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Mental Challenge : Cryptogram for Beginners
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From: MSN NicknameVork-  (Original Message)Sent: 12/21/2006 5:26 PM
 A cryptogram is a message with all the letters interchanged (for example all X's may be Z's or whatever).

Try the easy one below.  See who is first to get the right answer!!!
 
HINTS:
Copy the code to a word processor, and/or print it out. Using a pencil, write the decoded letters under the encrypted ones. Keep your eraser handy!
 
Start off with one letter words, apostrophied words, words after a comma, 2-letter words, 3-letter words. 
 
Count the letters ... most prevalent may be E or T.  Letter frequencies are shown below  the cryptogram.
 
Then start guessing the rest.


A UPXF OQMO OQWTW AC CBZQ M OQAPY MC IBZU,
 
MPE OQW QMTEWT A FXTU, OQW KXTW XH AO A'II YWO.

 

The second column is the sample count from a huge file used to generate the list.

Letter useage frequencies:    
E:    72881    12.4%       
T:    52397     8.9%       
A:    47072     8.0%       
O:    45116     7.6%
N:    41316     7.0%
I:    39710     6.7% 
H:    38334     6.5%      
S:    36770     6.2%   
R:    35946     6.1%     
D:    27487     4.6%    
L:    21479     3.6%      
U:    16218     2.7%      
M:    14928     2.5%       
W:    13835     2.3%      
C:    13223     2.2%       
F:    13152     2.2%       
G:    12121     2.0%      
Y:    11849     2.0%      
P:     9452     1.6%
B:     8163     1.3%
V:     5044     0.8%
K:     4631     0.7%
Q:      655     0.1%
X:      637     0.1%
J:      623     0.1%
Z:      213     0.0%



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From: MSN Nickname£ÔRÐ×ß4ÐG3R�?/nobr>Sent: 12/22/2006 6:46 AM
It might take a while but I'll crack this puppy!
 
--B.