jigsaw puzzle
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jigsaw puzzle
- /ˈdʒɪɡsɔː ˌpʌzəl/
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noun jigsaw puzzles
- A type of puzzle in which the aim is to reconstruct a picture that has been cut (originally, with a jigsaw) into many small interlocking pieces.
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An alphabetical jigsaw; a crossword in which the clues are not numbered and the solver must work out where each solution fits in the grid.
The grid is designed so as to make this a genuine challenge: there are six words each of four to nine letters, and nothing longer – normally it’s the long lights that are the key to a jigsaw puzzle.
Similar: jigsaw, zigsaw, zigsaw puzzle
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noun type of puzzle
| Español | rompecabezas, puzle |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 직소 퍼즐 jikso peojeul |
| 日本語 | ジグソーパズル jigusōpazuru, ジグソー jigusō |
| 中文 | 拼圖 /拼图 pīntú |
| Português | puzzle, quebra-cabeça, quebra-cabeças |
| Français | puzzle, casse-tête |
| Deutsch | Puzzle, Puzzlespiel |
| Italiano | puzzle, mosaico, gioco ad incastro |
| Ελληνικά | παζλ pazl |
| Română | puzzle |
| Русский | пазл pazl, головоло́мка golovolómka, складна́я карти́нка skladnája kartínka, моза́ика mozáika |
| العربية | أُحْجِيَة ʔuḥjiya, بَازْل bāzl |
| עברית | תצרף tatsréf, פאזל pázel |
Talk about this word "jigsaw puzzle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jigsaw%20puzzle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jigsaw puzzle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jigsaw%20puzzle "jigsaw puzzle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jigsaw%20puzzle.Cite this
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title = {jigsaw puzzle},
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year = {2026},
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