The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BEMUSE , but the solution may also be ADDLE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Perplex crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BEMUSE | 26 % | 6 |
| ADDLE | 21 % | 5 |
| BAFFLE | 13 % | 6 |
| STUMP | 13 % | 5 |
| NONPLUS | 8 % | 7 |
| BEWILDER | 5 % | 8 |
| CONFUSE | 3 % | 7 |
| STYMIE | 3 % | 6 |
| BESET | 3 % | 5 |
| GRAVEL | 3 % | 6 |
| HARASS | 3 % | 6 |
Why may BEMUSE be the right solution?
The word "bemuse" means to puzzle or confuse someone. It is a synonym for "perplex," which is the clue given in the crossword. Therefore, "bemuse" is the right solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Perplex
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nonplus
- bewilder
- baffle
- flummox
- mystify
- dumbfound
- puzzle
- stupify
- amaze
- stupefy
- complicate
- trounce
Crossword Answer definitions
BEMUSE verb- To confuse or bewilder.
- To devote to the Muses.
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 BEMUSE
More clues leading to the result ADDLE
- Confuse
- Perplex
- Discombobulate
- Muddle
- Dizzy
- Get confused
- Make mad or go bad
- Become rotten, as eggs
- Throw off
- Cause confusion
More clues leading to the result BAFFLE
- Perplex
- Present a poser to
- Discombobulate
- Deflecting screen
- Confuse
- Stump
- Stymie
- Puzzle
- Foil or check.
- Frustrate.
More clues leading to the result STUMP
- Go on the campaign trail
- Leave clueless
- Baffle
- Leave baffled
- Bamboozle
- What a feller might leave behind?
- Former tree
- Ask an unanswerable question
- Pol's speech spot
- Perplex
More clues leading to the result NONPLUS
More clues leading to the result BEWILDER
More clues leading to the result CONFUSE
More clues leading to the result STYMIE
More clues leading to the result BESET
- Plague
- Worry
- Assail
- Attack from all directions
- Under siege
- Harass
- Under attack
- Widely assailed
- Harried
- Hem in
More clues leading to the result GRAVEL
- Pebbles and rock fragments
- Road stuff
- Driveway matter
- Driveway topping
- Rural road surface
- Driveway surface
- Small stones, as for a driveway
- Fish tank flooring
- Sand/pebbles mixture
- Rough road surface