Cipher Challenge
A Note Before the Thaw
Introduction
A letter between old friends about plans that must wait until roads, gardens, and tempers have softened.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output521 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 80 | 15.4% | 1 |
| Y | 45 | 8.6% | 2 |
| E | 42 | 8.1% | 3 |
| C | 36 | 6.9% | 4 |
| P | 34 | 6.5% | 5 |
| R | 34 | 6.5% | 6 |
| S | 34 | 6.5% | 7 |
| W | 34 | 6.5% | 8 |
| L | 31 | 6.0% | 9 |
| J | 24 | 4.6% | 10 |
| H | 21 | 4.0% | 11 |
| A | 14 | 2.7% | 12 |
1
JBBLR, KBIPWB YSB ELPO JBRDBE,
25
ORJX PLAB UPWB YP YSB MGGBW
47
ICBJH RLH ASBAX YSB IBLAB
68
KBECHB YSB KCWASBE. YSB OCLYBW
93
OCLH JPPEBLBH YSWBB GPEYE, RLH
118
UBJYORYBW OCJJ URXB YSB GRYS
142
HCIICAMJY LBFY OBBX. YSB EURJJ
167
KWREE JRYAS CE CL YSB XCYASBL
191
HWROBW MLHBW YSB EYWCLZ.
211
GJBREB YRXB YSB WBH ZJPDBE
233
KBARMEB YSB OCWB CE ESRWGBW
256
YSRL CY JPPXE. C SRDB REXBH PURW
281
YP KWCLZ YSB GPEY HWCDBW PL
303
IWCHRQ. CI YSB AWBBX WCEBE
324
BRWJQ, HP LPY AWPEE CY; MEB YSB
347
JPLZBW WPRH GREY YSB EASPPJ.
370
YSBWB CE EPMG CL YSB IWBBTBW
393
RLH BLPMZS IBBH IPW YSB SBLE
416
MLYCJ UPLHRQ. C XLPO YSCE
436
EPMLHE JCXB R JCEY PI ASPWBE,
459
KMY CY CE RJEP UQ ORQ PI ERQCLZ
483
YSB GJRAB CE ERIB CL QPMW SRLHE.
508
JPDB, RMLY ECZWCH.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output127 words · 97 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
YSB | 1.2.3 | 18 | 12, 39, 60, 74, 84, 135 +12 |
CE | 1.2 | 5 | 177, 247, 375, 464, 491 |
RLH | 1.2.3 | 3 | 52, 115, 393 |
CL | 1.2 | 3 | 179, 381, 497 |
CY | 1.2 | 3 | 260, 339, 462 |
YP | 1.2 | 2 | 37, 281 |
C | 1 | 2 | 267, 427 |
PI | 1.2 | 2 | 451, 475 |
JBBLR | 1.2.2.3.4 | 1 | 1 |
KBIPWB | 1.2.3.4.5.2 | 1 | 6 |
ELPO | 1.2.3.4 | 1 | 15 |
JBRDBE | 1.2.3.4.2.5 | 1 | 19 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
YS | 22 | 1 |
YSB | 19 | 18 |
SB | 1 | 18 |
BW | 0 | 9 |
CE | 5 | 6 |
BE | 0 | 5 |
BH | 0 | 4 |
JP | 4 | 0 |
LH | 0 | 4 |
OC | 4 | 0 |
WB | 1 | 4 |
AB | 0 | 3 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 7: B 2, L 2, Y 2, C 1, E 1, R 1, W 1 | 6: S 6, B 3, W 2, M 1, R 1, X 1 |
B | 19: S 23, W 9, B 6, D 5, E 5, X 4, A 3, I 3, J 3, K 3, G 2, H 2, L 2, O 2, Y 2, C 1, T 1, U 1, Z 1 | 12: W 10, B 6, E 6, L 6, H 4, R 3, A 2, J 2, X 2, F 1, I 1, T 1 |
C | 11: W 6, O 4, E 2, I 2, J 2, H 1, K 1, Q 1, S 1, X 1, Y 1 | 12: E 8, L 8, Y 4, H 3, I 2, J 2, W 2, A 1, B 1, D 1, X 1, Z 1 |
D | 3: P 2, R 2, C 1 | 1: B 5 |
E | 11: C 8, B 6, P 4, R 4, E 2, H 2, M 2, J 1, L 1, X 1, Y 1 | 11: B 5, Y 5, P 3, C 2, E 2, R 2, A 1, L 1, S 1, U 1, X 1 |
F | 1: B 1 | 1: Y 1 |
G | 3: M 2, G 1, W 1 | 5: B 2, J 2, P 2, R 2, G 1 |
H | 5: L 8, B 4, C 3, J 1, R 1 | 6: B 2, E 2, R 2, W 2, C 1, P 1 |
I | 5: C 2, P 2, B 1, I 1, R 1 | 5: B 3, C 2, P 2, W 2, I 1 |
J | 9: R 3, B 2, C 2, G 2, J 2, M 1, P 1, W 1, Z 1 | 10: P 5, B 3, C 2, J 2, R 2, Y 2, E 1, H 1, Q 1, X 1 |
K | 0: — | 4: B 3, W 2, C 1, M 1 |
L | 7: C 8, B 6, R 5, M 4, P 4, E 1, X 1 | 8: H 8, P 4, Z 4, Y 3, A 2, B 2, E 1, R 1 |
Reversals
BW 10 · WB 9BE 6 · EB 5CE 8 · EC 2BL 6 · LB 2CW 2 · WC 6LP 4 · PL 4EP 3 · PE 4BH 4 · HB 2BX 2 · XB 4ER 2 · RE 4EY 5 · YE 1JP 5 · PJ 1A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.