Test word fydyw : if y=t, d=e → f t e t w → ? "f t e t w" — maybe "state"? s→f? No. "treat"? t→f? No.
Word1 afdl shift –1 → zeck (no) Try +1: bgem — no.
Word2 brnamj shift –2 → zp ... likely no. Given the symmetrical look ( afdl brnamj drdsht fydyw shwayy ), it might be a known cipher where the decoded text is a phrase like "this is a secret code". afdl brnamj drdsht fydyw shwayy
Try a quick : we already did — gave zuwo yimznq... not English.
Test fydyw : might be "hello"? h→f (–2), e→y (+20) — no. If the phrase is English, guess first word afdl = "this" or "that" or "from". Test word fydyw : if y=t, d=e → f t e t w →
Reverse string order: "shwayy fydyw drdsht brnamj afdl" — no. Assume it's English. Frequency: Letters in text: a(2), b(1), d(4), f(2), h(2), j(1), m(1), n(1), r(2), s(1), t(1), w(2), y(4).
Try afdl = "with": w→a: +4? No, w=22, a=0: difference +4 mod 26? 22+4=26=0 yes. i→f: i=8, f=5: –3 mod 26 — not same shift. So not Vigenère with fixed key length 1. Reverse each word: afdl → lfda brnamj → jmanrb drdsht → thsdrd fydyw → wydyf shwayy → yyawhs Result: not English. but that's unlikely. Most frequent: d(4)
Use a quick script logic mentally: If a (0) → f (5) for first letter of first word? No, a to f is +5, but then f to d is –2 (inconsistent). So not a single Caesar shift for whole message — unless the key changes per word, but that's unlikely.
Most frequent: d(4), y(4). In English, most frequent letters: e, t, a, o, i, n.