Cipher Challenge
Cardboard Moon Parade
Introduction
Original song lyrics about neighbors building a nighttime parade from inexpensive materials and shared work.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output580 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| K | 72 | 12.4% | 1 |
| S | 50 | 8.6% | 2 |
| T | 48 | 8.3% | 3 |
| D | 46 | 7.9% | 4 |
| Q | 36 | 6.2% | 5 |
| E | 35 | 6.0% | 6 |
| J | 34 | 5.9% | 7 |
| U | 32 | 5.5% | 8 |
| P | 30 | 5.2% | 9 |
| Y | 30 | 5.2% | 10 |
| C | 26 | 4.5% | 11 |
| B | 19 | 3.3% | 12 |
1
RK IND T BSSQ OESB T XTIVCQZ WSH
26
TQJ XTCQDKJ CD RCDP ZUNK. RK
48
DCKJ CD DS T WESSBYDCIV TQJ
70
JKIUTEKJ DPK YVF RTY QKR. DPK
93
QKCZPWSEY WESNZPD DCQ ISBKDY,
118
XTXKE XUTQKDY, RSSJKQ YDTEY. RK
143
BTEIPKJ DPKB JSRQ DPK TUUKF
166
WKDRKKQ WCIFIUKY TQJ ITEY.
188
ITEJWSTEJ BSSQ XTETJK,
207
RSWWUCQZ SGKEPKTJ, OSUUSR
229
RPKEK DPK IPTUV BTEVY UKTJ,
251
RTVK DPK YUKKXF YDEKKD
270
CQYDKTJ. BE. UKK XUTFKJ
288
YTNIKXTQ JENBY, DPK DRCQY ETQZ
313
WCIFIUK WKUUY. T JSZ RSEK
333
YCUGKE ECWWSQY TQJ SWLKIDKJ
357
DS DPK YBKUUY. QSDPCQZ IESYYKJ
382
DPK TDBSYXPKEK, QS ESIVKDY
404
UKOD DPK ZESNQJ, WND KGKEF SXKQ
429
RCQJSR BTJK T ZTUTHF SO YSNQJ.
453
ITEJWSTEJ BSSQ XTETJK, OSUJ
476
DPK JTFUCZPD YBTUU. DSQCZPD
499
SNE UCDDUK QKCZPWSEPSSJ PTY
523
ESSB KQSNZP OSE TUU. TD
541
BCJQCZPD RK YDSEKJ PKTGKQ CQ
565
DPK ISBBNQCDF PTUU.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output123 words · 97 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
DPK | 1.2.3 | 11 | 78, 90, 158, 234, 255, 301 +5 |
T | 1 | 5 | 6, 15, 56, 325, 439 |
RK | 1.2 | 4 | 1, 46, 141, 549 |
TQJ | 1.2.3 | 4 | 26, 67, 181, 346 |
BSSQ | 1.2.2.3 | 3 | 7, 197, 462 |
CD | 1.2 | 2 | 36, 52 |
DS | 1.2 | 2 | 54, 357 |
ITEJWSTEJ | 1.2.3.4.5.6.2.3.4 | 2 | 188, 453 |
XTETJK | 1.2.3.2.4.5 | 2 | 201, 466 |
IND | 1.2.3 | 1 | 3 |
OESB | 1.2.3.4 | 1 | 11 |
XTIVCQZ | 1.2.3.4.5.6.7 | 1 | 16 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
DP | 12 | 1 |
DPK | 12 | 11 |
PK | 1 | 11 |
KJ | 0 | 8 |
QJ | 0 | 6 |
XT | 5 | 0 |
KQ | 1 | 4 |
PD | 0 | 4 |
QZ | 0 | 4 |
RK | 4 | 4 |
TQ | 4 | 1 |
TQJ | 4 | 4 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
B | 6: S 5, Y 2, B 1, D 1, K 1, N 1 | 8: S 4, T 4, K 2, Y 2, B 1, C 1, E 1, N 1 |
C | 12: D 3, Q 3, R 3, U 3, K 2, W 2, B 1, E 1, P 1, T 1, V 1, Y 1 | 8: Q 9, D 5, Z 5, I 3, J 1, K 1, U 1, W 1 |
D | 11: C 5, K 5, Y 5, P 4, N 2, T 2, D 1, I 1, O 1, Q 1, S 1 | 12: P 14, S 4, C 3, K 3, Y 3, R 2, B 1, D 1, E 1, F 1, T 1, U 1 |
E | 11: T 11, K 6, S 5, W 2, B 1, D 1, I 1, J 1, N 1, O 1, Z 1 | 11: S 7, K 6, J 4, T 3, Y 3, P 2, C 1, F 1, I 1, N 1, V 1 |
F | 8: I 2, T 2, D 1, E 1, H 1, K 1, V 1, X 1 | 3: I 2, K 1, U 1 |
G | 4: K 1, S 1, T 1, U 1 | 1: K 4 |
H | 2: S 1, T 1 | 1: F 1 |
I | 7: C 3, F 2, K 2, E 1, N 1, S 1, T 1 | 10: T 3, U 3, V 3, F 2, P 2, S 2, D 1, E 1, K 1, N 1 |
J | 7: K 8, Q 7, T 6, E 4, S 2, C 1, U 1 | 6: K 5, S 3, W 2, E 1, Q 1, T 1 |
K | 19: P 17, U 8, E 6, J 5, R 5, G 4, K 4, Q 4, D 3, B 2, V 2, W 2, X 2, C 1, F 1, I 1, L 1, N 1, Y 1 | 16: J 8, E 6, D 5, Q 5, K 4, T 4, C 2, I 2, U 2, X 2, B 1, F 1, G 1, O 1, R 1, Y 1 |
L | 1: W 1 | 1: K 1 |
N | 7: S 5, B 1, E 1, I 1, T 1, U 1, W 1 | 7: Q 3, D 2, Z 2, B 1, E 1, I 1, K 1 |
Reversals
DP 14 · PD 4ET 3 · TE 11JK 5 · KJ 8CQ 9 · QC 3EK 6 · KE 6ES 7 · SE 5KU 2 · UK 8TU 6 · UT 4BS 4 · SB 5KQ 5 · QK 4CD 5 · DC 3DK 3 · KD 5A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.