The i Book of Codewords Volume 5

Welcome to the official i Book of Codeword puzzles, Volume 5. This book features 100 brand-new codeword puzzles specially curated by the team that bring you the i newspaper puzzle pages.

Designed for both existing fans as well as new, this fantastic selection of codewords are sure to challenge even the most avid solver. Each puzzle provides three hint letters.

The recommended first step as a solver is to look for every instance of these in the grid, and write them in. These will help start your solving process. Sometimes the given letters will be immediately helpful and you will be able to deduce other words straight away. Sometimes they will offer less immediate help. In those instances many solvers look for the number that occurs the most time, in the knowledge that this is often the E, and if not then very often it is either T or A, the other two most common letters in English.

You may also want to look for unusual patterns - for instance where a number appears several times within a placement this usually narrows down the options quite heavily. There are many other solving methods that you will discover as you solve codewords and become more experienced at tackling the challenge they present.

Solutions are included at the back of the book. Good luck and happy solving!