Cipher Challenge
When the Streetlights Blinked
Introduction
A short fictional narrative about neighbors coordinating an ordinary evening after a fault darkens one block at a time.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output717 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 104 | 14.5% | 1 |
| Q | 68 | 9.5% | 2 |
| X | 59 | 8.2% | 3 |
| D | 52 | 7.3% | 4 |
| V | 48 | 6.7% | 5 |
| E | 41 | 5.7% | 6 |
| U | 39 | 5.4% | 7 |
| Z | 38 | 5.3% | 8 |
| N | 37 | 5.2% | 9 |
| L | 32 | 4.5% | 10 |
| R | 32 | 4.5% | 11 |
| S | 29 | 4.0% | 12 |
1
QLP ONVZQ UXBW OXNUPR EYQZNRP
26
DYBAPV PNMLQ, OEUUEKPR AT QLP
50
DPFQ UXBW QPD BNDYQPZ UXQPV.
73
VPZNRPDQZ XZZYBPR QLP OXYUQ
97
KXZ BECNDM REKD QLP AUESH, ZE
120
QLPT APMXD KXVDNDM EDP
139
XDEQLPV APOEVP PXSL WXQSL EO
163
WXCPBPDQ KPDQ RXVH. ZPVX
183
WUXSPR IXVZ KNQL AXQQPVT
204
SXDRUPZ ED UEK KXUUZ. QLP
224
SEVDPV ZLEW UPDQ VPOUPSQNCP
248
CPZQZ QE REM KXUHPVZ, XDR QKE
271
QPPDXMPVZ MYNRPR STSUNZQZ
294
XVEYDR XD EWPD QVPDSL UPOQ AT
318
SXAUP KEVHPVZ. XD PUPSQVNSNXD
343
UNCNDM YWZQXNVZ SLPSHPR QLP
367
WYAUNS OXYUQ DEQNSP XDR
387
UPXVDPR QLXQ X RXBXMPR
406
SEDQVEUUPV KXZ VPZQXVQNDM
429
ZPSQNEDZ ND ZPJYPDSP. QLP
450
VPWXNV SVPK KEYUR XVVNCP
471
KNQLND XD LEYV. YDQNU QLPD, QLP
495
AUESH APSXBP YDYZYXUUT
515
XQQPDQNCP. WPEWUP KXNQPR XQ
538
MXQPZ, SEBWXVPR QEVSL
556
AXQQPVNPZ, XDR UPXVDPR KLNSL
580
DPNMLAEVZ VPQYVDPR UXQP OVEB
605
KEVH. KLPD ZQPXRT UNMLQ SXBP
628
AXSH, PCPVTEDP SLPPVPR, QLPD
651
UEEHPR ZUNMLQUT
665
RNZXWWENDQPR QLXQ QLPNV
686
QPBWEVXVT ZTZQPB KXZ DE
706
UEDMPV DPPRPR.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output137 words · 117 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
QLP | 1.2.3 | 8 | 1, 47, 89, 110, 221, 364 +2 |
KXZ | 1.2.3 | 3 | 97, 416, 701 |
XDR | 1.2.3 | 3 | 265, 384, 565 |
XD | 1.2 | 3 | 300, 330, 477 |
UXBW | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 9, 54 |
AT | 1.2 | 2 | 45, 316 |
OXYUQ | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 92, 373 |
AUESH | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 113, 495 |
UPXVDPR | 1.2.3.4.5.2.6 | 2 | 387, 568 |
QLXQ | 1.2.3.1 | 2 | 394, 677 |
QLPD | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 488, 647 |
ONVZQ | 1.2.3.4.5 | 1 | 4 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
PR | 0 | 16 |
QL | 14 | 1 |
QLP | 12 | 8 |
LP | 0 | 8 |
KX | 7 | 0 |
XD | 7 | 5 |
PV | 0 | 6 |
VZ | 0 | 6 |
PD | 0 | 5 |
SL | 2 | 5 |
VP | 5 | 1 |
DM | 0 | 4 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 4: B 1, L 1, X 1, Y 1 | 5: P 4, U 4, X 3, T 2, E 1 |
B | 4: X 5, P 3, E 2, Y 2 | 6: P 4, W 4, A 1, E 1, N 1, X 1 |
C | 4: N 4, E 1, P 1, X 1 | 2: P 6, N 2 |
D | 7: P 13, X 10, N 8, E 6, V 5, Y 3, K 1 | 10: P 9, Q 8, M 5, R 5, E 3, Y 3, S 2, N 1, X 1, Z 1 |
E | 17: U 6, K 4, D 3, S 3, V 3, L 2, O 2, Q 2, R 2, W 2, A 1, B 1, E 1, N 1, P 1, T 1, Z 1 | 15: V 7, D 6, Y 4, K 3, W 3, B 2, Q 2, S 2, U 2, C 1, E 1, H 1, M 1, N 1, O 1 |
F | 1: P 1 | 1: Q 1 |
H | 4: S 4, V 3, E 1, U 1 | 1: P 4 |
I | 0: — | 1: X 1 |
J | 1: P 1 | 1: Y 1 |
K | 3: E 3, P 1, Q 1 | 6: X 7, E 4, L 2, N 2, P 2, D 1 |
L | 5: Q 17, S 7, M 4, K 2, Z 1 | 6: P 16, Q 3, E 2, N 2, X 2, A 1 |
M | 5: D 5, N 4, X 2, E 1, P 1 | 4: L 4, P 3, X 2, Y 1 |
Reversals
PV 14 · VP 10DP 9 · PD 13PR 17 · RP 4LQ 3 · QL 17PQ 1 · QP 14PU 1 · UP 11QX 2 · XQ 10VX 2 · XV 10DX 1 · XD 10QZ 4 · ZQ 7EV 7 · VE 3PZ 7 · ZP 3A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.