Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A6
C7
E3
I5
L11
T13
Z1
Words by length
413
511
612
76
82
92
Two-letter starts
AC3
AL1
AT2
CA3
CE2
CI2
EC1
EL2
IC1
IL2
IT2
LA5
LI6
TA7
TI6
ZI1
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
9 letters · 16 points
First and last letters
I … E
Letter pattern
I•••••••E
I × 3
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
italicize
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 6
- acacia
- acai
- acetic
- alit
- atilt
- attic
C 7
- cacti
- calcite
- cattail
- celiac
- celli
- cilia
- cite
E 3
- eclectic
- elicit
- elite
I 5
- icicle
- iliac
- illicit
- italic
- italicizePangram
L 11
- lactic
- laic
- laical
- laicize
- lattice
- lice
- licit
- lilac
- lilt
- lite
- little
T 13
- tacit
- tactic
- tactical
- tactile
- tail
- tali
- tallit
- tile
- till
- tilt
- titillate
- title
- tittle
Z 1
- ziti
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 50/100, compared with 12 available puzzles through this date.
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