Definition of enigma

"enigma" in the noun sense

1. mystery, enigma, secret, closed book

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

"how it got out is a mystery"

"it remains one of nature's secrets"

2. riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser

a difficult problem

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Quotations for enigma

The enigma of the nineteenth century. [ Victor Hugo ]

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma. [ Joubert ]

Love! Love! Eternal enigma! Will not the Sphinx that guards thee find an Oedipus to explain thee? [ F. Pyat ]

Everything is prospective, and man is to live hereafter. That the world is for his education is the only sane solution of the enigma. [ Emerson ]

enigma in Scrabble®

The word enigma is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters enigma:

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Shorter words in enigma

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