Definitions for cryptanalysis
cryptanalysis
crypt·a·nal·y·sis
Spelling: [krip-tuh-nal-uh-sis]
IPA: /ˌkrɪp təˈnæl ə sɪs/
Cryptanalysis is a 13 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 25 points.
You can make 1393 anagrams from letters in cryptanalysis (aacilnprsstyy).
Definitions for cryptanalysis
noun
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the procedures, processes, methods, etc., used to translate or interpret secret writings, as codes and ciphers, for which the key is unknown.
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the science or study of such procedures.
Compare cryptography (def 1).
Origin of cryptanalysis
An Americanism dating back to 1920-25; crypt(ogram) + analysis