mysterious: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 15 letter points · starts with M · ends with S
Meaning of mysterious
adj
Of unknown origin.
Example: He received a mysterious phone call this morning.
Having unknown qualities.
Example: Our boss is a mysterious man who hardly ever meets with us.
Difficult to understand.
Example: Why he left without saying goodbye is quite mysterious.
Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
Example: Stop being mysterious and just tell me what you want.
Source: Wiktionary — mysterious.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for mysterious.
adjective
of an obscure nature
- cryptic
- cryptical
- deep
- inscrutable
- mystifying
adjective
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of mysterious
M(3) + Y(4) + S(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + I(1) + O(1) + U(1) + S(1) = 15 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of mysterious
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from mysterious
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