8
subtlety(noun, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
6
difficulty(noun, trouble, issue, challenge, question)
6
inscrutability(noun, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
6
crux(noun, trouble, difficulty, challenge, question)
5
perplexity(noun, show, difficulty, question, secret)
5
confusion(noun, issue, question, subject, problem)
5
brainteaser(noun, difficulty, challenge, question, secret)
5
cryptogram(noun, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
5
labyrinth(noun, secret)
5
mystique
5
occult(noun, difficulty, question, confidence, secret)
5
puzzler(noun, show, difficulty, challenge, question)
5
show(noun, manifestation, drama)
5
stumper(noun, trouble, difficulty, challenge, question)
5
unknown(adjective, confidence, nonentity)
4
abstruseness(noun, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
4
obscurity(noun, complexity)
4
thriller(noun, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
4
art(noun, business, drama)
4
charade(noun, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
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