CRYPT
What does "CRYPT" mean?
An underground chamber, especially beneath a church, used for burial.
Meanings
- An underground room or vault, typically beneath a church, used as a burial place. The kings of France were entombed in the crypt of the basilica.
- In anatomy, a small tube-shaped pit or gland in the body. The intestinal crypts house the cells that renew the gut lining. technical
Did you know?
- A crypt and a secret code are family: both come from Greek 'kruptos' (hidden), which is why 'encrypt' and the tomb beneath the church share their first five letters.
Word origin
From Greek 'krupte' (a hidden vault), from 'kruptos' (hidden, concealed) and the verb 'kruptein' (to hide); via Latin 'crypta'. The same root gives 'cryptic' and 'encrypt'.
Remember it
CRYPT is the 'crypt' in enCRYPT - both hide something away; one hides a body, the other hides a message.
A little poem
Below the singing nave the cold stair turns;
the hidden room keeps what the daylight learns to lose.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why did the spy retire to the cathedral basement? He wanted to stay encrypted.
What it teaches
What we bury we also encode: every hidden thing is a message someone meant for later.
Quick facts
What does CRYPT mean?
An underground chamber, especially beneath a church, used for burial.
Is CRYPT a valid word?
Yes — CRYPT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CRYPT?
CRYPT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CRYPT come from?
From Greek 'krupte' (a hidden vault), from 'kruptos' (hidden, concealed) and the verb 'kruptein' (to hide); via Latin 'crypta'. The same root gives 'cryptic' and 'encrypt'.
What can CRYPT teach us?
What we bury we also encode: every hidden thing is a message someone meant for later.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.