5
charade(noun, question, secret, puzzle, brain-twister)
5
crux criticorum(noun, expression, idiom, secret, brain)
5
field of inquiry(noun, expression, idiom, question, secret)
5
knotty point(noun, expression, idiom, question, secret)
5
matter in dispute(noun, expression, idiom, question, secret)
5
moot point(noun, expression, idiom, question, secret)
5
quiz(noun, verb, difficult, issue, think)
5
rebus(noun, question, secret, puzzle, brain-twister)
4
nonplus(noun, verb, difficult, issue, think)
4
quandary(noun, trouble, difficult, issue, challenge)
4
brain twister(noun, expression, idiom, difficult, issue)
4
mind-boggler(noun, challenge, question, problem, secret)
4
obscurity(noun, difficult, issue, question, secret)
4
trouble(noun, verb, adjective, difficult, issue)
4
vexed question(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, challenge)
4
ambiguity(noun, uncertainty, absurdity, obscurity, vagueness)
4
challenge(noun, verb, difficulty, difficult, issue)
4
cliffhanger(noun, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
4
desideratum(noun, difficult, issue, question, task)
4
diagnus vindice nodus(noun, expression, idiom, problem, secret)
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