alphametic

noun

al·​pha·​met·​ic

¦alfə¦metik

plural -s

: a mathematical puzzle consisting of a numerical computation with letters substituted for numbers which are to be restored through mathematical reasoning

Word History

Etymology

alphabetic + arithmetic

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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