r/puzzles is a subreddit with 448k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses puzzle, looking, looking for, struggling, and hard.
The place to share the best kinds of puzzles, r/mechanicalpuzzles people are welcome here. Self-promotion is permitted in the stickied "Promo Weekly" post.
Popular Themes in r/puzzles
#1
Advice Requests
: "Can‘t figure out my mistake at this hashi puzzle. Can you help me?"
3 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Heyawake - Hard ... how to start?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/puzzles
#1
Puzzle
: "Weird Puzzle I created for a badge hunt game"
65 posts
#2
Looking
29 posts
#3
Looking For
29 posts
#4
Struggling
26 posts
#5
Hard
10 posts
#6
Frustrating
5 posts
#7
Star
4 posts
#8
Game
4 posts
#9
Hate
3 posts
#10
Website
3 posts
Flair Used in r/puzzles
#1
[Unsolved]
: "A Bridges style logic puzzle"
18 posts
#2
Not seeking solutions
: "Made a custom sudoku."
6 posts
#3
[SOLVED]
: "A new puzzle genre I created a while ago inspired by Lorentz force (rules in the image)"
5 posts
#4
Promo Weekly
: "Promote your project in this thread"
1 post
Member Growth in r/puzzles
Yearly
+22k members(5.1%)
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Last updated: August 11, 2026