Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A6
C16
I3
L7
M22
N6
Words by length
412
515
613
79
83
95
103
Two-letter starts
AL1
AN5
CA7
CL5
CY4
IN3
LA5
LI2
MA15
MI6
MY1
NA4
NI2
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
10 letters · 17 points
First and last letters
I … Y
Letter pattern
I••••••••Y
I × 3, L × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
inimically
Pangram 2
Length
10 letters · 17 points
First and last letters
M … Y
Letter pattern
M••••••••Y
A × 3, L × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
maniacally
Pangram 3
Length
9 letters · 16 points
First and last letters
M … Y
Letter pattern
M•••••••Y
A × 2, L × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
manically
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 6
- almanac
- anal
- anally
- anima
- animal
- annal
C 16
- caiman
- canal
- cancan
- canna
- cannily
- canny
- cayman
- clan
- clinic
- clinical
- clinically
- clinician
- cyan
- cynic
- cynical
- cynically
I 3
- inimical
- inimicallyPangram
- inlay
L 7
- lain
- lamina
- laminal
- lanai
- layman
- liminal
- limn
M 22
- mailman
- main
- mainly
- mammalian
- mancala
- mania
- maniac
- maniacal
- maniacallyPangram
- manic
- manicallyPangram
- manila
- manly
- manna
- many
- mini
- minicam
- minim
- minima
- minimal
- minimally
- myna
N 6
- naan
- nail
- nana
- nanny
- niacin
- ninny
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 28/100, compared with 288 available puzzles through this date.
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