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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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CIKMNU H
18Answers
1Pangrams
79Maximum
56Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

C8
H3
I1
K1
M3
N2

Words by length

47
56
62
71
82

Two-letter starts

CH7
CI1
HI1
HU2
IN1
KI1
MU3
NU2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

M … N

Letter pattern

M••••••N

N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

munchkin

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

C 8

  • chic
  • chichi
  • chick
  • chin
  • chuck
  • chum
  • chunk
  • cinch

H 3

  • hick
  • hunch
  • hunk

I 1

  • inch

K 1

  • kimchi

M 3

  • much
  • munch
  • munchkinPangram

N 2

  • nunchuck
  • nunchuk

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 81/100, compared with 293 available puzzles through this date.

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