puzzles

VERB

baffle, confuse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amaze befuddle bemuse bewilder complicate confound disconcert distract disturb dumbfound flabbergast flummox frustrate mystify nonplus perplex rattle stump

STRONG

addle bamboozle beat befog buffalo discombobulate floor foil obscure pose snow stir stumble throw

WEAK

get to profundicate psych out put off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appease calm clarify clear up comfort enlighten explain explicate facilitate help soothe

STRONG

aid assist lose

WEAK

elucidate illustrate not care unravel

VERB

wonder about

Synonyms

STRONG

brood cudgel marvel muse ponder study

WEAK

ask oneself mull over rack one's brains think about think hard

Antonyms

STRONG

forget ignore neglect

WEAK

clarify elucidate explain illustrate not care unravel

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Or, if you prefer your puzzles bite-sized, try today’s mini.

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

In computer simulations, the information theory-based method successfully solved 99% of Wordle puzzles.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

How AI fits into those aging rules puzzles commanders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

These hobbyist hawkshaws view homicide cases as puzzles, while the people linked to them, guilty or innocent, are the tougher cases to crack.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026

The Junior Researcher trainees had to sit in a locked room and solve seven puzzles.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston