cryptoquip

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noun

A cryptogram puzzle that leads to a saying or quotation.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

nouncryptoquip (plural cryptoquips)

plural cryptoquips

  1. A cryptogram puzzle that leads to a saying or quotation.

    I opened it to find that he had solved a cryptoquip and framed it. It was a quote from Los Angeles Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda.

    2013, Noel Nation, The Education of a Teacher, page 18
    1 more example

    The other was a cryptoquip that came in the mail, addressed to Allison. There was no letter attached, no return address, only a St. Paul postmark. The clue said that t equalled a.

    1995, Pamela Bauer, Elise Title, Tiffany White, Valentine Bachelors, page 256

Origin

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APA

cryptoquip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptoquip

MLA

“cryptoquip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptoquip. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptoquip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptoquip.

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