The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word POSER which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Brainteaser crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POSER | 54 % | 5 |
| ENIGMA | 31 % | 6 |
| NUT | 8 % | 3 |
| RIDDLE | 8 % | 6 |
Why may POSER be the right solution?
"Poser" is a synonym for "brainteaser." Both words refer to a question or problem that is difficult to solve and requires careful thought.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Brainteaser
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- posers
- puzzle
- twisty puzzle
- crossword puzzle
- puzzlefest
- three-pipe problem
- puzzle box
- crossword
- castler
- trivia
- hanjie
- griddlers
Crossword Answer definitions
POSER noun- A particularly difficult question or puzzle.
- Someone who asks a question or sets a problem.
- Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.
- A poseur; someone who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result POSER
- Baffling problem
- Baffling question
- Sticky problem
- Dilemma
- Insult for a middle schooler who puts on airs
- Superficial sort
- Enigma
- Tough nut to crack
- Riddle
- "Cheese" sayer
More clues leading to the result ENIGMA
- Puzzle
- "Hmmmmmm" provoker
- Riddle
- Real poser
- Stumper
- Code broken in the 2014 biopic "The Imitation Game"
- National Puzzlers League newsletter, with "The"
- Nazi's cipher
- Something inscrutable
- Baffler
More clues leading to the result NUT
- Bread or butter ender
- Cashew
- Off-the-wall guy
- Screwball
- Brazil or pecan
- Chest or dough finisher
- Hazel, for one
- Flake
- Litchi or flake
- Macadamia, for one