Dictionary Entry
cryptic
cryptic is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Alt. of Cryptical. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Alt. of Cryptical
- 2adjective
having a puzzling terseness
"a cryptic note"
- 3adjective
having a secret or hidden meaning- John Gunther
"cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"
"cryptic writings"
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- 4adjective
of an obscure nature- Rachel Carson
"the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"
"a deep dark secret"
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