mystery
mystery is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder; something which has not been or can not be explained; hence, specifically, that which is beyond human comprehension. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
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- adjective. A profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder; something which has not been or can not be explained; hence, specifically, that which is beyond human comprehension.
- adjective. A kind of secret religious celebration, to which none were admitted except those who had been initiated by certain preparatory ceremonies; -- usually plural; as, the Eleusinian mysteries.
- adjective. The consecrated elements in the eucharist.
- adjective. Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma.
- noun. A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied.
- noun. A dramatic representation of a Scriptural subject, often some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic composition of this character; as, the Chester Mysteries, consisting of dramas acted by various craft associations in that city in the early part of the 14th century.
- noun. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
"how it got out is a mystery"
"it remains one of nature's secrets"
- noun. a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
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