Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A4
C18
E2
F5
I3
L5
M8
Words by length
418
514
69
73
81
Two-letter starts
AC4
CA9
CE3
CI1
CL5
EF1
EM1
FA3
FE1
FL1
IC2
IL1
LA3
LI2
MA4
ME1
MI3
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
7 letters · 14 points
First and last letters
M … C
Letter pattern
M•••••C
No repeated letters
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
malefic
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 4
- acacia
- acai
- acclaim
- acme
C 18
- cafe
- calf
- call
- calla
- calm
- came
- camel
- camellia
- cami
- celiac
- cell
- celli
- cilia
- claim
- clam
- clef
- cliff
- clime
E 2
- efface
- emcee
F 5
- face
- facial
- facile
- fecal
- fleece
I 3
- icefall
- icicle
- iliac
L 5
- lace
- laic
- laical
- lice
- lilac
M 8
- mace
- maleficPangram
- malic
- malice
- mecca
- mica
- mice
- mimic
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 47/100, compared with 16 available puzzles through this date.
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