October 5, 2008
Cryptograms are fun to solve. Each letter in the encoded message stands for
another letter -- AND this relationship holds throughout the entire message. If,
for instance, WGQ really is "THE", then all the W's in the message can equal a
T, all the G's equal a H, and all the Q's equal an E. The puzzle is solved by
simply guessing at what the letters stand for, and trying them out in the other
words. One other thing you should remember, is that the letter E is the most
commonly used letter in the English language. It is followed, in order, by
TAONRISH.
"Cryptopop" has some good information, particularly for beginners,
(such as letter frequencies, double letters, etc.) on this web site:
http://www.freewebs.com/gidusko/cryptopop/
More info on ZYPS at this web page:
http://www.freewebs.com/gidusko/cryptopop/zyps.htm
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HONOR ROLL, YEARS OF PARTICIPATION!
(Click on small pictures to visit their Spotlite web page!)
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DALE BEASLEY, Des Moines, WA *ZYP WORKED*
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PETE WIEDMAN, Stantonsburg, NC *ZYP MAKER*
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WILLIAM SMITH, Auburn, Alabama *ZYP WORKED*
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JIM WISE, Millwood, WV
CARLA MEISENGER, McLean, VA
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BUD JONES, Autaugaville, Alabama *ZYP WORKED*
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KATE NIAL, Ballston Spa, NY
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GORDON BOCKUS, Wilburton, OK
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LILLIAN SMITH, Averill Park, NY
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MABEL CUNNINGHAM, Belfast, ME
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Dr. EDWIN DOE, Point Pleasant, NJ
You can reach this page by going directly to either of these two URLs:
1) gidusko.tripod.com/
2) gidusko.50megs.com/
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DECRYPTO D8.5 CRYPTOGRAM SOLVER
Decrypto D8.5 is an extremely fast and highly accurate simple
substitution cryptogram solver which deciphers puzzles with and
without spaces. It far exceeds the capabilities of any other solver
I've had the opportunity to try.
DECRYPTO D8.5 is FREE and can be downloaded and installed at the following URL:
http://www.blisstonia.com/software/Decrypto/
For WINDOWS, select : WinDecryptoSetup.exe
For LINUX/MAC, select : decrypto8.5.tgz
To download/install the two optional dictionaries, select:
english-tiny.dat, english-large.dat.
(The standard dictionary is installed as part of the D8.5 program)
Have fun!
--Cryptopop
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DALE BEASLEY, Des Moines, WA *ZYP WORKED*
PETE WIEDMAN, Stantonsburg, NC *ZYP MAKER*
WILLIAM SMITH, Auburn, Alabama *ZYP WORKED*
JIM WISE, Millwood, WV
CARLA MEISENGER, McLean, VA
BUD JONES, Autaugaville, Alabama *ZYP WORKED*
KATE NIAL, Ballston Spa, NY
GORDON BOCKUS, Wilburton, OK
LILLIAN SMITH, Averill Park, NY
MABEL CUNNINGHAM, Belfast, ME
Dr. EDWIN DOE, Point Pleasant, NJ
You can reach this page by going directly to either of these two URLs:
1) gidusko.tripod.com/
2) gidusko.50megs.com/
