Cipher Challenge
The Room Above the Bakery
Introduction
A short fictional narrative about two tenants who communicate through the noises, warmth, and aromas moving between floors.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output631 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 96 | 15.2% | 1 |
| Q | 54 | 8.6% | 2 |
| D | 53 | 8.4% | 3 |
| F | 52 | 8.2% | 4 |
| T | 49 | 7.8% | 5 |
| C | 48 | 7.6% | 6 |
| N | 40 | 6.3% | 7 |
| R | 33 | 5.2% | 8 |
| E | 30 | 4.8% | 9 |
| O | 25 | 4.0% | 10 |
| P | 20 | 3.2% | 11 |
| B | 17 | 2.7% | 12 |
1
DCXN MTFGQCGHO QRH GHPPN CD F
25
THDQHO TNNU OCTHGQPL FYNKH F
49
YFXHTL. FQ ZCKH HFGR UNTDCDB,
72
UCSHTE ERNNX QRH ZPNNT FDO
94
IFTU FCT GFTTCHO QRH EUHPP NZ
118
TLH QRTNJBR F PNNEH KHDQ. CD
140
THQJTD, RCE HKHDCDB EGFPHE
162
KCYTFQHO QRTNJBR QRH GHCPCDB
187
FZQHT QRH NKHDE IHTH GPHFDHO.
211
DHCQRHT QHDFDQ GNUMPFCDHO CD
236
MHTEND. CDEQHFO, QRH YFXHT
257
YHBFD QFMMCDB QRTHH QCUHE ND F
282
MCMH YHZNTH EQFTQCDB QRH
303
PFTBHEQ UCSHT, FDO DCXN
322
FDEIHTHO ICQR F ERNTQ TCECDB
346
MRTFEH YHZNTH THRHFTECDB. QRH
371
ECBDFPE YHGFUH F QCUHQFYPH.
394
NDH ICDQHT UNTDCDB QRH QFME
417
OCO DNQ GNUH, EN DCXN IHDQ
437
ONIDEQFCTE FDO ZNJDO QRH
458
YFXHT EQTJBBPCDB ICQR F
478
VFUUHO PNFOCDB ONNT. RH RHPMHO
503
GPHFT QRH CGH. IHHXE PFQHT, IRHD
528
DCXN ZFGHO FD FJOCQCND, QRH
550
YFXHTL EQNMMHO HKHTL UFGRCDH
575
ZNT QIHDQL AJCHQ UCDJQHE. F
597
PNFZ IFCQHO ND QRH EQFCTE IRHD
622
RH THQJTDHO.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output133 words · 98 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
QRH | 1.2.3 | 13 | 14, 83, 108, 177, 192, 249 +7 |
F | 1 | 8 | 24, 48, 128, 281, 334, 384 +2 |
DCXN | 1.2.3.4 | 4 | 1, 318, 429, 528 |
CD | 1.2 | 3 | 22, 138, 234 |
FDO | 1.2.3 | 3 | 91, 315, 447 |
YFXHTL | 1.2.3.4.5.6 | 2 | 49, 550 |
UNTDCDB | 1.2.3.4.5.4.6 | 2 | 65, 403 |
QRTNJBR | 1.2.3.4.5.6.2 | 2 | 121, 170 |
YFXHT | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 252, 458 |
ND | 1.2 | 2 | 279, 607 |
YHZNTH | 1.2.3.4.5.2 | 2 | 286, 352 |
ICQR | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 330, 473 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
QR | 16 | 2 |
RH | 3 | 15 |
HO | 0 | 13 |
QRH | 13 | 13 |
CDB | 0 | 10 |
DB | 0 | 10 |
HT | 0 | 7 |
FD | 5 | 2 |
CD | 4 | 3 |
CXN | 0 | 4 |
DC | 4 | 0 |
DCX | 4 | 0 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 0: — | 1: J 1 |
B | 6: D 10, J 3, B 1, C 1, H 1, T 1 | 6: R 2, B 1, D 1, F 1, H 1, P 1 |
C | 15: D 7, F 5, Q 5, O 4, E 3, I 3, U 3, H 2, M 2, P 2, R 2, T 2, J 1, K 1, Z 1 | 16: D 18, Q 5, T 4, X 4, E 2, G 2, H 2, S 2, U 2, B 1, K 1, M 1, N 1, O 1, P 1, Y 1 |
D | 8: C 18, H 9, F 8, N 5, T 4, B 1, I 1, J 1 | 9: B 10, C 7, H 6, Q 6, E 4, O 4, F 2, J 1, N 1 |
E | 9: T 5, D 4, H 4, C 2, F 1, M 1, N 1, P 1, X 1 | 8: Q 7, C 3, H 2, N 2, R 2, G 1, I 1, U 1 |
F | 13: Q 6, H 5, Y 4, G 3, P 3, T 3, D 2, I 2, N 2, B 1, U 1, V 1, Z 1 | 14: D 8, T 6, C 5, G 4, X 4, Q 3, M 2, O 2, P 2, U 2, Y 2, Z 2, E 1, J 1 |
G | 4: F 4, C 2, H 2, E 1 | 6: H 5, F 3, N 2, P 2, Q 2, R 2 |
H | 18: R 20, T 10, Q 9, D 6, K 6, U 6, G 5, I 5, M 4, P 4, X 4, Y 4, C 2, E 2, H 2, S 2, B 1, L 1 | 15: T 14, O 13, D 9, F 5, E 4, Q 4, P 3, C 2, G 2, H 2, K 2, Z 2, B 1, R 1, X 1 |
I | 3: E 1, N 1, Q 1 | 5: H 5, C 3, F 2, R 2, D 1 |
J | 6: N 3, Q 2, A 1, D 1, F 1, T 1 | 6: B 3, T 2, C 1, D 1, O 1, Q 1 |
K | 3: H 2, N 2, C 1 | 2: H 6, C 1 |
L | 3: T 4, P 1, Q 1 | 1: H 1 |
Reversals
CD 18 · DC 7HT 14 · TH 10HR 1 · RH 20DH 6 · HD 9HQ 4 · QH 9BD 1 · DB 10NT 8 · TN 3CQ 5 · QC 5DF 2 · FD 8FQ 3 · QF 6FT 6 · TF 3HK 2 · KH 6A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.