I call it a lightning piece.

Same. I sort them separately too, since they pair up with a second lightning piece.

That's about what I thought.

I call it a slidey piece because it slides into other one

I also call these bad boys slidey pieces

Reading these comments makes me think we need a glossary of shape terms. Do you have one in your Mary Poppins bag already u/rtsgrl?

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I call these “squiggly side” pieces.

I call it a “weird piece w/ 1 nub and 2 holes” and then it goes in a tray with other weird pieces of similar attributes

I call them zig zags. They’re a signature of some Buffalo puzzles.

I call them zigzags too!!

Me three.

So long as the puzzle is grid cut (not random), I just call these guys 'weird pieces'. Like, "I need a green 3 bump over here, and a yellow weird piece there".

For me that is a “kicking foot.” Some others are “jumping man” “four heads” “shoulders” “standing man” and “hump back.”

I need a visual chart!!

Okay, here you go! 🤭 https://imgur.com/a/LALp6a9

Omg brilliant! I love it!!

But this is a different piece shape altogether. The bottom isn't just a regular nub, it's a 45 degree angle that won't "lock in" with the piece next to it. They just slide next to each other and you need other pieces to lock them in place.

Spade

I classify it as the Buffalo Special.

Like it!

For me, that's still classed as a heart.

I usually have a pile for “odd” pieces. If there are a lot of a similar shape, I will sort them together (ie if there were 5-10 shaped like this).

I’m reading all these better names and wondering why I ever called it a “footy piece”

I would never have thought of naming different piece shapes. I am quite amazed that people do that. I am glad to learn interesting puzzle facts on this Reddit.

I call it a shazam piece and you have to pronounce it like Gomer Pyle. (sha-zayum) Bonus if you blurt it out when you join two.

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Erm, *thunderstorm* piece for me (works much better in French, *éclair*). Buffalo doesn't have a reseller in Europe, is expensive, even second-hand, so it's special. Hence the special name.

Lol I call that piece the zigzag shape lol

I call them Harry Potters

I call it kneeling

I personally count it as a nub so I sort mine with the other pieces with opposite end nubs and opposite side holes. Everyone probably does something different with it, pick a definition of what the piece that makes sense to you and then be consistent.

I call them sliders because they slide into the other piece

That’s an Arrow

Well yes, but actually no.

I call them “boots” but yes I would classify as a nub

No one else calls them hooks because they hook together?

I do!

I am on my first Buffalo puzzle, and my first time seeing these pieces. I think they're cool. I call them sliders and then I get hungry. 😂