Cryptogram Puzzle 5,358
Answers

Decoded in full, attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt.

Letter frequency for cryptogram 5358: S 15, E 8, D 7, I 7, A 5, M 4, N 4, C 3, L 3, U 3, G 2, P 215S8E7D7I5A4M4N3C3L3U2G2P
The decoded quote:
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt

Cryptogram Puzzle 5,358 decodes to a quotation of 12 words attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt. It runs to 84 characters and uses 16 distinct letters.

The chart above shows the real letter frequencies of this quote — S×15, E×8, D×7, I×7, A×5. That is the pattern that cracks it: in ordinary English E is the commonest letter by a wide margin, so whichever cipher symbol appears most in the puzzle is the first substitution worth testing. We publish the decoded quote and its author; the game generates its own substitution alphabet per player, so no fixed cipher is shown here.

This quote has no very short words, which makes it harder than average — with no one-letter or three-letter giveaways you have to lean entirely on letter frequency and doubled pairs.

This puzzle sits in the 5,301–5,400 block, with puzzle 5,357 and puzzle 5,359 linked at the foot of the page, so you can keep moving without returning to the index.

Puzzle 5,358 at a glance
AuthorEleanor Roosevelt
Characters84
Words12
Distinct letters16
Most frequentS×15 E×8 D×7
Questions

Cryptogram Puzzle 5,358 FAQ

1What is the answer to Cryptogram Puzzle 5,358?+
The decoded quotation is shown in full above, together with the author it is attributed to.
2How many answers does this level have?+
0, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for puzzle 5,357 and puzzle 5,359, or browse the whole 5,301–5,400 block.
4Are these answers verified?+
Yes. This puzzle was imported from a structured source record and validated on build. See the method page for exactly what is checked.
How to play

How Cryptogram Works

The same three moves solve most Cryptogram puzzles, including this one.

1

Count the letters

The most frequent symbol is usually E, then T, A, O and N. Frequency beats guessing every time.

2

Attack the short words

One-letter words are A or I. Common three-letter words are THE and AND, and they unlock the most letters at once.

3

Use the apostrophes

A letter after an apostrophe is almost always S, T, D, M, LL, RE or VE — a very short list to test.

Play smarter

Cryptogram Tips & Strategy

Starting with what this particular puzzle teaches you.

1

Most frequent letter here

In this quote the commonest letters are S×15, E×8, D×7. In English E leads by a wide margin, so test that substitution first.

2

No short words to exploit

With no one- or three-letter giveaways you must lean on letter frequency and doubled pairs instead.

3

Frequency first

Count which cipher letter appears most. In English text it is E far more often than not, and fixing E alone usually reveals two or three short words.

4

One-letter words are A or I

There are no others in ordinary English. Two free letters from a single glance at the text.

5

THE is the giveaway

The commonest three-letter word by a wide margin. Finding one THE gives you T, H and E in a single move.

6

Apostrophes narrow sharply

A letter directly after an apostrophe is nearly always S, T, D or M, or the pairs LL, RE and VE. Very few options to test.

By the numbers

Cryptogram Puzzle 5,358 In Detail

Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.

AuthorEleanor Roosevelt
Characters84
Words12
Distinct letters16
Short words0
Puzzle5,358