The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ENIGMA which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2016.
Perplexity crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ENIGMA | 30 % | 6 |
| MAZE | 20 % | 4 |
| PUZZLEMENT | 20 % | 10 |
| KNOT | 10 % | 4 |
| DILEMMA | 10 % | 7 |
| RIDDLE | 10 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Perplexity
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bewilderment
- confusion
- hesitation
- concern
- puzzlement
- bafflement
- befuddlement
- disquietude
- uneasiness
- astonishment
- misgiving
- anguish
Crossword Answer definitions
ENIGMA noun- Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
- A riddle, or a difficult problem.
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 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 MAZE
- Minotaur's home
- Paper-and-pencil puzzle
- Labyrinth
- Game on a kid's placemat
- There may be a piece of cheese at its exit
- Setting for the final Triwizard Tournament event
- Popular puzzle
- Puzzle type
- Lab rat's challenge
- Tortuous route
More clues leading to the result PUZZLEMENT
More clues leading to the result KNOT
- Board imperfection
- Clove hitch, e.g.
- Connection
- It may be square
- Sheepshank
- Tangle
- Headphone cable headache
- Clove hitch or sheepshank
- Entwine
- Granny, e.g.
More clues leading to the result DILEMMA
- Problem with horns?
- Thorny problem
- Predicament
- Perplexing choice
- Quandary
- Choice between two equally bad options
- Choosing between two evils, say
- Catch-22
- Perplexing problem
- Fix