Cipher Challenge
The Archive of Small Things
Introduction
This Challenge examines how museums document and preserve ordinary objects, and how provenance determines what can reliably be said about them.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output3,856 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| X | 497 | 12.9% | 1 |
| Z | 346 | 9.0% | 2 |
| W | 326 | 8.5% | 3 |
| L | 289 | 7.5% | 4 |
| E | 286 | 7.4% | 5 |
| M | 280 | 7.3% | 6 |
| F | 273 | 7.1% | 7 |
| T | 239 | 6.2% | 8 |
| G | 201 | 5.2% | 9 |
| R | 158 | 4.1% | 10 |
| U | 135 | 3.5% | 11 |
| J | 134 | 3.5% | 12 |
1
CDTXDCT LHWXE MXGXFBX
20
LIKXGWT WJZW ZNNXZM LMRFEZMP:
45
JLDTXJLUR WLLUT, GULWJFES,
67
NZGQZSFES, MXGXFNWT, WLPT,
88
TFSET, ZER NXMTLEZU NZNXMT.
110
WJXFM BZUDX MZMXUP GLCXT HMLC
135
NMXGFLDT CZWXMFZU. FW GLCXT
158
HMLC WJX GLEEXGWFLET WJZW GZE
183
IX XTWZIUFTJXR IXWOXXE ZE
205
LIKXGW, WJX NXLNUX OJL DTXR FW, Z
230
NUZGX, ZER Z NXMFLR. WJLTX
250
GLEEXGWFLET ZMX HMZSFUX. FH
273
WJX FEHLMCZWFLE TDMMLDERFES
298
ZE FWXC FT ULTW, UZWXM TWZHH CZP
323
NMXTXMBX WJX LIKXGW
340
NXMHXGWUP OJFUX QELOFES
361
UFWWUX ZILDW OJZW FW CXZEW.
383
RLGDCXEWZWFLE IXSFET IXHLMX
408
ZE ZGVDFTFWFLE FT ZGGXNWXR.
431
TWZHH MXGLMR OJL LOET WJX
452
CZWXMFZU, JLO FW OZT LIWZFEXR,
476
OJXWJXM ZELWJXM NXMTLE CZP
499
JZBX Z GUZFC, ZER OJZW MFSJWT
522
ZGGLCNZEP NJLWLSMZNJT LM
544
MXGLMRXR WXTWFCLEP. WJXP
565
GLETFRXM OJXWJXM WJX CDTXDC
589
GZE TWLMX ZER GZMX HLM FW
609
MXTNLETFIUP. ZGGXNWFES
629
XBXMPWJFES OLDUR LBXMOJXUC
653
WJX GLUUXGWFLE ZER CZQX
673
XYFTWFES LIKXGWT JZMRXM WL
696
NMXTXMBX. Z GLUUXGWFES NLUFGP
721
SFBXT MXZTLET HLM GJLLTFES
744
LEX FWXC ZER RXGUFEFES
763
ZELWJXM.
770
LEGX ZGGXNWXR, ZE LIKXGW
790
MXGXFBXT Z DEFVDX ZGGXTTFLE
814
EDCIXM UFEQFES FW WL FWT
834
MXGLMRT. WJX EDCIXM FT
852
ZWWZGJXR LM CZMQXR FE Z OZP
874
TDFWXR WL WJX CZWXMFZU ZER
896
FEWXERXR WL IX MXBXMTFIUX
918
OJXE NLTTFIUX. Z NZNXM UZIXU
941
GZEELW IX WFXR TZHXUP WL XBXMP
966
LIKXGW, OJFUX FEQ ZNNMLNMFZWX
991
HLM SUZAXR GXMZCFG CZP RZCZSX
1016
HZIMFG LM CXWZU. RXWZGJXR
1037
NZMWT ZMX MXGLMRXR WLSXWJXM
1061
TL Z UFR, JZERUX, LM GZTX RLXT ELW
1086
IXGLCX ZE DEFRXEWFHFXR
1106
LIKXGW RDMFES UZWXM OLMQ.
1127
GZWZULSFES RXTGMFIXT OJZW
1150
GZE IX LITXMBXR ZER OJZW FT
1172
QELOE HMLC XBFRXEGX.
