alphametic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A puzzle that presents an arithmetic problem with letters in place of the digits, the reader challenged to deduce which digit corresponds to each letter.

Pronunciation

/ˌæl.fəˈmɛ.tɪk/

Word forms

alphametic alphametics

Etymology

Blend of alphabet + arithmetic.

Synonyms

Related words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.