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metapuzzle

metapuzzle noun: 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.

Noun

metapuzzle (plural metapuzzles)

  1. 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.

Forms of metapuzzle

pluralmetapuzzles
alternative formmeta-puzzle

Origin of metapuzzle

From meta- + puzzle.

Questions about metapuzzle

What does metapuzzle mean?
Metapuzzle means 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.
What part of speech is metapuzzle?
Metapuzzle is a noun.
What is the plural of metapuzzle?
The plural of metapuzzle is metapuzzles.

Words near metapuzzle in the dictionary

  1. metapterygium
  2. metapterygoid
  3. metapterygoids
  4. metapurpose
  5. metapurposes
  6. metapuzzle
  7. metapuzzles
  8. metapyrocatechase
  9. metapyrocatechases
  10. Metapán
  11. metaquartzite

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