1189
CXZTDMXCXEWT, CZWXMFZUT,
1210
GLETWMDGWFLE, FETGMFNWFLET,
1234
CZMQT, RZCZSX, ZER
1248
CLRFHFGZWFLET ZMX MXGLMRXR
1272
OFWJ NJLWLSMZNJT. TWZWXCXEWT
1297
TDNNUFXR IP Z RLELM ZMX
1316
BZUDZIUX, IDW WJXP ZMX
1334
FRXEWFHFXR ZT WXTWFCLEP
1355
MZWJXM WJZE GLEBXMWXR
1374
ZDWLCZWFGZUUP FEWL HZGW. Z
1396
HZCFUP TWLMP CZP GLEWZFE ZE
1419
FEGLMMXGW RZWX OJFUX TWFUU
1442
TJLOFES JLO WJX LIKXGW OZT
1464
MXCXCIXMXR ZER OJP FW OZT QXNW.
1489
EZCXT NMXTXEW Z NXMTFTWXEW
1512
RFHHFGDUWP. WJX TZCX WLLU CZP
1536
JZBX MXSFLEZU EZCXT, Z WMZRX
1559
EZCX, ZER Z UZWXM GZWZULS WXMC.
1583
UZESDZSX GLETFRXMXR ELMCZU
1607
OJXE ZE LUR MXGLMR OZT OMFWWXE
1632
CZP ELO IX FEZGGDMZWX LM
1652
LHHXETFBX. CDTXDCT MXWZFE WJX
1677
XZMUFXM RLGDCXEWZWFLE ZT
1699
NZMW LH WJX MXGLMR OJFUX
1719
ZRRFES GUXZMXM GDMMXEW WXMCT
1744
ZER XYNUZFEFES TFSEFHFGZEW
1768
GJZESXT. GLEWMLUUXR
1785
BLGZIDUZMFXT FCNMLBX
1804
TXZMGJFES, IDW WJXP GZEELW
1826
ZEWFGFNZWX XBXMP GLCCDEFWP'T
1851
OZP LH RXTGMFIFES ZE LIKXGW.
1874
GLERFWFLE MXNLMWT TXNZMZWX
1898
ZE LIKXGW'T JFTWLMP HMLC
1918
ZGWFBX RXWXMFLMZWFLE. Z OLME
1942
JZERUX CZP IX XBFRXEGX LH DTX
1966
ZER EXXR EL MXNZFM. HMXTJ
1986
GLMMLTFLE, CLUR, FETXGW
2005
ZGWFBFWP, DETWZIUX GMZGQT, LM
2029
HUZQFES NZFEW GZE WJMXZWXE
2052
WJX LIKXGW ZER EXZMIP
2070
GLUUXGWFLET. GLETXMBZWLMT
2093
FRXEWFHP CZWXMFZUT IXHLMX
2116
GJLLTFES WMXZWCXEW IXGZDTX Z
2141
GUXZEXM LM ZRJXTFBX TZHX HLM
2165
LEX TDMHZGX CZP RZCZSX
2184
ZELWJXM. OLMQ FT NJLWLSMZNJXR
2209
ZER MXGLMRXR TL UZWXM TWZHH
2232
QELO OJFGJ NZMWT ZMX LMFSFEZU
2257
ZER OJFGJ OXMX ZRRXR RDMFES
2280
GLETXMBZWFLE.
2292
TWLMZSX MXRDGXT WJX EXXR HLM
2316
WMXZWCXEW. TDNNLMWT NMXBXEW
2340
OXZQ LIKXGWT HMLC IXZMFES
2362
WJXFM LOE OXFSJW, ILYXT
2381
NMLWXGW ZSZFETW RDTW ZER
2402
JZERUFES, ZER TWZIUX
2419
XEBFMLECXEWZU GLERFWFLET
2442
TULO CZEP GJXCFGZU ZER
2461
IFLULSFGZU NMLGXTTXT.
2480
RFHHXMXEW CZWXMFZUT JZBX
2502
RFHHXMXEW EXXRT, TL Z CFYXR
2524
LIKXGW CZP MXVDFMX
2540
GLCNMLCFTX. ULGZWFLET ZMX
2562
WMZGQXR NMXGFTXUP. ZE LIKXGW
2586
RXTGMFIXR FE RXWZFU FT TWFUU
2610
XHHXGWFBXUP ULTW FH ELILRP
2633
GZE HFER FWT TJXUH, RMZOXM, LM
2656
GLEWZFEXM.
