Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
B8
C6
D18
E3
O1
T7
Words by length
415
513
610
72
82
91
Two-letter starts
BE1
BO7
CE2
CO4
DE12
DO5
DY1
EB1
ED1
EY1
OB1
TE2
TO5
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
9 letters · 16 points
First and last letters
B … D
Letter pattern
B•••••••D
O × 2, T × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
boycotted
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
B 8
- bedded
- bobbed
- bode
- boded
- body
- booed
- booted
- boycottedPangram
C 6
- cede
- ceded
- code
- coded
- coed
- cooed
D 18
- debt
- deco
- decoct
- decocted
- decode
- decoded
- decoy
- decoyed
- deed
- deeded
- detect
- detected
- dodo
- dote
- doted
- dotted
- dotty
- dyed
E 3
- ebbed
- eddy
- eyed
O 1
- obeyed
T 7
- teddy
- teed
- toddy
- toed
- tooted
- toted
- toyed
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 54/100, compared with 26 available puzzles through this date.
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