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Monday, October 5, 2026

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AILORT V
24Answers
1Pangrams
125Maximum
88Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A4
L3
O1
R2
T3
V11

Words by length

45
59
63
76
81

Two-letter starts

AR1
AV3
LA3
OV1
RA1
RI1
TR3
VA1
VI8
VO2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

V … R

Letter pattern

V••••••R

O × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

violator

Complete answer list

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A 4

  • arrival
  • avail
  • avatar
  • aviator

L 3

  • larva
  • larval
  • lava

O 1

  • oval

R 2

  • ravioli
  • rival

T 3

  • travail
  • trivia
  • trivial

V 11

  • valor
  • vial
  • villa
  • viol
  • viola
  • violatorPangram
  • viral
  • vital
  • vitriol
  • voila
  • volt

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 81/100, compared with 278 available puzzles through this date.

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