mystifier

Other forms: mystifiers

Definitions of mystifier
  1. noun
    a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
    synonyms: puzzle, puzzler, teaser
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    problem
    a question raised for consideration or solution
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