Cipher Challenge
The Forest’s Invisible Market
Introduction
This Challenge describes the relationships among tree roots, fungi, microorganisms, and soil, including how nutrients move through a forest.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output2,461 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 302 | 12.3% | 1 |
| F | 200 | 8.1% | 2 |
| M | 195 | 7.9% | 3 |
| X | 195 | 7.9% | 4 |
| A | 192 | 7.8% | 5 |
| J | 192 | 7.8% | 6 |
| S | 180 | 7.3% | 7 |
| B | 167 | 6.8% | 8 |
| Q | 107 | 4.3% | 9 |
| Y | 101 | 4.1% | 10 |
| G | 93 | 3.8% | 11 |
| I | 80 | 3.3% | 12 |
1
X RJSNMF RYJJS QJAFXBAM
21
JZNSYXDDBAU MLMFNHM JR SJJFM,
46
REAUXY FGSNXIM, PXQFNSBX,
67
INQXLBAU HXFNSBXY, OXFNS, XBS,
91
XAI HBANSXY DXSFBQYNM.
110
HLQJSSGBKXY REAUB RJSH QYJMN
135
XMMJQBXFBJAM OBFG FGN SJJFM
159
JR HXAL DYXAFM. FGN REAUEM
180
SNQNBZNM QXSPJA QJHDJEAIM
203
DSJIEQNI PL DGJFJMLAFGNMBM,
227
OGBYN BFM RBAN ANFOJST QXA
249
NVFNAI BAFJ MJBY PNLJAI FGN
272
SJJF MESRXQN XAI GNYD FGN
293
DYXAF XQWEBSN AEFSBNAFM JS
316
OXFNS. FGN INFXBYM ZXSL XHJAU
340
MDNQBNM XAI NAZBSJAHNAFM, MJ
364
FGN SNYXFBJAMGBD BM AJF JAN
387
EABRJSH NVQGXAUN.
402
MJHN REAUXY ANFOJSTM QJAANQF
427
HJSN FGXA JAN DYXAF.
443
NVDNSBHNAFM EMBAU YXPNYNI
466
QJHDJEAIM GXZN MGJOA FGXF
488
QXSPJA, ABFSJUNA, XAI JFGNS
510
HXFNSBXYM QXA HJZN FGSJEUG
533
MJBY XAI REAUXY DXFGOXLM.
554
INHJAMFSXFBAU HJZNHNAF,
575
GJONZNS, IJNM AJF PL BFMNYR
597
NMFXPYBMG OGL BF JQQESSNI JS
621
OGNFGNS NZNSL DXSFBQBDXAF
644
PNANRBFNI. FSXAMRNS QXA
664
SNRYNQF QJAQNAFSXFBJA
684
IBRRNSNAQNM, REAUXY XQFBZBFL,
709
SJJF YNXTXUN, HBQSJPBXY
729
DSJQNMMBAU, JS MNZNSXY
748
HNQGXABMHM XF JAQN. FNSHM
769
PJSSJONI RSJH FSXIN JS
788
QJHHEABQXFBJA XSN EMNREY
810
HNFXDGJSM JAYL OGNA FGNL IJ
833
AJF SNDYXQN FGJMN
848
IBMFBAQFBJAM. HNXMESNHNAFM
872
HEMF PN BAFNSDSNFNI XF FGN
894
XDDSJDSBXFN MQXYN.
910
DYXAFM XYMJ QJHDNFN. SJJFM
932
JQQEDL MDXQN, ISXO RSJH FGN
954
MXHN OXFNS MEDDYL, XAI QGXAUN
978
FGN QGNHBMFSL XSJEAI FGNH. X
1001
REAUEM HXL XMMJQBXFN HJSN
1023
MFSJAUYL OBFG JAN GJMF FGXA
1046
XAJFGNS, XAI XA XMMJQBXFBJA
1069
GNYDREY EAINS AEFSBNAF
1089
MGJSFXUN HXL DSJZBIN YNMM
1111
PNANRBF BA SBQG MJBY.
1128
MNNIYBAUM USJOBAU ANXS
1148
HXFESN FSNNM QXA NAQJEAFNS
1171
PJFG SNMJESQNM XAI DXFGJUNAM
1196
QXSSBNI FGSJEUG FGN
1213
MESSJEAIBAU PBJYJUBQXY
1234
QJHHEABFL. FGN JEFQJHN
1253
INDNAIM JA MDNQBNM, MNXMJA,
1275
IBMFESPXAQN, XAI MQXYN.
