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Monday, November 2, 2026

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ACETVX D
35Answers
1Pangrams
176Maximum
124Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A6
C4
D9
E7
T4
V5

Words by length

48
511
610
73
82
91

Two-letter starts

AC4
AD1
AX1
CA2
CE2
DA3
DE6
EA1
EV2
EX4
TA2
TE2
VA3
VE2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

E … D

Letter pattern

E•••••••D

E × 2, A × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

excavated

Complete answer list

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A 6

  • accede
  • acceded
  • aced
  • acted
  • added
  • axed

C 4

  • cadet
  • caved
  • cede
  • ceded

D 9

  • data
  • date
  • dated
  • dead
  • decade
  • deed
  • deeded
  • detect
  • detected

E 7

  • eaved
  • evade
  • evaded
  • exacted
  • excavatedPangram
  • exceed
  • exceeded

T 4

  • tatted
  • taxed
  • teed
  • texted

V 5

  • vacated
  • vaxed
  • vaxxed
  • vetted
  • vexed

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 67/100, compared with 306 available puzzles through this date.

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