Reasons for Shipwrecks: A Cryptogram Puzzle

This is a cryptogram puzzle where you use a random letter code to solve the words or phrases that describe different reasons for shipwrecks. At the top of the page, there is a row of the crypto letters and a row beneath it of the actual letter they correspond to. Use the clues to figure out some of the reasons that ships wrecked on the Great Lakes.

As you type the letters into the "Actual" row, they will appear throughout the cryptogram and the answers will begin to reveal themselves. We have helped you get started by giving you a few letters for the cryptogram. B=R, J=M and K=E. When you are finished, you can go to www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org to read about different types of shipwrecks.

Crypto A B D F G J K L M O P Q S T U V W X Y Z
Actual


1. Ouch! That's hot!
Q
X
B
K

 
 
R
E
2. What's the forecast?
A
K
S
P
U
K
B

 
E
 
 
 
E
R
3. To collide with
Z
B
S
T
U

 
R
 
 
 
4. A person's mistake
U
G
J
S
W

 
 
M
 
 


K
B
B
Y
B

E
R
R
 
R
5. Mechanical problems
K
M
G
X
F
J
K
W
P

E
 
 
 
 
M
E
 
 


Q
S
X
O
G
B
K

 
 
 
 
 
R
E
6. A problem with how it is built or created
G
W
T
P
S
V
O
K

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E


T
U
X
F

 
 
 
 


L
K
T
X
D
W

 
E