Definition of cipher

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• cipher is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
• cipher is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
• cipher is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of cipher

• a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. 0
  2. cypher
  3. nought
  4. zero
• a secret method of writing (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. cryptograph
  2. cypher
  3. secret code
• convert ordinary language into code (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. code
  2. cypher
  3. encipher
  4. encrypt
  5. inscribe
  6. write in code
• a message written in a secret code (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. cypher
• a quantity of no importance (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. aught
  2. cypher
  3. goose egg
  4. nada
  5. naught
  6. nil
  7. nix
  8. nothing
  9. null
  10. zero
  11. zilch
  12. zip
  13. zippo
• a person of no influence (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. cypher
  2. nobody
  3. nonentity
• make a mathematical calculation or computation (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. calculate
  2. compute
  3. cypher
  4. figure
  5. reckon
  6. work out

See definition of cipher in Merriam Webster