





To reiterate for clarity, considering answers supplied:

We KNOW this is, in some way or another, a mistake. Continuity goof is not the answer we are looking for, we're trying to work out what the original password the actor was told he was typing into the keypad was. It's an unlikely (and thus rejected) hypothesis that for such a key close up in the movie, the actor was told to just type a random code in. There must be some contextual purpose that was perhaps later changed.

We know the word corresponds to the keypad letters 836547 as we see him type it in. What could this word have been?

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Looking at the keypad in the film:

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we see that 836547 could correspond to any of the following 972 (= 35 * 4) string combinations:

tdmjgp, tdmjgq, tdmjgr, tdmjgs, tdmjhp, tdmjhq, tdmjhr, tdmjhs, tdmjip, tdmjiq, tdmjir, tdmjis, tdmkgp, tdmkgq, tdmkgr, tdmkgs, tdmkhp, tdmkhq, tdmkhr, tdmkhs, tdmkip, tdmkiq, tdmkir, tdmkis, tdmlgp, tdmlgq, tdmlgr, tdmlgs, tdmlhp, tdmlhq, tdmlhr, tdmlhs, tdmlip, tdmliq, tdmlir, tdmlis, tdnjgp, tdnjgq, tdnjgr, tdnjgs, tdnjhp, tdnjhq, tdnjhr, tdnjhs, tdnjip, tdnjiq, tdnjir, tdnjis, tdnkgp, tdnkgq, tdnkgr, tdnkgs, tdnkhp, tdnkhq, tdnkhr, tdnkhs, tdnkip, tdnkiq, tdnkir, tdnkis, tdnlgp, tdnlgq, tdnlgr, tdnlgs, tdnlhp, tdnlhq, tdnlhr, tdnlhs, tdnlip, tdnliq, tdnlir, tdnlis, tdojgp, tdojgq, tdojgr, tdojgs, tdojhp, tdojhq, tdojhr, tdojhs, tdojip, tdojiq, tdojir, tdojis, tdokgp, tdokgq, tdokgr, tdokgs, tdokhp, tdokhq, tdokhr, tdokhs, tdokip, tdokiq, tdokir, tdokis, tdolgp, tdolgq, tdolgr, tdolgs, tdolhp, tdolhq, tdolhr, tdolhs, tdolip, tdoliq, tdolir, tdolis, temjgp, temjgq, temjgr, temjgs, temjhp, temjhq, temjhr, temjhs, temjip, temjiq, temjir, temjis, temkgp, temkgq, temkgr, temkgs, temkhp, temkhq, temkhr, temkhs, temkip, temkiq, temkir, temkis, temlgp, temlgq, temlgr, temlgs, temlhp, temlhq, temlhr, temlhs, temlip, temliq, temlir, temlis, tenjgp, tenjgq, tenjgr, tenjgs, tenjhp, tenjhq, tenjhr, tenjhs, tenjip, tenjiq, tenjir, tenjis, tenkgp, tenkgq, tenkgr, tenkgs, tenkhp, tenkhq, tenkhr, tenkhs, tenkip, tenkiq, tenkir, tenkis, tenlgp, tenlgq, tenlgr, tenlgs, tenlhp, tenlhq, tenlhr, tenlhs, tenlip, tenliq, tenlir, tenlis, teojgp, teojgq, teojgr, teojgs, teojhp, teojhq, teojhr, teojhs, teojip, teojiq, teojir, teojis, teokgp, teokgq, teokgr, teokgs, teokhp, teokhq, teokhr, teokhs, teokip, teokiq, teokir, teokis, teolgp, teolgq, teolgr, teolgs, teolhp, teolhq, teolhr, teolhs, teolip, teoliq, teolir, teolis, tfmjgp, tfmjgq, tfmjgr, tfmjgs, tfmjhp, tfmjhq, tfmjhr, tfmjhs, tfmjip, tfmjiq, tfmjir, tfmjis, tfmkgp, tfmkgq, tfmkgr, tfmkgs, tfmkhp, tfmkhq, tfmkhr, tfmkhs, tfmkip, tfmkiq, tfmkir, tfmkis, tfmlgp, tfmlgq, tfmlgr, tfmlgs, tfmlhp, tfmlhq, tfmlhr, tfmlhs, tfmlip, tfmliq, tfmlir, tfmlis, tfnjgp, tfnjgq