Cipher

/ˈsaɪfɚ/

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

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "cipher":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "cipher" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Cipher"

Cipher is a 6-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "cipher" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Cipher" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "cipher" is a medium-scoring word.