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Friday, October 2, 2026

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AILMNP T
56Answers
1Pangrams
257Maximum
180Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A4
I3
L4
M9
N2
P17
T17

Words by length

420
511
69
79
86
101

Two-letter starts

AL1
AN1
AT2
IM1
IN2
LA1
LI3
MA4
MI5
NA2
PA5
PI6
PL6
TA10
TI7

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

I … T

Letter pattern

I•••••T

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

implant

Complete answer list

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A 4

  • alit
  • anti
  • atilt
  • attain

I 3

  • implantPangram
  • inapt
  • initial

L 4

  • lantana
  • lilt
  • limit
  • lint

M 9

  • maintain
  • malt
  • manta
  • mantilla
  • militant
  • militia
  • militiaman
  • mint
  • mitt

N 2

  • natal
  • natant

P 17

  • paint
  • palatal
  • palatial
  • pant
  • patina
  • pinata
  • pint
  • pintail
  • pipit
  • pita
  • pitapat
  • plaint
  • plait
  • plant
  • plantain
  • plat
  • pliant

T 17

  • tail
  • taillamp
  • taint
  • tali
  • tall
  • tallit
  • tamp
  • tannin
  • tapa
  • tatami
  • tilapia
  • till
  • tilt
  • timpani
  • tint
  • tipi
  • titan

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 40/100, compared with 275 available puzzles through this date.

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