Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A12
C10
I6
N2
R6
T17
U3
Words by length
49
521
615
75
83
93
Two-letter starts
AC2
AN3
AR4
AT3
CA3
CI4
CR2
CU1
IN5
IR1
NI2
RA3
RI1
RU2
TA8
TI5
TR2
TU2
UN2
UR1
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
7 letters · 14 points
First and last letters
C … N
Letter pattern
C•••••N
No repeated letters
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
curtain
Pangram 2
Length
8 letters · 15 points
First and last letters
T … N
Letter pattern
T••••••N
T × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
taciturn
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 12
- acacia
- acai
- antarctic
- anti
- antic
- arancini
- arctic
- aria
- arnica
- atria
- attain
- attic
C 10
- cacti
- cairn
- cantina
- circa
- circuit
- cirri
- citric
- crania
- critic
- curtainPangram
I 6
- incant
- incur
- intact
- intuit
- inurn
- irritant
N 2
- niacin
- nitric
R 6
- rain
- raita
- rani
- ricin
- ruin
- runic
T 17
- tacit
- taciturnPangram
- tactic
- tactician
- taint
- tannic
- tannin
- tantric
- tiara
- tinct
- tint
- titan
- titanic
- train
- trait
- tunic
- tutti
U 3
- unit
- unitarian
- uric
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 31/100, compared with 234 available puzzles through this date.
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