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Cryptograms are simple substitution codes where any letter can stand for any other, but must always stand for the same letter within the given cryptogram. There are 4.0329146112660565e+26, or 403,291,461,126,605,650,000,000,000, which is more than 403 million billion billion substitution combinations. No wonder you have trouble!

To solve cryptograms, you must first recognize patterns in English. For example, there are only two 1 letter words in English, A and I. The word THE is the most common 3 letter word in the English language. Other examples include:

THAT is usually easy to spot.

PEOPLE is frequently used in cryptos. Another word with that same letter pattern is PROPER. 1st and 4th letters, and 2nd and 6th letters the same. There may be others.

If you are doing the cryptoquips in American newspapers, they often begin with IF, WHEN OR WHAT. They usually have a comma followed closely by MIGHT, SUPPOSE, COULD or WOULD.

There are many other patterns and clues. For more information, Google CRYPTOGRAM "HOW TO".

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