The difference between Enigma and Puzzle
When used as nouns, enigma means something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable, whereas puzzle means anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.
Puzzle is also verb with the meaning: to perplex (someone).
check bellow for the other definitions of Enigma and Puzzle
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Enigma as a noun:
Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
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Enigma as a noun:
A riddle, or a difficult problem.
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Puzzle as a noun:
Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.
Examples:
"Where he went after he left the house is a puzzle."
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Puzzle as a noun:
A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.
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Puzzle as a noun:
A crossword puzzle.
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Puzzle as a noun:
A jigsaw puzzle.
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Puzzle as a noun:
A riddle.
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Puzzle as a noun (archaic):
Something made with marvellous skill; something of ingenious construction.
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Puzzle as a noun:
The state of being puzzled; perplexity.
Examples:
"to be in a puzzle"
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Puzzle as a verb (transitive):
To perplex (someone).
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Puzzle as a verb (intransitive):
To think long and carefully, in bewilderment.
Examples:
"We puzzled over the curious-shaped lock, but were unable to discover how the key should be inserted."
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Puzzle as a verb (transitive):
To make intricate; to entangle.