Cipher Challenge
A Signal Through Fog
Introduction
A scientific explanation of how different wavelengths, droplets, and instruments affect communication through fog.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output747 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 94 | 12.6% | 1 |
| L | 58 | 7.8% | 2 |
| A | 56 | 7.5% | 3 |
| F | 56 | 7.5% | 4 |
| W | 55 | 7.4% | 5 |
| T | 54 | 7.2% | 6 |
| H | 53 | 7.1% | 7 |
| P | 53 | 7.1% | 8 |
| S | 35 | 4.7% | 9 |
| G | 34 | 4.6% | 10 |
| V | 28 | 3.7% | 11 |
| J | 24 | 3.2% | 12 |
1
MWV HKTLLQPH SAVJL NQKTBHQ
24
HBHUQFGQG ZTLQP GPWUSQLH TPQ
49
HAIASTP AF HAEQ LW XAHANSQ
71
ZTXQSQFVLJH. HJWPLQP TFG
92
SWFVQP XAHANSQ ZTXQSQFVLJH
116
TPQ HKTLLQPQG AF NPWTGSR
137
KWIUTPTNSQ TIWBFLH, HW MWV
159
WMLQF TUUQTPH ZJALQ PTLJQP
182
LJTF HLPWFVSR KWSWPQG. T STIU
206
AFHAGQ GQFHQ MWV KTF HQQI
227
NPAVJL FQTPNR ZJASQ MTASAFV
251
LW ASSBIAFTLQ GAHLTFL
270
WNOQKLH. IBKJ WM ALH SAVJL AH
293
PQGAPQKLQG NTKC LWZTPG LJQ
316
WNHQPXQP, UPWGBKAFV VSTPQ.
338
SWFVQP-ZTXQSQFVLJ HAVFTSH,
361
AFKSBGAFV HWIQ AFMPTPQG TFG
385
PTGAW ZTXQH, ITR LPTXQS
404
LJPWBVJ KQPLTAF MWV
421
KWFGALAWFH IWPQ QMMQKLAXQSR,
446
LJWBVJ UQPMWPITFKQ GQUQFGH
470
WF GPWUSQL HAEQ, MPQDBQFKR,
492
UWZQP, TFG QDBAUIQFL.
509
FTXAVTLAWF HRHLQIH
526
LJQPQMWPQ KWINAFQ IQLJWGH:
549
SAVJLH, HWBFG, PTGTP, HTLQSSALQ
574
UWHALAWFAFV, TFG KTBLAWBH
596
HUQQG. FW HAFVSQ HAVFTS
615
PQIWXQH LJQ MWV. PQSATNSQ
636
GQLQKLAWF KWIQH MPWI
654
BFGQPHLTFGAFV JWZ GAMMQPQFL
679
ZTXQH AFLQPTKL ZALJ LJQ
699
GPWUSQLH TFG BHAFV
715
KWIUSQIQFLTPR HWBPKQH WM
737
AFMWPITLAWF.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output124 words · 104 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
MWV | 1.2.3 | 5 | 1, 156, 217, 418, 625 |
TFG | 1.2.3 | 5 | 89, 382, 497, 585, 707 |
LJQ | 1.2.3 | 3 | 313, 622, 696 |
SAVJL | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 12, 286 |
GPWUSQLH | 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8 | 2 | 38, 699 |
TPQ | 1.2.3 | 2 | 46, 116 |
AF | 1.2 | 2 | 56, 128 |
HAEQ | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 58, 479 |
LW | 1.2 | 2 | 62, 251 |
XAHANSQ | 1.2.3.2.4.5.6 | 2 | 64, 98 |
ZTXQSQFVLJH | 1.2.3.4.5.4.6.7.8.9.10 | 2 | 71, 105 |
WM | 1.2 | 2 | 281, 735 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
AF | 7 | 3 |
LJ | 7 | 2 |
AFV | 0 | 6 |
FG | 0 | 6 |
FV | 0 | 6 |
HA | 6 | 0 |
KW | 6 | 0 |
LH | 0 | 6 |
QG | 0 | 6 |
QP | 0 | 6 |
SQ | 0 | 6 |
MW | 5 | 0 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 14: H 11, G 7, L 7, S 6, X 3, I 2, J 2, T 2, B 1, F 1, K 1, N 1, P 1, Z 1 | 15: F 17, V 7, W 7, L 6, H 4, S 4, E 2, N 2, G 1, I 1, M 1, P 1, T 1, U 1, X 1 |
B | 7: W 6, D 2, S 2, T 2, G 1, H 1, I 1 | 10: H 4, F 3, K 2, V 2, A 1, G 1, I 1, L 1, P 1, Q 1 |
C | 1: K 1 | 0: — |
D | 1: Q 2 | 1: B 2 |
E | 1: A 2 | 1: Q 2 |
F | 6: A 17, Q 11, T 10, W 10, B 3, V 2 | 10: V 13, G 11, L 6, T 4, H 3, K 3, M 2, Q 2, A 1, W 1 |
G | 7: F 11, Q 7, T 3, W 2, A 1, B 1, P 1 | 7: A 7, Q 6, P 3, H 2, B 1, S 1, T 1 |
H | 13: L 6, Q 5, A 4, B 4, F 3, P 3, G 2, J 2, I 1, N 1, R 1, S 1, W 1 | 10: A 11, L 4, Q 4, W 4, K 2, U 2, B 1, J 1, R 1, T 1 |
I | 7: W 6, Q 4, P 2, T 2, A 1, B 1, U 1 | 8: Q 5, T 3, U 3, W 3, A 2, B 1, H 1, N 1 |
J | 5: L 13, V 6, Z 2, H 1, K 1 | 7: Q 5, L 4, W 4, A 2, H 2, P 1, T 1 |
K | 6: Q 5, F 3, B 2, H 2, T 2, P 1 | 9: W 6, L 5, T 5, Q 3, A 1, C 1, J 1, R 1, S 1 |
L | 12: T 8, A 6, F 6, K 5, Q 5, H 4, J 4, V 3, L 2, P 2, B 1, M 1 | 8: J 13, Q 13, A 7, H 6, T 4, W 3, L 2, P 2 |
Reversals
PQ 15 · QP 16QS 7 · SQ 13AF 17 · FA 1LQ 13 · QL 5PT 7 · TP 11JL 4 · LJ 13AH 4 · HA 11FV 13 · VF 2FT 4 · TF 10PW 8 · WP 6AL 6 · LA 7FQ 2 · QF 11A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.