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Monday, October 12, 2026

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AHMPTY E
55Answers
1Pangrams
183Maximum
129Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A2
E5
H8
M11
P7
T21
Y1

Words by length

429
515
67
72
82

Two-letter starts

AH1
AT1
EM3
EP1
EY1
HA2
HE5
HY1
MA4
ME7
PA2
PE5
TA3
TE11
TH6
TY1
YE1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

E … Y

Letter pattern

E•••••Y

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

empathy

Complete answer list

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A 2

  • ahem
  • attempt

E 5

  • empath
  • empathyPangram
  • empty
  • epee
  • eyeteeth

H 8

  • hamate
  • hate
  • heap
  • heat
  • heath
  • heme
  • hemp
  • hype

M 11

  • mate
  • matey
  • matte
  • mayhem
  • meat
  • meaty
  • meet
  • meme
  • meta
  • mete
  • meth

P 7

  • pate
  • payee
  • peat
  • peaty
  • peep
  • peppy
  • petty

T 21

  • tame
  • tape
  • tappet
  • team
  • teammate
  • teat
  • teem
  • teepee
  • teeth
  • teethe
  • temp
  • tempeh
  • tempt
  • tepee
  • thee
  • them
  • theme
  • theta
  • they
  • thyme
  • type

Y 1

  • yeah

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 39/100, compared with 285 available puzzles through this date.

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