enigma
a riddle, mystery, or puzzling thing
Root
- enigm / enigma: riddle, puzzle, or hidden meaning
Other words with the enigm / enigma root
- enigmatic: puzzling, mysterious, or hard to interpret
An enigma is a riddle with the answer withheld.
The missing signature turned the whole contract into an enigma.
Enigma is the noun doorway into enigmatic. The point is not darkness alone; it is puzzle-energy, the feeling that meaning exists but has not opened yet.