Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A9
E10
L12
M16
N14
T7
Y2
Words by length
418
519
620
76
84
92
111
Two-letter starts
AM1
AN8
EA1
EL4
EM1
EN4
LA8
LE4
MA8
ME7
MY1
NA8
NE6
TA1
TE6
YE2
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
11 letters · 18 points
First and last letters
E … Y
Letter pattern
E•••••••••Y
E × 3, L × 3
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
elementally
Pangram 2
Length
8 letters · 15 points
First and last letters
M … Y
Letter pattern
M••••••Y
L × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
mentally
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 9
- amen
- anal
- anally
- annal
- anneal
- ante
- antenatal
- antenna
- antennae
E 10
- eaten
- elan
- element
- elemental
- elementallyPangram
- emanate
- enamel
- enema
- enemy
- entente
L 12
- lament
- lane
- lantana
- laten
- latent
- latently
- layman
- laymen
- lean
- leanly
- leant
- lent
M 16
- manatee
- mane
- manly
- manna
- manta
- mantel
- mantle
- many
- mean
- meanly
- meant
- meany
- mental
- mentallyPangram
- mentee
- myna
N 14
- naan
- name
- namely
- nana
- nanny
- natal
- natant
- natty
- neat
- neaten
- neatly
- nene
- nettle
- netty
T 7
- talent
- teen
- teeny
- tenant
- tenement
- tenet
- tent
Y 2
- yenta
- yente
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 19/100, compared with 223 available puzzles through this date.
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