Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A6
C11
E5
H5
I6
M18
N9
Words by length
417
518
615
74
84
92
Two-letter starts
AC1
AM1
AN4
CA5
CH4
CI2
EC1
EM1
EN3
HE5
IC2
IM1
IN3
MA7
ME4
MI7
NA3
NE1
NI5
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
7 letters · 14 points
First and last letters
M … E
Letter pattern
M•••••E
No repeated letters
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
machine
Pangram 2
Length
8 letters · 15 points
First and last letters
M … C
Letter pattern
M••••••C
C × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
mechanic
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 6
- acne
- amen
- anemia
- anemic
- anima
- anime
C 11
- caiman
- cancan
- cane
- canine
- canna
- chain
- chance
- chin
- china
- cinch
- cinema
E 5
- echinacea
- eminence
- enchain
- enema
- enhance
H 5
- heinie
- hence
- henchman
- henchmen
- henna
I 6
- iceman
- icemen
- imminence
- inane
- inch
- innie
M 18
- machinePangram
- main
- mane
- mania
- maniac
- manic
- manna
- mean
- meanie
- mechanicPangram
- menace
- mien
- mince
- mine
- mini
- minicam
- minim
- minima
N 9
- naan
- name
- nana
- nene
- niacin
- nice
- niche
- niece
- nine
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 26/100, compared with 281 available puzzles through this date.
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