cryptarithm

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noun

Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”).

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nouncryptarithm (plural cryptarithms)

plural cryptarithms

  1. Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”).

    Each letter in the cryptarithm represents one of the digits 0 through 9.

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    Explain that a cryptarithm is a like a crytogram except that the letters represent numbers.

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    Synonyms: alphametic

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nounSynonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”).

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