Cryptogram:
HUV YVLN LV YOVVHZL YL YOHZHJHYL YL H JVYYL YL
HWHYVUHNL YL H JVYYL YL YVUHNL YL H YHYAVL YL
YOVVHZL.
Tips:
- This cryptogram is likely a monoalphabetic substitution cipher, meaning that each letter of the original plaintext has been replaced with a different letter of the ciphertext.
- The most common letter in English is E, so look for the most common letter in the cryptogram and try to guess what it corresponds to.
- Other common letters in English are T, A, O, I, and N.
- Once you have a few letters figured out, you can start to fill in the rest of the puzzle.
- Pay attention to word patterns and try to guess words based on their length and the letters you have already solved.
Additional hints:
- The first word in the cryptogram is likely “DEZE” (Dutch for “this”).
- The last word in the cryptogram is likely “GOED” (Dutch for “good”).
Solution:
THIS MAN SAT WELL.
Explanation:
- The most common letter in the cryptogram is Y, so we can guess that it corresponds to E.
- Once we have E, we can start to solve the rest of the puzzle.
- The first word, “HUV YVLN,” is likely “DEZE” (Dutch for “this”).
- The second word, “LV YOVVHZL,” is likely “MAN” (Dutch for “man”).
- The third word, “YL YOHZHJHYL,” is likely “ZAT” (Dutch for “sat”).
- The fourth word, “YL H JVYYL,” is likely “WEL” (Dutch for “well”).
- The last word, “YL YVUHNL,” is likely “GOED” (Dutch for “good”).