Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A5
C28
E2
H3
I2
L8
M7
Words by length
420
519
68
75
83
Two-letter starts
AC5
CA8
CE3
CH12
CI1
CL4
EA1
EM1
HA1
HE2
IC1
IL1
LA3
LE3
LI2
MA3
ME1
MI3
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
8 letters · 15 points
First and last letters
C … L
Letter pattern
C••••••L
C × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
chemical
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 5
- acacia
- acai
- acclaim
- ache
- acme
C 28
- cache
- call
- calla
- calm
- came
- camel
- camellia
- cami
- celiac
- cell
- celli
- chai
- chalice
- challah
- chemicalPangram
- chia
- chic
- chica
- chichi
- chicle
- chili
- chill
- chime
- cilia
- claim
- clam
- cliche
- clime
E 2
- each
- emcee
H 3
- hamachi
- heliacal
- helical
I 2
- icicle
- iliac
L 8
- lace
- laic
- laical
- leach
- lech
- leech
- lice
- lilac
M 7
- mace
- malic
- malice
- mecca
- mica
- mice
- mimic
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 37/100, compared with 173 available puzzles through this date.
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