Daily Morse #161

The puzzle from 2026-07-12. Play it by ear, or read the answer below.

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The answer

The word was LICHEN, which is .-.. .. -.-. .... . -. in Morse code.

Hint: Grows on rocks in wilderness. Category: Scouting.

By the numbers

LICHEN has 6 letters, 13 dits and 4 dahs. At 20 WPM it takes 3.1 seconds to send.

Letter by letter

L.-..
I..
C-.-.
H....
E.
N-.
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