Letter frequency
E, T, A, O, I and N are the most common letters in English. Learn to count code letters and use frequency to crack a cryptogram. Cracking the code · lesson 2 of 2.
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The most common letters in English are E, T, A, O, I and N. The code letter that appears most often in a puzzle is a good candidate for E or T.
Count the code letters in this saying.
Try it: Tap the code letter that appears most often.
Count, guess, and check the words around your guess. Youâre ready for a real puzzle.
Questions
What should you do when a guess doesnât fit?
Guessing is part of solving. Fill in a hunch, see if the words around it start to make sense, and change it if they donât. On BoardGameSite, two code letters with the same answer turn red.