Cipher #194 hints — Monday, 13 July 2026
Stuck on today's wheel? Here are three nudges that get harder, then the answer at the very bottom. Nothing above the last section spoils the word.
Gentle band — Monday and Tuesday are the kindest puzzles of the week.
The ciphertext
This is what the board shows you before any guess. Repeated symbols mean repeated letters.
Hint 1 — The shape of it
Today's word has 5 different letters across six positions, so one letter appears twice — look at the ciphertext and you can see exactly where. The vowels sit at positions 2 and 3.
Hint 2 — Where to start
It begins with H and ends with H. If you can place either of those, the wheel hands you that mapping and the ciphertext starts reading back at you.
Hint 3 — Narrowing it down
The word contains more than one vowel and its letters are all fairly ordinary. First three letters: HEA…
Show the answer to Cipher #194
The word was HEALTH.
Which means the wheel mapped H→L, E→Y, A→F, L→W, T→M.
Want to try this one yourself instead? Play #194 as practice — no hints, and it won't touch your streak.