The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ENIGMATIC , but the solution may also be CRYPTIC which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).
Puzzling crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ENIGMATIC | 35 % | 9 |
| KNOTTY | 18 % | 6 |
| ODD | 18 % | 3 |
| ESOTERIC | 12 % | 8 |
| CRYPTIC | 6 % | 7 |
| HARD | 6 % | 4 |
| ELUSORY | 6 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Puzzling
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- confusing
- enigmatical
- enigmatic
- perplexing
- unclear
- incomprehensible
- uncomprehensible
- surprising
- baffling
- intriguing
- bemused
- baffled
Crossword Answer definitions
ENIGMATIC adjective- Pertaining to an enigma.
- Mysterious.
- Defying description.
- (variant) Enigmatical.
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 ENIGMATIC
- Hard to figure out
- Cryptic
- Hard to read
- Mysterious
- Baffling
- Very strange
- Puzzling
- Puzzling.
- Inexplicable.
- Like Mona Lisa's smile.
More clues leading to the result KNOTTY
- Difficult
- Like a difficult puzzle
- Complex or snarled
- Labyrinthine
- Like dreadlocks or conundrums
- Complex
- Hard to figure out
- Complicated
- __ pine
- Difficult to solve
More clues leading to the result ODD
- Like a fraternal Fellow
- Like a single sock
- Seven or eleven
- Off the wall
- Like 1 and 3
- Strange
- Uneven
- Like a famed TV couple
- Queer
- Suspicious
More clues leading to the result ESOTERIC
- Puzzling
- Arcane
- Abstruse
- Inscrutable
- Intended for a select few
- Only for certain tastes
- Not for everyone
- Way-out
- Not widely known
- Like trivia
More clues leading to the result CRYPTIC
- Sphinx-like
- Mysterious
- Secret.
- Mysterious.
- Puzzling
- Megadeth "___ Writings"
- Like a London Times crossword clue
- Obscure
More clues leading to the result HARD
- No picnic
- Unyielding
- Like a Friday crossword
- Ready to get down, in a way
- Posing a challenge
- Nearly unsolvable
- Stony
- Demanding
- Like most themeless puzzles
- 10 on the Mohs scale