cryptoquip
Encoded joke puzzle
A cryptoquip is a word puzzle where a short phrase or sentence has been encrypted by letter substitution—each letter consistently replaced by another throughout.
The solver works backward to reveal the original text, often a joke or witty saying: Today's cryptoquip: "ZRRK HPPR" is "GOOD LUCK".
The puzzles appear in newspaper puzzle sections alongside crosswords and jumbles.
Verbal wit techniques
- anagramReshuffled letter word
- crosswordClue-based letter grid
- brainteaserPuzzle demanding clever thought
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
clue · solve · decipher · substitution · letter · pattern · phrase · quote
Printed periodical of current events
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- columnVertical structural element
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- syndicatedLicensed for wide distribution
solve · pencil · hobby · pastime · leisure · entertainment · challenge · mental
wordplay
Verbal wit techniques
- anagramReshuffled letter word
- crosswordClue-based letter grid
- brainteaserPuzzle demanding clever thought
riddle · clue · solve · decipher · substitution · letter · pattern · phrase · quote · hint
newspaper
Printed periodical of current events
syndicated · solve · pencil · hobby · pastime · leisure · entertainment · challenge · mental · exercise
substitution
Exchange of one for another
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- keyLock-opening device
encode · decode · cryptanalysis · alphabet · frequency · shift · cipher · secret · code · encipher
cryptoquipcrossword
Clue-based letter grid
crossword puzzle · fill-in-the-blank · word search · Sudoku · jigsaw puzzle
crypt, cryptic, cryptically, crypts, cryptography, cryptographer, cryptographic, cryptogram, cryptograms