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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

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DGLNYZ I
41Answers
1Pangrams
224Maximum
157Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

D14
G12
I6
L3
N2
Z4

Words by length

49
59
66
711
85
101

Two-letter starts

DI13
DY1
GI11
GL1
ID4
IL1
IN1
LI2
LY1
NI2
ZI4

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

D … Y

Letter pattern

D••••••••Y

I × 2, Z × 2, Y × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

dizzyingly

Complete answer list

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D 14

  • diddling
  • diddly
  • digging
  • dill
  • dilly
  • ding
  • dinging
  • dingy
  • dining
  • dizzily
  • dizzy
  • dizzying
  • dizzyinglyPangram
  • dying

G 12

  • giddily
  • giddy
  • giddying
  • gigging
  • giggling
  • giggly
  • gild
  • gilding
  • gill
  • gilling
  • ginning
  • gliding

I 6

  • idling
  • idly
  • idyl
  • idyll
  • illy
  • inning

L 3

  • lily
  • lining
  • lying

N 2

  • niggling
  • ninny

Z 4

  • zigging
  • zing
  • zinging
  • zingy

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 60/100, compared with 266 available puzzles through this date.

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