Cipher Challenge
The Clockmaker’s Window
Introduction
A short fictional narrative about an apprentice who notices that one repaired clock behaves differently from every other clock in the shop.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output682 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| U | 104 | 15.2% | 1 |
| Y | 64 | 9.4% | 2 |
| D | 51 | 7.5% | 3 |
| Q | 45 | 6.6% | 4 |
| P | 44 | 6.5% | 5 |
| A | 38 | 5.6% | 6 |
| K | 37 | 5.4% | 7 |
| L | 37 | 5.4% | 8 |
| G | 35 | 5.1% | 9 |
| B | 34 | 5.0% | 10 |
| Z | 34 | 5.0% | 11 |
| O | 27 | 4.0% | 12 |
1
UGZDQ PDB OGUDQUB UJUAW SPUUG
26
YSZOU, WUY YPU FADKK OGLON
47
KYZGG GLKY KUJUQ HZQXYUK UDOP
72
DEYUAQLLQ. ZY NUMY MUAEUOY
94
YZHU LJUAQZVPY DQB
110
YPALXVPLXY YPU FXKW HLAQZQV,
134
YPUQ KGLSUB SPZGU KXQGZVPY
157
OALKKUB YPU AUMDZA FUQOP. PZK
181
UHMGLWUA FGDHUB D SLAQ KMAZQV,
206
FXY UGZDQ QLYZOUB YPU EDXGY
229
JDQZKPUB LQ OGLXBW BDWK. PU
251
HLJUB YPU OGLON DSDW EALH YPU
275
VGDKK DQB SDYOPUB ZY AXQ
295
OLAAUOYGW. PUDY EALH YPU KXQ
318
SDK UTMDQBZQV D KGUQBUA ALB
341
YPDY OLQYALGGUB YPU
358
UKODMUHUQY. YPU OPDQVU SDK
380
YZQW, YPLXVP ZYK AUMUDYUB
401
UEEUOY DOOXHXGDYUB ELA PLXAK.
426
UGZDQ FXZGY D KPDBUB FLT,
446
YUKYUB YPU HLJUHUQY DY
465
KUJUADG YUHMUADYXAUK, DQB
487
AUMGDOUB YPU ALB SZYP D
506
OLHMUQKDYUB DKKUHFGW. SPUQ
529
YPU LSQUA AUYXAQUB, UGZDQ
550
UTMGDZQUB YPU AUMDZA SZYPLXY
575
MAUYUQBZQV YPU HUOPDQZKH PDB
600
KZHMGW QUUBUB OGUDQZQV. PZK
623
UHMGLWUA CXZUYGW HLJUB YPU
646
HLKY BUGZODYU SLANFUQOP DSDW
671
EALH YPU VGDKK.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output133 words · 97 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
YPU | 1.2.3 | 16 | 34, 120, 164, 221, 256, 272 +10 |
UGZDQ | 1.2.3.4.5 | 4 | 1, 209, 426, 545 |
D | 1 | 4 | 195, 330, 436, 505 |
DQB | 1.2.3 | 3 | 107, 280, 484 |
EALH | 1.2.3.4 | 3 | 268, 308, 671 |
PDB | 1.2.3 | 2 | 6, 597 |
OGLON | 1.2.3.1.4 | 2 | 42, 259 |
ZY | 1.2 | 2 | 81, 290 |
AUMDZA | 1.2.3.4.5.1 | 2 | 167, 562 |
PZK | 1.2.3 | 2 | 178, 620 |
UHMGLWUA | 1.2.3.4.5.6.1.7 | 2 | 181, 623 |
HLJUB | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 251, 638 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
YP | 20 | 1 |
UB | 0 | 19 |
PU | 2 | 17 |
YPU | 17 | 16 |
AU | 5 | 0 |
HL | 5 | 0 |
OG | 5 | 0 |
QV | 0 | 5 |
ZQV | 0 | 5 |
AUM | 4 | 0 |
DQ | 3 | 4 |
GW | 0 | 4 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 11: U 10, L 5, E 3, X 3, M 2, Z 2, A 1, F 1, O 1, P 1, Y 1 | 11: L 8, U 8, Q 5, D 3, A 1, E 1, K 1, N 1, W 1, X 1, Z 1 |
B | 5: U 20, Q 6, D 3, L 2, X 1 | 4: U 4, Z 2, D 1, W 1 |
C | 0: — | 1: X 1 |
D | 12: G 6, P 6, S 5, U 5, Z 4, A 3, M 3, O 2, B 1, E 1, J 1, K 1 | 13: Q 13, Y 9, K 6, B 3, O 3, W 3, Z 3, S 2, E 1, G 1, H 1, M 1, X 1 |
E | 4: A 1, D 1, E 1, U 1 | 6: A 3, U 2, D 1, E 1, L 1, Y 1 |
F | 2: H 1, N 1 | 5: X 3, G 2, U 2, A 1, L 1 |
G | 13: U 6, M 5, O 5, Z 3, F 2, G 2, K 2, V 2, X 2, Y 2, D 1, L 1, Q 1 | 7: L 7, D 6, Z 6, U 5, W 4, G 2, Y 2 |
H | 6: U 6, L 4, Z 2, D 1, K 1, X 1 | 6: L 5, M 5, U 5, F 1, X 1, Z 1 |
J | 2: L 4, U 3 | 2: U 7, D 1 |
K | 10: D 6, K 5, U 4, Z 4, L 3, A 1, Q 1, W 1, X 1, Y 1 | 12: K 5, U 4, Y 4, G 2, P 2, X 2, D 1, H 1, M 1, O 1, W 1, Z 1 |
L | 10: A 8, G 7, H 5, P 4, O 3, Q 2, S 2, E 1, F 1, L 1 | 14: X 6, A 5, H 4, J 4, K 3, Q 3, B 2, O 2, S 2, W 2, G 1, L 1, T 1, Y 1 |
M | 5: H 5, U 5, T 2, D 1, K 1 | 5: G 5, U 5, D 3, A 2, Y 1 |
Reversals
BU 4 · UB 20PY 2 · YP 22AU 8 · UA 10QU 5 · UQ 10UY 4 · YU 10AL 8 · LA 5QZ 5 · ZQ 8GU 5 · UG 6HU 5 · UH 6JU 7 · UJ 3MU 5 · UM 5GZ 6 · ZG 3A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.