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Six dots on the pad
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Six dots on the pad

Easy. Grade-1 Braille. Six-dot cells, o is raised.

CipherSunday 30 August 2026

Cipher · Sunday 30 August 2026

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The pad speaks in six dots. Grade-1 English Braille — one cell per letter, no contractions.

Each letter is a 2×3 cell. o is raised. . is flat. Letters run left to right, cells split by /.

oo / o. / .o / oo / o.

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.. / .. / oo / .. / oo

.. / .. / o. / .. / ..

Five letters. Theme word you already know from the desk.

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