cryptarithm

English

Noun

cryptarithm (plural cryptarithms)

1. Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”)
   • 2007, Mathematical thinking and quantitative reasoning, page 32:

     Each letter in the cryptarithm represents one of the digits 0 through 9.

   • 2012, Sivasailam Thiagarajan, More Jolts! Activities to Wake up and Engage Your Participants:

     Explain that a cryptarithm is a like a crytogram except that the letters represent numbers.

Derived terms

• cryptarithmic