Crack the Codeword Basics

When you are learning the basics of playing “crack the codeword”, using the Clue Detective’s Spelling By Numbers concept is a great way to start.

It’s is the same as when you solve a regular codeword. but in this early stage, you have the familiarity that the alphabetical sequence provides, A=1, B=2, Z=26, and so on.  Each letter and its corresponding number is always the same,  It is excellent for helping you to learn the structure of the English language, also known as morphology.

Try the words in the list below

When you have decoded them all, if there are any you aren’t familiar with, look them up in your dictionary to learn what they mean and thus build your vocabulary.

1. 5-24-3-5-12-12-5-14-20
2. 7-15-22-5-18-14-13-5-14-20
3. 22-5-14-20-18-9-12-15-17-21-9-19-20
4. 5-14-20-18-1-14-3-5
5. 1-3-3-9-4-5-14-20-1-12
6. 3-8-9-13-14-5-25
7. 1-13-1-26-5-13-5-14-20
8. 19-5-14-20-9-13-5-14-20-1-12
9. 5-14-10-15-25-13-5-14-20
10. 20-5-14-20-1-20-9-22-5
11. 10-5-23-5-12-12-5-18-25
12. 13-15-21-14-20-1-9-14
13. 9-13-16-15-18-20-1-14-20
14. 17-21-1-18-20-26
15. 12-1-21-7-8-20-5-18
16. 5-13-2-18-15-9-4-5-18-25
17. 16-12-1-20-9-14-21-13
18. 3-18-5-1-20-21-18-5
19. 6-12-1-13-9-14-7-15
20. 2-18-9-12-12-9-1-14-20

Revel in the intrigue of playing codebreaker!

When you gain confidence, you can move on to more challenging codes where everything is not as it seems because each one is random.  This is where the fun really begins!