Cipher Challenge
Reading Repeated Shapes
Introduction
An introductory Aristocrat tutorial focused on repeated words and repeated-letter patterns.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output681 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 99 | 14.5% | 1 |
| D | 85 | 12.5% | 2 |
| S | 59 | 8.7% | 3 |
| C | 57 | 8.4% | 4 |
| Q | 48 | 7.0% | 5 |
| X | 46 | 6.8% | 6 |
| W | 41 | 6.0% | 7 |
| Z | 40 | 5.9% | 8 |
| U | 26 | 3.8% | 9 |
| T | 25 | 3.7% | 10 |
| R | 21 | 3.1% | 11 |
| N | 20 | 2.9% | 12 |
1
GJLQW GH UZZBQWL VZS RXDDJSWC
26
GJVZSJ XCCQLWQWL UJDDJSC. QW X
51
CQYRUJ CMGCDQDMDQZW, DTJ CXYJ
76
EQRTJSDJOD UJDDJS XUAXHC
98
SJRSJCJWDC DTJ CXYJ
115
RUXQWDJOD UJDDJS, CZ SJRJXDJN
140
CDSMEDMSJC CMSKQKJ
157
JWESHRDQZW. X DTSJJ-UJDDJS
179
AZSN AQDT QDC VQSCD XWN UXCD
202
UJDDJSC JPMXU YQLTD GJ JHJ, NQN,
227
ZS XWZDTJS YXDETQWL RXDDJSW,
251
GMD QD EXWWZD GJ DTJ. EZYRXSJ
274
SJRJXDJN AZSNC XWN JWNQWLC
297
XESZCC DTJ YJCCXLJ. QV DAZ
318
EQRTJSDJOD AZSNC CTXSJ DTJQS
343
VQWXU DAZ UJDDJSC, DTJQS
363
RUXQWDJOD KJSCQZWC YMCD
384
CTXSJ DTZCJ UJDDJSC DZZ. ASQDJ
409
EXWNQNXDJ UJDDJSC UQLTDUH
432
XWN RSZRXLXDJ JXET
448
CMGCDQDMDQZW JKJSHATJSJ QD
472
ZEEMSC. X LZZN LMJCC CTZMUN
494
JORUXQW CJKJSXU RXDDJSWC XD
518
ZWEJ. ATJW QD ESJXDJC XW
537
QYRZCCQGUJ AZSN JUCJATJSJ,
560
SJYZKJ QD SXDTJS DTXW VZSEQWL
585
CMSSZMWNQWL UJDDJSC DZ
605
EZZRJSXDJ. RXDDJSW SJXNQWL
628
WXSSZAC RZCCQGQUQDQJC
648
AQDTZMD NJRJWNQWL ZW X UMEBH
672
VQSCD LMJCC.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output122 words · 90 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
UJDDJSC | 1.2.3.3.2.4.5 | 6 | 41, 202, 351, 394, 418, 596 |
X | 1 | 4 | 50, 167, 478, 666 |
DTJ | 1.2.3 | 4 | 69, 108, 264, 303 |
QD | 1.2 | 4 | 254, 470, 526, 566 |
XWN | 1.2.3 | 3 | 195, 287, 432 |
RXDDJSWC | 1.2.3.3.4.5.6.7 | 2 | 18, 508 |
CMGCDQDMDQZW | 1.2.3.1.4.5.4.2.4.5.6.7 | 2 | 57, 448 |
CXYJ | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 72, 111 |
EQRTJSDJOD | 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.5.8.7 | 2 | 76, 318 |
UJDDJS | 1.2.3.3.2.4 | 2 | 86, 124 |
RUXQWDJOD | 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.6 | 2 | 115, 363 |
SJRJXDJN | 1.2.3.2.4.5.2.6 | 2 | 132, 274 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
DT | 9 | 1 |
UJ | 8 | 2 |
UJD | 8 | 0 |
QWL | 0 | 7 |
SC | 0 | 7 |
WL | 0 | 7 |
DTJ | 6 | 4 |
JSC | 0 | 6 |
SJ | 5 | 6 |
JS | 0 | 5 |
QD | 5 | 4 |
XW | 5 | 2 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 5: D 2, H 1, J 1, U 1, Z 1 | 6: Z 6, T 3, Q 2, C 1, S 1, X 1 |
B | 2: E 1, Z 1 | 2: H 1, Q 1 |
C | 14: S 10, C 7, J 7, Z 4, W 3, D 2, G 2, N 2, X 2, A 1, H 1, L 1, M 1, U 1 | 8: C 7, D 7, Q 5, J 4, M 4, T 3, X 3, Z 1 |
D | 13: D 13, X 13, Q 11, J 9, C 7, M 4, O 4, W 3, S 2, T 2, Z 2, E 1, R 1 | 11: J 24, D 13, T 13, Q 6, M 3, A 2, C 2, Z 2, E 1, S 1, U 1 |
E | 7: M 2, W 2, X 2, D 1, E 1, S 1, Z 1 | 10: Q 3, S 3, T 2, X 2, Z 2, B 1, D 1, E 1, J 1, M 1 |
G | 2: M 2, Q 2 | 6: J 4, C 2, H 1, M 1, Q 1, U 1 |
H | 6: S 2, B 1, G 1, J 1, U 1, X 1 | 4: A 1, C 1, J 1, R 1 |
J | 16: D 24, S 15, T 13, U 11, K 5, C 4, G 4, R 4, Y 3, M 2, E 1, H 1, J 1, L 1, N 1, Q 1 | 18: S 23, D 9, C 7, O 5, W 5, X 5, R 4, K 2, N 2, Q 2, A 1, H 1, J 1, L 1, P 1, U 1, V 1, Y 1 |
K | 4: J 2, Q 1, S 1, Z 1 | 2: J 5, Q 1 |
L | 4: W 8, Q 3, X 2, J 1 | 8: M 2, T 2, C 1, J 1, Q 1, W 1, X 1, Z 1 |
M | 10: C 4, D 3, Z 3, L 2, E 1, G 1, P 1, S 1, U 1, Y 1 | 9: D 4, S 4, E 2, G 2, J 2, C 1, U 1, W 1, X 1 |
N | 7: W 7, S 4, J 2, Q 2, U 1, X 1, Z 1 | 4: Q 6, C 2, J 1, X 1 |
Reversals
JS 23 · SJ 15DJ 24 · JD 9DQ 6 · QD 11DT 13 · TD 2QW 14 · WQ 1JU 1 · UJ 11SZ 4 · ZS 8CJ 4 · JC 7WX 2 · XW 8CD 7 · DC 2LW 1 · WL 8JR 4 · RJ 4A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.