Cipher Challenge
The Kiln Keeper
Introduction
A biographical account of a ceramic artist whose career combined production, repair, and decades of teaching.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output821 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z | 105 | 12.8% | 1 |
| N | 73 | 8.9% | 2 |
| V | 63 | 7.7% | 3 |
| X | 61 | 7.4% | 4 |
| G | 59 | 7.2% | 5 |
| W | 59 | 7.2% | 6 |
| E | 53 | 6.5% | 7 |
| C | 46 | 5.6% | 8 |
| P | 41 | 5.0% | 9 |
| F | 39 | 4.8% | 10 |
| R | 37 | 4.5% | 11 |
| A | 25 | 3.0% | 12 |
1
PZZEN DNVBG PZNVEZF DCWWZVK
25
GE N UNMWCVK WCJE JRZVZ
44
FNYNLZF RCAXZRCPF JNVZ JNX
67
AXANPPK FGXMNVFZF. XRZ IZMNYZ
92
OECJE UGVXW NX N VZDNGVZV,
113
YNWMRGEL LPNHZX NEF
130
VZIAGPFGEL RNEFPZX UCV
150
UNYGPGZX JRC BNPAZF UNYGPGNV
175
CIQZMWX YCVZ WRNE UPNJPZXX
198
VZDPNMZYZEWX. RZV CJE BZXXZPX
223
FZBZPCDZF XPCJPK: IVCNF
243
XWCVNLZ QNVX, FAVNIPZ ICJPX,
266
NEF WGPZX FZXGLEZF WC XAVBGBZ
291
JGEWZV JNPPX. DNVBG VZMCVFZF
315
UGVGEL WZYDZVNWAVZX, MPNK
337
YGTWAVZX, NEF UNGPAVZX GE
358
ECWZICCOX WRNW XRZ UVZZPK
380
XRNVZF JGWR NDDVZEWGMZX. JRZE
405
WRZ MCCDZVNWGBZ OGPE IZMNYZ
429
AEVZPGNIPZ, XRZ VZIAGPW GWX
452
IAVEZVX JGWR N YZWNPJCVOZV
475
NEF GEWVCFAMZF N XMRZFAPZ
497
WRNW LNBZ IZLGEEZVX ZSANP
519
NMMZXX WC UGVGEL WGYZ. XRZ
540
VZXGXWZF ZTRGIGWGCEX WRNW
563
JNEWZF CEPK RZV YCXW
580
FZMCVNWGBZ JCVO, NVLAGEL WRNW
605
N AXZUAP DCW XRCJZF GWX
624
SANPGWK WRVCALR KZNVX CU
645
RNEFPGEL. PNWZ GE PGUZ, XRZ
666
WNALRW MCEXZVBNWGCE
684
XWAFZEWX RCJ WC FGXWGELAGXR
708
NE CPF VZDNGV UVCY UVZXR
728
FNYNLZ. RZV GEUPAZEMZ
746
DZVXGXWZF GE JCVOXRCDX WRNW
770
MCYIGEZF YNOGEL, YNGEWZENEMZ,
795
NEF VZXDZMW UCV CVFGENVK
816
WRGELX.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output147 words · 118 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 1 | 5 | 27, 104, 463, 488, 605 |
XRZ | 1.2.3 | 5 | 83, 371, 439, 537, 663 |
NEF | 1.2.3 | 5 | 127, 266, 345, 475, 795 |
WRNW | 1.2.3.1 | 5 | 367, 497, 559, 601, 766 |
GE | 1.2 | 4 | 25, 356, 657, 755 |
RZV | 1.2.3 | 3 | 210, 573, 734 |
WC | 1.2 | 3 | 282, 525, 695 |
DNVBG | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 6, 302 |
IZMNYZ | 1.2.3.4.5.2 | 2 | 86, 423 |
UCV | 1.2.3 | 2 | 147, 805 |
UGVGEL | 1.2.3.2.4.5 | 2 | 315, 527 |
JGWR | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 386, 459 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
ZF | 0 | 14 |
WR | 9 | 2 |
VZ | 8 | 3 |
ZX | 0 | 8 |
EL | 0 | 7 |
GEL | 0 | 7 |
XR | 7 | 2 |
GE | 6 | 4 |
NE | 6 | 2 |
RZ | 3 | 6 |
WRN | 6 | 0 |
ZV | 0 | 6 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 10: F 3, I 3, P 3, W 3, C 2, L 2, S 2, X 2, N 1, U 1 | 10: V 6, G 4, N 3, X 3, L 2, P 2, Z 2, E 1, F 1, M 1 |
B | 4: V 4, G 3, N 1, Z 1 | 3: Z 6, G 3, N 2 |
C | 13: R 6, W 6, M 5, V 4, J 3, C 2, D 2, E 2, G 2, I 2, P 2, U 2, Y 2 | 15: V 11, J 7, E 4, D 3, W 3, A 2, C 2, P 2, Y 2, F 1, I 1, N 1, O 1, U 1, X 1 |
D | 6: C 3, Z 3, D 1, N 1, X 1, Y 1 | 7: Z 5, N 4, C 2, D 1, P 1, V 1, X 1 |
E | 11: G 20, N 11, Z 7, C 4, J 3, V 2, A 1, E 1, L 1, O 1, P 1 | 12: L 9, F 7, W 7, Z 5, N 3, C 2, M 2, X 2, E 1, P 1, U 1, V 1 |
F | 7: Z 15, E 7, P 3, V 3, A 1, C 1, N 1 | 5: Z 6, G 4, A 3, N 2, P 2 |
G | 15: W 8, P 6, A 4, F 4, N 4, B 3, J 3, R 3, U 3, X 3, Y 3, I 2, O 2, V 2, L 1 | 15: E 20, P 7, W 6, V 5, X 5, B 3, C 2, N 2, I 1, L 1, M 1, T 1, U 1, Y 1, Z 1 |
H | 1: N 1 | 1: Z 1 |
I | 5: Z 3, N 2, C 1, G 1, Y 1 | 7: A 3, Z 3, C 2, G 2, P 2, Q 1, V 1 |
J | 3: C 7, N 1, P 1 | 7: N 4, C 3, E 3, G 3, P 3, R 3, Z 1 |
K | 4: P 4, V 3, N 1, W 1 | 1: Z 1 |
L | 6: E 9, N 3, A 2, G 1, V 1, Z 1 | 8: Z 3, A 2, R 2, E 1, G 1, N 1, P 1, X 1 |
Reversals
VZ 20 · ZV 14FZ 6 · ZF 15XZ 4 · ZX 15NV 11 · VN 5CV 11 · VC 4EN 3 · NE 11GW 6 · WG 8GP 7 · PG 6NW 11 · WN 2RZ 12 · ZR 1EZ 5 · ZE 7MZ 6 · ZM 6A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.