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Ten Five-Letter Words (Posted on 2004-11-18)

Each of the ten five-letter words listed below is encrypted with the same substitution code. Following each encrypted word is a clue telling what one of the letters of the word is. What are the ten words?

DVXFM - one letter is R
XBBVJ - one letter is L
JMXFW - one letter is N
DFXBM - one letter is P
BXBMF - one letter is A
BXWMV - one letter is E
QVXWD - one letter is G
HFXWM - one letter is C
HVXQB - one letter is S
BMWWJ - one letter is Y

See The Solution Submitted by Brian Smith

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Puzzle Thoughts

Comment 6 of 6 |

DVXFM -> GLARE

XBBVJ -> APPLY

JMXFW -> YEARN

DFXBM -> GRAPE

BXBMF -> PAPER

BXWMV -> PANEL

QVXWD -> SLANG

HFXWM -> CRANE

HVXQB -> CLASP

BMWWJ -> PENNY

Edited on March 29, 2024, 11:27 pm

Posted by K Sengupta on 2024-03-29 23:26:35

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