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Saturday, October 3, 2026

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ABCHLN I
46Answers
2Pangrams
233Maximum
164Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A4
B9
C19
H3
I2
L7
N2

Words by length

414
515
67
72
84
91
101
111
121

Two-letter starts

AB1
AC2
AL1
BA4
BI3
BL2
CA2
CH11
CI2
CL4
HA1
HI2
IL1
IN1
LA6
LI1
NA1
NI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

11 letters · 18 points

First and last letters

B … A

Letter pattern

B•••••••••A

A × 4, C × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

bacchanalia

Pangram 2
Length

12 letters · 19 points

First and last letters

B … N

Letter pattern

B••••••••••N

A × 4, C × 2, N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

bacchanalian

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

A 4

  • abaci
  • acacia
  • acai
  • alibi

B 9

  • bacchanaliaPangram
  • bacchanalianPangram
  • bacilli
  • bail
  • biblical
  • bilabial
  • bill
  • blin
  • blini

C 19

  • cabin
  • cannibal
  • chai
  • chain
  • chia
  • chic
  • chica
  • chichi
  • chili
  • chill
  • chin
  • china
  • chinchilla
  • cilia
  • cinch
  • clinch
  • clinic
  • clinical
  • clinician

H 3

  • hail
  • hibachi
  • hill

I 2

  • iliac
  • inch

L 7

  • labia
  • labial
  • laic
  • laical
  • lain
  • lanai
  • lilac

N 2

  • nail
  • niacin

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 48/100, compared with 276 available puzzles through this date.

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