2665
RFSFWZU GZWZULSDXT CZQX
2686
GLUUXGWFLET XZTFXM WL TXZMGJ
2711
ZER TJZMX, IDW Z RZWZIZTX XEWMP
2736
FT ELW WJX LIKXGW LM WJX
2755
GLCNUXWX ZMGJFBX. FCZSXT LCFW
2780
OXFSJW, WXYWDMX, JFRRXE
2799
GLETWMDGWFLE, ZER TGZUX
2819
DEUXTT WJXTX ZMX RLGDCXEWXR
2843
TXNZMZWXUP. HFUX HLMCZWT ZER
2867
TPTWXCT GJZESX, UFEQT IMXZQ,
2890
ZER GLNFXR XMMLMT TNMXZR
2911
VDFGQUP. CDTXDCT CZFEWZFE
2933
IZGQDNT, CFSMZWFLE NUZET, ZER
2957
MXGLMRT LH OJL GJZESXR
2976
FCNLMWZEW FEHLMCZWFLE.
2996
NDIUFG ZGGXTT CZP ZUTL IX
3017
UFCFWXR OJXE MXGLMRT GLEWZFE
3042
NMFBZWX RXWZFUT, GDUWDMZUUP
3066
TXETFWFBX QELOUXRSX, LM
3086
NMXGFTX ULGZWFLET WJZW GLDUR
3111
XEGLDMZSX WJXHW LM RZCZSX.
3133
FEWXMNMXWZWFLE GLEWFEDXT
3156
ZHWXM GZWZULSFES. EXO
3174
MXTXZMGJ GZE FRXEWFHP Z CZQXM,
3199
GLMMXGW Z RZWX, MXGLEEXGW
3220
TXNZMZWXR LIKXGWT, LM MXBXZU
3244
WJZW ZE XZMUFXM ZGGLDEW
3264
XYGUDRXR FCNLMWZEW
3281
NZMWFGFNZEWT. MZWJXM WJZE
3303
XMZTX WJX JFTWLMP LH WJLTX
3325
MXBFTFLET, Z TWMLES MXGLMR
3347
TJLOT JLO QELOUXRSX GJZESXR
3371
ZER OJFGJ VDXTWFLET MXCZFE
3394
LNXE. WJFT FT XTNXGFZUUP
3414
FCNLMWZEW HLM GLCCLENUZGX
3437
LIKXGWT, OJFGJ LHWXE XEWXMXR
3461
CDTXDCT OFWJ UXTT
3476
RLGDCXEWZWFLE WJZE HFEX ZMW
3500
LM LHHFGFZU NZNXMT.
3516
ZE ZMGJFBX LH LMRFEZMP WJFEST
3541
FT WJXMXHLMX IDFUW WJMLDSJ
3564
TXUXGWFLE, TQXNWFGFTC, ZER
3586
GZMX. WJX LIKXGW NMLBFRXT
3607
NJPTFGZU XBFRXEGX, OJFUX
3628
LOEXMTJFN MXGLMRT, WXTWFCLEP,
3653
NJLWLSMZNJT, ZER GLCNZMFTLE
3677
NMLBFRX GLEWXYW. ELEX FT
3697
GLCNUXWX ZULEX. NMXTXMBFES
3720
DEGXMWZFEWP ZULESTFRX
3740
XTWZIUFTJXR HZGWT ZUULOT
3762
HDWDMX MXTXZMGJXMT WL ZTQ
3784
IXWWXM VDXTWFLET FETWXZR LH
3808
FEJXMFWFES GLEHFRXEGX WJZW
3832
WJX XBFRXEGX EXBXM TDNNLMWXR.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output687 words · 398 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
ZER | 1.2.3 | 27 | 93, 235, 509, 597, 666, 751 +21 |
WJX | 1.2.3 | 20 | 162, 211, 273, 331, 449, 580 +14 |
Z | 1 | 20 | 229, 238, 503, 704, 798, 870 +14 |
LM | 1.2 | 13 | 542, 860, 1022, 1073, 1650, 2027 +7 |
ZE | 1.2 | 12 | 203, 298, 408, 782, 1092, 1417 +6 |
LIKXGW | 1.2.3.4.5.6 | 12 | 205, 334, 784, 966, 1106, 1455 +6 |
FT | 1.2 | 10 | 304, 421, 850, 1170, 2195, 2603 +4 |
