Cipher Challenge
The Archive Dispatch
Introduction
A long archival dispatch uses custom letter labels, reversed coordinate order, and no spacing. The key is withheld; solve from pair frequencies, repeated fragments, and reconstructed prose.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output435 overlapping coordinate pairs
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| BW | 78 | 17.9% | 1 |
| EY | 44 | 10.1% | 2 |
| BV | 37 | 8.5% | 3 |
| BY | 30 | 6.9% | 4 |
| EW | 30 | 6.9% | 5 |
| CW | 29 | 6.7% | 6 |
| AV | 25 | 5.7% | 7 |
| DV | 24 | 5.5% | 8 |
| EV | 23 | 5.3% | 9 |
| CX | 22 | 5.1% | 10 |
| CV | 16 | 3.7% | 11 |
| CY | 14 | 3.2% | 12 |
1
EY BY EY DV BW EX BW BW CY BW BV BY DX BV BW CV BY BV CX CW EY DV BW CV BY
26
AZ BV EV BW BV BV BW AV CV DV BW CX EY DV BW EW BY BV EY DV BW BV EW DW AV
51
EY BW BX BW DX BY BV BW CX AV BZ EW AV EW CX CX BW AX EV AW BW BV BW CX EY
76
DV BV BW BW CW BW AV AX BW CX CY AV CV EX BW EY CW EY DV BW DX EV BV CW EY
101
CV BY EW EY AV EV EW BW CX AY AV CY CW BY DX EY DV BW CV BY AV CW EY EY DV
126
BW CW BW CV BY EW CX AX EV CW EY BW CX CW EY BY BV BW CW BY DX DW BV AV EV
151
EW EV BV BY EW AV EW CX AY BW CX EV CV EV EW BW EY DV BW EY DV EV BV CX DV
176
BW AX CX BV BW CY BY BV EY CW DX BV BY AY BY AZ EY AX DZ EV EW DW CY BY CW
201
EY CW EW BY EW BW BY DX EY DV BW CW BW AV AX CW DV AV CX BX BW BW EW BX BV
226
BY EX BW EW DZ BW EY EY BZ BY CX AV EY BW CW EV EW EY DV BW BV BW DW EV CW
251
EY BW BV CX EV CX EW BY EY AY AV EY CV DV EY DV BW BV BW CV BW EV CY EY CW
276
CV BY CY DZ BW AW BW BV DZ EW AV AY BW AV EW CX EW AZ AY BX BW BV BX BW DX
301
BY BV BW EY DV BW CV BY AZ EW CV EV AX AY BW BW EY CW EY DV BW EW CY AX AV
326
CV BW EY DV BW BY BV EV DW EV EW AV AX CY AV CY BW BV CW EV EW EY DV BW AX
351
BY BZ BW BV CV DV BW CW EY AV EW CX CW BW EW CX EY DV BW CV BY CY EV BW CW
376
BX DZ CW BW CY AV BV AV EY BW BV BY AZ EY BW CW EX BW BW CY EY DV EV CW BY
401
BV CX BW BV CY BV EV AW AV EY BW AZ EW EY EV AX AV AX AX AY BW CW CW BW EW
426
DW BW BV CW BV BW EY AZ BV EW
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output1 words · 1 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
EY BY EY DV BW EX BW BW CY BW BV BY DX BV BW CV BY BV CX CW EY DV BW CV BY AZ BV EV BW BV BV BW AV CV DV BW CX EY DV BW EW BY BV EY DV BW BV EW DW AV EY BW BX BW DX BY BV BW CX AV BZ EW AV EW CX CX BW AX EV AW BW BV BW CX EY DV BV BW BW CW BW AV AX BW CX CY AV CV EX BW EY CW EY DV BW DX EV BV CW EY CV BY EW EY AV EV EW BW CX AY AV CY CW BY DX EY DV BW CV BY AV CW EY EY DV BW CW BW CV BY EW CX AX EV CW EY BW CX CW EY BY BV BW CW BY DX DW BV AV EV EW EV BV BY EW AV EW CX AY BW CX EV CV EV EW BW EY DV BW EY DV EV BV CX DV BW AX CX BV BW CY BY BV EY CW DX BV BY AY BY AZ EY AX DZ EV EW DW CY BY CW EY CW EW BY EW BW BY DX EY DV BW CW BW AV AX CW DV AV CX BX BW BW EW BX BV BY EX BW EW DZ BW EY EY BZ BY CX AV EY BW CW EV EW EY DV BW BV BW DW EV CW EY BW BV CX EV CX EW BY EY AY AV EY CV DV EY DV BW BV BW CV BW EV CY EY CW CV BY CY DZ BW AW BW BV DZ EW AV AY BW AV EW CX EW AZ AY BX BW BV BX BW DX BY BV BW EY DV BW CV BY AZ EW CV EV AX AY BW BW EY CW EY DV BW EW CY AX AV CV BW EY DV BW BY BV EV DW EV EW AV AX CY AV CY BW BV CW EV EW EY DV