Cipher Challenge
The Thief That Gives
Introduction
An original long-form riddle whose answer removes one thing while making another easier to perceive.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output427 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 55 | 12.9% | 1 |
| K | 41 | 9.6% | 2 |
| J | 35 | 8.2% | 3 |
| B | 33 | 7.7% | 4 |
| P | 33 | 7.7% | 5 |
| I | 31 | 7.3% | 6 |
| R | 25 | 5.9% | 7 |
| H | 24 | 5.6% | 8 |
| D | 21 | 4.9% | 9 |
| Q | 19 | 4.4% | 10 |
| G | 15 | 3.5% | 11 |
| O | 13 | 3.0% | 12 |
1
R BINJE KPN IGRPY CHKD
19
NWNHUKPN JPQ YRWN JPKIGNH RP
43
HNIAHP. PK EKOT BIKLB DN JPQ PK
67
YAJHQ BNNB DU GJPQ. R IJTN BGJHL
92
NQYNB CHKD BIKPN, OKEKH CHKD
115
OEKIG, JPQ BIHNPYIG CHKD ZJEEB.
140
R IJTN CJONB LNKLEN KPON GJQ
163
JPQ WKRONB IGNU OJP PK EKPYNH
187
LHKQAON. UNI R YRWN HRPYB IK
209
IHNNB, QNLIG IK ZRPN, BTREE IK
232
LJIRNPI GJPQB, JPQ BIKHRNB IK
256
KHQRPJHU KXMNOIB. BKDN BLNPQ
280
DN, BKDN ZJBIN DN, JPQ PKXKQU
302
BJWNB DN XU OEKBRPY J XKF. UKA
325
DNJBAHN DU LJBBRPY ZRIG
345
QNWRONB IGJI R JEBK ZNJH QKZP. R
370
PNWNH DKWN XJOTZJHQ, IGKAYG
393
DNDKHU OJP DJTN RI BNND BK. ZGJI
418
JD R? R JD IRDN.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output107 words · 78 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
R | 1 | 8 | 1, 82, 140, 197, 356, 369 +2 |
JPQ | 1.2.3 | 6 | 27, 62, 120, 163, 244, 293 |
CHKD | 1.2.3.4 | 4 | 15, 97, 111, 131 |
DN | 1.2 | 4 | 60, 280, 291, 307 |
IK | 1.2 | 4 | 207, 219, 230, 254 |
PK | 1.2 | 3 | 49, 65, 179 |
YRWN | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 30, 198 |
DU | 1.2 | 2 | 76, 332 |
IJTN | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 83, 141 |
OJP | 1.2.3 | 2 | 176, 399 |
BKDN | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 271, 282 |
JD | 1.2 | 2 | 418, 422 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
NB | 0 | 8 |
PQ | 0 | 8 |
DN | 6 | 7 |
JP | 7 | 2 |
JPQ | 6 | 7 |
BI | 5 | 0 |
CH | 4 | 0 |
CHK | 4 | 0 |
HKD | 0 | 4 |
IG | 4 | 4 |
IK | 4 | 4 |
KD | 0 | 4 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 5: K 2, B 1, I 1, Q 1, Y 1 | 4: H 2, J 1, O 1, Y 1 |
B | 9: N 8, J 3, E 2, B 1, I 1, K 1, L 1, Q 1, Y 1 | 10: I 6, K 4, N 2, R 2, A 1, B 1, G 1, J 1, L 1, T 1 |
C | 0: — | 2: H 4, J 1 |
D | 4: K 6, J 2, N 2, R 1 | 4: N 9, K 2, U 2, J 1 |
E | 6: J 3, E 2, O 2, K 1, L 1, R 1 | 4: K 5, B 2, E 2, N 1 |
F | 1: K 1 | 0: — |
G | 4: I 9, B 1, Y 1, Z 1 | 4: J 6, N 2, K 1, R 1 |
H | 7: J 5, C 4, K 4, N 4, A 2, I 2, L 1 | 7: K 5, N 4, Q 3, U 3, R 2, L 1, P 1 |
I | 9: B 6, J 3, K 2, N 2, R 2, L 1, O 1, P 1, Y 1 | 8: G 9, K 7, H 2, J 2, N 2, R 2, A 1, B 1 |
J | 12: G 6, N 3, Z 3, I 2, L 2, O 2, A 1, B 1, C 1, D 1, P 1, X 1 | 10: P 11, H 5, B 3, E 3, I 3, T 3, D 2, O 2, Q 1, W 1 |
K | 13: I 7, E 5, H 5, P 5, B 4, D 2, U 2, X 2, G 1, N 1, O 1, Q 1, W 1 | 15: D 6, P 5, H 4, A 2, I 2, L 2, Q 2, X 2, B 1, E 1, F 1, O 1, R 1, W 1, Z 1 |
L | 4: K 2, B 1, H 1, N 1 | 6: J 2, N 2, B 1, E 1, H 1, I 1 |
Reversals
JP 11 · PJ 1DN 9 · ND 2BN 2 · NB 8KP 5 · PK 5HK 5 · KH 4IK 7 · KI 2NW 3 · WN 6DK 2 · KD 6HN 4 · NH 4NP 3 · PN 5BI 6 · IB 1EK 5 · KE 1A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.