Cribs in the Voynich MS

[Rafal]

So, while the number of vertical patterns seems high, I'm not sure this requires a separate explanation.

Yes, it could be as well a result of low entropy of Voynichese words. They are schematic, similar to each other, 50% of words end with "9" and so on.

But here I can imagine a good test for it. 

1) Count the patterns
2) Mix the words
3) Count the patterns again
4) Compare the results

But I won't be doing it any soon