BW AX BY BZ BW BV CV DV BW CW EY AV EW CX CW BW EW CX EY DV BW CV BY CY EV BW CW BX DZ CW BW CY AV BV AV EY BW BV BY AZ EY BW CW EX BW BW CY EY DV EV CW BY BV CX BW BV CY BV EV AW AV EY BW AZ EW EY EV AX AV AX AX AY BW CW CW BW EW DW BW BV CW BV BW EY AZ BV EW | 1.2.1.3.4.5.4.4.6.4.7.2.8.7.4.9.2.7.10.11.1.3.4.9.2.12.7.13.4.7.7.4.14.9.3.4.10.1.3.4.15.2.7.1.3.4.7.15.16.14.1.4.17.4.8.2.7.4.10.14.18.15.14.15.10.10.4.19.13.20.4.7.4.10.1.3.7.4.4.11.4.14.19.4.10.6.14.9.5.4.1.11.1.3.4.8.13.7.11.1.9.2.15.1.14.13.15.4.10.21.14.6.11.2.8.1.3.4.9.2.14.11.1.1.3.4.11.4.9.2.15.10.19.13.11.1.4.10.11.1.2.7.4.11.2.8.16.7.14.13.15.13.7.2.15.14.15.10.21.4.10.13.9.13.15.4.1.3.4.1.3.13.7.10.3.4.19.10.7.4.6.2.7.1.11.8.7.2.21.2.12.1.19.22.13.15.16.6.2.11.1.11.15.2.15.4.2.8.1.3.4.11.4.14.19.11.3.14.10.17.4.4.15.17.7.2.5.4.15.22.4.1.1.18.2.10.14.1.4.11.13.15.1.3.4.7.4.16.13.11.1.4.7.10.13.10.15.2.1.21.14.1.9.3.1.3.4.7.4.9.4.13.6.1.11.9.2.6.22.4.20.4.7.22.15.14.21.4.14.15.10.15.12.21.17.4.7.17.4.8.2.7.4.1.3.4.9.2.12.15.9.13.19.21.4.4.1.11.1.3.4.15.6.19.14.9.4.1.3.4.2.7.13.16.13.15.14.19.6.14.6.4.7.11.13.15.1.3.4.19.2.18.4.7.9.3.4.11.1.14.15.10.11.4.15.10.1.3.4.9.2.6.13.4.11.17.22.11.4.6.14.7.14.1.4.7.2.12.1.4.11.5.4.4.6.1.3.13.11.2.7.10.4.7.6.7.13.20.14.1.4.12.15.1.13.19.14.19.19.21.4.11.11.4.15.16.4.7.11.7.4.1.12.7.15 | 1 | 1 |
Contacts
| Pair | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
AV | 12: BW 4, EW 4, CY 3, AX 2, AY 2, BV 2, CX 2, EY 2, AW 1, BY 1, DV 1, DW 1 | 11: EY 5, AX 4, EW 4, CV 3, CY 2, EV 2, AY 1, BV 1, BZ 1, CW 1, CX 1 |
AW | 2: EV 2, BW 1 | 2: BW 2, AV 1 |
AX | 7: AV 4, BW 3, EV 2, AX 1, CX 1, CY 1, EY 1 | 10: AV 2, AY 2, EV 2, AX 1, BW 1, BY 1, CW 1, CX 1, CY 1, DZ 1 |
AY | 6: AX 2, CX 2, AV 1, AZ 1, BY 1, EY 1 | 4: BW 4, AV 2, BX 1, BY 1 |
AZ | 4: BY 4, BW 1, EW 1, EY 1 | 4: BV 2, EW 2, EY 2, AY 1 |
BV | 13: BW 14, BY 8, EV 3, AZ 2, DX 2, AV 1, BV 1, BX 1, CW 1, CX 1, CY 1, DV 1, DW 1 | 13: BW 11, BY 5, CX 4, CW 3, EV 3, AV 2, EW 2, EY 2, BV 1, BX 1, CV 1, CY 1, DZ 1 |
BW | 18: DV 19, BV 11, EY 7, CW 6, BW 5, AY 4, BX 4, EX 4, EW 3, AW 2, CV 2, CX 2, CY 2, DZ 2, EV 2, AX 1, BZ 1, DW 1 | 18: BV 14, CW 9, EY 8, CV 7, CX 7, EW 6, BW 5, AV 4, CY 4, AX 3, DX 3, BY 2, AW 1, AZ 1, BX 1, DW 1, EV 1, EX 1 |
BX | 6: AY 1, BV 1, BW 1, CW 1, CX 1, EW 1 | 3: BW 4, BV 1, DZ 1 |
BY | 11: CV 8, BV 5, CW 3, EW 3, BW 2, CY 2, DX 2, EY 2, AX 1, AY 1, BZ 1 | 12: BV 8, AZ 4, DX 4, EW 4, CY 2, EY 2, AV 1, AY 1, BZ 1, CW 1, CX 1, EX 1 |
BZ | 3: AV 1, BY 1, EY 1 | 3: BW 1, BY 1, EW 1 |
CV | 7: BW 7, AV 3, EY 2, BV 1, CW 1, EV 1, EW 1 | 5: BY 8, DV 3, BW 2, EV 2, EX 1 |
CW | 11: BW 9, EY 5, BV 3, CX 3, EV 3, AV 1, AX 1, BY 1, CW 1, CY 1, DZ 1 | 12: EY 10, BW 6, BY 3, EV 2, BV 1, BX 1, CV 1, CW 1, DV 1, DX 1, EW 1, EX 1 |
Reversals
BV BW 11 · BW BV 14DV EY 1 · EY DV 19BW CW 9 · CW BW 6BW EY 8 · EY BW 7CW EY 10 · EY CW 5BV BY 5 · BY BV 8BW CV 7 · CV BW 2BW CX 7 · CX BW 2BW EW 6 · EW BW 3AV EW 4 · EW AV 4CX EW 2 · EW CX 6EV EW 7 · EW EV 1Working squareSelect or drag a Square or Polybius Hypothesis Result to edit this grid.
Live partial conversion
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? Unknown · ! Invalid token or configuration
Live exact conversionUnavailable