Cipher Challenge
What We Owe the Future
Introduction
A philosophical argument about obligations to people who will live with decisions they could not influence.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output701 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| U | 91 | 13.0% | 1 |
| T | 67 | 9.6% | 2 |
| Z | 63 | 9.0% | 3 |
| G | 58 | 8.3% | 4 |
| K | 55 | 7.8% | 5 |
| R | 50 | 7.1% | 6 |
| N | 49 | 7.0% | 7 |
| L | 44 | 6.3% | 8 |
| Y | 28 | 4.0% | 9 |
| C | 26 | 3.7% | 10 |
| Q | 24 | 3.4% | 11 |
| V | 20 | 2.9% | 12 |
1
XVGVNU HUKHCU YLZZKG PLNSLTZ
26
ITGQ VR, DKGU TZ KVN UCUYGTKZR,
50
KN GQLZA VR XKN RLYNTXTYUR. JUG
75
BLZJ HNURUZG YQKTYUR RQLHU
98
GQU YKZOTGTKZR TZ IQTYQ GQUJ
122
ITCC CTDU. GQTR YNULGUR LZ
143
VZVRVLC BKNLC NUCLGTKZRQTH.
167
IU OK ZKG AZKI GQUTN
183
TZOTDTOVLC TOUZGTGTUR KN
205
HNUXUNUZYUR, PVG IU YLZ
224
NULRKZLPCJ UWHUYG GQLG GQUJ
248
ITCC ZUUO YCULZ LTN, RGLPCU
270
TZRGTGVGTKZR, AZKICUOSU, LZO
294
NKKB GK BLAU YQKTYUR KX GQUTN
318
KIZ. NURHKZRTPTCTGJ OKUR ZKG
342
NUFVTNU HNUOTYGTZS UDUNJ
364
YKZRUFVUZYU. TG BLJ BULZ
384
LDKTOTZS TNNUDUNRTPCU QLNB,
408
HNURUNDTZS DLCVLPCU KHGTKZR,
433
LZO OTRYKVZGTZS YKZDUZTUZYU
458
IQUZ YKRGR ITCC HUNRTRG XKN
481
SUZUNLGTKZR. GQUNU TR LCRK L
504
FVURGTKZ KX XLTNZURR: IQJ
525
RQKVCO HNKWTBTGJ TZ GTBU
546
OUGUNBTZU IQKRU TZGUNURGR
569
BLGGUN? GQU XVGVNU YLZZKG BLAU
594
OUBLZOR OTNUYGCJ. KVN
612
KPCTSLGTKZ LNTRUR XNKB
632
NUYKSZTMTZS GQLG LPRUZYU
654
XNKB GQU HNURUZG TR ZKG
673
LPRUZYU XNKB BKNLC
689
YKZRTOUNLGTKZ.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output127 words · 99 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
TZ | 1.2 | 3 | 36, 111, 540 |
GQU | 1.2.3 | 3 | 98, 575, 658 |
ITCC | 1.2.3.3 | 3 | 122, 248, 467 |
ZKG | 1.2.3 | 3 | 171, 339, 670 |
XNKB | 1.2.3.4 | 3 | 628, 654, 680 |
XVGVNU | 1.2.3.2.4.5 | 2 | 1, 578 |
YLZZKG | 1.2.3.3.4.5 | 2 | 13, 584 |
VR | 1.2 | 2 | 30, 57 |
KVN | 1.2.3 | 2 | 38, 609 |
KN | 1.2 | 2 | 50, 203 |
XKN | 1.2.3 | 2 | 59, 478 |
HNURUZG | 1.2.3.4.3.5.6 | 2 | 79, 661 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
GQ | 12 | 1 |
GQU | 8 | 3 |
UR | 0 | 8 |
HN | 6 | 0 |
TZ | 6 | 4 |
BL | 5 | 0 |
HNU | 5 | 0 |
KG | 0 | 5 |
KZR | 0 | 5 |
NU | 5 | 4 |
TZS | 0 | 5 |
YK | 5 | 0 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 2: L 2, Z 1 | 2: U 2, Z 2 |
B | 4: K 4, N 2, T 2, U 1 | 4: L 6, K 2, T 2, U 2 |
C | 10: L 6, P 5, T 4, C 3, U 2, G 1, H 1, I 1, V 1, Y 1 | 8: U 7, C 3, T 3, J 2, L 1, O 1, R 1, V 1 |
D | 5: T 2, U 2, L 1, N 1, Z 1 | 4: U 4, K 2, T 2, L 1 |
F | 1: U 2 | 1: V 3 |
G | 10: L 8, T 7, K 6, R 6, Z 5, V 4, Y 4, U 2, G 1, H 1 | 10: T 15, Q 13, U 5, V 3, J 2, R 2, C 1, G 1, K 1, L 1 |
H | 5: K 2, L 1, R 1, T 1, W 1 | 5: N 6, U 4, C 1, G 1, K 1 |
I | 1: K 3 | 5: Q 4, T 4, U 2, C 1, Z 1 |
J | 7: C 2, G 2, U 2, L 1, N 1, Q 1, Z 1 | 1: U 1 |
K | 14: T 9, Y 7, Z 7, N 5, Q 4, B 2, D 2, O 2, R 2, X 2, G 1, H 1, K 1, U 1 | 15: Z 15, G 6, N 6, B 4, V 4, I 3, T 3, H 2, R 2, X 2, K 1, P 1, S 1, U 1, W 1 |
L | 14: B 6, Q 5, N 4, U 4, V 3, Y 3, S 2, C 1, D 1, G 1, P 1, R 1, X 1, Z 1 | 12: Z 11, G 8, C 6, P 5, N 3, T 3, A 2, D 1, H 1, J 1, R 1, Y 1 |
M | 1: T 1 | 1: T 1 |
Reversals
NU 19 · UN 11RU 8 · UR 15GT 15 · TG 7KZ 15 · ZK 7TZ 13 · ZT 2UZ 11 · ZU 4KT 3 · TK 9LZ 11 · ZL 1UY 4 · YU 8KN 6 · NK 5OT 6 · TO 4RT 4 · TR 6A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.