riddle
US /ˈrɪd.əl/
UK /ˈrɪd.əl/
1.
a question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning, typically presented as a game.
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they started asking riddles and telling jokes
1.
speak in or pose riddles.
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he who knows not how to riddle