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metapuzzle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
meta-puz-zle
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English puzzle English metapuzzle From meta- + puzzle.

Inflected Forms

metapuzzles (plural) meta-puzzle (alternative)

Questions

What does metapuzzle mean?
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.
Where does metapuzzle come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English puzzle English metapuzzle From meta- + puzzle.

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