Cipher Challenge
The Language of Knots
Introduction
This Challenge examines how knots are used for fastening, measurement, recordkeeping, decoration, and communication.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output2,129 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 285 | 13.4% | 1 |
| H | 197 | 9.3% | 2 |
| E | 182 | 8.5% | 3 |
| W | 173 | 8.1% | 4 |
| B | 155 | 7.3% | 5 |
| G | 148 | 7.0% | 6 |
| A | 143 | 6.7% | 7 |
| O | 142 | 6.7% | 8 |
| L | 89 | 4.2% | 9 |
| N | 81 | 3.8% | 10 |
| S | 80 | 3.8% | 11 |
| Z | 80 | 3.8% | 12 |
1
W UEAH NZWEDPG HZP TPZWQBAO AJ
26
W JSPIBTSP SBEP TM WOOWEDBED
50
JOBNHBAE, TPELG, WEL NAEHWNH
73
TPHCPPE VWOHG. HCA UEAHG FWLP
97
JOAF HZP GWFP OAVP NWE GPOQP
120
QPOM LBJJPOPEH VKOVAGPG. AEP
144
FWM JAOF W JBIPL SAAV, WEAHZPO
168
FWM RABE HCA PELG, WEL W HZBOL
191
FWM DOBV WE ATRPNH AESM CZBSP
215
BH OPFWBEG KELPO HPEGBAE.
236
NZAAGBED TM WVVPWOWENP WSAEP
261
BG KEOPSBWTSP TPNWKGP
280
GBFBSWO GZWVPG NWE TP HBPL TM
304
LBJJPOPEH VWHZG WEL VPOJAOF
328
LBJJPOPEHSM CZPE SAWLPL.
349
HZP FWHPOBWS FWHHPOG WG FKNZ
373
WG HZP VWHHPOE. W UEAH HZWH
394
ZASLG CPSS BE OAKDZ EWHKOWS
417
JBTPO FWM GSBV BE W GFAAHZ
438
GMEHZPHBN NAOL. GHBJJ OAVP
460
OPGBGHG HBDZH HKOEG, CZBSP
482
QPOM JSPIBTSP SBEP NWE CAOU
505
BHGPSJ BEHA W NAFVWNH FWGG
527
HZWH BG LBJJBNKSH HA OPSPWGP.
551
CWHPO, LBOH, ZPWH, WDP, WEL
570
OPVPWHPL SAWLBED WSHPO HZPGP
595
VOAVPOHBPG. NSBFTPOG, GWBSAOG,
620
OPGNKP HPWFG, WEL BELKGHOBWS
644
NOPCG HZPOPJAOP GVPNBJM TAHZ
669
HZP UEAH WEL HZP SBEP GKBHWTSP
694
JAO HZP HWGU.
704
HMBED BG AESM HZP JBOGH GHPV.
727
HZP JBEBGZPL UEAH FKGH TP
748
LOPGGPL GA BHG VWOHG SBP BE HZP
773
BEHPELPL AOLPO, HZPE
790
HBDZHPEPL TPJAOP HZP FWBE
812
SAWL BG WVVSBPL. W SAAGP
831
NOAGGBED NWE GZBJH GKLLPESM
855
WEL VSWNP JAONP AE W CPWUPO
877
GPNHBAE. WLPXKWHP HWBSG WOP
900
SPJH TPMAEL HZP UEAH TPNWKGP
924
FAQPFPEH WEL NZWEDBED
943
HPEGBAE NWE LOWC GZAOH PELG
966
BECWOL. GWJPHM-NOBHBNWS
986
GMGHPFG AJHPE BENSKLP W
1006
TWNUKV AO W GPNAEL
1021
BELPVPELPEH WHHWNZFPEH
1042
OWHZPO HZWE OPSMBED AE AEP
1064
NSPQPO WOOWEDPFPEH.
