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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

riddle/puzzle

Brad told me a riddle/puzzle about two guards and tiger.

Do riddle and puzzle communicate the same idea to you? If not, which fits better in the above diction and why? Thanks.
  

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riddle: more of a mistery puzzle: more of a difficult question But both seem to work in this context.

  • riddle: more of a mistery puzzle: more of a difficult question But both seem to work in this context.
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riddle: more of a mistery

puzzle: more of a difficult question

But both seem to work in this context.
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Marius Hancuriddle: more of a mystery

puzzle: more of a difficult question

But both seem to work in this context.

To me there is a difference:

A riddle is a question or statement phrased so as to require ingenuity in finding its answer or meaning.

A puzzle is a game,
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Thanks, Marius and Feebs.

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