letter word. What's the word?
In between, from left to right: B___Y_____B____G____R__
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Make "home" from "motherhood" [closed]
By removing seven letters from the word, "motherhood," the word, "home," can be formed. True or false?
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Radioactive Babyface
Clues: [Contextual Images]
[hexagon made of 6 shapes]
[polygon filled with letters]
[alien at a bar]
Instructions: Name That Castle
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©Law of True Love
Katy flipped again and denied payment after the police left.
Professor: "Hey! Please provide your parent’s number."
Katy: "Sorry I flipped! Anyways I live with my aunt! Please dial ...
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