Cipher Challenge
The Window Counts Birds
Introduction
An original poem using a window’s fixed viewpoint to record birds and passing seasons.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output587 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 75 | 12.8% | 1 |
| R | 56 | 9.5% | 2 |
| G | 55 | 9.4% | 3 |
| C | 49 | 8.3% | 4 |
| Q | 48 | 8.2% | 5 |
| Z | 42 | 7.2% | 6 |
| H | 38 | 6.5% | 7 |
| B | 33 | 5.6% | 8 |
| I | 28 | 4.8% | 9 |
| K | 23 | 3.9% | 10 |
| A | 22 | 3.7% | 11 |
| N | 20 | 3.4% | 12 |
1
HG SBQZG ABPIG, GIT PAHZZ
21
QTUCQKZ H YAHULYBQK CR GIT
43
STRUT. GITR GJC ZWHQQCJZ
63
HQQBFT ABLT INQQBTK
80
WNRUGNHGBCR. H PNAA UQCZZTZ
103
IBPI TRCNPI GC YTACRP GC
123
HRCGITQ ZTRGTRUT. GIT JBRKCJ
147
UHRRCG SCAACJ GITO; BG LTTWZ
170
CRAD TRGQHRUTZ HRK
186
KTWHQGNQTZ. HG RCCR,
202
QTSATUGBCRZ BRGTQSTQT.
222
UACNKZ WTQUI JITQT YQHRUITZ
246
ZICNAK YT, HRK GIT QCCO SACHGZ
270
SHBRGAD CFTQ GIT PHQKTR. H UQCJ
295
ZGNKBTZ BGZ KCNYATK YTHL,
316
KBZGQNZGZ GIT ZGQHRPTQ, HRK
339
ATHFTZ. YD TFTRBRP, GIT UCNRG
362
IHZ YTUCOT NRUTQGHBR. JHZ GIT
386
QCYBR QTGNQRBRP CQ HRCGITQ
409
QCYBR JTHQBRP GIT ZHOT QTK
431
ENTZGBCR? GIT JBRKCJ CSSTQZ RC
456
HRZJTQ. BG ICAKZ GIT AHZG
476
QTUGHRPAT CS ZLD NRGBA
495
KHQLRTZZ GNQRZ BG BRGC H
515
OBQQCQ. BRZBKT, ZCOTCRT UACZTZ
540
GIT UNQGHBR, TRKBRP GIT UCNRG
564
HG H RNOYTQ RCYCKD JQCGT KCJR.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output120 words · 93 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
GIT | 1.2.3 | 13 | 13, 40, 138, 257, 281, 325 +7 |
H | 1 | 5 | 28, 91, 290, 514, 566 |
HG | 1.2 | 3 | 1, 196, 564 |
BG | 1.2 | 3 | 163, 462, 508 |
HRK | 1.2.3 | 3 | 183, 254, 336 |
GC | 1.2 | 2 | 113, 121 |
HRCGITQ | 1.2.3.4.5.6.7 | 2 | 123, 402 |
JBRKCJ | 1.2.3.4.5.1 | 2 | 141, 442 |
UCNRG | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 357, 559 |
QCYBR | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 386, 409 |
SBQZG | 1.2.3.4.5 | 1 | 3 |
ABPIG | 1.2.3.4.5 | 1 | 8 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
GI | 15 | 0 |
GIT | 15 | 13 |
IT | 0 | 13 |
TZ | 0 | 7 |
HR | 6 | 0 |
TQ | 0 | 6 |
QT | 5 | 2 |
RP | 0 | 5 |
BG | 4 | 3 |
BR | 3 | 4 |
BRP | 0 | 4 |
CJ | 0 | 4 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 11: A 2, C 2, N 2, P 2, S 2, U 2, Y 2, B 1, G 1, R 1, T 1 | 7: C 5, T 4, H 3, A 2, B 2, D 2, K 2 |
B | 12: G 4, H 3, K 3, Q 3, Y 3, A 2, J 2, R 2, I 1, O 1, S 1, Z 1 | 11: R 14, G 4, C 3, Q 3, P 2, T 2, A 1, F 1, K 1, L 1, Z 1 |
C | 14: Q 8, R 7, A 5, K 4, U 4, B 3, G 3, C 2, I 2, J 1, S 1, T 1, Y 1, Z 1 | 14: R 8, J 6, N 6, G 4, O 3, Q 3, Y 3, A 2, C 2, S 2, Z 2, F 1, H 1, K 1 |
D | 4: A 2, K 1, L 1, Y 1 | 0: — |
E | 0: — | 1: N 1 |
F | 4: B 1, C 1, H 1, T 1 | 1: T 4 |
G | 9: R 8, Z 7, H 5, B 4, C 4, Q 3, U 3, I 1, T 1 | 10: I 17, N 5, B 4, C 3, H 3, Q 3, T 3, Z 3, A 1, J 1 |
H | 14: A 3, G 3, Q 3, T 3, W 2, C 1, I 1, J 1, K 1, N 1, P 1, S 1, U 1, Z 1 | 9: R 11, Q 6, G 5, Z 4, B 3, F 1, L 1, O 1, U 1 |
I | 5: G 17, P 3, U 2, J 1, Z 1 | 6: T 19, C 2, B 1, G 1, H 1, N 1 |
J | 3: C 6, G 1, Z 1 | 8: B 2, T 2, C 1, H 1, I 1, Q 1, R 1, Z 1 |
K | 7: R 6, Q 3, T 3, A 2, N 2, B 1, C 1 | 6: C 4, B 3, T 3, Z 3, D 1, H 1 |
L | 5: B 1, H 1, Q 1, U 1, Z 1 | 4: T 2, D 1, R 1, Y 1 |
Reversals
QT 8 · TQ 12GI 17 · IG 1BR 14 · RB 2CR 8 · RC 7TZ 9 · ZT 3CQ 3 · QC 8RT 2 · TR 9GZ 3 · ZG 7HQ 6 · QH 3BG 4 · GB 4GH 3 · HG 5TU 4 · UT 4A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.