metapuzzle
English
noun
Definitions
- A compound puzzle formed by several lesser puzzles. In contrast to a regular puzzle, a metapuzzle is missing data that is essential to solving it, and which can only be obtained by solving other sometimes entirely unrelated puzzles. Metapuzzles are frequently used in puzzlehunts.
Etymology
Prefix from English puzzle.
Origin
English
puzzle
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bepuzzle English
- empuzzle English
- pose English
- puzzle English
- puzzledom English
- puzzlefest English
- puzzlehead English
- puzzleheaded English
- puzzlehunt English
- puzzleless English
- puzzlelike English
- puzzlement English
- puzzler English
- puzzlery English
- puzzlesome English
- puzzlest English
- puzzleth English
- puzzlewit English
- puzzlist English
- puzzly English
- subpuzzle English
- unpuzzle English
- puzzlepeli Finnish
- Puzzle German
- puzzle Italian
- puzzel Dutch, Flemish
- puzzle French
- пазл Russian
- puzle Spanish, Castilian
- puzzle Spanish, Castilian
- puslespill Norwegian Bokmål
- パズル Japanese
- puzzle Polish
- puslespel Norwegian Nynorsk
- puzzle Czech
- παζλ Greek (modern)
- пазл Ukrainian
- 퍼즐 Korean