A cryptogram is a type of puzzle that consists of a short piece of encrypted text. Generally the cipher used to encrypt the text is simple enough that cryptogram can be solved by hand. Frequently used are substitution ciphers where each letter is replaced by a different letter or number. To solve the puzzle, one must recover the original lettering... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptogram
cryptogram, cryptogramic, cryptogrammatic A piece of cryptographic (secret) writing; anything written in cipher, or in such a form or order that a key is required in order to know how to understand and put the letters together. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2455/3