cipher American English spelling but is sometimes accepted as British spelling


cipher - noun

  • a message written in a secret code
  • a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
  • a quantity of no importance
  • a person of no influence
  • a secret method of writing

    • cipher - verb

    • convert ordinary language into code
    • make a mathematical calculation or computation

    cipher - thesaurus

    aught   calculate   code   compute   cryptograph   cypher British English spelling   encipher   encrypt   figure   inscribe   nada   naught   nil   nix   nobody   nonentity   nothing   nought   null   reckon   zero   zilch   zip   zippo  


    View spelling list Words starting with ci and learn about the word cipher in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 20. Soft c: ce, ci, cy.

    Scrabble score for cipher

    c is 3 i is 1 p is 3 h is 4 e is 1 r is 1
    Scrabble score = 13

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