J. K. Rowling

37 cryptograms in the catalog, every one taken from J. K. Rowling’s own writing rather than from a quotation list.

Where they come from

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows7
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire7
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix7
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone5
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets3
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince3
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban1
  • Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination1

34 of these name the book they came from. The remaining 3 are remarks, letters and speeches, which carry no work.

How hard they are

Graded by the model in our guide to solving cryptograms: 7 easy, 19 medium and 11 hard. Most of J. K. Rowling’s puzzles land in the medium tier.

They average 71.2 letters over 19.5 distinct ones, with 4.8 letters appearing exactly once, which are the letters a frequency count cannot help you with. 35.1% carry an apostrophe, which hands over a letter outright.

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