Cipher Challenge
The Quiet Surveyor
Introduction
This Challenge presents a biographical sketch of a municipal surveyor whose patient fieldwork shaped a growing city while her name remained largely unknown.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output759 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y | 121 | 15.9% | 1 |
| S | 70 | 9.2% | 2 |
| E | 62 | 8.2% | 3 |
| W | 54 | 7.1% | 4 |
| R | 49 | 6.5% | 5 |
| P | 48 | 6.3% | 6 |
| M | 47 | 6.2% | 7 |
| N | 46 | 6.1% | 8 |
| I | 44 | 5.8% | 9 |
| L | 34 | 4.5% | 10 |
| X | 30 | 4.0% | 11 |
| H | 27 | 3.6% | 12 |
1
ANSN YHHRMPE KPREYI WXY
21
MOSGYJ PZZRLY TXYE APMW
41
AYNMOSYAYEWM TYSY MWRHH
62
LPURYI REWP WXRLB ZRYHI QPPBM.
87
MXY USYZYSSYI YNSHJ APSEREDM,
112
TXYE WSNZZRL TNM HRDXW NEI
134
HPED MRDXW HREYM SYANREYI
156
LHYNS. LPHHYNDOYM SYAYAQYSYI
181
XYS XNQRW PZ LXYLBRED YGYSJ
204
QYELXANSB WTRLY NEI
221
MBYWLXRED EYNSQJ TNHHM, WSYYM,
246
NEI ISNRE LPGYSM MP HNWYS
267
LSYTM LPOHI SYLPGYS N UPREW
290
NZWYS LPEMWSOLWRPE LXNEDYI
314
WXY MWSYYW. IOSRED ZPOS
333
IYLNIYM PZ TPSB, YHHRMPE
353
ANUUYI EYT EYRDXQPSXPPIM,
375
LPSSYLWYI REXYSRWYI
393
QPOEINSJ YSSPSM, NEI WSNREYI
417
NUUSYEWRLYM WP SYLPSI
436
OELYSWNREWJ REMWYNI PZ
456
XRIRED RW. MXY SNSYHJ NWWYEIYI
481
UOQHRL LYSYAPERYM, JYW
500
UHNEEYSM SYHRYI PE XYS
519
EPWYQPPBM TXYE QSRIDYM,
539
MYTYSM, NEI WSNA HREYM TYSY
561
SYQORHW. NZWYS SYWRSYAYEW, MXY
586
PSDNERVYI WXY PZZRLY NSLXRGY
611
NEI NIIYI NE REIYC WXNW
630
LPEEYLWYI PQMPHYWY MWSYYW
653
ENAYM TRWX APIYSE PEYM. XYS
675
LNSYZOH SYLPSIM LPEWREOYI
698
DORIRED USPKYLWM HPED NZWYS
722
WXY REMWSOAYEWM MXY OMYI XNI
746
YEWYSYI N AOMYOA.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output136 words · 110 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
NEI | 1.2.3 | 6 | 131, 218, 246, 407, 545, 611 |
WXY | 1.2.3 | 4 | 18, 314, 595, 722 |
MXY | 1.2.3 | 4 | 87, 464, 583, 736 |
TXYE | 1.2.3.4 | 3 | 33, 112, 528 |
XYS | 1.2.3 | 3 | 181, 516, 672 |
PZ | 1.2 | 3 | 189, 340, 454 |
NZWYS | 1.2.3.4.5 | 3 | 290, 568, 717 |
YHHRMPE | 1.2.2.3.4.5.6 | 2 | 5, 346 |
PZZRLY | 1.2.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 27, 598 |
TYSY | 1.2.3.2 | 2 | 53, 557 |
HPED | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 134, 713 |
HREYM | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 143, 552 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
YI | 0 | 18 |
YM | 0 | 10 |
LP | 8 | 0 |
SY | 8 | 2 |
XY | 3 | 8 |
YS | 1 | 8 |
ED | 0 | 7 |
NE | 7 | 1 |
EI | 0 | 6 |
NEI | 6 | 6 |
WX | 6 | 1 |
PZ | 5 | 3 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 4: Y 6, N 2, O 2, X 1 | 5: Y 6, N 4, P 4, O 1, Q 1 |
B | 4: L 2, P 2, S 2, M 1 | 3: M 2, R 1, Y 1 |
C | 1: Y 1 | 0: — |
D | 5: E 9, R 3, I 1, N 1, S 1 | 5: X 3, O 2, Y 2, M 1, N 1 |
E | 7: R 20, P 11, N 10, Y 10, E 2, O 2, S 2 | 12: Y 11, D 9, I 9, W 9, M 3, R 3, E 2, L 2, N 1, O 1, P 1, X 1 |
G | 4: P 2, R 1, S 1, Y 1 | 1: Y 5 |
H | 10: H 5, Y 5, O 2, P 2, R 2, L 1, N 1, Q 1, S 1, U 1 | 9: R 7, H 5, Y 3, I 2, J 2, N 2, P 2, M 1, W 1 |
I | 8: Y 18, E 9, N 4, R 3, H 2, P 2, S 2, I 1 | 8: Y 6, M 2, R 2, D 1, I 1, N 1, O 1, S 1 |
J | 5: H 2, S 2, Q 1, W 1, Y 1 | 1: Y 1 |
K | 1: P 1 | 2: P 1, Y 1 |
L | 6: Y 8, R 7, E 2, O 1, S 1, W 1 | 8: P 11, Y 6, X 5, W 4, B 2, N 2, H 1, S 1 |
M | 14: Y 10, S 4, E 3, W 3, B 2, I 2, N 2, O 2, R 2, D 1, H 1, P 1, Q 1, T 1 | 7: W 7, P 4, X 4, Y 3, O 2, B 1, R 1 |
Reversals
SY 25 · YS 22IY 6 · YI 18ER 3 · RE 20EY 11 · YE 10WY 12 · YW 6NS 9 · SN 6LY 6 · YL 8MY 3 · YM 10AY 6 · YA 6EP 1 · PE 11EN 1 · NE 10MW 7 · WM 3A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.