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MYSTIFIER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

Example:

that's a real puzzler

Synonyms:

mystifier; puzzle; puzzler; teaser

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mystifier" is a kind of...):

problem (a question raised for consideration or solution)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mystifier"):

sudoku (a number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number)

acrostic; word square (a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across)

Derivation:

mystify (be a mystery or bewildering to)

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