Cipher

/ˈsaɪfɚ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:14 pts6 letters

Definition of Cipher

noun

  1. A numeric character.
  2. Any text character.
  3. A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram.

    "a painter's cipher, an engraver's cipher, etc."

  4. A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.

    "The message was written in a simple cipher. Anyone could figure it out."

  5. A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.

verb

  1. To calculate.

    "I never learned much more than how to read and cipher."

  2. To write in code or cipher.
  3. Of an organ pipe: to sound independent of the organ.
  4. To decipher.

Anagrams of Cipher

Exact Anagrams

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Words You Can Make

37 words can be made from the letters in "cipher":

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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