1294
SNMNXSQGNSM MFEIL FGNMN
1315
SNYXFBJAMGBDM OBFG MNZNSXY
1339
HNFGJIM. HNMG PXSSBNSM QXA
1361
XYYJO REAUXY FGSNXIM FGSJEUG
1386
OGBYN NVQYEIBAU SJJFM.
1405
BMJFJDBQ FSXQNSM GNYD RJYYJO
1430
MNYNQFNI NYNHNAFM. IAX
1449
XAXYLMBM BINAFBRBNM
1467
JSUXABMHM FGXF XSN IBRRBQEYF
1492
FJ IBMFBAUEBMG PL XDDNXSXAQN,
1517
OGBYN HBQSJMQJDNM SNZNXY GJO
1542
REAUB NAFNS JS MESSJEAI SJJF
1566
QNYYM. RBNYI MFEIBNM SNFXBA
1589
SNXYBMFBQ QJHDYNVBFL PEF
1611
HXTN QXEMNM GXSINS FJ BMJYXFN;
1636
QJAFSJYYNI NVDNSBHNAFM
1657
DSJZBIN QYNXSNS QJHDXSBMJAM
1682
PEF MBHDYBRL FGN RJSNMF.
1702
MFSJAU QJAQYEMBJAM EMEXYYL
1726
INDNAI JA NZBINAQN RSJH PJFG.
1750
INXI HXFNSBXY BM DXSF JR FGN
1773
MXHN MLMFNH. REAUB XAI JFGNS
1796
INQJHDJMNSM PSNXT QJHDYNV
1819
FBMMENM BAFJ RJSHM FGXF QXA PN
1844
EMNI XUXBA, OGBYN MJBY XABHXYM
1869
RSXUHNAF YNXZNM XAI HBV
1889
YXLNSM. RXYYNA OJJI MFJSNM
1911
HJBMFESN, JRRNSM GXPBFXF, XAI
1935
SNYNXMNM AEFSBNAFM
1952
USXIEXYYL. SNHJZBAU NZNSL
1974
INXI PSXAQG JS IBMFESPBAU FGN
1999
MJBY SNDNXFNIYL QGXAUNM RXS
2023
HJSN FGXA FGN ZBMBPYN MESRXQN.
2048
RJSNMF HXAXUNHNAF
2064
BAQSNXMBAUYL QJAMBINSM
2085
FGNMN PNYJOUSJEAI DSJQNMMNM,
2110
PEF FGNSN BM AJ MBAUYN SNQBDN.
2134
DSJFNQFBAU MJBY MFSEQFESN,
2157
SNFXBABAU ZXSBNI DYXAF
2177
MDNQBNM, YBHBFBAU
2192
EAANQNMMXSL QJHDXQFBJA, XAI
2216
YNXZBAU MJHN INQXLBAU
2235
HXFNSBXY QXA DSNMNSZN
2254
JDFBJAM RJS HXAL JSUXABMHM.
