Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jigsaw puzzle

/ˈdʒɪɡsɔː ˌpʌzəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: jig-saw puz-zle
IPA: /ˈdʒɪɡsɔː ˌpʌzəl/

43

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of puzzle in which the aim is to reconstruct a picture that has been cut (originally, with a jigsaw) into many small interlocking pieces.

noun

An alphabetical jigsaw; a crossword in which the clues are not numbered and the solver must work out where each solution fits in the grid.

Example Sentences

"The grid is designed so as to make this a genuine challenge: there are six words each of four to nine letters, and nothing longer – normally it’s the long lights that are the key to a jigsaw puzzle."
"There is also the restriction with alphabeticals that the online interactive program for solving puzzles cannot cope with them, because the software is written on the basis that every numbered clue corresponds to the matching numbered slot in the grid. As this cannot be the case with a jigsaw puzzle, when it is faced by one the system has a nervous breakdown."

Etymology

jigsaw + puzzle

Inflected Forms

jigsaw puzzles (plural)

Phrases

jigsaw puzzler

Synonyms

jigsaw zigsaw zigsaw puzzle

Questions

How do you pronounce jigsaw puzzle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒɪɡsɔː ˌpʌzəl/.
What does jigsaw puzzle mean?: A type of puzzle in which the aim is to reconstruct a picture that has been cut (originally, with a jigsaw) into many small interlocking pieces.
Where does jigsaw puzzle come from?: jigsaw + puzzle

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