Boggle

/ˈbɑːɡəl/ verb

To be confused or shocked by something surprising, or to play the word game 'Boggle' using letter cubes.

From earlier 'bogle' or 'bogey' (from Scottish, meaning ghost or phantom), suggesting something that startles you. By the 16th century it meant to hesitate or be confused.

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