Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A5
I1
O2
P16
R5
T9
Y1
Words by length
412
512
69
73
82
121
Two-letter starts
AI1
AP1
AR3
IT1
OA1
OR1
PA7
PI1
PO3
PR4
PY1
RA2
RO3
TA2
TI1
TO1
TR3
TY2
YA1
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
12 letters · 19 points
First and last letters
P … Y
Letter pattern
P••••••••••Y
P × 2, R × 2, O × 2, I × 2, T × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
propitiatory
Pangram 2
Length
7 letters · 14 points
First and last letters
T … Y
Letter pattern
T•••••Y
No repeated letters
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
topiary
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 5
- airy
- apiary
- array
- arroyo
- arty
I 1
- itty
O 2
- oaty
- oratory
P 16
- papaya
- pappy
- papyri
- parity
- parry
- party
- patty
- pity
- poppy
- portray
- potty
- pray
- priority
- priory
- propitiatoryPangram
- pyro
R 5
- rarity
- ratty
- ropy
- rotary
- rotatory
T 9
- tarry
- tatty
- tippy
- topiaryPangram
- tray
- trippy
- troy
- typo
- tyro
Y 1
- yappy
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 53/100, compared with 38 available puzzles through this date.
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