7 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
adjective of an obscure nature; ; ; ; - Rachel Carson
adjective having a secret or hidden meaning; ; ; - John Gunther
adjective having a puzzling terseness
originFrom Late Latin crypticus, from Ancient Greek κρυπτικός (kruptikós), from κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”), from κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”). Doublet of kryptic.
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