Definition of DECRYPT

decrypt

Plural: decrypts

Verb

  • convert code into ordinary language
  • To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.
  • -ED, -ING, -S to decode

Noun

  • A decoded communication.

Origin / Etymology

From de- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).

Synonyms

decipher, decode

Antonyms

encode, encipher, encrypt

Scrabble Score: 15

decrypt: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 16

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