Cipher Challenge
Under the Fallen Log
Introduction
A natural-history account of the organisms and changing conditions found beneath a fallen woodland log.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output605 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 82 | 13.6% | 1 |
| Z | 49 | 8.1% | 2 |
| F | 48 | 7.9% | 3 |
| H | 48 | 7.9% | 4 |
| B | 47 | 7.8% | 5 |
| Y | 47 | 7.8% | 6 |
| A | 37 | 6.1% | 7 |
| V | 35 | 5.8% | 8 |
| G | 34 | 5.6% | 9 |
| C | 27 | 4.5% | 10 |
| N | 25 | 4.1% | 11 |
| E | 17 | 2.8% | 12 |
1
B KBAASV WSSRN AHHPF FZGAA
23
KYHI BWHMS, WEZ WSVSBZN GZ B
45
RYHLCSC VSGTNWHYNHHC GF
66
LHYPGVT. WSSZASF ZEVVSA
86
ZNYHETN FHKZSVSC LHHC. JBAS
109
KEVTBA ZNYSBCF FJYSBC
128
WSZLSSV CBIJ KGWSYF BVC
148
YSASBFS VEZYGSVZF AHRPSC
170
GVFGCS ZNS ZYEVP. LHHCAGRS
192
RNSL KYBTISVZF ZNBZ FIBAASY
216
HYTBVGFIF RBV EFS. B
232
FBABIBVCSY YSFZF GV ZNS RHHA
256
FJBRS LNSYS WBYP NBF AGKZSC
279
KYHI FHGA. IHFF NHACF LBZSY
301
BKZSY ZNS FEYYHEVCGVT ASBMSF
326
NBMS CYGSC. HMSY USBYF, ZNS AHT
350
WSRHISF AGTNZSY, CBYPSY, BVC
373
ASFF YSRHTVGDBWAS, USZ GZ CHSF
398
VHZ MBVGFN. GZF IBZSYGBA
418
YSZEYVF ZH ZNS KHYSFZ BF KHHC,
442
FNSAZSY, BVC FHGA. ZEYVGVT GZ
465
HMSY KHY B IHISVZ YSMSBAF ZNGF
490
NGCCSV BRZGMGZU, WEZ
507
YSJABRGVT GZ RBYSKEAAU
527
IBZZSYF. ZNS YHHK HK HVS FIBAA
551
LHYAC FNHEAC VHZ WS ASKZ HJSV
575
ISYSAU WSRBEFS B MGFGZHY LBF
599
REYGHEF.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output122 words · 103 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
ZNS | 1.2.3 | 6 | 176, 249, 306, 344, 427, 534 |
B | 1 | 5 | 1, 44, 231, 472, 588 |
GZ | 1.2 | 4 | 42, 392, 463, 516 |
BVC | 1.2.3 | 3 | 145, 370, 449 |
KYHI | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 23, 279 |
WEZ | 1.2.3 | 2 | 32, 504 |
FHGA | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 283, 452 |
HMSY | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 335, 465 |
VHZ | 1.2.3 | 2 | 398, 562 |
KBAASV | 1.2.3.3.4.5 | 1 | 2 |
WSSRN | 1.2.2.3.4 | 1 | 8 |
AHHPF | 1.2.2.3.4 | 1 | 13 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
ZN | 10 | 1 |
SY | 0 | 9 |
WS | 7 | 1 |
NS | 0 | 6 |
YS | 6 | 1 |
ZNS | 6 | 6 |
GZ | 5 | 4 |
SC | 0 | 5 |
GVT | 0 | 4 |
LH | 4 | 0 |
SF | 0 | 4 |
SV | 0 | 4 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 11: B 8, A 5, S 4, G 3, E 2, H 2, C 1, J 1, W 1, Y 1, Z 1 | 9: S 9, A 5, C 3, G 3, H 3, B 2, U 2, F 1, Z 1 |
B | 16: S 7, I 5, N 3, R 3, A 2, C 2, J 2, L 2, T 2, D 1, F 1, G 1, K 1, M 1, W 1, Y 1 | 13: A 8, V 7, Z 5, F 4, Y 4, R 3, C 2, I 2, M 2, W 2, E 1, K 1, T 1 |
C | 8: S 5, V 5, H 4, A 3, B 2, G 2, C 1, L 1 | 8: S 4, B 2, F 2, A 1, C 1, G 1, H 1, Y 1 |
D | 1: G 1 | 1: B 1 |
E | 9: H 4, Z 3, K 2, W 2, B 1, F 1, R 1, V 1, Y 1 | 6: V 4, Y 4, F 3, Z 3, A 2, T 1 |
F | 13: S 7, G 5, B 4, Z 4, E 3, Y 3, C 2, F 2, V 2, A 1, H 1, I 1, P 1 | 10: H 3, I 3, N 3, S 3, Z 3, F 2, G 2, J 2, B 1, E 1 |
G | 13: V 4, Y 4, A 3, F 2, H 2, M 2, N 2, Z 2, C 1, K 1, P 1, R 1, S 1 | 14: Z 7, V 6, F 5, A 3, C 2, S 2, T 2, B 1, D 1, H 1, K 1, M 1, R 1, W 1 |
H | 14: H 7, Y 6, L 4, A 3, F 3, K 3, N 3, R 3, I 2, V 2, W 2, Z 2, C 1, G 1 | 18: H 7, Y 7, C 4, E 4, I 4, K 3, M 3, A 2, G 2, T 2, Z 2, F 1, J 1, L 1, P 1, R 1, S 1, V 1 |
I | 4: H 4, F 3, B 2, T 1 | 5: B 5, S 4, H 2, F 1, J 1 |
J | 4: F 2, H 1, I 1, S 1 | 4: B 2, A 1, S 1, Y 1 |
K | 4: H 3, S 2, B 1, G 1 | 6: Z 4, H 3, Y 3, E 2, B 1, G 1 |
L | 3: H 1, S 1, Z 1 | 5: H 4, B 2, C 1, N 1, S 1 |
Reversals
SY 14 · YS 12SV 9 · VS 5AS 9 · SA 4HY 7 · YH 6NZ 1 · ZN 11SZ 4 · ZS 8AB 2 · BA 8FS 3 · SF 7GV 6 · VG 4CS 4 · SC 5GZ 7 · ZG 2BI 2 · IB 5A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.