Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A10
C19
E10
I5
L10
P11
T8
Words by length
416
517
618
714
85
92
101
Two-letter starts
AC6
AL1
AP2
AT1
CA11
CE3
CI2
CL3
EC3
EL5
EP2
IC1
IL2
IP1
IT1
LA7
LI3
PA3
PE3
PI3
PL2
TA8
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
10 letters · 17 points
First and last letters
E … L
Letter pattern
E••••••••L
L × 3, I × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
elliptical
Pangram 2
Length
9 letters · 16 points
First and last letters
T … E
Letter pattern
T•••••••E
I × 2, E × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
tailpiece
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 10
- acacia
- acai
- accept
- acetal
- acetate
- acetic
- alpaca
- apace
- apiece
- attic
C 19
- cacti
- calcite
- call
- calla
- cape
- capital
- caplet
- catalpa
- catcall
- cattail
- cattle
- celiac
- cell
- celli
- cilia
- cite
- clap
- cleat
- clip
E 10
- eclat
- eclectic
- ecliptic
- elect
- electee
- elicit
- elliptic
- ellipticalPangram
- epic
- epileptic
I 5
- icicle
- iliac
- illicit
- ipecac
- italic
L 10
- lace
- lactate
- lacteal
- lactic
- laic
- laical
- lattice
- lice
- licit
- lilac
P 11
- pace
- pact
- palace
- peace
- pellicle
- peptic
- pica
- piccata
- piece
- placate
- place
T 8
- tacet
- tacit
- tact
- tactic
- tactical
- tactile
- tailpiecePangram
- talc
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This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 20/100, compared with 199 available puzzles through this date.
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