Printable cryptograms

Five famous quotes in code, ready to print, with the answers on their own page.

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Tap a blank, then a letter.

How to print them

Tap Print all five. The sheet has all five puzzles with a writing line above every code letter, and the answer key starts on a new page, so you can hand out the puzzles and keep the answers. Tick Large print first for bigger letters and fewer puzzles to a page. To keep a copy, choose "Save as PDF" in the print window.

Prefer to solve on screen? The puzzle above plays like the printed one, and the numbers above the board switch between all five.

A first move for puzzle 2

Puzzle 2 repeats the three-letter code word VPD, and the four-letter JYNM sits right before it. Try YOU and WITH: that is seven letters in two guesses.

Questions people ask

Are these printable cryptograms free?

Yes. Print as many copies as you like, for yourself, a class or a group.

Do they come with answers?

Yes. The answers print on a separate page, and you can also open them below.

Is there a large-print version?

Yes. Tick Large print before you print: the letters are bigger and each puzzle gets more room.

Can I print the daily puzzle too?

Yes. Today's cryptogram on the home page has its own Print button, and so does every day in the archive.

Answers

Puzzle 1

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Circles, 1841

Puzzle 2

“Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.”
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Solitude, 1883

Puzzle 3

“The best way out is always through.”
Robert Frost, A Servant to Servants, 1914

Puzzle 4

“Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.”
Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892

Puzzle 5

“Be not simply good; be good for something.”
Henry David Thoreau, letter to Harrison Blake, 1848

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