2277
FGN BHDJSFXAF YNMMJA BM AJF
2300
FGXF X RJSNMF PNGXZNM YBTN JAN
2325
QJJDNSXFBZN JSUXABMH. BF BM
2348
FGXF FGN USJOFG JR NXQG
2367
ZBMBPYN FSNN INDNAIM JA X
2388
QGXAUBAU QJHHEABFL OGJMN
2410
BAFNSXQFBJAM BAQYEIN
2429
NVQGXAUN, QJHDNFBFBJA, INQXL,
2453
XAI QGXAQN.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output422 words · 283 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
FGN | 1.2.3 | 17 | 151, 171, 269, 290, 321, 364 +11 |
XAI | 1.2.3 | 14 | 91, 283, 347, 502, 537, 969 +8 |
QXA | 1.2.3 | 7 | 246, 519, 661, 1159, 1358, 1839 +1 |
MJBY | 1.2.3.4 | 6 | 259, 533, 1124, 1858, 1999, 2144 |
JS | 1.2 | 6 | 314, 619, 739, 786, 1552, 1984 |
REAUXY | 1.2.3.4.5.6 | 5 | 46, 406, 540, 695, 1366 |
BM | 1.2 | 5 | 379, 1762, 2118, 2295, 2346 |
FGXF | 1.2.3.1 | 5 | 484, 1476, 1835, 2300, 2348 |
X | 1 | 4 | 1, 1000, 2304, 2387 |
RJSNMF | 1.2.3.4.5.6 | 4 | 2, 1696, 2048, 2305 |
JR | 1.2 | 4 | 39, 159, 1768, 2361 |
SJJFM | 1.2.2.3.4 | 4 | 41, 154, 927, 1400 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
FG | 36 | 6 |
FGN | 22 | 17 |
AI | 0 | 20 |
NM | 1 | 20 |
AU | 0 | 18 |
QJ | 18 | 0 |
XA | 18 | 11 |
GN | 3 | 17 |
BAU | 0 | 16 |
SN | 15 | 10 |
XY | 2 | 15 |
FM | 0 | 14 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 9: X 52, J 38, B 34, N 28, E 23, A 2, I 1, L 1, O 1 | 15: U 38, F 29, I 26, M 13, N 13, Q 13, B 11, J 6, E 3, X 3, A 2, L 2, H 1, Y 1, Z 1 |
B | 21: F 24, S 16, A 11, M 11, I 9, Z 9, Q 8, G 7, J 7, H 6, R 6, X 6, Y 6, U 5, O 4, P 4, D 2, E 2, L 2, N 1, V 1 | 18: A 34, M 26, F 17, J 13, N 12, Y 11, Q 10, X 10, H 6, I 5, R 5, D 4, S 3, Z 3, P 2, K 1, T 1, V 1 |
D | 11: H 11, J 5, N 5, B 4, D 4, M 4, X 4, Y 3, E 2, V 2, S 1 | 12: N 15, S 10, Y 10, X 9, D 4, J 4, B 2, G 2, F 1, L 1, M 1, R 1 |
E | 14: J 12, R 12, M 8, F 7, H 4, A 3, P 3, Q 3, U 3, Y 3, I 2, S 1, W 1, X 1 | 12: A 23, S 12, M 9, F 7, I 4, U 3, Y 3, B 2, D 2, Q 2, X 2, N 1 |
F | 13: X 30, A 29, M 23, J 19, B 17, N 11, Q 10, E 7, S 5, D 1, O 1, V 1, Y 1 | 11: G 50, N 25, B 24, S 16, M 15, X 9, E 7, J 7, L 4, O 2, Q 1 |
G | 8: F 50, Q 12, O 8, M 7, U 3, D 2, N 1, S 1 | 7: N 34, X 19, J 11, B 7, S 5, L 1, O 1 |
H | 9: J 18, N 10, B 6, M 4, S 4, H 3, X 3, A 1, U 1 | 9: N 18, X 12, D 11, J 9, B 6, M 6, E 4, H 3, L 1 |
I | 8: A 26, N 13, X 6, B 5, E 4, J 3, S 1, Y 1 | 9: N 20, B 9, M 7, E 2, J 2, Y 2, A 1, L 1, S 1 |
J | 16: S 34, Q 23, M 19, B 13, G 11, J 10, H 9, R 9, F 7, A 6, Y 6, P 5, D 4, O 3, I 2, L 1 | 18: A 38, S 29, F 19, H 18, E 12, J 10, O 9, B 7, M 7, Q 7, Z 6, D 5, R 5, Y 4, I 3, U 3, N 1, P 1 |
K | 1: B 1 | 1: X 1 |
L | 13: Y 8, X 7, S 5, F 4, M 3, P 3, A 2, N 2, D 1, G 1, H 1, I 1, R 1 | 6: M 4, B 2, A 1, J 1, N 1, Q 1 |
M | 16: N 37, B 26, F 15, A 13, E 9, M 9, S 8, I 7, J 7, X 7, H 6, Y 5, L 4, D 1, T 1, U 1 | 13: F 23, J 19, N 19, B 11, M 9, E 8, G 7, D 4, H 4, L 3, Q 3, X 3, R 1 |
Reversals
NS 41 · SN 42JS 29 · SJ 34MN 19 · NM 37AX 3 · XA 52AB 11 · BA 34AJ 6 · JA 38AN 13 · NA 28BF 17 · FB 24FX 9 · XF 30FM 15 · MF 23NY 13 · YN 25XY 26 · YX 12A
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Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.