Cipher Challenge
The Fox at the Ferry
Introduction
An original animal tale about a fox who repeatedly crosses a river without paying the ferryman’s unusual toll.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output587 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | 89 | 15.2% | 1 |
| P | 55 | 9.4% | 2 |
| Y | 49 | 8.3% | 3 |
| C | 44 | 7.5% | 4 |
| J | 43 | 7.3% | 5 |
| X | 41 | 7.0% | 6 |
| Q | 33 | 5.6% | 7 |
| H | 32 | 5.5% | 8 |
| F | 29 | 4.9% | 9 |
| G | 28 | 4.8% | 10 |
| B | 21 | 3.6% | 11 |
| Z | 18 | 3.1% | 12 |
1
Y ZQR QIOCYPOG PJO HVYBBOHP
24
ZOCCK QX PJO CFAOC YXG TJYCLOG
49
IYHHOXLOCH QXO PCNO YXHDOC. Y
73
VOCTJYXP IYFG DFPJ JFH YLO, Y
96
HQBGFOC DFPJ JFH ZOYC, YXG Y
118
HFXLOC DFPJ PJO XYVO QZ JOC
140
ZFCHP POYTJOC. QXO OAOXFXL, Y
163
VYHUOG PCYAOBOC COZNHOG PJO
187
ZOO YXG QZZOCOG Y LQBG TQFX
209
FXHPOYG. PJO ZQR INHJOG FP EYTU.
234
DJOX PJO PCYAOBOC ZFXYBBK
256
YGVFPPOG PJYP JO GFG XQP UXQD
280
DJOCO JO EOBQXLOG, PJO ZQR
301
CQDOG JFV YTCQHH DFPJQNP
322
YXQPJOC MNOHPFQX. VQXPJH
343
BYPOC, ZBQQGH HDOIP YDYK PJO
366
BYXGFXL. PJO HYVO PCYAOBOC
388
COPNCXOG DFPJ PFVEOC YXG
409
DQCUOCH ZCQV EQPJ EYXUH. JO
431
HPFBB BYTUOG YX YXHDOC, ENP JO
455
JYG BOYCXOG DJOCO PQ JOBI. PJO
479
COENFBP ZOCCK UOIP FPH
498
NXNHNYB ICFTO, PJQNLJ PJO ZQR
522
EOLYX YTTOIPFXL JQXOHP
542
MNOHPFQXH DJOX Y PCNPJZNB
564
YXHDOC JYG XQP KOP EOOX ZQNXG.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output129 words · 90 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
PJO | 1.2.3 | 11 | 13, 31, 128, 184, 216, 238 +5 |
Y | 1 | 7 | 1, 72, 95, 117, 162, 200 +1 |
ZQR | 1.2.3 | 4 | 2, 219, 298, 519 |
YXG | 1.2.3 | 4 | 39, 114, 190, 406 |
DFPJ | 1.2.3.4 | 4 | 85, 103, 124, 396 |
JO | 1.2 | 4 | 268, 285, 429, 453 |
YXHDOC | 1.2.3.4.5.6 | 3 | 66, 444, 564 |
PCYAOBOC | 1.2.3.4.5.6.5.2 | 3 | 169, 241, 380 |
ZOCCK | 1.2.3.3.4 | 2 | 24, 486 |
QXO | 1.2.3 | 2 | 59, 152 |
JFH | 1.2.3 | 2 | 89, 107 |
DJOX | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 234, 551 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
JO | 6 | 15 |
OC | 0 | 14 |
PJ | 13 | 5 |
OG | 0 | 12 |
PJO | 11 | 11 |
YX | 9 | 2 |
DF | 5 | 0 |
DFP | 5 | 0 |
PC | 5 | 0 |
XG | 0 | 5 |
ZQ | 5 | 0 |
DJ | 4 | 0 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 3: Y 3, F 1, O 1 | 1: O 5 |
B | 7: O 5, B 3, Y 3, F 2, Q 2, N 1, Z 1 | 8: O 5, B 3, Y 3, G 2, Q 2, I 1, K 1, P 1 |
C | 10: O 23, P 5, Y 3, C 2, F 1, I 1, N 1, Q 1, T 1, Z 1 | 12: O 6, Y 4, H 3, Q 3, C 2, F 2, K 2, N 2, X 2, L 1, T 1, U 1 |
D | 3: H 4, Q 2, Y 1 | 5: F 5, O 5, J 4, Q 1, Y 1 |
E | 2: O 1, V 1 | 4: O 4, N 2, Y 2, Q 1 |
F | 12: D 5, P 5, G 3, J 3, C 2, Z 2, H 1, N 1, Q 1, V 1, X 1, Y 1 | 11: P 8, X 7, B 2, G 2, H 2, Q 2, V 2, A 1, C 1, O 1, T 1 |
G | 6: O 12, X 6, Y 4, B 2, F 2, Q 1 | 3: F 3, H 1, V 1 |
H | 12: X 5, O 4, C 3, N 3, F 2, H 2, Y 2, G 1, J 1, P 1, Q 1, U 1 | 11: P 7, D 4, H 2, O 2, F 1, J 1, N 1, Q 1, U 1, V 1, Y 1 |
I | 3: O 3, B 1, Q 1 | 5: P 3, Y 2, C 1, N 1, O 1 |
J | 5: P 22, D 4, T 3, H 1, L 1 | 6: O 24, Y 5, F 3, Q 3, H 1, Z 1 |
K | 3: C 2, B 1, Y 1 | 1: O 1 |
L | 5: X 6, C 1, N 1, O 1, Y 1 | 4: O 5, J 1, Q 1, Y 1 |
Reversals
CO 6 · OC 23XY 2 · YX 13FP 8 · PF 5QX 8 · XQ 4BO 5 · OB 5OX 5 · XO 5FX 7 · XF 1HP 7 · PH 1CY 4 · YC 3OP 2 · PO 5QZ 2 · ZQ 5AO 5 · OA 1A
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Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.