Ciphers
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of cipher, referring to messages written in a secret code or to the codes and systems used to encrypt them.
“The intelligence analysts worked through the night decoding the intercepted ciphers.”
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Contains PH producing the F sound, ends in ERS, vowels are I and E, no repeated letters
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Worth 14 points, the PH combination is valuable and the ERS ending hooks onto many words
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