Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A4
C9
M32
N2
O1
R3
T5
Words by length
419
513
614
74
84
92
Two-letter starts
AM1
AR2
AT1
CA3
CO5
CR1
MA17
MO15
NO2
OT1
RO3
TA1
TO2
TR2
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
9 letters · 16 points
First and last letters
C … T
Letter pattern
C•••••••T
O × 2, R × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
cormorant
Pangram 2
Length
8 letters · 15 points
First and last letters
M … T
Letter pattern
M••••••T
O × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
monocrat
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 4
- ammo
- armor
- aroma
- atom
C 9
- camo
- carom
- catamaran
- coatroom
- coma
- comma
- common
- cormorantPangram
- cram
M 32
- macaron
- macaroon
- macro
- macron
- mama
- mamma
- mammon
- manna
- manor
- manta
- mantra
- maraca
- marm
- marmot
- maroon
- mart
- matron
- moan
- moat
- momma
- mono
- monocratPangram
- moon
- moor
- moot
- morn
- morocco
- moron
- mortar
- motor
- motorcar
- motto
N 2
- noncom
- norm
O 1
- ottoman
R 3
- roam
- romcom
- room
T 5
- tarmac
- tomato
- tomcat
- tram
- tramcar
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 35/100, compared with 69 available puzzles through this date.
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