Cipher Challenge
Managing Competing Guesses
Introduction
An introductory Aristocrat tutorial focused on recording, comparing, and revising multiple hypotheses.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output723 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 111 | 15.4% | 1 |
| Z | 74 | 10.2% | 2 |
| D | 59 | 8.2% | 3 |
| W | 52 | 7.2% | 4 |
| M | 51 | 7.1% | 5 |
| A | 49 | 6.8% | 6 |
| H | 49 | 6.8% | 7 |
| G | 46 | 6.4% | 8 |
| J | 29 | 4.0% | 9 |
| B | 26 | 3.6% | 10 |
| V | 26 | 3.6% | 11 |
| E | 23 | 3.2% | 12 |
1
OBQA DQLQWMV DTKDZGZTZGHAD
25
DQQX JHDDGKVQ, WQNHWE ZBQX MD
49
MVZQWAMZGLQD GADZQME HR
70
KVQAEGAS ZBQX ZHSQZBQW.
90
DTJJHDQ M JMZZQWA NHTVE KQ
112
ZBMZ, QVDQ, HW MWQM. QMNB
130
NMAEGEMZQ GXJVGQD M
147
EGRRQWQAZ SWHTJ HR VQZZQW
169
XMJJGASD. ZQDZ HAQ DQZ MNWHDD
193
ZBQ OBHVQ NGJBQWZQFZ MAE AHZQ
218
OBMZ GZ GXJWHLQD HW KWQMID.
240
ZBQA WQDZHWQ ZBQ JWGHW DZMZQ
264
KQRHWQ ZQDZGAS ZBQ AQFZ.
284
JWQRQW ZBQ NMAEGEMZQ ZBMZ
306
QFJVMGAD WQJQMZQE OHWED,
327
NHXXHA QAEGASD, MAE DQAZQANQ
351
DZWTNZTWQ OGZB ZBQ RQOQDZ
373
TADTJJHWZQE MDDTXJZGHAD.
395
MLHGE JWHZQNZGAS M RMLHWGZQ
419
STQDD KC XMIGAS GANWQMDGASVC
444
TAVGIQVC NBHGNQD QVDQOBQWQ.
468
NHAZWMEGNZGHAD MWQ TDQRTV
491
KQNMTDQ ZBQC WQXHLQ KWMANBQD.
516
GR CHTW GAZQWRMNQ DTJJHWZD
539
ZQAZMZGLQ VQZZQWD,
555
EGDZGASTGDB ZBQX RWHX
574
NHARGWXQE HAQD. HZBQWOGDQ
596
IQQJ M DXMVV VGDZ HA JMJQW. SHHE
621
DHVLGAS GD NHAZWHVVQE
640
WQLGDGHA: JWHJHDQ, JWHJMSMZQ,
664
QLMVTMZQ, MAE WQZWQMZ NVQMAVC
689
OBQA QLGEQANQ ZTWAD MSMGADZ
713
ZBQ JWHJHDMV.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output125 words · 108 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
ZBQ | 1.2.3 | 6 | 193, 251, 277, 290, 364, 713 |
M | 1 | 4 | 97, 146, 410, 600 |
ZBQX | 1.2.3.4 | 3 | 43, 78, 566 |
MAE | 1.2.3 | 3 | 211, 340, 672 |
OBQA | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 1, 689 |
HR | 1.2 | 2 | 68, 161 |
ZBMZ | 1.2.3.1 | 2 | 112, 302 |
HW | 1.2 | 2 | 120, 232 |
NMAEGEMZQ | 1.2.3.4.5.4.2.6.7 | 2 | 130, 293 |
DQLQWMV | 1.2.3.2.4.5.6 | 1 | 5 |
DTKDZGZTZGHAD | 1.2.3.1.4.5.4.2.4.5.6.7.1 | 1 | 12 |
DQQX | 1.2.2.3 | 1 | 25 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
ZB | 13 | 1 |
ZBQ | 11 | 6 |
ZQ | 3 | 7 |
BQ | 0 | 6 |
JW | 6 | 0 |
QD | 0 | 6 |
WQ | 6 | 5 |
AD | 0 | 5 |
AS | 0 | 5 |
DQ | 4 | 5 |
GAS | 0 | 5 |
MZQ | 0 | 5 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 6: G 14, H 11, Q 10, M 7, W 3, T 2 | 10: S 9, D 8, E 7, Z 6, N 4, Q 3, V 2, H 1, M 1, R 1 |
B | 5: Z 16, O 5, N 3, D 1, J 1 | 3: Q 18, M 3, H 2 |
C | 3: V 3, K 1, Q 1 | 1: H 1 |
D | 14: Q 11, A 8, G 6, H 5, D 4, M 3, S 2, T 2, V 2, E 1, I 1, K 1, W 1, Z 1 | 9: Q 11, Z 11, T 5, D 4, G 3, B 1, H 1, M 1, X 1 |
E | 7: A 7, G 4, Q 4, M 2, W 2, H 1, V 1 | 4: G 7, M 2, D 1, Q 1 |
F | 1: Q 3 | 2: Z 2, J 1 |
G | 14: Z 9, E 7, D 3, L 3, V 3, H 2, M 2, O 2, W 2, I 1, J 1, N 1, R 1, T 1 | 14: A 14, D 6, H 5, E 4, Z 4, L 2, N 2, R 2, X 2, I 1, J 1, K 1, Q 1, W 1 |
H | 15: W 9, J 6, N 6, G 5, B 2, L 2, X 2, Z 2, A 1, C 1, D 1, H 1, O 1, R 1, S 1 | 14: A 11, W 10, D 5, J 3, T 3, V 3, Z 3, G 2, L 2, R 2, X 2, E 1, H 1, S 1 |
I | 2: M 2, G 1 | 3: Q 2, D 1, G 1 |
J | 8: J 4, T 4, H 3, X 3, M 2, Q 2, F 1, G 1 | 9: W 7, H 6, J 4, M 3, Q 2, V 2, B 1, G 1, Z 1 |
K | 2: G 1, T 1 | 5: Q 3, V 2, W 2, C 1, D 1 |
L | 5: Q 4, G 2, H 2, M 2, V 1 | 4: Q 5, G 3, H 2, M 1 |
Reversals
QW 13 · WQ 17QZ 5 · ZQ 21DQ 11 · QD 11HW 10 · WH 9MZ 13 · ZM 2AQ 3 · QA 10GZ 4 · ZG 9AH 1 · HA 11DZ 11 · ZD 1EG 7 · GE 4QV 3 · VQ 7DG 3 · GD 6A
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Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.