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A puzzle is a problem or game that requires you to think carefully and use logic or creativity to solve it, often by arranging pieces, finding hidden patterns, or answering difficult questions. Puzzles matter because they entertain people while exercising their minds, helping develop problem-solving skills and critical thinking abilities.
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- Etymology
- Categories
- Puzzle solving
- Puzzle makers
- History of puzzles
- Organizations and events
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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thumb|upright=1.2|Various physical puzzles
A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together (or take them apart) in a logical way, in order to find the solution of the puzzle. There are different genres of puzzles, such as crossword puzzles, word-search puzzles, number puzzles, relational puzzles, and logic puzzles. The academic study of puzzles is called enigmatology.
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