Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
C1
E4
F8
G10
I6
N1
T7
Words by length
43
55
69
712
86
92
Two-letter starts
CI1
EF1
EG1
EN2
FE5
FI3
GE6
GI4
IC1
IG2
IN3
NE1
TE2
TI5
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
9 letters · 16 points
First and last letters
E … G
Letter pattern
E•••••••G
E × 2, F × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
effecting
Pangram 2
Length
9 letters · 16 points
First and last letters
I … G
Letter pattern
I•••••••G
I × 2, N × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
infecting
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
C 1
- citing
E 4
- effectingPangram
- egging
- engine
- enticing
F 8
- feign
- feigning
- feinting
- fencing
- feting
- fifing
- fining
- fitting
G 10
- gene
- genetic
- genie
- genii
- gent
- getting
- gift
- gifting
- gigging
- ginning
I 6
- icing
- ignite
- igniting
- inciting
- infectingPangram
- inning
N 1
- netting
T 7
- teeing
- tenting
- tinge
- tingeing
- tinging
- tinning
- tinting
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 60/100, compared with 63 available puzzles through this date.
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