metapuzzle

English

Alternative forms

• meta-puzzle

Etymology

From meta- +‎ puzzle.

Noun

metapuzzle (plural metapuzzles)

1. A compound puzzle formed by several lesser puzzles. In contrast to a regular puzzle, a metapuzzle is missing data that is essential to solving it, and which can only be obtained by solving other sometimes entirely unrelated puzzles. Metapuzzles are frequently used in puzzlehunts.