Cipher Challenge
Lines That Refuse to Stay Still
Introduction
This Challenge looks at how rivers and coastlines change over time and how surveyors and cartographers keep maps accurate.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output1,472 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 205 | 13.9% | 1 |
| D | 154 | 10.5% | 2 |
| A | 122 | 8.3% | 3 |
| Q | 121 | 8.2% | 4 |
| S | 118 | 8.0% | 5 |
| M | 106 | 7.2% | 6 |
| Z | 93 | 6.3% | 7 |
| G | 84 | 5.7% | 8 |
| V | 66 | 4.5% | 9 |
| P | 56 | 3.8% | 10 |
| U | 54 | 3.7% | 11 |
| N | 45 | 3.1% | 12 |
1
D AGIHA GQ EZMIHMGHMS SZ VADC
25
DQ D PGMH, KLS SUH PGMH VZHQ MZS
49
QSDT BGJHV. CDSHA HAZVHQ SUH
72
ZLSQGVH ZB D KHMV, VHOZQGSQ
94
QHVGNHMS DPZMF QPZCHA HVFHQ,
118
DMV QZNHSGNHQ DKDMVZMQ DM ZPV
143
EUDMMHP HMSGAHPT. BPZZVQ EDM
167
ELS D QUZASHA AZLSH DEAZQQ D
190
PZZO ZA QOAHDV MHC NDSHAGDP
213
DEAZQQ D BPZZVOPDGM. D NDO SUDS
238
CDQ DEELADSH CUHM QLAIHTHV
261
NDT KHEZNH NGQPHDVGMF DBSHA
285
ZMPT D BHC NDRZA HIHMSQ.
304
EZDQSPGMHQ OAHQHMS D QGNGPDA
329
OAZKPHN. CDIHQ NZIH QDMV DPZMF
354
D QUZAH, QSZANQ AHNZIH VLMHQ,
377
DMV ELAAHMSQ KLGPV QOGSQ ZA
400
KDAQ GM MHC OZQGSGZMQ. EPGBBQ
424
AHSAHDS GM GAAHFLPDA QSHOQ
447
ADSUHA SUDM DS D LMGBZAN
467
THDAPT ADSH. UDAKZAQ, QHD CDPPQ,
492
VAHVFGMF, DMV AGIHA VDNQ EDM
515
DPQZ EUDMFH UZC QHVGNHMS
536
AHDEUHQ D EZDQS. SUH PHFDP
557
KZLMVDAT LQHV BZA OAZOHAST ZA
582
DVNGMGQSADSGZM NDT
599
SUHAHBZAH VGBBHA BAZN SUH
621
PDSHQS IGQGKPH CDSHAPGMH.
643
QLAIHTZAQ EZNKGMH QHIHADP
666
XGMVQ ZB HIGVHMEH CUHM
685
LOVDSGMF SUHQH BHDSLAHQ.
706
BGJHV EZMSAZP OZGMSQ OAZIGVH
731
XMZCM OZQGSGZMQ BAZN CUGEU
754
NHDQLAHNHMSQ EDM KH EZNODAHV.
779
DHAGDP OUZSZFADOUQ DMV
799
QDSHPPGSH GNDFHQ QUZC KAZDV
823
EUDMFHQ, CUGPH BGHPV QLAIHTQ
847
AHEZAV KDMXQ, EUDMMHPQ,
866
QSALESLAHQ, DMV HPHIDSGZMQ GM
891
FAHDSHA VHSDGP. VHOSU
909
NHDQLAHNHMSQ DAH MHHVHV
930
CUHAH SUH GNOZASDMS QUDOH
952
PGHQ KHPZC SUH CDSHA. HDEU
973
NHSUZV UDQ D QEDPH DMV
991
LMEHASDGMST SUDS NLQS KH
1012
QSDSHV ADSUHA SUDM UGVVHM.
1034
EDASZFADOUHAQ NLQS SUHM
1055
VHEGVH CUDS SUH NDO GQ NHDMS SZ
1080
AHOAHQHMS. D MDIGFDSGZM EUDAS
1105
MHHVQ ELAAHMS UDYDAVQ DMV
1127
VHOSUQ. D UGQSZAGEDP NDO NDT
1150
OAHQHAIH DM HDAPGHA AGIHA
1172
EZLAQH KHEDLQH SUDS EZLAQH
1195
HJOPDGMQ AZDVQ, BGHPV
1213
KZLMVDAGHQ, ZA QHSSPHNHMS
1235
ODSSHAMQ. QZNH NDOQ LQH D
1255
AHOAHQHMSDSGIH QUZAHPGMH
1278
DOOAZOAGDSH SZ SUHGA QEDPH
1301
GMQSHDV ZB HIHAT QNDPP GMPHS.
