Puzzle Games Vocabulary

noun a game involving the use of dice and forming words

verb to be astonished or overwhelmed, typically due to confusion or disbelief

• The complexity of the mathematical equation may boggle the minds of even the most seasoned mathematicians.
• Trying to understand quantum physics can really boggle your brain.
• The plot twist in that movie totally boggled my mind!
• The sheer amount of information to process can boggle the mind.

noun a piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery

• The detective carefully examined the clue left at the crime scene.
• I can't figure out this clue, can you help me?
• I'm totally lost, I need a clue to solve this puzzle.
• Her sudden silence was a clue that something was wrong.

noun a puzzle consisting of a grid of letters in which the player must find and circle specified words

• The wordsearch puzzle was a great way to test the students' vocabulary skills.
• Let's do a wordsearch together to pass the time.
• I aced that wordsearch like a boss.
• Finding the right candidate for the job was like a wordsearch puzzle.