Baffle
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3 letters

GET
A return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

VEX
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

FOX
Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

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POSE
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

BILK
Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

FOIL
A light slender flexible sword tipped by a button

BEAT
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

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SPOIL
Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

AMAZE
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

QUEER
Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"

CROSS
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

STUMP
Remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"

STICK
Stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

STUMP

FLOOR
The inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"

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PUZZLE
A game that tests your ingenuity

GRAVEL
Rock fragments and pebbles

THWART
A crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

BEMUSE
Cause to be confused emotionally

SCOTCH
Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots Gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'"

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NONPLUS
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

MYSTIFY
Make mysterious; "mystify the story"

PERPLEX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

FLUMMOX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

STUPEFY
Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"

CONFUSE
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

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REGULATE
Check the emission of (sound)

CONFOUND
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

BEWILDER
Cause to be confused emotionally

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DUMBFOUND
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

FRUSTRATE
Treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

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BAFFLEBOARD
A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy