fuddle vs puzzle

fuddle and puzzle both are nouns.

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

As verbs, puzzle is a hyponym of fuddle; that is, puzzle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fuddle:

fuddle (noun)	puzzle (noun)
a confused multitude of things	a game that tests your ingenuity
	a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

fuddle (verb)	puzzle (verb)
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly	be a mystery or bewildering to
consume alcohol	be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
make stupid with alcohol