Cipher Challenge
Where the Dunes Begin
Introduction
A natural-history account of the grasses, wind, salt, and drifting sand that establish coastal dunes.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output578 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 70 | 12.1% | 1 |
| U | 48 | 8.3% | 2 |
| F | 46 | 8.0% | 3 |
| B | 45 | 7.8% | 4 |
| I | 45 | 7.8% | 5 |
| S | 45 | 7.8% | 6 |
| A | 44 | 7.6% | 7 |
| Z | 40 | 6.9% | 8 |
| G | 29 | 5.0% | 9 |
| V | 27 | 4.7% | 10 |
| P | 25 | 4.3% | 11 |
| O | 16 | 2.8% | 12 |
1
VQITF KTCAI EPTSTXTS EAIV
23
GZFTF TIZQCP FOTTV UZ VSZO UPT
48
FBIV AU NBSSATF. B FPTGG
67
JSBCLTIU, OATNT ZJ VSAJUEZZV,
91
ZS NGQLO ZJ CSBFF NBI NSTBUT
114
UPT JASFU FLBGG ZKFUBNGT. FBIV
139
CBUPTSF KTPAIV AU. OAZITTS
161
OGBIUF UZGTSBUT FBGU, KQSABG,
185
BIV VSMAIC SZZUF, EPAGT UPTAS
209
FUTLF USBO FUAGG LZST CSBAIF.
233
ZXTS UALT, SAVCTF SAFT BIV
254
FPAJU AIGBIV. JBSUPTS JSZL UPT
279
FPZST, GBSCTS OGBIUF
296
FUBKAGADT ZGVTS VQITF BIV
318
BGGZE UPAI FZAGF UZ VTXTGZO.
341
JZZU USBJJAN NBI KSTBR UPAF
364
ITUEZSR KM TYOZFAIC GZZFT
386
FBIV UZ FUSZICTS TSZFAZI,
407
EPANP AF EPM KZBSVEBGRF
427
LBUUTS TXTI EPTI UPTM FTTL
449
AINZIXTIATIU. B VQIT AF IZU
471
LTSTGM B OAGT FPBOTV KM EAIV. AU
496
AF B LZXAIC OBSUITSFPAO BLZIC
521
ETBUPTS, OGBIUF, FBIV, BIV UALT,
545
OSZUTNUAIC UPT GBIV KTPAIV AU
570
JSZL EBXTF.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output121 words · 92 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
UPT | 1.2.3 | 4 | 45, 114, 276, 555 |
FBIV | 1.2.3.4 | 4 | 48, 135, 386, 534 |
AU | 1.2 | 4 | 52, 152, 494, 568 |
B | 1 | 4 | 61, 461, 477, 498 |
BIV | 1.2.3 | 4 | 185, 251, 315, 538 |
UZ | 1.2 | 3 | 39, 332, 390 |
OGBIUF | 1.2.3.4.5.6 | 3 | 161, 290, 528 |
AF | 1.2 | 3 | 412, 466, 496 |
VQITF | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 1, 310 |
EAIV | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 19, 490 |
ZJ | 1.2 | 2 | 80, 98 |
NBI | 1.2.3 | 2 | 105, 352 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
IV | 0 | 14 |
BIV | 4 | 10 |
TS | 1 | 9 |
UP | 8 | 0 |
TF | 0 | 6 |
UPT | 6 | 4 |
EP | 5 | 0 |
FB | 5 | 0 |
IC | 0 | 5 |
AF | 3 | 4 |
AIC | 0 | 4 |
AIV | 0 | 4 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 16: P 8, S 5, U 4, O 3, E 2, F 2, J 2, B 1, C 1, G 1, I 1, K 1, M 1, T 1, X 1, Z 1 | 14: I 13, F 5, G 5, U 4, T 3, J 2, L 2, N 2, S 2, Z 2, B 1, D 1, O 1, V 1 |
B | 14: G 6, S 6, F 5, N 3, T 3, E 2, L 2, U 2, A 1, C 1, J 1, O 1, P 1, Z 1 | 14: I 15, G 5, S 5, U 5, O 2, A 1, C 1, F 1, J 1, K 1, L 1, N 1, R 1, X 1 |
C | 6: I 6, B 1, Q 1, S 1, T 1, V 1 | 6: T 3, S 2, A 1, B 1, L 1, P 1 |
D | 1: A 1 | 1: T 1 |
E | 3: U 2, V 1, Z 1 | 5: P 5, A 2, B 2, Z 2, T 1 |
F | 12: T 6, A 5, U 4, Z 4, S 3, B 1, F 1, G 1, I 1, K 1, L 1, R 1 | 9: U 6, B 5, P 5, T 4, A 2, F 1, L 1, O 1, Z 1 |
G | 8: A 5, B 5, G 4, O 3, T 3, N 2, Z 2, I 1 | 11: B 6, G 4, T 4, Z 4, A 1, F 1, M 1, Q 1, R 1, U 1, V 1 |
I | 6: B 15, A 13, T 6, Z 5, Q 3, U 1 | 10: V 14, C 6, T 6, U 5, Z 2, A 1, F 1, G 1, N 1, X 1 |
J | 4: A 2, Z 2, B 1, J 1 | 6: S 3, A 2, U 2, B 1, J 1, Z 1 |
K | 2: B 1, Z 1 | 7: T 3, M 2, A 1, F 1, Q 1, S 1, Z 1 |
L | 7: A 2, T 2, Z 2, B 1, C 1, F 1, Q 1 | 5: T 4, Z 3, B 2, F 1, O 1 |
M | 5: K 2, G 1, P 1, S 1, T 1 | 1: A 1 |
Reversals
ST 6 · TS 15AI 13 · IA 1PT 12 · TP 2IT 6 · TI 6BG 5 · GB 6BS 5 · SB 6SZ 7 · ZS 4FT 4 · TF 6FU 6 · UF 4TX 3 · XT 6AU 4 · UA 4UZ 4 · ZU 4A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.