Cipher Challenge
Instructions for Losing a Hat
Introduction
A humorous procedural guide for misplacing a hat efficiently and recovering everything except the hat.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output610 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 86 | 14.1% | 1 |
| C | 54 | 8.9% | 2 |
| O | 49 | 8.0% | 3 |
| Y | 47 | 7.7% | 4 |
| P | 42 | 6.9% | 5 |
| F | 37 | 6.1% | 6 |
| X | 37 | 6.1% | 7 |
| R | 36 | 5.9% | 8 |
| A | 35 | 5.7% | 9 |
| K | 27 | 4.4% | 10 |
| S | 27 | 4.4% | 11 |
| Q | 18 | 3.0% | 12 |
1
JDNFP JU MQXSAORFPN O AOC
22
BFRCFPSCFWD DPYQNA CY
41
XDSYNPFID EXYG OSXYRR O
61
RCOCFYP. MKOSD FC RYGDHADXD
84
MDXEDSCKU RDPRFJKD, RQSA OR YP
109
CAD AYYZ JDRFBD UYQX SYOC.
130
EYXNDC CAFR RDPRFJKD MKOSD
153
OPB RDOXSA DWDXU
167
QPXDORYPOJKD KYSOCFYP EFXRC.
192
SADSZ CAD XDEXFNDXOCYX, CAD
215
KOQPBXU JORZDC, OPB CAD RADKE
239
XDRDXWDB EYX COV BYSQGDPCR.
262
OSSQRD CAD HDOCADX, O WFRFCFPN
287
SYQRFP, OPB MYRRFJKU CAD SOC.
310
HOKZ YQCBYYXR JOXDADOBDB RY
334
PDFNAJYXR SOP ORZ HADXD UYQX
358
AOC FR. XDCQXP AYGD OPB FPRMDSC
383
CAD AYYZ ONOFP, JQC KYYZ
402
BFXDSCKU JDPDOCA CAD AOC.
423
BDSKOXD CAD FCDG MDXGOPDPCKU
448
KYRC. JQU O XDMKOSDGDPC FP O
470
BFEEDXDPC SYKYX. CAD GYGDPC
493
UYQ AOPN CAD PDH YPD JDRFBD
515
UYQX SYOC, CAD YXFNFPOK HFKK
538
JDSYGD WFRFJKD. UYQ PYH YHP CHY
563
AOCR OPB WOKQOJKD DVMDXFDPSD
588
CAOC HFKK PYC ADKM PDVC CFGD.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output124 words · 94 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
CAD | 1.2.3 | 12 | 109, 197, 212, 231, 268, 304 +6 |
O | 1 | 5 | 18, 60, 278, 455, 469 |
OPB | 1.2.3 | 5 | 153, 228, 293, 373, 567 |
AOC | 1.2.3 | 3 | 19, 358, 420 |
UYQX | 1.2.3.4 | 3 | 122, 354, 515 |
MKOSD | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 68, 148 |
RDPRFJKD | 1.2.3.1.4.5.6.2 | 2 | 93, 140 |
AYYZ | 1.2.2.3 | 2 | 112, 386 |
JDRFBD | 1.2.3.4.5.2 | 2 | 116, 509 |
SYOC | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 126, 519 |
UYQ | 1.2.3 | 2 | 493, 551 |
HFKK | 1.2.3.3 | 2 | 534, 592 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
CA | 14 | 1 |
AD | 1 | 12 |
CAD | 12 | 12 |
OC | 0 | 7 |
AO | 5 | 0 |
JD | 5 | 0 |
JKD | 0 | 5 |
KD | 0 | 5 |
OP | 5 | 1 |
OPB | 5 | 5 |
PB | 0 | 5 |
UY | 5 | 0 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 6: C 16, S 4, H 2, N 2, D 1, R 1 | 5: D 19, O 7, Y 3, F 1, J 1 |
B | 5: P 6, D 2, F 2, C 1, O 1 | 4: D 4, F 3, Y 2, X 1 |
C | 9: O 13, P 5, R 4, S 4, D 3, F 3, Q 2, V 1, Y 1 | 10: A 16, F 6, K 3, O 2, R 2, Y 2, B 1, D 1, H 1, Q 1 |
D | 18: A 19, X 12, G 7, P 6, J 5, K 5, R 5, B 4, M 4, S 4, W 3, E 2, N 2, C 1, F 1, H 1, I 1, Z 1 | 17: P 10, X 10, S 7, O 5, C 3, R 3, B 2, G 2, H 2, K 2, V 2, A 1, E 1, F 1, M 1, N 1, W 1 |
E | 5: D 1, E 1, F 1, K 1, X 1 | 5: D 2, X 2, Y 2, E 1, F 1 |
F | 12: R 9, C 6, B 3, X 3, H 2, N 2, W 2, A 1, D 1, E 1, O 1, P 1 | 14: P 9, R 5, J 4, C 3, N 3, B 2, K 2, X 2, Y 2, D 1, E 1, G 1, I 1, W 1 |
G | 5: Y 5, D 2, F 1, Q 1, X 1 | 3: D 7, O 1, Y 1 |
H | 3: D 2, Y 2, C 1 | 6: A 2, F 2, D 1, O 1, P 1, Y 1 |
I | 1: F 1 | 1: D 1 |
J | 3: F 4, O 2, A 1 | 6: K 6, D 5, O 2, Q 2, U 1, Y 1 |
K | 9: J 6, C 3, M 3, O 3, D 2, F 2, K 2, S 1, Y 1 | 9: D 5, O 5, U 4, Y 4, K 2, E 1, M 1, Q 1, Z 1 |
M | 4: D 1, K 1, R 1, V 1 | 4: D 4, K 3, Q 1, Y 1 |
Reversals
DX 10 · XD 12AD 19 · DA 1DP 10 · PD 6CO 2 · OC 13FR 5 · RF 9DS 7 · SD 4FP 9 · PF 1OP 8 · PO 2CF 6 · FC 3DG 2 · GD 7XY 2 · YX 7DR 3 · RD 5A
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Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.