cryptogram
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cryptogram
- /ˈkɹɪptəɡɹæm/
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From crypto- + -gram.
noun cryptograms · cryptogramme
- Encrypted text. 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.
- A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded. 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 […]
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noun encrypted text
| Español | criptograma |
|---|---|
| Português | criptograma |
| Français | cryptogramme |
| Русский | криптограмма kriptogramma |
Talk about this word "cryptogram." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cryptogram. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cryptogram. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cryptogram "cryptogram." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cryptogram.
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@misc{cryptogram_2026,
title = {cryptogram},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cryptogram},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
