About Cryptogram
A cryptogram is a message written in a simple substitution code. Each letter of the alphabet has been replaced by another, and the replacement is consistent: if K stands for E in one place, it stands for E everywhere. The message here is always a familiar proverb.
How it works
The coded letters appear in small type under each blank. Tap any blank to select that coded letter, and every copy of it lights up. Type your guess and it fills them all at once, then the selection moves to the next empty space. Delete clears a guess.
A plain letter can only be used once, so entering it somewhere new removes it from wherever it was. Two letters are revealed at the start, shown in green. If you are stuck, the "Give me a letter" button reveals one more, and the game keeps count of how many you needed.
How to crack one
Count the most common coded letter. In English that is most often E, with T, A and O not far behind.
Look at the short words. A one-letter word is A or I. Common two-letter words include IS, IN, IT, OF, TO, AS and BE. A three-letter word that appears at the start is very often THE.
Use patterns. A doubled letter is likely to be LL, EE, SS, OO or TT. A word ending in the same three coded letters as another may share an ending such as ING.
Guess the saying. Once four or five letters are in place, the proverb itself often becomes recognisable, and the rest falls out at once.
Do not be afraid to guess and undo. Among HTML5 games, this is one where being wrong costs nothing.