speculate vs puzzle

puzzle vs speculate

speculate is not a noun while puzzle is a noun.

speculate and puzzle both are verbs.

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

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

speculate: reflect deeply on a subject
puzzle: be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide

Other hyponyms of speculate include premeditate, theologise, theologize, introspect, bethink, cogitate, question, wonder, consider, study.

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

speculate (verb)	puzzle (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	be a mystery or bewildering to
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds	be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
invest at a risk

Difference between speculate and puzzle

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