idiomorph

noun

id·​io·​morph

ˈidēəˌmȯrf

plural -s

: a pattern of repeated letters in cryptography

the idiomorph PXLXAP fits the probable word STATES

compare isomorph sense c

Word History

Etymology

idio- + -morph

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