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acrostic vs puzzler

puzzler vs acrostic

acrostic and puzzler both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acrostic Yes No No No
puzzler Yes No No No
As nouns, puzzler is a hypernym of acrostic; that is, puzzler is a word with a broader meaning than acrostic:
  • acrostic: a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across
  • puzzler: a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
Other hypernyms of acrostic include mystifier, puzzle, teaser.
acrostic (noun) puzzler (noun)
a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message
Difference between acrostic and puzzler

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