Hard cryptogram 1
Tap a letter, then type what you think it stands for.
One letter stands for one letter throughout, so a guess fills every place that symbol appears. A letter used twice is marked, because a substitution cannot repeat.
About this puzzle
A substitution cipher over a 2-word saying, using 7 distinct symbols and no letters given.
- Words
- 2
- Distinct symbols
- 7
- Letters given
- 0
Show the answer key
- TIME FLIES.
Questions
- How does a cryptogram work?
- Every letter of the saying has been swapped for another, the same way throughout. This one uses 7 distinct symbols across 2 words and gives you nothing to start from.
- Where do I start?
- One and two letter words are the way in: a single letter is almost always A or I, and a repeated short word is usually THE or AND. Tap a symbol and type your guess, and it fills every place that symbol appears.
- Why is one of my letters marked?
- Because you have used it for two different symbols. A substitution cipher maps one letter to one letter, so the same plain letter cannot serve twice. The mark is a note, not a refusal: the newer guess may be the right one.
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