Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
C5
I1
L4
R5
T17
V4
Words by length
420
57
64
72
82
91
Two-letter starts
CI1
CL1
CO2
CR1
IL1
LI2
LO2
RI1
RO4
TI2
TO9
TR6
VI3
VO1
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
9 letters · 16 points
First and last letters
V … C
Letter pattern
V•••••••C
I × 3
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
vitriolic
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
C 5
- citric
- clot
- colt
- coot
- critic
I 1
- illicit
L 4
- licit
- lilt
- loot
- lotto
R 5
- riot
- root
- roti
- rotor
- rototill
T 17
- till
- tilt
- toil
- toll
- tool
- toot
- tori
- toric
- torii
- toro
- tort
- tricolor
- tricot
- trill
- trio
- troll
- trot
V 4
- victor
- vitriol
- vitriolicPangram
- volt
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 63/100, compared with 195 available puzzles through this date.
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