🌱 6–10 words · 60 puzzles

Easy Cryptograms for Beginners

New to cryptograms? Start here. Every easy cryptogram is a short sentence of six to ten everyday words with its punctuation left in and two letters already filled in, so you can learn word shapes, common letters and short-word tricks without getting lost. Many are riddles from our collection, so a bonus “what am I?” waits when you finish.

All 60 easy cryptograms

Easy cryptograms are short, six to ten words, built from everyday words, with punctuation left in and two letters revealed as starter hints. They are the best place to learn word shapes, common letters and short-word tricks. Each puzzle has its own permanent page with a play mode, a print sheet and an answer page. Tip: new to this? Read how to solve a cryptogram first.

Puzzle guide

About easy cryptograms

What they are

An easy cryptogram is a short sentence, six to ten words long, where every letter has been swapped for a different one. Two letters are already decoded for you, and all the punctuation stays put, so commas, question marks and apostrophes give away where sentences turn and words end.

How to play

Write a guess above a coded letter and the same guess appears everywhere that letter occurs. Start with the two revealed letters, then look at one-letter words: in English they are almost always A or I.

Tips

Hunt for three-letter words that repeat; THE and AND are the usual suspects. An apostrophe followed by one letter is nearly always S or T. Remember that no letter ever stands for itself, which quietly rules out a guess or two.

Who they suit

Easy cryptograms are a gentle introduction for children of about nine and up, and for adults who have never cracked a code. They work well in class as a spelling and phonics game, or as a five-minute starter.