cryptogram
/ˈkɹɪptəɡɹæm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It's a big help in solving cryptograms if you know how a cryptogram is constructed. The constructor normally uses two alphabets, one for plaintext, one for the substitute cipher letters."
- "To anyone who does not know the key, the five characters of the cryptogram are different but the genuine receiver is in no danger of confusion."
- "Indeed, Willaert was unable to read Charles's musical notation because it was actually a musical cryptogram passing for a madrigal, making absolutely no sense to a mere musician's naked eye, despite his towering talent."
- "You already know this if you are an amateur codebreaker. On the comics pages of many newspapers, you will find a little puzzle known as a cryptogram. It's usually a famous quotation that has been encrypted in a very straightforward way […]"