Cryptogram hints and answer for 17 August 2026
Today's cryptogram is a quote of 17 words and 60 letters. Every letter has been swapped for another one, consistently across the whole quote.
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Hint 1 — the shapeThe quote runs to 17 words. Its longest word is 7 letters long.
Hint 2 — the openingThe first word begins O _ _.
Hint 3 — who said itThe quote is attributed to someone whose initials are R.W.E.
Answer
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The quote
- “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be”
- — Ralph Waldo Emerson
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