Cipher Challenge
Voices After Midnight
Introduction
A biographical sketch of a radio producer who preserved local voices rarely heard on national broadcasts.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output835 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| L | 107 | 12.8% | 1 |
| W | 73 | 8.7% | 2 |
| A | 67 | 8.0% | 3 |
| S | 67 | 8.0% | 4 |
| M | 62 | 7.4% | 5 |
| K | 61 | 7.3% | 6 |
| J | 59 | 7.1% | 7 |
| P | 56 | 6.7% | 8 |
| I | 39 | 4.7% | 9 |
| G | 34 | 4.1% | 10 |
| U | 32 | 3.8% | 11 |
| V | 32 | 3.8% | 12 |
1
PWZJAW GMVL YLNWK WS
18
GMZZCKJSQ AWIJM YQ LIJSJKN
41
TLWSULA ALBMASP WKI GWAAQJKN
66
SWBLP YLSTLLK PSCIJMP. PUL
88
PMMK BAMBMPLI W VWSL BAMNAWZ
112
YCJVS WAMCKI VMKN
127
GMKFLAPWSJMKP TJSU KJNUS
149
TMARLAP, ZCPJGJWKP, ZWARLS
171
SAWILAP, WKI ALPJILKSP TUM
193
AWALVQ ALGLJFLI EMAZWV
213
JKSLAFJLTP. GMVL BALBWALI
235
GWALECVVQ YCS PBMRL VJSSVL MK
260
WJA, WVVMTJKN BWCPLP WKI
280
JZBLAELGS BUAWPJKN SM ALZWJK.
305
PUL VWYLVLI LFLAQ ALGMAIJKN
329
TJSU IWSLP, BLAZJPPJMKP,
349
VMGWSJMKP, WKI SLGUKJGWV
370
KMSLP, UWYJSP SUWS VWSLA PWFLI
395
ZCGU ME SUL PSWSJMK WAGUJFL
418
EAMZ GMKECPJMK. TULK
435
LOCJBZLKS GUWKNLI, PUL
454
MANWKJDLI SAWKPELAP EAMZ
476
EAWNJVL SWBL TUJVL ALSWJKJKN
501
SUL MAJNJKWVP. PUL WVPM
520
SAWJKLI FMVCKSLLAP SM WPR
542
MBLK OCLPSJMKP WKI SM LHBVWJK
567
GVLWAVQ UMT ALGMAIJKNP ZJNUS
592
YL ALCPLI. SUL BAMNAWZ KLFLA
615
WSSAWGSLI SUL PSWSJMK’P
635
VWANLPS WCIJLKGL, QLS JSP
656
WAGUJFL YLGWZL W FWVCWYVL
678
ALGMAI ME GUWKNJKN
694
KLJNUYMAUMMIP WKI
710
MGGCBWSJMKP. WESLA GMVL
730
ALSJALI, QMCKNLA BAMICGLAP
753
GMKSJKCLI SUL PLAJLP WKI
774
WIMBSLI SUL IMGCZLKSWSJMK
797
BAWGSJGLP PUL UWI ILFLVMBLI
821
WVZMPS CKKMSJGLI.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output143 words · 118 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
WKI | 1.2.3 | 7 | 55, 178, 277, 358, 555, 707 +1 |
SUL | 1.2.3 | 6 | 401, 501, 600, 624, 762, 781 |
PUL | 1.2.3 | 5 | 85, 305, 451, 513, 806 |
GMVL | 1.2.3.4 | 3 | 7, 223, 726 |
SM | 1.2 | 3 | 297, 537, 558 |
W | 1 | 2 | 100, 669 |
BAMNAWZ | 1.2.3.4.2.5.6 | 2 | 105, 603 |
TJSU | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 140, 329 |
ME | 1.2 | 2 | 399, 684 |
WAGUJFL | 1.2.3.4.5.6.7 | 2 | 411, 656 |
EAMZ | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 418, 472 |
PWZJAW | 1.2.3.4.5.2 | 1 | 1 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
LI | 1 | 15 |
UL | 0 | 11 |
AL | 10 | 0 |
KI | 0 | 8 |
KN | 0 | 8 |
GM | 7 | 0 |
JKN | 0 | 7 |
SU | 7 | 2 |
VL | 0 | 7 |
WK | 7 | 1 |
WKI | 7 | 7 |
BA | 6 | 0 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 10: L 16, W 10, M 9, B 6, S 4, E 3, J 3, N 2, A 1, U 1 | 17: L 15, W 12, M 7, P 6, I 3, G 2, J 2, N 2, Q 2, R 2, Z 2, A 1, E 1, F 1, S 1, U 1, V 1 |
B | 8: M 4, L 2, W 2, C 1, H 1, J 1, P 1, Z 1 | 8: A 6, L 6, M 3, W 3, S 1, U 1, V 1, Z 1 |
C | 12: Z 3, E 2, G 2, M 2, O 2, V 2, W 2, Y 2, I 1, K 1, L 1, S 1 | 11: K 5, P 4, G 2, I 2, J 2, L 2, B 1, S 1, V 1, W 1, Z 1 |
D | 1: J 1 | 1: L 1 |
E | 6: M 2, A 1, K 1, L 1, P 1, W 1 | 5: A 3, C 2, L 2, M 1, S 1 |
F | 5: J 3, L 3, A 1, K 1, W 1 | 4: L 8, J 1, M 1, W 1 |
G | 8: L 7, J 4, M 3, A 2, C 2, W 2, G 1, K 1 | 9: M 10, U 6, L 5, W 5, S 3, C 2, G 1, J 1, V 1 |
H | 1: L 1 | 1: B 1 |
I | 7: L 16, K 8, W 4, A 3, C 2, M 2, J 1 | 6: J 6, L 3, M 2, C 1, P 1, W 1 |
J | 17: S 12, I 6, K 5, P 5, W 5, N 3, T 3, U 3, Z 3, A 2, C 2, L 2, F 1, G 1, Q 1, V 1, Y 1 | 15: K 15, M 11, S 7, G 4, N 4, A 3, F 3, L 3, V 3, B 1, D 1, I 1, P 1, W 1, Z 1 |
K | 7: J 15, M 15, W 13, L 7, C 5, K 1, U 1 | 13: N 12, I 8, P 7, S 6, J 5, L 3, M 2, C 1, E 1, F 1, G 1, K 1, W 1 |
L | 21: A 15, U 13, S 10, V 9, F 8, B 6, G 5, Y 5, P 4, I 3, J 3, K 3, N 3, R 3, Z 3, C 2, E 2, L 2, T 2, D 1, Q 1 | 19: A 16, I 16, P 9, G 7, K 7, S 5, F 3, V 3, B 2, J 2, L 2, W 2, C 1, E 1, H 1, N 1, O 1, T 1, Z 1 |
Reversals
AL 15 · LA 16AW 12 · WA 10JK 15 · KJ 5IL 3 · LI 16JS 7 · SJ 12SW 6 · WS 13KM 2 · MK 15AM 7 · MA 9LS 5 · SL 10KW 1 · WK 13GM 10 · MG 3LP 9 · PL 4A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.