Cipher Break

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Select a blank, then type the letter you think it stands for.

Sayings are original to this game. Cipher disc and parchment are procedural SVG and CSS.

How to play Cipher Break

Every letter in the coded message stands for a different real letter.
Select a blank and type the letter you think it stands for. Every matching blank fills in.
Use the frequency chart and short words such as A, I, THE and AND to find your first letters.
Spend a reveal if you are stuck. Each one adds a time penalty to your score.
Solve the daily cipher once a day to build a streak, or open a fresh one any time.

A cryptogram is a short message where each letter is swapped for another letter. Solving it means working out the swap, called a substitution cipher.

Look for one letter words, which are almost always A or I, then common three letter words like THE and AND, and double letters such as EE, LL and SS.

Yes. The messages in Cipher Break are original short sayings written for this game.

Yes. Tap a blank and use the on screen keys, or use your own keyboard on desktop.