Cracking Codes and Cryptograms For Dummies®

Chapter 8. Masonic Ciphers

Puzzle 145

Difficulty Level: Easy

Puzzle 146

Difficulty Level: Easy

Puzzle 147

Difficulty Level: Easy

Puzzle 148

Difficulty Level: Easy

This cipher is written in Malachim, a Hebrew-based phonetic alphabet. Some symbols can stand for more than one letter, relating to a phonetic sound rather than a specific letter. For example, the square symbol can be E or O. See Chapter 2 for the full list.

Puzzle 149

Difficulty Level: Easy

Puzzle 150

Difficulty Level: Easy

This puzzle is written in a 19th century French Masonic cipher once used by those who held the 31st degree of initiation in the Scottish Rite, a degree known as "Grand Inquisitor Commander." V and W are encrypted with the same symbol.

Puzzle 151

Difficulty Level: Easy

This cipher is written in Malachim, a Hebrew-based phonetic alphabet.

Puzzle 152

Difficulty Level: Easy

Puzzle 153

Difficulty Level: Easy

This cipher is drawn in Celestial, ...