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brainteasing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
brain-teas-ing
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Puzzling; mentally challenging.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From brain + teasing.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

brainteaser

Questions

What does brainteasing mean?
Puzzling; mentally challenging.
Where does brainteasing come from?
From brain + teasing.

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