Cipher Challenge
A Meadow After Mowing
Introduction
A natural-history account of how mowing changes shelter, flowers, insects, and feeding opportunities across a meadow.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output622 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 87 | 14.0% | 1 |
| K | 53 | 8.5% | 2 |
| F | 52 | 8.4% | 3 |
| Y | 47 | 7.6% | 4 |
| H | 46 | 7.4% | 5 |
| T | 42 | 6.8% | 6 |
| M | 38 | 6.1% | 7 |
| U | 37 | 5.9% | 8 |
| B | 30 | 4.8% | 9 |
| O | 28 | 4.5% | 10 |
| V | 23 | 3.7% | 11 |
| P | 21 | 3.4% | 12 |
1
FBG EMUYTYP HRFGU EMNTYP, H
23
EGHVMN KGGEK GESFTGV. FHOO
45
PUHKKGK OTG TY SHOG UMNK, HYV
68
RHETOTHU KGGV BGHVK HUG PMYG.
92
QGF FBG KBMUFGYGV RTGOV
112
DWTJXOQ UGLGHOK MFBGU
131
HJFTLTFQ. KFHUOTYPK NHOX
152
IGBTYV FBG FUHJFMU EHUXK
173
KGHUJBTYP RMU TYKGJFK. LMOGK
197
EMLG FBUMWPB FWYYGOK YMN
218
GZSMKGV FM FBG KXQ, NBTOG
238
XGKFUGOK NHFJB RUME RGYJG
260
SMKFK. JOMLGU UGEHTYK JOMKG FM
285
FBG PUMWYV HYV IGPTYK
303
ROMNGUTYP HPHTY NTFBTY VHQK.
327
JWF KFGEK UGFHTY EMTKFWUG
349
IGYGHFB FBG VUQTYP BHQ,
368
JUGHFTYP KBGOFGU RMU IGGFOGK.
393
FBG FTETYP HYV RUGDWGYJQ MR
416
EMNTYP VGFGUETYG NBTJB
436
SOHYFK JHY KGF KGGV HYV NBTJB
460
HYTEHOK JHY UHTKG QMWYP.
480
OGHLTYP WYJWF KFUTSK HOMYP
503
FBG GVPGK SUMLTVGK UGRWPG HYV
528
OHFGU RMMV. NBHF OMMXK OTXG MYG
553
KTESOG FHKX UGKBHSGK EHYQ
575
OTLGK, FBGY KGFK FBG
591
JMYVTFTMYK RMU FBG EGHVMN’K
614
YGZF KFHPG.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output123 words · 103 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
FBG | 1.2.3 | 10 | 1, 95, 158, 227, 285, 356 +4 |
HYV | 1.2.3 | 5 | 65, 294, 402, 452, 525 |
RMU | 1.2.3 | 3 | 182, 383, 601 |
EMNTYP | 1.2.3.4.5.6 | 2 | 16, 416 |
KGGV | 1.2.2.3 | 2 | 76, 448 |
FM | 1.2 | 2 | 225, 283 |
NBTJB | 1.2.3.4.2 | 2 | 431, 455 |
JHY | 1.2.3 | 2 | 442, 467 |
EMUYTYP | 1.2.3.4.5.4.6 | 1 | 4 |
HRFGU | 1.2.3.4.5 | 1 | 11 |
H | 1 | 1 | 22 |
EGHVMN | 1.2.3.4.5.6 | 1 | 23 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
FB | 12 | 1 |
FBG | 11 | 10 |
YP | 0 | 11 |
BG | 1 | 10 |
TYP | 0 | 9 |
GK | 0 | 7 |
YV | 0 | 7 |
HY | 6 | 2 |
KG | 6 | 2 |
EM | 5 | 0 |
GU | 0 | 5 |
GV | 1 | 5 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
B | 6: F 15, J 4, N 4, K 3, G 1, P 1 | 5: G 14, T 6, H 3, M 1, U 1 |
D | 1: G 1 | 1: W 2 |
E | 5: G 4, T 3, H 1, M 1, U 1 | 6: M 5, H 4, T 3, G 2, K 2, S 2 |
F | 13: K 7, G 6, H 5, J 3, T 3, W 2, M 1, O 1, R 1, S 1, U 1, Y 1, Z 1 | 11: B 15, G 6, H 5, T 5, K 4, M 3, U 3, W 2, J 1, O 1, Q 1 |
G | 20: B 14, K 11, U 10, Y 7, F 6, O 6, G 4, I 4, L 4, P 3, T 3, E 2, V 2, X 2, J 1, N 1, Q 1, R 1, S 1, W 1 | 16: K 9, H 8, U 7, F 6, V 6, Y 5, E 4, G 4, O 4, Z 2, B 1, D 1, J 1, L 1, P 1, R 1 |
H | 13: G 8, F 5, E 4, B 3, U 3, J 2, N 2, O 2, P 1, R 1, S 1, T 1, V 1 | 14: Y 10, O 6, F 5, U 5, T 4, V 3, J 2, K 2, P 2, Q 2, E 1, L 1, R 1, S 1 |
I | 0: — | 1: G 4 |
J | 6: T 3, Y 3, H 2, F 1, G 1, U 1 | 10: B 4, F 3, H 2, O 2, W 2, G 1, M 1, Q 1, U 1, X 1 |
K | 15: G 9, F 4, O 4, Y 4, M 3, E 2, H 2, T 2, X 2, K 1, N 1, P 1, Q 1, S 1, V 1 | 6: G 11, F 7, B 3, X 2, K 1, T 1 |
L | 4: M 3, T 2, G 1, H 1 | 3: G 4, T 3, M 1 |
M | 15: E 5, O 5, U 5, R 4, F 3, M 2, S 2, V 2, B 1, J 1, L 1, P 1, Q 1, T 1, Y 1 | 14: N 7, U 6, Y 5, K 3, L 3, W 3, M 2, E 1, F 1, O 1, R 1, T 1, V 1, X 1 |
N | 1: M 7 | 5: B 4, T 3, H 2, G 1, K 1 |
Reversals
TY 19 · YT 2GK 9 · KG 11GU 7 · UG 10BG 14 · GB 1FG 6 · GF 6GY 5 · YG 7FK 4 · KF 7MU 6 · UM 5FH 5 · HF 5GO 4 · OG 6FT 5 · TF 3GV 6 · VG 2A
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Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.