cryptogram

Noun

Meaning

A cipher writing. Same as Cryptograph.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cryptograph secret writing sphinx cypher riddle rune rebus enigma poser problem code twister figure secret argument
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Antonyms

all known solution notable resolution interpretation
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Hypernyms

writing piece of writing written material

Phrases with the word

crack a cryptogram decipher a cryptogram decode a cryptogram

Examples

I wish more English teachers helped their students engage the classics at the level of raw delight, instead of putting them on the scent of symbols. A novel is not a cryptogram. James K. Morrow

His keen analytical abilities, which were so evident in his detective stories, allowed him to see that the general public was largely ignorant of the methods by which a simple substitution cryptogram can be solved, and he used this to his advantage. Source: Internet

Many people solve such ciphers for recreation, as with cryptogram puzzles in the newspaper. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cryptogenous cryptoglandular cryptogonimid Cryptogramma Cryptogramma acrostichoides Cryptogramma crispa