Everything a cryptogram book needs
Exactly one solution
A built-in solver checks every cryptogram against an English dictionary. If a text could be read two ways, another letter is revealed — your readers never hit a dead end.
Your quotes or 900+ themes
Upload a CSV with titles, texts and authors, or turn a curated theme (animals, food, space, sports…) into word-list cryptograms.
Three ciphers, letters or numbers
Classic Aristocrat, expert Patristocrat in groups of five and shift codes — printed as cipher letters or number codes 1–26, with random or keyword alphabets.
Hints you control
Choose how many letters are revealed, print the author or theme as a clue and add an A–Z key strip under each puzzle.
Kids & Large Print editions
Secret codes with the key shown and big letter boxes for children; large print, one puzzle per page and extra revealed letters for seniors.
Print-ready for KDP
5×8, 5.5×8.5, 6×9, 6.14×9.21, 7×10, 8×10, 8.5×11, 8.27×11.69, 8.5×8.5 trim sizes with automatic gutter and safe margins, answer keys, table of contents and PDF, PNG or SVG export.
How to create a cryptogram book
- 1Choose the Cryptogram book type and an edition (Standard, Kids or Senior).
- 2Pick a theme or upload your quotes, then choose the cipher, the difficulty and the revealed letters.
- 3Check the book: every puzzle is verified to have exactly one solution, then design the pages in the editor.
- 4Export a print-ready PDF with answer keys and upload it to Amazon KDP.
Cryptogram book FAQ
Can I sell cryptogram books made with Wisdom Effect on Amazon KDP?
Yes. Books generated on paid plans and with credit packs include a full commercial license, and you keep 100% of your royalties. Use your own texts or public-domain quotes — quotes of living authors are usually protected by copyright.
Which plans include cryptogram books?
Cryptogram books are part of the Pro and Publisher plans and of the free trial, with every cipher, keyword alphabets and all themes.
Does every cryptogram really have only one solution?
Yes. Before a puzzle goes into your book, a solver tries every reading the dictionary allows. If more than one fits, it reveals a letter they disagree on and checks again, until only one reading is left.
Which kinds of cryptograms can I make?
Aristocrats (word breaks and punctuation kept), Patristocrats (letters only, in groups of five) and shift codes, printed as letters or as number codes 1–26.
Can I use my own quotes?
Yes. Paste one text per line or upload a CSV with Title, Text and Author columns. Texts need 25–250 letters; the book check lists every line that cannot be used and why.
How many credits does a cryptogram book cost?
One credit per cryptogram (up to 250 letters). A 30-puzzle book costs 30 credits, and re-exporting the same book with design changes is free.
Can I combine cryptograms with other puzzles?
Yes. Mixed books can contain Cryptogram, Word Scramble, Word Search, Sudoku, Wordoku, Maze and Missing Vowels chapters in any order. Every plan makes mixed books from the puzzle types it includes: Starter mixes Sudoku, Word Search, Maze and Missing Vowels, Pro adds Word Scramble and Cryptogram, and Publisher adds Wordoku.
Can I make cryptogram books in German, French, Spanish, Japanese or other languages?
Yes, on the Publisher plan and in the free trial. Pick one of 10 book languages, one for each Amazon marketplace: English (amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.ca, amazon.com.au, amazon.in), German (amazon.de), French (amazon.fr), Spanish (amazon.es, amazon.com.mx), Italian (amazon.it), Dutch (amazon.nl), Brazilian Portuguese (amazon.com.br), Japanese (amazon.co.jp), Polish (amazon.pl), Swedish (amazon.se). Wisdom Effect then prints the texts it writes into the book in that language: puzzle and solution titles, chapter headings, the table of contents, difficulty labels, the copyright page (10 legal templates), the intro and thank-you pages and the labels on the puzzle pages, seasonal editions included. The built-in themes are English; for a book in another language, import your own quotes in that language. The puzzles use the letters A to Z: accents are dropped (é becomes E), letters such as ß or ł are left out, and Japanese words cannot be used. Texts you write yourself are not translated, so write them in the book's language. Starter and Pro books are printed in English.
Free printable generators
Free Sudoku Generator
Printable 4×4, 6×6 and 9×9 sudoku in Easy, Medium or Hard, with an answer key.
Free Maze Generator
Classic mazes and mazes for kids, freshly generated for every PDF, with solutions.
Free Word Scramble Generator
Word scramble worksheets from five themes or your own spelling words, with answers.
Free Missing Vowels Generator
Fill-in-the-vowels worksheets from five themes or your own spelling words, each word with one right answer.
Free Cryptogram Generator
Cryptograms from your own quotes or themed word lists, each checked to have exactly one solution.
Free Wordoku Generator
Letter sudoku where one row spells a hidden word — 9×9 or small grids for kids, with your own words and answers.
Free Word Search Generator
Word search puzzles from five themes or your own word list, for kids and adults, with answers.
Free Duplicate Word Remover
Remove duplicate words from any list, strip accents and see how often each word repeated.
Free Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and chapters and estimate your book’s page count for KDP.
Free QR Code Generator
Make QR codes for links, text and images — with your colors, logo and a caption, one by one or in bulk.
Free KDP Royalty Calculator
See your royalty per copy on Amazon KDP — printing cost, the 60 % price point, Expanded Distribution and Kindle 35 % vs 70 %.
Free KDP Profit Calculator
Your real KDP profit: royalties minus ads, software and one-time costs — with break-even and the ACoS your ads can afford.
Free KDP Spine Width Calculator
Exact spine width and full cover size with bleed for any KDP paperback — plus a cover template to download.
Free KDP Cover Size Calculator
Cover dimensions for every KDP format — paperback with bleed, hardcover with wrap and hinge, and Kindle eBook.
Start your first cryptogram book
Cryptograms, Word Scrambles, Word Search, Sudoku, Wordoku, Mazes and Missing Vowels — alone or combined in one mixed activity book.