Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A1
B32
D1
E1
G1
H5
N1
Words by length
411
54
614
77
85
101
Two-letter starts
AB1
BA19
BE13
DA1
EB1
GA1
HA1
HE4
NA1
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
8 letters · 15 points
First and last letters
H … G
Letter pattern
H••••••G
A × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
headbang
Pangram 2
Length
10 letters · 17 points
First and last letters
H … D
Letter pattern
H••••••••D
E × 2, A × 2, D × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
headbanged
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 1
- abed
B 32
- baaed
- baba
- babe
- bade
- badge
- badged
- baggage
- bagged
- banana
- band
- bandage
- bandaged
- bandana
- bandanna
- banded
- bane
- bang
- banged
- banned
- bead
- beaded
- bean
- beanbag
- beaned
- bedded
- bedhead
- been
- began
- begged
- behead
- beheaded
- bend
D 1
- dabbed
E 1
- ebbed
G 1
- gabbed
H 5
- handbag
- headband
- headbangPangram
- headbangedPangram
- henbane
N 1
- nabbed
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 54/100, compared with 230 available puzzles through this date.
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