Questions tagged [wordplay]
A puzzle which incorporates a form of wordplay, such as puns, or which requires wordplay in order to find the solution.
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The God of War's Pairs
To Hephaestus, my father’s son,
My two bits, I’ll weigh in:
Do some tasks that I’d like done,
a couple prizes you may win.
The first pair you can find at Godsco
(members-only, if I’d be so precise).
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Sort this puzzle out
The answer is a single noun.
Built from parts:
(morphs into boast or seize) + (BIV BUTY)
As a whole:
could be young
could be treasure
could be field bound
It could be simpler than it sounds.
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When you're done - you'll have none
The answer is one word.
Complete clue:
against synthesis
Hint:
This is my own.
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Why using an app on 2025 is more annoying than in 2025BC?
In 2025BC, the apps were not annoying to use, but developers take sometime to response to the issues with app. Now in 2025, they now immediately response to the issues about the app, but it is more ...
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Bathroom Hijinks at the Abolitionist's Field
I was at the field by the abolitionist's mansion when I heard the voice of a Straw Dog Philosopher, and maybe that of a pop-sci writer too (not Hank)! They were up to something kinky (distracting the ...
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Exact same eight letters in the exact same order
The exact same eight letters in the exact same order can fill in all the blanks in the following sentence and the sentence will make sense.
The popular actress ________ , ________ , was the owner of ...
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Sweet and sour but also devoted what am I
My boss made this riddle.
I am devoted…. I am sweet…. Sometimes I am sour. I am like a punctuation. You all know me. We often clash.
Who, what or where am I?
I am very big, you can’t miss me. ...
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Garbage in, garbage out
I am an object that's collected garbage, but that's also carelessly distributed garbage. Those who produce me might regularly use me to collect their waste. What am I?
(Edited to reduce ambiguity.)
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Can you solve this rebus puzzle? (Silly Little Codes, Puzzle #195)
Can you solve this rebus puzzle?
The answer is typically an American English word, though it's also used internationally.
This puzzle is from the site playsillylittlegames.com/codes of which I am a ...
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What fictional car is the most talked about by the loyalist humans in the Warhammer 40k universe? [closed]
Here's an easy one to solve for the people born in the XX and XXI centuries AD.
Imagine a car that would basically be considered archeotech in the grim darkness of the far future, that's very often ...
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A Puzzle of Mountains and Valleys
There's a voice, perhaps an echo, speaking back to me whenever I call out a word into the mountains or into the valleys.
Usually it repeats the word I say back to me, like when I say 'ECHO' or '...
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Solve the equations to name the animal
39=27
2323=913
30=48
66=102
203=515
What animal am I thinking of?
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a video-game loving pig hiding something
What you're looking for is a video game character.
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Stirring an Alphabet Soup
I've just got this bowl of alphabet soup. It looks like it's a bit too hot, and it's come along with a message. I don't know when this letter turned up, but it includes a description. Do you know how ...
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