Cipher Challenge
The Useful Doubt
Introduction
A philosophical reflection on doubt as a tool for better judgment rather than a reason to avoid every decision.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output669 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 85 | 12.7% | 1 |
| L | 63 | 9.4% | 2 |
| H | 61 | 9.1% | 3 |
| V | 53 | 7.9% | 4 |
| J | 52 | 7.8% | 5 |
| F | 48 | 7.2% | 6 |
| X | 47 | 7.0% | 7 |
| D | 36 | 5.4% | 8 |
| M | 27 | 4.0% | 9 |
| Q | 26 | 3.9% | 10 |
| K | 22 | 3.3% | 11 |
| S | 22 | 3.3% | 12 |
1
MXSZL HJ XELNV LDNFLNM FJ
22
ONJHLFLHXV, ZSL HL KFV ZN FV
44
FKLHPN LXXQ. F INDJXV YOX
64
MXSZLJ F KQFHR RFT QXXA EXD
86
NPHMNVKN, LNJL FJJSRILHXVJ,
109
FVM VXLHKN YOFL KXVEHMNVKN
132
KXVKNFQNM. SJNESQ MXSZL OFJ
155
QHRHLJ. HE FIIQHNM LX NPNDT
177
EFKL NUSFQQT, HL IDNPNVLJ
198
FKLHXV FVM DNYFDMJ NVMQNJJ
221
JSJIHKHXV. LON HRIXDLFVL
242
USNJLHXV HJ VXL YONLOND
262
SVKNDLFHVLT NCHJLJ, ZSL
282
YONLOND HL HJ IDXIXDLHXVFLN
306
LX LON FPFHQFZQN DNFJXVJ. YN
329
KFV FKL YOHQN DNRFHVHVW
349
YHQQHVW LX DNPHJN. LOHJ JLFVKN
374
MHEENDJ EDXR IDNLNVMHVW FQQ
398
PHNYJ FDN NUSFQQT JSIIXDLNM. F
423
ZDHMWN NVWHVNND RFT USNJLHXV
448
F RNFJSDNRNVL FVM JLHQQ LDSJL
473
YNQQ-LNJLNM IOTJHKJ. F EDHNVM
497
RFT DNKXVJHMND F RNRXDT
517
YHLOXSL MNVTHVW LON NVLHDN
540
DNQFLHXVJOHI. MXSZL JNDPNJ
563
GSMWRNVL YONV HL XINVJ
582
HVUSHDT FVM HRIDXPNJ
600
MNKHJHXVJ. HL ZNKXRNJ FV
620
NJKFIN YONV SJNM XVQT LX FPXHM
645
DNJIXVJHZHQHLT EXD KOXXJHVW.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output127 words · 96 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
F | 1 | 6 | 54, 70, 422, 448, 490, 510 |
HL | 1.2 | 5 | 35, 188, 289, 575, 609 |
FVM | 1.2.3 | 4 | 109, 204, 460, 589 |
LX | 1.2 | 4 | 170, 306, 356, 638 |
MXSZL | 1.2.3.4.5 | 3 | 1, 147, 552 |
HJ | 1.2 | 3 | 6, 250, 291 |
RFT | 1.2.3 | 3 | 76, 437, 497 |
LON | 1.2.3 | 3 | 230, 308, 531 |
ZSL | 1.2.3 | 2 | 32, 279 |
KFV | 1.2.3 | 2 | 37, 329 |
FV | 1.2 | 2 | 42, 618 |
EXD | 1.2.3 | 2 | 83, 659 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
DN | 7 | 2 |
YO | 7 | 0 |
FV | 6 | 4 |
NM | 0 | 6 |
XV | 1 | 6 |
HL | 5 | 5 |
HVW | 0 | 5 |
HXV | 0 | 5 |
LX | 5 | 4 |
VM | 0 | 5 |
VW | 0 | 5 |
FVM | 4 | 4 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 1: X 1 | 0: — |
C | 1: N 1 | 1: H 1 |
D | 9: N 9, X 6, I 4, E 2, F 2, H 2, L 2, S 1, Z 1 | 9: N 13, L 4, T 3, X 3, H 2, J 2, M 1, P 1, S 1 |
E | 5: H 2, E 1, N 1, V 1, X 1 | 8: D 2, X 2, E 1, F 1, H 1, L 1, N 1, S 1 |
F | 11: L 4, N 4, R 4, K 3, Q 3, O 2, S 2, E 1, P 1, V 1, Y 1 | 11: V 10, J 5, L 5, H 4, K 4, Q 4, T 3, D 2, I 2, P 2, Z 1 |
G | 0: — | 1: S 1 |
H | 20: L 11, J 6, F 4, Q 4, O 3, P 3, D 2, K 2, M 2, Y 2, C 1, E 1, I 1, R 1, S 1, T 1, V 1, W 1, X 1, Z 1 | 14: L 9, V 9, X 9, J 7, M 5, Q 5, R 4, K 3, N 3, D 2, E 2, I 1, P 1, Z 1 |
I | 7: R 3, F 2, I 2, J 2, X 2, H 1, S 1 | 8: D 4, X 4, N 3, I 2, H 1, L 1, O 1, Q 1 |
J | 13: N 11, H 7, V 7, F 5, L 4, S 4, D 2, J 2, K 1, M 1, T 1, X 1, Y 1 | 9: L 8, H 6, N 4, S 4, I 2, J 2, X 2, K 1, O 1 |
K | 5: V 5, F 4, H 3, N 3, J 1 | 8: N 6, L 4, X 4, F 3, H 2, J 1, O 1, Q 1 |
L | 12: H 9, J 8, V 6, F 5, D 4, K 4, Z 4, N 3, S 3, X 2, E 1, I 1 | 8: H 11, N 8, O 7, X 5, F 4, J 4, D 2, T 2 |
M | 5: V 7, N 6, H 5, D 1, S 1 | 6: N 5, X 4, H 2, W 2, J 1, Q 1 |
Reversals
DN 13 · ND 9HL 9 · LH 11VX 2 · XV 16NV 15 · VN 1JN 4 · NJ 11HJ 7 · JH 6JL 8 · LJ 4FV 10 · VF 1LN 8 · NL 3MN 5 · NM 6HV 9 · VH 1HX 9 · XH 1A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.