1081
UEAHG ZWQP WSGA TPPE KGPL JAO
1105
FPWGKOPFPEH WEL
1119
OPNAOLUPPVBED. OPDKSWO UEAHG
1144
BE W SBEP NWE FWOU BEHPOQWSG,
1167
ZPSV PGHBFWHP GVPPL, AO
1186
VOPGPOQP NAKEHG. NAFVSPI
1207
UEAHHPL NAOLG ZWQP NWOOBPL
1230
WLFBEBGHOWHBQP BEJAOFWHBAE
1255
CZPOP NASAO, VSWNPFPEH, WEL
1277
DOAKVBED NAEHOBTKHPL
1296
FPWEBED. LPNAOWHBQP
1313
HOWLBHBAEG KGP OPVPWHPL
1334
BEHPOSWNBED HA NOPWHP
1353
TAOLPOG, NAQPOBEDG, TKHHAEG,
1376
WEL GMFTASBN LPGBDEG. BE HZPGP
1401
NWGPG, HZP GPXKPENP AJ
1419
NAEGHOKNHBAE FWM FWHHPO PQPE
1444
CZPE HZP JBEBGZPL ATRPNH
1465
NWOOBPG SBHHSP JAONP.
1483
LPGNOBVHBAEG CAOU TPGH CZPE
1507
HZPM BLPEHBJM HZP CAOUBED PEL,
1532
GHWELBED VWOH, SAAVG, WEL HKOEG
1557
WH PWNZ GHWDP. LBWDOWFG NWE
1579
GHBSS TP WFTBDKAKG BJ HZPM
1601
AFBH CZBNZ GHOWEL VWGGPG
1622
WTAQP WEAHZPO AO GZAC HZP UEAH
1647
JOAF AESM AEP GBLP. HPWNZBED
1670
HZPOPJAOP NAFTBEPG
1687
PIVSWEWHBAE CBHZ OPVPWHPL
1710
HMBED, BEGVPNHBAE, WEL SAWLBED
1735
KELPO GWJP NAELBHBAEG. W
1755
VPOGAE CZA NWE FWUP W JWFBSBWO
1780
GZWVP AENP FWM EAH MPH
1798
OPNADEBYP W FBGHWUP AO HBP BH
1822
NAOOPNHSM JOAF WEAHZPO
1842
AOBPEHWHBAE.
1853
W KGPJKS UEAH BG EAH GBFVSM AEP
1878
HZWH OPJKGPG HA FAQP. BH FKGH
1901
ZASL KELPO HZP PIVPNHPL SAWL,
1925
WQABL LWFWDBED HZP SBEP
1945
KEEPNPGGWOBSM, WEL OPSPWGP
1968
CZPE HZP CAOU BG LAEP. HZAGP
1990
OPXKBOPFPEHG NWE NAEJSBNH.
2013
HZP VOWNHBNWS GUBSS SBPG BE
2036
GPSPNHBED W FALPGH GHOKNHKOP
2061
CZAGP SBFBHG WOP KELPOGHAAL,
2085
HZPE NZPNUBED HZP OPGKSH
2106
BEGHPWL AJ HOKGHBED BHG EWFP.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output419 words · 272 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
HZP | 1.2.3 | 21 | 13, 101, 349, 375, 669, 679 +15 |
W | 1 | 17 | 1, 26, 151, 185, 385, 431 +11 |
WEL | 1.2.3 | 14 | 63, 182, 318, 567, 631, 676 +8 |
NWE | 1.2.3 | 9 | 112, 293, 498, 839, 950, 1151 +3 |
UEAH | 1.2.3.4 | 7 | 2, 386, 672, 738, 913, 1643 +1 |
FWM | 1.2.3 | 6 | 144, 168, 191, 422, 1431, 1789 |
BG | 1.2 | 6 | 261, 531, 709, 816, 1864, 1979 |
BE | 1.2 | 6 | 403, 429, 768, 1144, 1394, 2034 |
SBEP | 1.2.3.4 | 5 | 35, 494, 682, 1147, 1941 |
AEP | 1.2.3 | 4 | 141, 1061, 1655, 1875 |
