Questions tagged [language]
A puzzle that heavily depends on linguistic features; for instance it may concern foreign languages, or only work in some particular language, or be built around a peculiarity of the English language.
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One secret word encoded in three different ways
Challenge: One secret word encoded in three different levels.
Context: I created this challenge myself. I have encoded a single word using three different methods (three levels of encoding). All three ...
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A Japanese Kana Cipher
Please decipher the following cipher.
0=3.336667=2.5.101=2.5.73.137=2.5 → ありがとう
The equals sign (=) indicates a boundary between characters.
Cipher table:
Now, decipher the following:
2.3.5.37=2.5....
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Buon Natale! Joyeux Noël! Nadolig Llawen! Hyvää joulua!
Buon Natale! Joyeux Noël! Nadolig Llawen! Hyvää joulua! Wishing you a happy day of celebration wherever you are in the world…
AID
CYSTS
FATHER
FEZ
FRISK
HEN
HER
JOKER
LET
LID
MAR
NICE
RIM
VAN
VETS
WHO
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A Word-Number Correspondence Puzzle
Please consider the following code and determine the missing value:
apples have 5
figs have 1
pears have 4
carrots have 2
bananas have 7
bell peppers have 10000
Now, what value do cucumbers have?
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A Japanese Script Cipher
This is a quiz for people with a little knowledge of Japanese.
Please solve the following cipher.
いよわぬ → invade
ろいひ → decoy
しむろ → cure
つわか → labor
ねろる → ???
Here are some simpler examples:
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PSE Advent Calendar 2025 (Day 17): Reindeer halting problem
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2025. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 200 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
'Tis the ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2025 (Day 8): The Eightfold Way
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2025. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
I was very ...
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What is an Undercover Word™?
This puzzle is based off the What is a Word™, What is a Phrase™, and What is a Number™ series started by JLee.
If a word has a certain property, I call it an Undercover Word™. Can you figure out what ...
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Foreign figures
Successor to Онуль is Іодин
Successor to ____ is Ччотири
Successor to Юдесять is Нодинадцять
(Disclaimer: I do not speak the language involved in this puzzle.)
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A Real Roman Riddle
The a nswer is a liquid
It’s when something is sort of true.
It’s anglicized: a dding a former camping house.
Note:
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A Turkish Kidnapping
Two monoglot English travelers are kidnapped in Turkey. One is brave and honest, upright and straight-dealing in all things. He trusts that this affable and good-hearted nature will get him through ...
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It’s all greek to me!
I made a mistake and σρουψηρδ κτιβπατδς!
What did I do?
Sent from my iPhone.
Hint:
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How many mistakes are there in the given sentence?
Beginner puzzle (suitable for people who are new to puzzle solving).
How many mistakes are there in the following sentence?
This sentence is kurious because it
it only contayns three misteaks.
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