Key Word Code
The Key Word Code is based on a word agreed upon in advance between the coders. Miracles is the key word for this cipher. To develop the code, you write the key word and then the rest of the alphabet leaving out the letters in the key word. The key word can be as short or as long you want it to be, but it can’t have any duplicate letters in it. See the diagram below where Miracles is the key word.
M | I | R | A | C | L | E | S | B | D | F | G | H |
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
J | K | N | O | P | Q | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
When you reach the letter T in the code, the letters in the alphabet and the letters in the cipher are the same. This may make the code harder to break since people don’t expect the letter in the code to be the correct letter.
The solution to this week’s cipher is:
Miracles happen every day; you just need to be aware.