This one is from the archive. Play it for practice — past puzzles never count toward a streak. Today’s cipher is here.
3 guesses to crack the cipher. One cipher each day.
keyword GOLD
MNTEFMC VGJUGOJA FS AVAR AGSY TN BFMD
The alphabet starts with the keyword, then carries on with the letters it hasn't used.
Learn the method: how to solve keyword cipher
NOTHING VALUABLE IS EVER EASY TO FIND
Every letter has been swapped for another one, and the same swap is used all the way through. Letter shapes stay put — word lengths and spacing are still real clues. This one is Keyword Cipher. The key: keyword GOLD. The alphabet starts with the keyword, then carries on with the letters it hasn't used. Apply the key to the first three letters and they resolve to N O T. The answer was NOTHING VALUABLE IS EVER EASY TO FIND.
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