Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A12
H3
I5
L12
N8
O4
T11
Words by length
422
514
66
72
83
91
105
111
121
Two-letter starts
AI1
AL3
AN6
AT2
HA1
HO2
IN4
IO1
LA1
LI2
LL1
LO8
NA2
NO6
OA1
OL1
ON2
TA2
TI1
TO8
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
12 letters · 19 points
First and last letters
A … N
Letter pattern
A••••••••••N
A × 2, N × 3, I × 3
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
annihilation
Pangram 2
Length
10 letters · 17 points
First and last letters
I … N
Letter pattern
I••••••••N
I × 2, N × 2, A × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
inhalation
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 12
- aioli
- allot
- aloha
- alto
- anion
- annatto
- annihilationPangram
- annotation
- anoint
- anon
- atoll
- atonal
H 3
- halo
- holt
- hoot
I 5
- inhalationPangram
- initiation
- into
- intonation
- iota
L 12
- lanolin
- lion
- litho
- llano
- loan
- loath
- loin
- loll
- loon
- loot
- lotion
- lotto
N 8
- nation
- national
- nonillion
- noon
- notation
- notational
- notion
- notional
O 4
- oath
- olio
- onion
- onto
T 11
- talon
- tattoo
- titillation
- toil
- toll
- tonal
- tool
- toon
- toot
- tooth
- total
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 40/100, compared with 142 available puzzles through this date.
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