Helpful Hints for Solving
Christian Cryptograms
Bible CryptoVerses are simple letter substitution ciphers of Bible verses. Letter frequency tables are provided for each puzzle for your convenience. Use these common frequency tables of the English language to help you solve the Bible CryptoVerses:
* Order of usage of letters:
ETAONRISHDLFCMUGYPWBVKXJQZ.
* Order of two-letter groups (bigrams):
TH, HE, AN, RE, ER, IN, ON, AT, ND, ST, ES, EN, OF, TE, ED, OR, TI, HI, AS, TO.
* Order of double-letter combinations:
LL, EE, SS, OO, TT, FF, RR, NN, PP, CC.
* Order of three-letter groups:
THE, ING, AND, ION, ENT, FOR, TIO, ERE, HER, ATE, VER, TER, THA, ATI, HAT, ERS, HIS, RES, ILL, ARE.
* Order of most-common two-letter words:
OF, TO, IN, IT, IS, BE, AS, AT, SO, WE, HE, BY, OR, ON, DO, IF, ME, MY, UP, AN.
* Order of most-common three-letter words:
THE, AND, FOR, ARE, BUT, NOT, YOU, ALL, ANY, CAN, HAD, HER, WAS, ONE, OUR, OUT, DAY, GET, HAS, HIM.
* Order of most-common four-letter words:
THAT, WITH, HAVE, THIS, WILL, YOUR, FROM, THEY, KNOW, WANT, BEEN, GOOD, MUCH, SOME, TIME, VERY, WHEN, COME, HERE, JUST.
* More than 50% of all English words begin with: T, A, O, S, or W.
* More than 50% of all English words end with: E, S, D, or T.
* When F is the final letter of a word, the letter before it is usually O.
* When H is the final letter of a word, the letter before it is often G.
* When G is the final letter of a word, it is frequently part of ING.
Trial and error and logic will be needed to solve these Bible CryptoVerses. Happy deciphering!
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