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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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DEHNOT C
62Answers
1Pangrams
340Maximum
238Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

C34
D10
E6
H3
N4
O2
T3

Words by length

413
512
615
710
88
94

Two-letter starts

CE3
CO31
DE9
DO1
EC2
EN2
ET2
HE1
HO2
NE1
NO3
OC1
ON1
TE2
TH1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

N … D

Letter pattern

N•••••D

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

notched

Complete answer list

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C 34

  • cede
  • ceded
  • cent
  • cocoon
  • cocooned
  • code
  • coded
  • codon
  • coed
  • coho
  • concede
  • conceded
  • conch
  • concoct
  • concocted
  • condo
  • condone
  • condoned
  • cone
  • coned
  • connect
  • connected
  • conned
  • connote
  • connoted
  • contend
  • contended
  • content
  • contented
  • cooed
  • coot
  • cote
  • cotton
  • cottoned

D 10

  • decedent
  • decent
  • deco
  • decoct
  • decocted
  • decode
  • decoded
  • detect
  • detected
  • docent

E 6

  • echo
  • echoed
  • encode
  • encoded
  • etch
  • etched

H 3

  • hence
  • honcho
  • hooch

N 4

  • neocon
  • nonce
  • notch
  • notchedPangram

O 2

  • octet
  • once

T 3

  • tech
  • techno
  • thence

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 32/100, compared with 279 available puzzles through this date.

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