elude vs puzzle

elude is not a noun while puzzle is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elude	No	No	Yes	No
puzzle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, puzzle is a hypernym of elude; that is, puzzle is a word with a broader meaning than elude:

Other hypernyms of elude include amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, stick, stupefy, vex.

elude (noun)	puzzle (noun)
	a game that tests your ingenuity
	a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

elude (verb)	puzzle (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	be a mystery or bewildering to
escape, either physically or mentally	be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by