1325
VDSHQ, QZLAEHQ, DMV AHIGQGZM
1348
MZSHQ DAH EZMQHWLHMSPT ODAS
1372
ZB SUH NDO'Q NHDMGMF. SUHT
1392
AHNGMV D AHDVHA SUDS SUH
1412
VADCGMF GQ D NHDQLAHV DEEZLMS
1437
ZB D EUDMFGMF OPDEH, MZS D
1457
OHANDMHMS ZLSPGMH.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output285 words · 206 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
D | 1 | 20 | 1, 27, 81, 170, 189, 219 +14 |
SUH | 1.2.3 | 9 | 35, 69, 549, 618, 935, 961 +3 |
DMV | 1.2.3 | 8 | 118, 377, 500, 796, 876, 988 +2 |
ZB | 1.2 | 5 | 79, 671, 1308, 1372, 1437 |
ZA | 1.2 | 4 | 194, 398, 580, 1223 |
SUDS | 1.2.3.1 | 4 | 234, 1002, 1185, 1405 |
AGIHA | 1.2.3.4.1 | 3 | 2, 503, 1167 |
GQ | 1.2 | 3 | 7, 1071, 1419 |
SZ | 1.2 | 3 | 19, 1078, 1289 |
EDM | 1.2.3 | 3 | 164, 512, 766 |
NDO | 1.2.3 | 3 | 231, 1068, 1144 |
NDT | 1.2.3 | 3 | 261, 596, 1147 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
SU | 20 | 1 |
HQ | 0 | 17 |
HA | 1 | 14 |
SUH | 14 | 9 |
MS | 0 | 11 |
MV | 0 | 11 |
DM | 10 | 7 |
ND | 10 | 0 |
AH | 9 | 5 |
DMV | 8 | 9 |
EZ | 9 | 0 |
UH | 0 | 9 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 13: H 28, Z 17, D 15, L 14, O 10, S 4, A 3, F 3, G 3, V 3, B 2, E 2, K 1 | 16: H 34, Z 13, D 10, G 8, S 7, Q 6, I 4, A 3, N 3, P 3, T 2, V 2, E 1, K 1, L 1, M 1 |
B | 5: Z 5, G 3, B 2, D 1, H 1 | 8: G 4, H 3, Z 3, A 2, B 2, P 2, Q 1, S 1 |
C | 3: Z 5, H 3, D 2 | 5: D 6, U 6, G 1, H 1, M 1 |
D | 18: H 17, U 17, N 13, A 10, E 8, C 6, P 6, S 6, V 5, Z 4, G 3, K 3, O 3, F 2, Q 2, I 1, M 1, Y 1 | 20: S 28, M 27, A 15, P 12, O 9, Q 8, E 7, V 7, G 4, T 4, C 2, I 2, B 1, F 1, H 1, K 1, L 1, N 1, R 1, Y 1 |
E | 8: D 7, H 4, E 2, G 2, M 2, Q 2, A 1, L 1 | 10: Z 12, U 9, D 8, H 4, L 4, A 2, E 2, G 1, P 1, S 1 |
F | 6: M 11, H 2, V 2, Z 2, D 1, G 1 | 5: H 4, A 3, D 2, G 2, L 1 |
G | 20: P 10, S 9, A 8, Q 7, I 5, B 4, D 4, M 4, N 4, U 4, V 4, F 2, C 1, E 1, H 1, K 1, L 1, O 1, X 1, Z 1 | 16: M 25, Q 8, H 6, N 6, Z 6, S 5, V 5, I 4, P 4, A 3, B 3, D 3, E 2, J 2, F 1, K 1 |
H | 22: A 34, U 21, S 20, Q 16, I 15, M 15, N 15, V 13, P 10, G 6, K 6, E 4, F 4, B 3, O 3, H 2, J 2, T 2, C 1, D 1, L 1, Z 1 | 19: A 28, Q 23, M 22, D 17, V 14, P 9, I 6, N 6, O 6, S 6, E 4, T 4, C 3, F 2, H 2, B 1, G 1, J 1, W 1 |
I | 6: H 6, A 4, G 4, Z 3, D 2, M 1 | 3: H 15, G 5, D 1 |
J | 2: G 2, H 1 | 2: H 2, O 1 |
K | 5: A 1, D 1, G 1, N 1, Z 1 | 7: H 6, D 3, Z 3, L 2, P 2, A 1, G 1 |
L | 11: Z 9, Q 6, E 4, K 2, N 2, S 2, A 1, D 1, F 1, V 1, W 1 | 9: A 14, M 6, Q 5, S 5, E 1, G 1, H 1, O 1, P 1 |
Reversals
AH 34 · HA 28HQ 23 · QH 16HM 22 · MH 15DS 28 · SD 6AZ 13 · ZA 17GM 25 · MG 4DM 27 · MD 1HV 14 · VH 13HS 6 · SH 20AD 10 · DA 15HI 6 · IH 15HN 6 · NH 15A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.