conundrum
noun/kəˈnʌndrəm/
Frequency rank: #13,013 most common English word
Meaning
A confusing or difficult problem or question that is hard to solve.
Example sentence
The scientist spent years trying to solve the difficult conundrum of how life first began on Earth.
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