Cipher Challenge
Notes from the Pigeon Desk
Introduction
A comic workplace memo about pigeons treating a public information counter as their regional office.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output685 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| X | 87 | 12.7% | 1 |
| V | 62 | 9.1% | 2 |
| W | 62 | 9.1% | 3 |
| M | 59 | 8.6% | 4 |
| N | 48 | 7.0% | 5 |
| R | 45 | 6.6% | 6 |
| D | 41 | 6.0% | 7 |
| S | 40 | 5.8% | 8 |
| L | 38 | 5.5% | 9 |
| A | 22 | 3.2% | 10 |
| F | 22 | 3.2% | 11 |
| J | 22 | 3.2% | 12 |
1
FRMLVB: SXAXNZXL DXZXMWXXM
24
ASHFYD VML RMX ARFQJVNMW
45
VYRHW SRRCWRQ VAAXDD. WHXDLVB:
70
SXLNSXAWXL V FXDDVKX YXAVHDX
95
WPX SXANQNXMW PVL FNKSVWXL
118
DRHWP. TXLMXDLVB: VWWXMLXL
140
FVMLVWRSB WSVNMNMK RM
159
DWVWHXD; ARMWXMW TVD CVFNJNVS.
184
WPHSDLVB: MXT NMWXSM
201
VWWXFQWXL WR CNJX
216
ARSSXDQRMLXMAX
230
VJQPVYXWNAVJJB, LXDQNWX RHS
254
JRMK-DWVMLNMK DBDWXF RC
274
DRSWNMK YB DVMLTNAP CNJJNMK.
298
CSNLVB: XFXSKXMAB MXVS WPX
320
CRHMWVNM WHSMXL RHW WR YX V
342
APNJL TNWP V YVK RC QXVD.
361
XOAXJJXMW SXDQRMDX CSRF WPX
385
XMWNSX LXQVSWFXMW. DVWHSLVB:
409
LXJNZXSB LXJVBXL YB V PVTE VML
434
HMCVZRSVYJX ASRDDTNML.
454
DHMLVB: QXSCRSFVMAX SXZNXT
477
QSVNDXL FB MVZNKVWNRM YHW
499
UHXDWNRMXL FB PVYNW RC
518
JVMLNMK RM NFQRSWVMW
536
LRAHFXMWD. N PVZX DHYFNWWXL V
560
CRSFVJ RYIXAWNRM YB DWVMLNMK
585
RM WPX DHQXSZNDRS’D PXVL.
605
VTVNWNMK SXDQRMDX. NC MRMX
627
VSSNZXD YB MRRM, N TNJJ
645
XDAVJVWX WPX FVWWXS WR WPX
667
TNMLRTDNJJ ARFFNWWXX.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output120 words · 98 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
WPX | 1.2.3 | 6 | 95, 317, 382, 587, 653, 664 |
V | 1 | 5 | 80, 341, 351, 426, 559 |
YB | 1.2 | 4 | 281, 424, 575, 634 |
RM | 1.2 | 3 | 157, 525, 585 |
WR | 1.2 | 3 | 210, 337, 662 |
RC | 1.2 | 3 | 272, 355, 516 |
VML | 1.2.3 | 2 | 30, 431 |
SXDQRMDX | 1.2.3.4.5.6.3.2 | 2 | 370, 613 |
FB | 1.2 | 2 | 484, 509 |
N | 1 | 2 | 545, 640 |
FRMLVB | 1.2.3.4.5.6 | 1 | 1 |
SXAXNZXL | 1.2.3.2.4.5.2.6 | 1 | 7 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
XL | 0 | 10 |
LVB | 0 | 7 |
MK | 0 | 7 |
NMK | 0 | 7 |
VB | 0 | 7 |
WP | 7 | 2 |
MW | 0 | 6 |
PX | 1 | 6 |
RM | 4 | 6 |
SX | 6 | 1 |
WPX | 6 | 6 |
AR | 4 | 0 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 8: X 5, M 3, N 2, A 1, D 1, O 1, R 1, V 1 | 10: X 5, R 4, V 3, P 2, S 2, W 2, A 1, B 1, H 1, N 1 |
B | 7: V 8, Y 4, F 2, S 2, A 1, D 1, J 1 | 2: D 1, X 1 |
C | 4: R 4, M 1, N 1, S 1 | 5: R 3, N 2, S 2, V 2, W 1 |
D | 12: X 12, D 3, M 2, N 2, V 2, B 1, H 1, R 1, S 1, T 1, W 1, Y 1 | 12: W 5, X 5, Q 4, D 3, H 3, L 3, R 3, V 3, A 1, B 1, N 1, T 1 |
E | 1: T 1 | 0: — |
F | 9: R 3, X 3, H 2, S 2, F 1, N 1, V 1, W 1, Y 1 | 8: N 4, V 4, X 4, Q 3, B 2, F 1, R 1, Y 1 |
H | 9: R 5, W 4, D 3, A 1, P 1, S 1, U 1, V 1, Y 1 | 8: S 4, W 4, M 3, X 3, F 2, D 1, Q 1, Y 1 |
I | 1: Y 1 | 1: X 1 |
J | 6: N 6, J 5, V 4, X 3, Q 1, Y 1 | 8: J 5, V 4, N 3, X 3, B 1, L 1, Q 1, R 1 |
K | 4: M 8, N 2, V 2, S 1 | 3: X 2, S 1, V 1 |
L | 7: M 13, X 12, D 3, V 2, J 1, N 1, S 1 | 6: V 8, X 6, N 4, R 2, M 1, T 1 |
M | 7: R 15, N 13, X 11, V 9, H 3, S 2, L 1 | 10: L 13, W 12, K 8, X 7, A 3, D 2, R 2, C 1, N 1, V 1 |
Reversals
LX 6 · XL 12MX 7 · XM 11DX 5 · XD 12MR 2 · RM 15SX 9 · XS 6WX 14 · XW 1LM 1 · ML 13MN 1 · NM 13VW 9 · WV 5NW 6 · WN 7RS 8 · SR 3AX 5 · XA 5A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.