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Sunday, October 25, 2026

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ABILNO M
66Answers
2Pangrams
282Maximum
198Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A7
B8
I3
L13
M32
N2
O1

Words by length

427
516
610
78
82
92
111

Two-letter starts

AB1
AM4
AN2
BA2
BI2
BL2
BO2
IA2
IM1
LA4
LI6
LL1
LO2
MA15
MI7
MO10
NI1
NO1
OI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

11 letters · 18 points

First and last letters

B … A

Letter pattern

B•••••••••A

B × 2, I × 3, A × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

bibliomania

Pangram 2
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

B … L

Letter pattern

B••••••L

I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

binomial

Complete answer list

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A 7

  • abloom
  • amino
  • ammo
  • ammonia
  • amnio
  • anima
  • animal

B 8

  • balm
  • bamboo
  • bibliomaniaPangram
  • binomialPangram
  • blam
  • bloom
  • bomb
  • boom

I 3

  • iamb
  • iambi
  • imam

L 13

  • lama
  • lamb
  • lamina
  • laminal
  • lima
  • limb
  • limbo
  • liminal
  • limn
  • limo
  • llama
  • loam
  • loom

M 32

  • mail
  • mailman
  • maim
  • main
  • mall
  • mama
  • mamba
  • mambo
  • mamma
  • mammal
  • mammalian
  • mammon
  • mania
  • manila
  • manna
  • mill
  • million
  • mini
  • minim
  • minima
  • minimal
  • minion
  • moan
  • moil
  • moll
  • momma
  • mono
  • monobob
  • monomania
  • monomial
  • moola
  • moon

N 2

  • nimbi
  • nominal

O 1

  • oilman

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 20/100, compared with 298 available puzzles through this date.

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