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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| enigma | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| conundrum | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| screen | / | Noun, Noun |
| puzzle | /x | Noun |
| mystery | /xx | Noun |
| solve | / | Verb |
| answer | /x | Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| unsolvable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsolved | x/ | Adjective |
| clue | / | Noun |
| question | /x | Noun |
| vexing | /x | Adjective |
| quandary | /xx | Noun |
| solution | x/x | Noun |
| dilemma | x/x | Noun |
| rebus | /x | Noun |
| deciphering | x/xx | Noun |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| solvable | /xx | Adjective |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| anagram | /xx | Noun |
| explanation | xx/x | Noun |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| paradoxes | /xxx | Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| wordplay | /x | Noun |
| elucidation | x/x/x | Noun |
| cipher | /x | Noun |
| sphinx | / | Noun |
| embry | xx | Name |
| unraveling | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| unravelling | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| labyrinth | /xx | Noun |
| unanswerable | xxxxx | Adjective |
| rhyme | / | Noun |
| maze | / | Noun |
| mystification | /xx/x | Noun |
| epitaph | /xx | Noun |
| joke | / | Noun |
| poem | /x | Noun |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| crossword | /x | Noun |
| mathematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| metaphor | /xx | Noun |
| meaning | /x | Noun |
| jigsaw | /x | Noun |
| math | / | Noun |
| allegory | /xxx | Noun |
| quiz | / | Noun |
| acrostic | x/x | Noun |
| interrogative | xx/xx | Noun |
| cryptology | //xx | Noun |
| figuring out | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| aporia | x/xx | Noun |
| colloquy | /xx | Noun |
| gibberish | /xx | Noun |
| dialog | /xx | Noun |
| rhyme or reason | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| english | /x | Name |
| phrase | / | Noun |
| twist | / | Noun |
| equivocal | x/xx | Adjective |
| jargon | /x | Noun |
| big word | // | Name, Name |
| thesis | /x | Noun |
| theory | /x | Noun |
| figure | /x | Noun |
| conjecture | x/x | Noun |
| discourse | /x | Noun |
| idiom | /xx | Noun |
| dialogue | /xx | Noun |
| dialectic | xx/x | Noun |
| logic | /x | Noun |
| lexicon | /xx | Noun |
| deliberative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| reply | x/ | Noun |
| code | / | Noun |
| poetry | /xx | Noun |
| parol | xx | Noun |
| figure of speech | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| example | x/x | Noun |
| word | / | Noun |
| lingo | /x | Noun |
| information | xx/x | Noun |
| point of reference | ///xx | Phrase, Noun |
| parenthesis | x/xx | Noun |
| signification | /xx/x | Noun |
| mnemonic | x/x | Noun |
| byword | /x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| untying | xxx | Noun |
| sang | / | Noun |
| childers | /x | Name |
| sinatra | x/x | Name |
| koan | /x | Noun |
| morin | /x | Name |
| proverb | /x | Noun |
| caskets | /x | Noun |
| guess | / | Noun, Verb |
| witches | /x | Verb |
| insoluble | x/xx | Adjective |
| sands | / | Noun |
| posing | /x | Noun |
| dinosaur | /xx | Noun |
| samson | /x | Name |
| epigram | /xx | Noun |
| weil | / | Noun |
| tantalizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| bates | / | Name |
| unanswered | x/x | Adjective |
| dickinson | /xx | Name |
| antinomy | x/xx | Noun |
| antithesis | x/xx | Noun |
| arabic | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| ballad | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bawdy | /x | Adjective |
| coarser | /x | Adjective |
| confuse | x/ | Verb |
| crux | / | Noun |
| devotional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| fable | /x | Noun, Verb |
| favorite | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| funny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| gaelic | /x | Name, Adjective |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hindi | /x | Name, Adjective |
| hymn | / | Noun, Verb |
| joker | /x | Noun |
| laugh | / | Noun, Verb |
| lesson | /x | Noun, Verb |
| marathi | x/x | Name, Adjective |
| marvel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| misconception | xx/x | Noun |
| nonsense | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| obscene | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| oedipus | /xx | Name |
| ree | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| secret | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| story | /x | Noun, Verb |
| teaser | /x | Noun |
| telugu | /xx | Name |
| trick | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| verse | / | Noun, Verb |
| yiddish | /x | Name, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
