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riddlesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rid-dle-some
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised by riddles or riddling; enigmatic

Etymology

From riddle + -some.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more riddlesome (comparative) most riddlesome (superlative)

Questions

What does riddlesome mean?
Characterised by riddles or riddling; enigmatic
Where does riddlesome come from?
From riddle + -some.

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