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puzzlehunt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
puz-zle-hunt
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A game where teams compete to solve puzzles, the answers to which reveal the location of a hidden treasure or allow the teams to accomplish a final goal. The puzzle answers are frequently combined in a metapuzzle.

Etymology

From puzzle + hunt. Coined by Bruce Leban in 1998 for the Microsoft Puzzlehunt.

Inflected Forms

puzzlehunts (plural) puzzle hunt (alternative)

Questions

What does puzzlehunt mean?
A game where teams compete to solve puzzles, the answers to which reveal the location of a hidden treasure or allow the teams to accomplish a final goal. The puzzle answers are frequently combined in a metapuzzle.
Where does puzzlehunt come from?
From puzzle + hunt. Coined by Bruce Leban in 1998 for the Microsoft Puzzlehunt.

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