Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryptarithm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cryptarithm
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”).

Example Sentences

"Each letter in the cryptarithm represents one of the digits 0 through 9."
"Explain that a cryptarithm is a like a crytogram except that the letters represent numbers."

Inflected Forms

cryptarithms (plural)

Derived Forms

cryptarithmic

Synonyms

alphametic

Questions

What does cryptarithm mean?: Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”).

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