Tips on how to solve faster + more efficiently (Cryptograms)

[lowie]

I am a beginner at solving cryptograms, and it would be really helpful to have some tips to help me complete Aristocrats

[barbarayoung]

I think you should look for recurring patterns of letters. In English, certain letters, like 'e,' 't,' 'a,' and 'o,' are more common than others. Identify repeated symbols and try to match them with common letters.

[lowie]

Thank you for the tip much appreciate it.

[OldManInNNV]

Get to know patterns. XYZX is usually "THAT". If not, try "ELSE" or "SAYS", those are not quite as common as "THAT".

A repeated occurrence of XYZ in the text is going to be either "THE" or "YOU".

If you see a single letter after an apostrophe, it is usually "T" or "S". Two different letters after an apostrophe are going to be either "VE" or "RE", and a double letter after an apostrophe is "LL"

Hope this helps.

[lowie]

Oh what! thats really eye opening, thank you!

[SciOly4Ever]

I'm a fellow rookie on this site. I do codebusters for scioly

[lowie]

Yes same that is why ive been practicing even for next year!

[SciOly4Ever]

I was once at 7th but didn't do it for a while as my season ended. I am back at it for next season though. Good luck

[SciOly4Ever]

Yes I definitely agree Just memorize basic patterns and work on it for just a short period daily. Consistency matters

[0_Accuracy]

When I first started with cryptograms, I found focusing on common letter patterns like "TH" and "HE" really helpful. I also tried to guess common short words—things like "THE" or "AND." It takes practice, so don’t get discouraged if you don’t get it right away.