"puzzlehunt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puzzlehunts [plural]
Etymology: From puzzle + hunt. Coined by Bruce Leban in 1998 for the Microsoft Puzzlehunt. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|puzzle|hunt}} puzzle + hunt Head templates: {{en-noun}} puzzlehunt (plural puzzlehunts)
  1. A game where teams compete to solve puzzles, the answers to which reveal the location of a hidden treasure or allow the teams to accomplish a final goal. The puzzle answers are frequently combined in a metapuzzle. Synonyms: puzzle hunt
    Sense id: en-puzzlehunt-en-noun-ng3ssBZz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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