Cipher Challenge
Margins of the Old Edition
Introduction
A literary essay about marginal notes that create a conversation among readers separated by several decades.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output625 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 94 | 15.0% | 1 |
| F | 54 | 8.6% | 2 |
| W | 53 | 8.5% | 3 |
| Q | 51 | 8.2% | 4 |
| Z | 44 | 7.0% | 5 |
| P | 42 | 6.7% | 6 |
| G | 37 | 5.9% | 7 |
| M | 36 | 5.8% | 8 |
| E | 34 | 5.4% | 9 |
| J | 34 | 5.4% | 10 |
| T | 21 | 3.4% | 11 |
| K | 17 | 2.7% | 12 |
1
WGH TEOZFZR LPKR GFJ KFMMHJ
24
WGZPSNG UFQR GFQJM OHCPZH
46
UEZF PKHQHJ EW. F MWSJHQW GFJ
69
LPZZHLWHJ WGH FSWGPZ’M JFWHM
93
EQ OTSH EQY. MPUHPQH HTMH
113
SQJHZTEQHJ HIHZR UHQWEPQ PC
137
OZHFJ. QHFZ WGH UEJJTH, F
156
LFZHCST ZHFJHZ FZNSHJ AEWG
179
WGH QFZZFWPZ EQ WEQR NZHHQ
201
THWWHZM, WGHQ FKPTPNEBHJ WAP
225
KFNHM TFWHZ. UEZF OHNFQ
244
CPTTPAEQN WGHMH MEJH
262
LPQIHZMFWEPQM UPZH LTPMHTR
286
WGFQ WGH KZEQWHJ MWPZR.
305
JHLFJHM PC MWZFQNHZM GFJ THCW
330
DSHMWEPQM, XPYHM, MGPKKEQN
352
TEMWM, FQJ PQH KGPQH QSUOHZ
374
UEMMEQN F JENEW. PQ WGH CEQFT
397
KFNH, FQ SQYQPAQ GFQJ GFJ
417
AZEWWHQ WGFW F OPPY MSZIEIHM
441
OR LGFQNEQN HFLG KHZMPQ AGP
464
ZHFJM EW. OHQHFWG WGFW
482
MHQWHQLH, FQPWGHZ ZHFJHZ
503
ZHKTEHJ WGFW KHPKTH FTMP
524
LGFQNH WGH OPPYM WGHR YHHK.
546
UEZF ZHWSZQHJ WGH IPTSUH
567
AEWGPSW FJJEQN F QPWH, OSW MGH
591
CPTJHJ F KFKHZ UFZYHZ OHMEJH
615
WGH HVLGFQNH.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output127 words · 103 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
WGH | 1.2.3 | 9 | 1, 78, 146, 179, 290, 389 +3 |
F | 1 | 6 | 58, 155, 381, 428, 580, 597 |
GFJ | 1.2.3 | 4 | 15, 66, 323, 414 |
UEZF | 1.2.3.4 | 3 | 46, 235, 546 |
WGFW | 1.2.3.1 | 3 | 424, 478, 510 |
EW | 1.2 | 2 | 56, 469 |
EQ | 1.2 | 2 | 93, 190 |
PC | 1.2 | 2 | 135, 312 |
ZHFJHZ | 1.2.3.4.2.1 | 2 | 163, 497 |
TEOZFZR | 1.2.3.4.5.4.6 | 1 | 4 |
LPKR | 1.2.3.4 | 1 | 11 |
KFMMHJ | 1.2.3.3.4.5 | 1 | 18 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
WG | 17 | 2 |
WGH | 12 | 9 |
GH | 0 | 10 |
HJ | 0 | 10 |
HZ | 0 | 7 |
GF | 6 | 0 |
EQN | 0 | 5 |
FJ | 1 | 5 |
HM | 0 | 5 |
QN | 0 | 5 |
UE | 5 | 0 |
ZH | 5 | 2 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 2: P 2, W 1 | 5: E 3, G 1, P 1, Q 1, Z 1 |
B | 1: E 1 | 1: H 1 |
C | 2: H 3, P 2 | 4: P 3, E 1, S 1, W 1 |
D | 0: — | 1: S 1 |
E | 11: U 5, T 4, W 4, A 3, M 3, N 3, J 2, Z 2, C 1, I 1, K 1 | 11: Q 12, W 6, J 3, P 3, Z 3, M 2, B 1, H 1, I 1, N 1, O 1 |
F | 11: G 13, H 7, Z 6, K 4, L 2, Q 2, U 2, J 1, M 1, N 1, T 1 | 10: Q 12, J 10, W 8, Z 6, K 2, N 2, T 2, L 1, M 1, S 1 |
G | 6: W 22, L 4, M 2, A 1, K 1, N 1 | 4: H 14, F 13, P 5, Z 1 |
H | 18: G 14, Z 11, J 9, Q 8, W 8, M 5, N 5, O 5, K 4, T 4, I 3, S 3, U 3, Y 3, H 2, B 1, E 1, L 1 | 16: Z 13, J 10, Q 9, M 8, F 7, C 3, H 2, K 2, L 2, P 2, T 2, W 2, I 1, N 1, R 1, V 1 |
I | 4: E 1, H 1, Q 1, Z 1 | 3: H 3, E 1, P 1 |
J | 7: F 10, H 10, Q 4, E 3, J 2, S 1, T 1 | 6: H 9, E 2, J 2, M 2, F 1, T 1 |
K | 4: P 4, F 2, H 2, K 1 | 9: F 4, H 4, T 2, E 1, G 1, K 1, P 1, R 1, Z 1 |
L | 4: H 2, F 1, Q 1, V 1 | 6: G 4, P 3, F 2, H 1, T 1, W 1 |
Reversals
HZ 13 · ZH 11HJ 10 · JH 9HQ 9 · QH 8FQ 12 · QF 2HM 8 · MH 5FZ 6 · ZF 6PQ 9 · QP 3FJ 10 · JF 1EW 6 · WE 4HW 2 · WH 8PT 4 · TP 3PZ 6 · ZP 1A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.