CZP | 1.2.3 | 10 | 320, 496, 1007, 1407, 1533, 1632 +4 |
ZMX | 1.2.3 | 8 | 261, 1042, 1261, 1313, 1331, 2246 +2 |
FW | 1.2 | 7 | 151, 227, 376, 463, 607, 827 +1 |
IX | 1.2 | 7 | 183, 906, 947, 1153, 1638, 1951 +1 |
WL | 1.2 | 7 | 694, 829, 880, 904, 959, 2703 +1 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
ZE | 43 | 21 |
WJ | 42 | 2 |
XR | 0 | 41 |
GL | 34 | 0 |
MX | 31 | 19 |
ER | 0 | 28 |
WJX | 28 | 20 |
XM | 2 | 28 |
ES | 0 | 27 |
ZER | 27 | 27 |
FES | 0 | 26 |
CZ | 23 | 0 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 1: Z 1 | 1: X 1 |
B | 6: F 12, X 12, M 6, L 4, Z 3, E 2 | 4: X 26, F 10, Z 5, L 1 |
C | 11: L 18, D 11, F 10, Z 10, X 9, M 6, C 2, W 2, E 1, T 1, U 1 | 9: Z 34, X 20, N 9, F 8, D 6, L 6, T 6, I 3, C 2 |
D | 17: L 9, G 8, T 7, C 6, V 6, I 5, X 5, R 4, E 3, U 3, W 3, M 2, S 2, Z 2, H 1, N 1, Q 1 | 14: C 11, M 11, T 11, E 8, W 6, X 6, F 5, U 5, N 4, G 3, Z 2, I 1, R 1, S 1 |
E | 10: Z 72, L 67, F 63, X 41, D 8, E 5, Q 5, O 4, S 2, M 1 | 19: W 41, R 35, S 34, T 31, L 18, X 18, G 9, Z 9, F 6, E 5, P 5, D 3, H 3, Q 3, B 2, C 1, J 1, N 1, U 1 |
F | 20: W 49, M 24, J 20, T 20, Z 16, U 14, R 11, B 10, H 10, S 10, C 8, G 8, X 7, E 6, D 5, O 4, I 2, Q 2, N 1, Y 1 | 18: E 63, L 34, W 26, T 24, G 20, R 16, U 13, B 12, H 11, C 10, X 9, Z 9, S 8, I 6, M 5, N 5, V 1, Y 1 |
G | 10: X 55, Z 22, F 20, E 9, G 8, L 8, M 6, T 5, D 3, Y 1 | 13: L 52, W 38, Z 26, X 21, J 19, D 8, F 8, G 8, U 6, M 5, Q 5, P 1, V 1 |
H | 8: F 11, L 11, H 9, Z 6, X 5, E 3, M 2, U 1 | 10: L 12, F 10, H 9, M 7, X 7, Z 5, W 4, P 2, D 1, U 1 |
I | 6: L 21, Z 10, F 6, C 3, D 1, M 1 | 11: X 21, K 18, U 9, D 5, L 3, F 2, M 2, P 2, Z 2, T 1, W 1 |
J | 9: W 54, O 23, G 19, N 9, T 8, S 4, E 1, R 1, X 1 | 8: X 52, Z 24, F 20, L 18, T 3, W 3, M 2, P 2 |
K | 1: I 18 | 1: X 18 |
L | 17: G 52, F 34, W 23, M 19, E 18, J 18, U 14, H 12, N 9, T 8, C 6, R 6, L 4, O 4, I 3, B 1, X 1 | 19: E 67, M 62, I 21, C 18, O 16, W 13, U 12, H 11, S 10, D 9, G 8, T 8, B 4, L 4, N 4, R 3, P 1, X 1, Y 1 |
Reversals
MX 77 · XM 71WZ 34 · ZW 55EL 18 · LE 67EZ 9 · ZE 72LM 62 · ML 19TX 36 · XT 43RX 32 · XR 45GX 21 · XG 55FW 26 · WF 49EF 6 · FE 63WX 52 · XW 14MZ 23 · ZM 39A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.