, tfnjgr, tfnjgs, tfnjhp, tfnjhq, tfnjhr, tfnjhs, tfnjip, tfnjiq, tfnjir, tfnjis, tfnkgp, tfnkgq, tfnkgr, tfnkgs, tfnkhp, tfnkhq, tfnkhr, tfnkhs, tfnkip, tfnkiq, tfnkir, tfnkis, tfnlgp, tfnlgq, tfnlgr, tfnlgs, tfnlhp, tfnlhq, tfnlhr, tfnlhs, tfnlip, tfnliq, tfnlir, tfnlis, tfojgp, tfojgq, tfojgr, tfojgs, tfojhp, tfojhq, tfojhr, tfojhs, tfojip, tfojiq, tfojir, tfojis, tfokgp, tfokgq, tfokgr, tfokgs, tfokhp, tfokhq, tfokhr, tfokhs, tfokip, tfokiq, tfokir, tfokis, tfolgp, tfolgq, tfolgr, tfolgs, tfolhp, tfolhq, tfolhr, tfolhs, tfolip, tfoliq, tfolir, tfolis, udmjgp, udmjgq, udmjgr, udmjgs, udmjhp, udmjhq, udmjhr, udmjhs, udmjip, udmjiq, udmjir, udmjis, udmkgp, udmkgq, udmkgr, udmkgs, udmkhp, udmkhq, udmkhr, udmkhs, udmkip, udmkiq, udmkir, udmkis, udmlgp, udmlgq, udmlgr, udmlgs, udmlhp, udmlhq, udmlhr, udmlhs, udmlip, udmliq, udmlir, udmlis, udnjgp, udnjgq, udnjgr, udnjgs, udnjhp, udnjhq, udnjhr, udnjhs, udnjip, udnjiq, udnjir, udnjis, udnkgp, udnkgq, udnkgr, udnkgs, udnkhp, udnkhq, udnkhr, udnkhs, udnkip, udnkiq, udnkir, udnkis, udnlgp, udnlgq, udnlgr, udnlgs, udnlhp, udnlhq, udnlhr, udnlhs, udnlip, udnliq, udnlir, udnlis, udojgp, udojgq, udojgr, udojgs, udojhp, udojhq, udojhr, udojhs, udojip, udojiq, udojir, udojis, udokgp, udokgq, udokgr, udokgs, udokhp, udokhq, udokhr, udokhs, udokip, udokiq, udokir, udokis, udolgp, udolgq, udolgr, udolgs, udolhp, udolhq, udolhr, udolhs, udolip, udoliq, udolir, udolis, uemjgp, uemjgq, uemjgr, uemjgs, uemjhp, uemjhq, uemjhr, uemjhs, uemjip, uemjiq, uemjir, uemjis, uemkgp, uemkgq, uemkgr, uemkgs, uemkhp, uemkhq, uemkhr, uemkhs, uemkip, uemkiq, uemkir, uemkis, uemlgp, uemlgq, uemlgr, uemlgs, uemlhp, uemlhq, uemlhr, uemlhs, uemlip, uemliq, uemlir, uemlis, uenjgp, uenjgq, uenjgr, uenjgs, uenjhp, uenjhq, uenjhr, uenjhs, uenjip, uenjiq, uenjir, uenjis, uenkgp, uenkgq, uenkgr, uenkgs, uenkhp, uenkhq, uenkhr, uenkhs, uenkip, uenkiq, uenkir, uenkis, uenlgp, uenlgq, uenlgr, uenlgs, uenlhp, uenlhq, uenlhr, uenlhs, uenlip, uenliq, uenlir, uenlis, ueojgp, ueojgq, ueojgr, ueojgs, ueojhp, ueojhq, ueojhr, ueojhs, ueojip, ueojiq, ueojir, ueojis, ueokgp, ueokgq, ueokgr, ueokgs, ueokhp, ueokhq, ueokhr, ueokhs, ueokip, ueokiq, ueokir, ueokis, ueolgp, ueolgq, ueolgr, ueolgs, ueolhp, ueolhq, ueolhr, ueolhs, ueolip, ueoliq, ueolir, ueolis, ufmjgp, ufmjgq, ufmjgr, ufmjgs, ufmjhp, ufmjhq, ufmjhr, ufmjhs, ufmjip, ufmjiq, ufmjir, ufmjis, ufmkgp, ufmkgq, ufmkgr, ufmkgs, ufmkhp, ufmkhq, ufmkhr, ufmkhs, ufmkip, ufmkiq, ufmkir, ufmkis, ufmlgp, ufmlgq, ufmlgr, ufmlgs, ufmlhp, ufmlhq, ufmlhr, ufmlhs, ufmlip, ufmliq, ufmlir, ufmlis, ufnjgp, ufnjgq, ufnjgr, ufnjgs, ufnjhp, ufnjhq, ufnjhr, ufnjhs, ufnjip, ufnjiq, ufnjir, ufnjis, ufnkgp, ufnkgq, ufnkgr, ufnkgs, ufnkhp, ufnkhq, ufnkhr, ufnkhs, ufnkip, ufnkiq, ufnkir, ufnkis, ufnlgp, ufnlgq, ufnlgr, ufnlgs, ufnlhp, ufnlhq, ufnlhr, ufnlhs, ufnlip, ufnliq, ufnlir, ufnlis, ufojgp, ufojgq, ufojgr, ufojgs, ufojhp, ufojhq, ufojhr, ufojhs, ufojip, ufojiq, ufojir, ufojis, ufokgp, ufokgq, ufokgr, ufokgs, ufokhp, ufokhq, ufokhr, ufokhs, ufokip, ufokiq, ufokir, ufokis, ufolgp, ufolgq, ufolgr, ufolgs, ufolhp, ufolhq, ufolhr, ufolhs, ufolip, ufoliq, ufolir, ufolis, vdmjgp, vdmjgq, vdmjgr, vdmjgs, vdmjhp, vdmjhq, vdmjhr, vdmjhs, vdmjip, vdmjiq, vdmjir, vdmjis, vdmkgp, vdmkgq, vdmkgr, vdmkgs, vdmkhp, vdmkhq, vdmkhr, vdmkhs, vdmkip, vdmkiq, vdmkir, vdmkis, vdmlgp, vdmlgq, vdmlgr, vdmlgs, vdmlhp, vdmlhq, vdmlhr, vdmlhs, vdmlip, vdmliq, vdmlir, vdmlis, vdnjgp, vdnjgq, vdnjgr, vdnjgs, vdnjhp, vdnjhq, vdnjhr, vdnjhs, vdnjip, vdnjiq, vdnjir, vdnjis, vdnkgp, vdnkgq, vdnkgr, vdnkgs, vdnkhp, vdnkhq, vdnkhr, vdnkhs, vdnkip, vdnkiq, vdnkir, vdnkis, vdnlgp, vdnlgq, vdnlgr, vdnlgs, vdnlhp, vdnlhq, vdnlhr, vdnlhs, vdnlip, vdnliq, vdnlir, vdnlis, vdojgp, vdojgq, vdojgr, vdojgs, vdojhp, vdojhq, vdojhr, vdojhs, vdojip, vdojiq, vdojir, vdojis, vdokgp, vdokgq, vdokgr, vdokgs, vdokhp, vdokhq, vdokhr, vdokhs, vdokip, vdokiq, vdokir, vdokis, vdolgp, vdolgq, vdolgr, vdolgs, vdolhp, vdolhq, vdolhr, vdolhs, vdolip, vdoliq, vdolir, vdolis, vemjgp, vemjgq, vemjgr, vemjgs, vemjhp, vemjhq, vemjhr, vemjhs, vemjip, vemjiq, vemjir, vemjis, vemkgp, vemkgq, vemkgr, vemkgs, vemkhp, vemkhq, vemkhr, vemkhs, vemkip, vemkiq, vemkir, vemkis, vemlgp, vemlgq, vemlgr, vemlgs, vemlhp, vemlhq, vemlhr, vemlhs, vemlip, vemliq, vemlir, vemlis, venjgp, venjgq, venjgr, venjgs, venjhp, venjhq, venjhr, venjhs, venjip, venjiq, venjir, venjis, venkgp, venkgq, venkgr, venkgs, venkhp, venkhq, venkhr, venkhs, venkip, venkiq, venkir, venkis, venlgp, venlgq, venlgr, venlgs, venlhp, venlhq, venlhr, venlhs, venlip, venliq, venlir, venlis, veojgp, veojgq, veojgr, veojgs, veojhp, veojhq, veojhr, veojhs, veojip, veojiq, veojir, veojis, veokgp, veokgq, veokgr, veokgs, veokhp, veokhq, veokhr, veokhs, veokip, veokiq, veokir, veokis, veolgp, veolgq, veolgr, veolgs, veolhp, veolhq, veolhr, veolhs, veolip, veoliq, veolir, veolis, vfmjgp, vfmjgq, vfmjgr, vfmjgs, vfmjhp, vfmjhq, vfmjhr, vfmjhs, vfmjip, vfmjiq, vfmjir, vfmjis, vfmkgp, vfmkgq, vfmkgr, vfmkgs, vfmkhp, vfmkhq, vfmkhr, vfmkhs, vfmkip, vfmkiq, vfmkir, vfmkis, vfmlgp, vfmlgq, vfmlgr, vfmlgs, vfmlhp, vfmlhq, vfmlhr, vfmlhs, vfmlip, vfmliq, vfmlir, vfmlis, vfnjgp, vfnjgq, vfnjgr, vfnjgs, vfnjhp, vfnjhq, vfnjhr, vfnjhs, vfnjip, vfnjiq, vfnjir, vfnjis, vfnkgp, vfnkgq, vfnkgr, vfnkgs, vfnkhp, vfnkhq, vfnkhr, vfnkhs, vfnkip, vfnkiq, vfnkir, vfnkis, vfnlgp, vfnlgq, vfnlgr, vfnlgs, vfnlhp, vfnlhq, vfnlhr, vfnlhs, vfnlip, vfnliq, vfnlir, vfnlis, vfojgp, vfojgq, vfojgr, vfojgs, vfojhp, vfojhq, vfojhr, vfojhs, vfojip, vfojiq, vfojir, vfojis, vfokgp, vfokgq, vfokgr, vfokgs, vfokhp, vfokhq, vfokhr, vfokhs, vfokip, vfokiq, vfokir, vfokis, vfolgp, vfolgq, vfolgr, vfolgs, vfolhp, vfolhq, vfolhr, vfolhs, vfolip, vfoliq, vfolir, vfolis

