Cipher Challenge
The Bell Beneath the Hill
Introduction
An original legend about a buried bell said to ring when villagers ignore a promise made to the river.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output559 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 98 | 17.5% | 1 |
| P | 50 | 8.9% | 2 |
| F | 47 | 8.4% | 3 |
| I | 40 | 7.2% | 4 |
| Z | 37 | 6.6% | 5 |
| Y | 33 | 5.9% | 6 |
| C | 31 | 5.5% | 7 |
| V | 31 | 5.5% | 8 |
| X | 31 | 5.5% | 9 |
| T | 26 | 4.7% | 10 |
| N | 25 | 4.5% | 11 |
| E | 14 | 2.5% | 12 |
1
NZ X GNCCXEQ ZQXY X YIAZT EYQQZ
26
FNCC, WQIWCQ FQXYT X HQCC
46
RFQZQGQY PFQJ HYIDQ X WYISNVQ.
71
PFQ VIAZT LXSQ PFYIAEF VINC
94
XZT VPIZQ, TQQW QZIAEF PI VFXDQ
119
LAWV IZ PFQNY VFQCGQV. VISQ
141
GNCCXEQYV HCXSQT PFAZTQY,
163
RFNCQ IPFQYV XLLAVQT PFQ
184
HCXLDVSNPF. XZ ICT VFQWFQYT
207
DZQR HQPPQY. FQ CQT PFQS PI X
229
FICCIR XP PFQ FNCCPIW XZT
250
XVDQT QXLF WQYVIZ PI YQWQXP
273
PFQ WYISNVQ PFQJ SIVP
291
YQEYQPPQT. RNPF QGQYJ FIZQVP
315
LIZUQVVNIZ, PFQ YNZENZE
335
VIUPQZQT. XP CXVP PFQ VFQWFQYT
360
XTSNPPQT PFXP FQ FXT FNTTQZ
383
PFQ PYAPF UIY JQXYV HQLXAVQ FQ
408
QZOIJQT HQNZE PFQ IZCJ IZQ RFI
433
DZQR NP. PFQ HQCC UQCC VNCQZP.
456
UYIS PFQZ IZ, PFQ GNCCXEQYV SQP
481
QXLF RNZPQY PI SQZT ZQECQLPQT
506
WYISNVQV HQUIYQ PFQ UYIMQZ
529
EYIAZT LIACT HQENZ VWQXDNZE
553
UIY PFQS.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output121 words · 90 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
PFQ | 1.2.3 | 11 | 71, 181, 237, 273, 325, 349 +5 |
X | 1 | 5 | 3, 15, 41, 63, 228 |
PI | 1.2 | 4 | 112, 226, 265, 491 |
FQ | 1.2 | 3 | 217, 372, 406 |
HQCC | 1.2.3.3 | 2 | 42, 442 |
PFQJ | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 54, 283 |
WYISNVQ | 1.2.3.4.5.6.7 | 2 | 64, 276 |
XZT | 1.2.3 | 2 | 94, 247 |
IZ | 1.2 | 2 | 123, 464 |
GNCCXEQYV | 1.2.3.3.4.5.6.7.8 | 2 | 141, 469 |
VFQWFQYT | 1.2.3.4.2.3.5.6 | 2 | 199, 352 |
DZQR | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 207, 433 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
PF | 20 | 3 |
PFQ | 17 | 11 |
FQ | 4 | 14 |
QT | 0 | 9 |
HQ | 7 | 0 |
ZT | 0 | 6 |
CC | 0 | 4 |
IZ | 4 | 4 |
PI | 4 | 4 |
QY | 0 | 4 |
QZ | 2 | 4 |
VF | 4 | 0 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 5: I 6, L 2, F 1, X 1, Y 1 | 6: Z 4, E 2, V 2, C 1, P 1, W 1 |
C | 9: C 9, N 8, Q 4, H 2, I 2, A 1, E 1, W 1, Z 1 | 8: C 9, X 6, Q 5, T 2, G 1, I 1, J 1, P 1 |
D | 4: X 2, I 1, L 1, V 1 | 4: Q 3, Z 2, N 1, V 1 |
E | 4: Z 4, Q 3, X 3, A 2 | 5: Q 3, Y 3, F 2, N 2, C 1 |
F | 6: P 24, V 4, R 3, E 2, L 2, W 2 | 6: Q 28, N 4, I 3, X 3, A 1, Y 1 |
G | 2: Q 2, C 1 | 2: N 3, Q 3 |
H | 0: — | 3: Q 7, C 2, Y 1 |
I | 12: Y 9, P 6, V 5, F 3, U 3, L 2, C 1, N 1, O 1, Q 1, S 1, Z 1 | 14: Z 9, A 6, S 5, Y 3, C 2, W 2, D 1, J 1, M 1, N 1, P 1, R 1, U 1, V 1 |
J | 4: Q 2, C 1, I 1, Y 1 | 1: Q 2 |
L | 3: X 4, Q 2, L 1 | 7: A 2, F 2, I 2, X 2, D 1, L 1, P 1 |
M | 1: I 1 | 1: Q 1 |
N | 10: S 5, F 4, G 3, E 2, Q 2, R 2, V 2, D 1, I 1, Y 1 | 7: C 8, Z 7, P 4, V 3, I 1, T 1, Y 1 |
Reversals
QZ 10 · ZQ 9QY 11 · YQ 5IY 3 · YI 9QT 9 · TQ 3IZ 9 · ZI 1CQ 5 · QC 4PQ 6 · QP 3QV 4 · VQ 5QW 4 · WQ 4IP 1 · PI 6QS 2 · SQ 5EQ 3 · QE 3A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.