Cipher Challenge
The Traveler Who Stays
Introduction
An original long-form riddle about something that crosses great distances while remaining in one place.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output403 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y | 54 | 13.4% | 1 |
| O | 37 | 9.2% | 2 |
| I | 33 | 8.2% | 3 |
| S | 33 | 8.2% | 4 |
| K | 31 | 7.7% | 5 |
| Q | 28 | 6.9% | 6 |
| W | 28 | 6.9% | 7 |
| J | 27 | 6.7% | 8 |
| X | 17 | 4.2% | 9 |
| P | 16 | 4.0% | 10 |
| C | 13 | 3.2% | 11 |
| U | 13 | 3.2% | 12 |
1
K SJONYC ORJIQQ RIZWSJKYQ
23
TPKCY JYUOKWKWH KW SPY QOUY
46
GCORY. JIOXQ EYWX OJIZWX UY,
68
EIJXYJQ RPOWHY EYWYOSP UY, OWX
93
POWXQ ROJJL UY DOJSPYJ SPOW
116
DYYS RIZCX TOCB. K UOL EYHKW KW O
141
DIJYQS, O XYQYJS, O RKSL, IJ
161
EYQKXY SPY QYO. K QPIT
178
SJONYCYJQ TPYJY SI HI, LYS K
200
WYNYJ NKQKS SPY XYQSKWOSKIWQ
225
K XYQRJKEY. DICXYX, K DKS KWSI O
249
GIRBYS. IGYWYX, K ROW RIWSOKW
272
UIZWSOKWQ. SKUY UOBYQ GOJSQ ID
297
UY TJIWH, SPIZHP ICX NYJQKIWQ
321
EYRIUY NOCZOECY DIJ O
339
XKDDYJYWS JYOQIW. K ZQY
358
QLUEICQ SI QGYOB OEIZS SPKWHQ
383
SII COJHY SI PICX. TPOS OU K?
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output95 words · 75 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
K | 1 | 9 | 1, 129, 173, 199, 225, 240 +3 |
O | 1 | 5 | 140, 147, 154, 248, 338 |
UY | 1.2 | 4 | 66, 88, 103, 297 |
SPY | 1.2.3 | 3 | 39, 167, 210 |
SI | 1.2 | 3 | 192, 365, 391 |
KW | 1.2 | 2 | 37, 138 |
SJONYC | 1.2.3.4.5.6 | 1 | 2 |
ORJIQQ | 1.2.3.4.5.5 | 1 | 8 |
RIZWSJKYQ | 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 | 1 | 14 |
TPKCY | 1.2.3.4.5 | 1 | 23 |
JYUOKWKWH | 1.2.3.4.5.6.5.6.7 | 1 | 28 |
QOUY | 1.2.3.4 | 1 | 42 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
UY | 4 | 7 |
SP | 6 | 1 |
EY | 5 | 1 |
KW | 3 | 4 |
SI | 4 | 4 |
CX | 0 | 3 |
DI | 3 | 0 |
PY | 0 | 3 |
RI | 3 | 0 |
SPY | 3 | 3 |
TP | 3 | 0 |
WQ | 0 | 3 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
B | 3: O 2, C 1, R 1 | 1: Y 2 |
C | 7: I 4, O 2, Y 2, E 1, G 1, K 1, Z 1 | 6: X 4, Y 3, O 2, B 1, Q 1, Z 1 |
D | 3: D 1, I 1, K 1 | 5: I 3, Y 2, D 1, K 1, O 1 |
E | 3: O 2, K 1, U 1 | 3: Y 6, I 3, C 1 |
G | 2: I 1, Q 1 | 4: Y 2, C 1, I 1, O 1 |
H | 4: W 4, J 1, Y 1, Z 1 | 5: Y 2, I 1, K 1, P 1, Q 1 |
I | 12: S 5, J 4, R 4, D 3, E 3, P 3, K 2, G 1, H 1, I 1, Q 1, U 1 | 12: Z 6, W 5, C 4, J 4, D 1, G 1, I 1, O 1, Q 1, R 1, T 1, U 1 |
J | 7: Y 8, O 5, I 4, S 3, R 2, J 1, T 1 | 10: Y 5, I 4, Q 3, S 3, K 2, O 2, H 1, J 1, L 1, X 1 |
K | 11: O 3, Q 3, S 3, J 2, P 2, D 1, H 1, N 1, R 1, W 1, X 1 | 10: W 10, S 3, I 2, C 1, D 1, E 1, Q 1, U 1, X 1, Y 1 |
L | 4: J 1, O 1, Q 1, S 1 | 2: U 1, Y 1 |
N | 2: O 2, Y 1 | 3: Y 4, K 1, O 1 |
O | 15: P 4, Y 4, U 3, C 2, J 2, R 2, S 2, D 1, G 1, I 1, N 1, Q 1, T 1, W 1, Z 1 | 13: J 5, W 5, K 3, S 3, B 2, C 2, E 2, N 2, R 2, U 2, L 1, Q 1, X 1 |
Reversals
JY 5 · YJ 8KW 10 · WK 1QY 3 · YQ 7IJ 4 · JI 4UY 7 · YU 1XY 6 · YX 2JO 2 · OJ 5WY 3 · YW 4JS 3 · SJ 3KS 3 · SK 3OW 5 · WO 1CY 3 · YC 2A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.