Cipher Challenge
Night Shift in the Orchard
Introduction
A natural-history account of nocturnal animals that visit orchards for food, shelter, or prey.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output627 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z | 87 | 13.9% | 1 |
| Q | 61 | 9.7% | 2 |
| S | 51 | 8.1% | 3 |
| X | 50 | 8.0% | 4 |
| L | 46 | 7.3% | 5 |
| K | 44 | 7.0% | 6 |
| T | 39 | 6.2% | 7 |
| Y | 37 | 5.9% | 8 |
| J | 31 | 4.9% | 9 |
| A | 23 | 3.7% | 10 |
| N | 22 | 3.5% | 11 |
| V | 20 | 3.2% | 12 |
1
LOXZK QISQZX, XJZ YKNJLKA
22
NJLSPZQ BYKCZKQ. FZZQ KZXIKS
46
XY XJZTK SZQXQ, FIX HYXJQ
66
LKKTDZ LX MLVZ FVYQQYHQ LSA
89
NYSXTSIZ HYDTSP MYVVZS
109
FZXBZZS XKZZQ. FLXQ NTKNVZ
131
LFYDZ XJZ KYBQ, JISXTSP
150
TSQZNXQ FE VTQXZSTSP OYK
171
ZNJYZQ. L JZAPZJYP QZLKNJZQ
194
FZSZLXJ BTSAOLVVZS FKLSNJZQ,
219
LSA LS YBV BLTXQ BJZKZ PKLQQ
242
HZZXQ JZAPZ. XJZ XKZZQ
260
XJZHQZVDZQ CZZM ZRNJLSPTSP
284
PLQZQ XJKYIPJ XTSE VZLO
304
YMZSTSPQ, XJYIPJ NYYVZK LTK
327
QVYBQ XJZ VYQQ YO BLXZK. AZB
349
OYKHQ YS OKITX LSA QMTAZKBZFQ
374
FZOYKZ ALBS. OLKHZKQ BJY
394
KZAINZ ISSZNZQQLKE STPJX
416
VTPJXTSP JZVM XJZQZ LSTHLVQ
440
SLDTPLXZ, OZZA, LSA KZMKYAINZ.
464
ALKCSZQQ TQ SYX LS LFQZSNZ YO
488
YKNJLKA LNXTDTXE; TX TQ L
508
NYSATXTYS XJLX QIMMYKXQ L
530
ATOOZKZSX NYHHISTXE. FE
550
QISKTQZ, QTPSQ KZHLTS TS
570
STFFVZA OKITX, QNLXXZKZA
591
QNLVZQ, LSA XKLNCQ MKZQQZA
613
TSXY XJZ ALHM QYTV.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output120 words · 103 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
XJZ | 1.2.3 | 5 | 12, 136, 252, 332, 617 |
LSA | 1.2.3 | 5 | 86, 219, 361, 452, 597 |
L | 1 | 3 | 177, 507, 529 |
YKNJLKA | 1.2.3.4.5.2.6 | 2 | 15, 488 |
XKZZQ | 1.2.3.3.4 | 2 | 116, 255 |
FE | 1.2 | 2 | 157, 548 |
LS | 1.2 | 2 | 222, 477 |
YO | 1.2 | 2 | 339, 486 |
OKITX | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 356, 577 |
TQ | 1.2 | 2 | 472, 505 |
LOXZK | 1.2.3.4.5 | 1 | 1 |
QISQZX | 1.2.3.1.4.5 | 1 | 6 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
XJ | 11 | 1 |
ZQ | 0 | 10 |
LS | 8 | 2 |
XJZ | 8 | 5 |
XQ | 0 | 6 |
JZ | 3 | 5 |
LSA | 5 | 5 |
SA | 0 | 5 |
SP | 0 | 5 |
TSP | 0 | 5 |
FZ | 4 | 0 |
KZ | 4 | 2 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 5: S 7, Z 7, K 2, T 1, Y 1 | 6: L 3, I 2, P 2, T 2, Z 2, O 1 |
B | 5: Y 3, K 1, L 1, X 1, Z 1 | 8: J 2, L 2, Q 2, Z 2, S 1, T 1, V 1, Y 1 |
C | 2: K 2, N 1 | 3: Z 2, Q 1, S 1 |
D | 4: T 2, Y 2, L 1, V 1 | 2: T 3, Z 3 |
E | 4: F 2, X 2, K 1, S 1 | 0: — |
F | 4: L 2, F 1, T 1, Z 1 | 9: Z 4, E 2, Q 2, V 2, F 1, I 1, K 1, L 1, Y 1 |
H | 6: K 2, Y 2, Z 2, H 1, L 1, T 1 | 7: Q 3, L 2, Y 2, Z 2, H 1, I 1, M 1 |
I | 9: Q 3, A 2, K 2, Y 2, F 1, H 1, J 1, S 1, X 1 | 8: S 5, N 2, P 2, T 2, K 1, M 1, X 1, Z 1 |
J | 5: X 13, N 7, P 4, B 2, Z 1 | 7: Z 14, L 5, Y 4, X 2, I 1, K 1, Q 1 |
K | 13: Z 9, L 7, Y 7, T 3, X 3, M 2, O 2, F 1, I 1, J 1, K 1, P 1, S 1 | 15: Z 11, N 4, L 3, Y 3, A 2, C 2, H 2, I 2, Q 2, T 2, B 1, E 1, K 1, S 1, X 1 |
L | 13: J 5, A 3, K 3, Z 3, B 2, H 2, N 2, O 2, P 2, F 1, M 1, Q 1, S 1 | 12: S 11, K 7, X 7, V 4, T 3, F 2, N 2, O 2, Q 2, B 1, D 1, H 1 |
M | 7: Z 2, H 1, I 1, M 1, Q 1, V 1, Y 1 | 6: K 2, Y 2, L 1, M 1, T 1, Z 1 |
Reversals
QZ 9 · ZQ 15KZ 11 · ZK 9ST 6 · TS 13JX 2 · XJ 13JZ 14 · ZJ 1TX 7 · XT 6LS 11 · SL 1SZ 4 · ZS 8KL 3 · LK 7KY 3 · YK 7VZ 8 · ZV 2AZ 2 · ZA 7A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.