hintedpuzzle
nounUK /ˈhɪntɪd ˈpʌzəl/
US /ˈhɪntɪd ˈpʌzəl/
A hinted puzzle is a puzzle that gives you little clues to help you solve it.
The hinted puzzle in the magazine was easy because each clue told us where to look.
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2. A puzzle in which hints are revealed one at a time as the solver gets stuck.
The app's hinted puzzle showed a new hint every time we waited a minute.
3. A puzzle whose title or theme secretly suggests the answer.
The hinted puzzle's name, 'Fruity Path,' told us the answers would be fruits.
4. A puzzle with helpful markings or notes added by someone else.
Grandpa gave me his hinted puzzle book with little pencil notes in the margins.