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CODES is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for CODES.

58 total results for CODES   ( score: 50 )

20 results for CODES from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Thu Feb 9, 202315ADoes some tech workAlex Rosen
Sat Sep 5, 202037DThings that can be crackedJohn Guzzetta
Fri Sep 28, 201827DDoes some computer workKameron Austin Collins
Tue Dec 13, 201648ADoes a tech jobDavid Alfred Bywaters
Sun Nov 8, 201557DWrites in C++, sayTracy Gray
Tue May 14, 201354DSecret writingsJohn Lieb
Thu Dec 6, 201234AProgramsJill Denny and Jeff Chen
Tue Sep 11, 201215ADoes some computer programmingKenneth Leeser
Sun Jun 19, 201130A"One if by land, two if by sea" and othersPatrick Berry
Sat Aug 23, 200820ABuildings often have themNatan Last
Mon May 14, 200716ASecret languagesPaula Gamache
Wed Feb 8, 20069ASee 5-AcrossPatrick Merrell
Thu Jul 22, 20044DThey may be crackedGreg Staples
Sun Nov 10, 2002104DComputer programmers' expertiseCathy Millhauser
Fri May 17, 200236ACrackers may be used on themJoe DiPietro
Wed Sep 12, 20011DThings to crack (2)Philip Lew
Sun Aug 26, 200130ASystems of rulesRichard Silvestri
Fri Jul 9, 199951DSome are made of barsIngrid Truemper
Tue Nov 25, 199739AThings to crack (2)Gregory E. Paul
Tue Jan 9, 19964ASpy secretsB. Gordon
38 results for CODES from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Mon Jul 13, 199231ASecret messagesWilliam CanineMaleska
Tue Jun 30, 199218DSecret messagesJeff HerringtonMaleska
Mon Nov 18, 199131ASecret communicationsWilliam CanineMaleska
Thu May 30, 19911DSecret messagesEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Tue Apr 2, 199126ASecret messagesC. McInerneyMaleska
Sun Apr 9, 198953APenal and NapoleonicArnold MossMaleska
Sun Apr 12, 198752DSecret stuffJacques LiwerMaleska
Sat Mar 30, 198521DHides the meaningWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Sat Nov 13, 198235AKin of ciphersWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Mon Jun 7, 198231DMorse and zipNancy McCarthyMaleska
Tue Apr 29, 198029DArea and zipReginald JohnsonMaleska
Sun Dec 2, 197986DSystems of signalsGeorge Rose SmithMaleska
Tue Jul 31, 197945AArea and zipI. Judah KoolykMaleska
Sat Jun 24, 197838ASecret stuffVincent L. OsborneMaleska
Thu Jun 5, 19756DThings broken by the C.I.A.Martha J. DeWittWeng
Sun Jun 2, 197482DMorse et al.Bert BeamanWeng
Thu Nov 8, 197349DDisguises the meaningUnknownWeng
Sun Jan 14, 197331DPrepares punch cardsWilliam LutwiniakWeng
Tue Oct 31, 197244ALegacies of Morse and HammurabiUnknownWeng
Mon Oct 19, 197027DMorse and areaUnknownWeng
Sun Mar 15, 1970100AMorse and othersFrank NosoffWeng
Mon Apr 21, 196952DZip, et al.UnknownWeng
Sat Mar 16, 196830DSets of rules.UnknownFarrar
Tue Oct 31, 196760ASecret signals.UnknownFarrar
Tue Aug 8, 196751DSignal systems.Martha J. DeWittFarrar
Sun Jan 30, 196691DSignals, spy style.Leonard SussmanFarrar
Mon May 4, 196415ACiphers.UnknownFarrar
Mon Apr 25, 196046DSignals for sending messages.UnknownFarrar
Mon Feb 24, 195834ASystematic bodies of law.UnknownFarrar
Tue Jul 23, 195749DSets of rules.Sidney LambertFarrar
Sun Mar 24, 195769DSystems of signals.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Mon Sep 19, 195553DSecret messages.Helen FasuloFarrar
Wed Jul 30, 195231DSystems of signals.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jul 8, 194584DPuts into symbols.Louis JenkinsFarrar
Sun Dec 26, 1943119DBodies of laws.I. KertFarrar
Sun Dec 13, 194269DFormularies.Charles ErlenkotterFarrar
Sun May 10, 194235DCiphers.Louis ShieldsFarrar
Sun Mar 29, 194239ASignal systems.Alvin AshbyFarrar
Anagrams:DECOS, COSED, SCODE, COEDS