The letter code
In a cryptogram every letter of a saying is swapped for another, the same way throughout. Learn how the code works and make your first guess. How a cryptogram works · lesson 1 of 1.
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The lesson in words
A cryptogram is a saying where every letter has been replaced by a different one, using the same swap throughout. The small letters are the code; the big letters are your answers.
Here, four letters are already solved, and you can see them filled in everywhere their code letter appears.
This saying has a one-letter word, twice. In English, a one-letter word is almost always A or I.
Try it: Tap the code letter of the one-letter word.
One swap, used everywhere, and never a letter for itself. Next: a quick rules check.
Questions
Can a code letter stand for itself?
Never. If a code letter is R, the answer isn’t R.