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Wednesday, October 28, 2026

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BDEGLO I
71Answers
1Pangrams
355Maximum
249Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

B18
D11
E5
G16
I6
L9
O6

Words by length

415
520
623
710
82
91

Two-letter starts

BE4
BI8
BL1
BO5
DE1
DI6
DO4
ED2
EL3
GE2
GI10
GL3
GO1
ID3
IG1
IL1
IO1
LE1
LI7
LO1
OB2
OI1
OL3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

O … D

Letter pattern

O•••••D

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

obliged

Complete answer list

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B 18

  • beige
  • belie
  • belied
  • bellied
  • bible
  • bide
  • bided
  • biggie
  • bile
  • bilge
  • bill
  • billed
  • bloodied
  • bodied
  • boil
  • boiled
  • boogie
  • boogied

D 11

  • deli
  • diddle
  • diddled
  • died
  • dildo
  • dill
  • diode
  • doggie
  • dogie
  • dollied
  • doobie

E 5

  • eddied
  • edible
  • elide
  • elided
  • eligible

G 16

  • gelid
  • geoid
  • gibe
  • gibed
  • gigged
  • giggle
  • giggled
  • gigolo
  • gild
  • gilded
  • gill
  • gilled
  • glib
  • glide
  • glided
  • goodie

I 6

  • idle
  • idled
  • idol
  • igloo
  • illegible
  • iodide

L 9

  • legible
  • libel
  • libeled
  • libelee
  • libido
  • lidded
  • lied
  • liege
  • lobbied

O 6

  • oblige
  • obligedPangram
  • oiled
  • oldie
  • olio
  • ollie

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 22/100, compared with 301 available puzzles through this date.

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