CZPE | 1.2.3.4 | 4 | 339, 1444, 1503, 1968 |
AO | 1.2 | 4 | 1012, 1184, 1634, 1815 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
HZ | 35 | 3 |
HZP | 29 | 21 |
ZP | 2 | 21 |
BED | 0 | 20 |
ED | 0 | 20 |
EL | 0 | 18 |
PL | 0 | 18 |
WE | 18 | 11 |
BE | 17 | 8 |
OP | 15 | 7 |
WEL | 14 | 15 |
FW | 14 | 0 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 19: N 18, E 16, B 13, S 11, J 10, O 9, Z 8, A 6, C 6, H 6, F 4, T 4, G 3, K 1, L 1, M 1, Q 1, R 1, V 1 | 17: E 33, O 30, H 18, F 7, A 6, G 6, V 5, W 5, J 4, K 4, Q 4, S 4, B 2, L 2, T 2, C 1, D 1 |
B | 21: H 26, S 16, O 12, L 11, G 9, F 6, J 6, Z 6, E 5, W 4, D 3, M 3, U 3, A 2, I 2, K 2, N 2, T 2, V 2, C 1, Q 1 | 18: E 50, H 14, A 13, G 11, J 9, P 9, S 9, N 8, F 5, W 5, D 4, O 4, T 4, L 3, V 3, Q 2, I 1, Y 1 |
C | 5: H 3, A 1, E 1, P 1, W 1 | 6: Z 10, A 6, P 3, W 2, B 1, G 1 |
D | 6: E 25, B 4, W 4, A 1, K 1, P 1 | 7: P 4, B 3, O 3, Z 3, E 2, K 2, G 1 |
E | 10: B 50, W 37, A 33, P 33, U 11, K 7, O 3, D 2, E 1, M 1 | 14: L 31, D 25, H 20, A 16, P 14, G 13, B 5, N 4, S 4, W 3, J 2, C 1, E 1, O 1 |
F | 9: A 7, P 7, W 7, B 5, O 3, G 1, L 1, M 1, Z 1 | 8: W 18, P 10, B 6, A 4, T 4, G 3, K 3, V 3 |
G | 17: P 23, E 13, H 12, B 11, K 11, W 9, O 7, A 6, G 5, L 5, F 3, S 3, C 1, D 1, M 1, V 1, Z 1 | 14: P 24, H 22, B 9, Z 7, G 5, W 5, K 4, A 3, M 3, V 3, N 2, U 2, F 1, S 1 |
H | 14: W 25, G 22, E 20, A 18, B 14, N 14, H 7, O 6, P 4, J 3, S 3, K 2, Z 2, V 1 | 12: Z 44, P 27, B 26, G 12, W 9, O 8, H 7, A 6, K 4, C 3, M 3, S 3 |
I | 2: P 5, B 1 | 3: B 2, V 2, P 1 |
J | 8: B 9, P 6, J 5, A 4, E 2, W 2, O 1, S 1 | 10: A 10, B 6, J 5, P 5, O 4, H 3, S 3, K 2, M 2, W 1 |
K | 15: A 4, G 4, H 4, F 3, O 3, X 3, D 2, J 2, N 2, T 2, W 2, L 1, S 1, U 1, V 1 | 13: G 11, E 7, O 6, S 4, N 3, B 2, H 2, L 2, P 2, V 2, A 1, D 1, W 1 |
L | 9: E 31, P 18, W 10, O 7, B 3, A 2, K 2, S 2, L 1 | 10: P 20, B 11, G 5, O 2, A 1, F 1, K 1, L 1, U 1, W 1 |
Reversals
OP 35 · PO 36BE 50 · EB 5AE 33 · EA 16EP 14 · PE 33GP 24 · PG 23HZ 44 · ZH 2PZ 1 · ZP 44BH 14 · HB 26EW 3 · WE 37AO 30 · OA 9LP 20 · PL 18GH 22 · HG 12A
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Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.