None of these, however, are English words. But, if we consider it as a concatenation of two words, we are left with this possible set:

temkip, temlip, temliq, tenkip, tenlip, tenliq, ufokip, ufolip, ufoliq

i.e. combinations of TEM, ten, UFO and kip, lip, liq..

It could also be an acronym (possibly one ending in HQ).


Years later... Has anyone considered the Latin translation of ellipsis? Evening. It’s a stretch but it does work. Ellipsis and evening begin with the same later. Eliminate the first letter in both (as it’s the same— and it happens to work out) continue after the duplicate after ellipses and we get the code bond punched in, obviously in a respective order. 836-537 (VEN- eVENing, LIP-elLIPses). It’s a large stretch, but what’re the odds they truly didn’t look at the code he entered? Plausible on both sides, but I’m leaning on the side with closure.


836547 can spell out "ten lip."
"Ten" might be a reference to a "perfect ten" and "lip" might be a body part or the attitude/sass that body part can be used to express.

It's much more likely this was a filming goof, but if you want something more interesting to think about in line with the story, there you go!


It was supposed to be Vesper. But wouldn't translate to the movie if they used the correct corresponding numbers. Because he'd have to type the seven a few times. So I say they used the first two and last one letter.I doubt anyone will see my answer as this discussion is very old. But I had to give my two cents.






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I think that 836547 has to be divided this way 83 - 65 - 47 Those are Vesper's body measures. In the scene before we see Vesper giving Bond a perfect tailored smoking, hand made just for him. That's the point. The password was just his "revenge" on her deduction skill about his own body. The password is not Vesper but is anyway about her, or what Bond thought that her measurements are. It has sense in that moment, it is connected with the scene before, the problem is in the end of the movie when he tells her that the password is her name... they should have paid more attention in that moment...

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    This is poor speculation. 83-65-47 (assuming centimeters) would be a very odd body shape. The actress who plays Vesper, Eva Green, has measurements around 89-61-89 cm. – Darrick Herwehe Jan 15 '16 at 21:14
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    @DarrickHerwehe: It's even odder if you assume it's in inches... – Nate Eldredge Jan 17 '16 at 2:15
  • I agree. It can't be Vesper's body measurements. btw, what exactly did Bond have against the "tailored" suit? When he says "It's tailored", why is he annoyed? Are ready-made suits better? I thought having a suit tailored to one's body contour is best. – Nav Jan 17 '18 at 17:05
  • @nav Regarding 'why is he annoyed' - I thought it was more surprise, as in - 'How could this be tailored since you haven't measured me? You must have amazing eyesight!' – Longshanks Jun 11 '18 at 12:20

The number 836547 also spells venkis which in Esperanto comes from venki which means defeat. http://www.esperanto-panorama.net/vortaro/eoen.htm. James Bond knew he was going to defeat Le Chiffre and had a cleaver way of entering the word in another language.

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    I feel like this is a bit of a stretch. You'll need to elaborate more, and your link doesn't really provide anything to back up your answer. – MattD Jan 2 '16 at 6:42

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