What is the significance of this sequence of letters?

E TA OINS HR DL UCM FWYGPB VK QJXZ

Solution:

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

This is the order of frequency that letters appear in the English language. To be more exact, they are:

E 11%

T 8%

A 8%

O 7%

I 7%

N 7%

S 7%

H 6%

R 6%

D 4%

L 4%

U 3%

C 3%

M 3%

F 2%

W 2%

Y 2%

G 2%

P 2%

B 2%

V 1%

K 1%

Q 1/2%

J 1/2%

X 1/2%

Z 1/2%

Consider this the next time you play Hangman or Wheel of Fortune!