Baffle
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:16 pts6 letters
Definition of Baffle
Verb
- To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"I am baffled by the contradictions and omissions in the instructions."
- To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"I am baffled by the contradictions and omissions in the instructions."
- To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil.
- Of weather or wind: to hinder or prevent (a ship or its crew) from advancing.
- To dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control (a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound).
Noun
- A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether.
"sound baffle"
- A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether.
"sound baffle"
- A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine.
- A barrier designed to obstruct and confuse enemies, rendering them vulnerable.
- An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint; a quibble.
Verb
Anagrams of Baffle
Words You Can Make
21 words can be made from the letters in "baffle":