mystify

mystify is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 17 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 18 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.
2. transitive verb. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent.
3. verb. make mysterious

   "mystify the story"

4. verb. be a mystery or bewildering to

   "This beats me!"

   "Got me--I don't know the answer!"

   Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle

Synonyms

amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex

Common word forms

mystified, mystifier, mystifies, mystifying

Words from these letters

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