Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enigmatologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: enig-ma-tol-o-gist
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who creates or studies puzzles.

Example Sentences

"I went to a lecture by enigmatologist Will Shortz, and when I saw how he engaged an audience of […] 2,000 in a game of word puzzles, I pictured him as a teacher with a very large class."

Etymology

From enigmatology + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: enigmatology

Inflected Forms

enigmatologists (plural)

Questions

What does enigmatologist mean?: A person who creates or studies puzzles.
Where does enigmatologist come from?: From enigmatology + -ist.

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