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Thursday, October 29, 2026

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ADGNOP R
53Answers
2Pangrams
227Maximum
159Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A7
D9
G13
O3
P10
R11

Words by length

421
517
66
74
83
91
101

Two-letter starts

AD1
AG2
AN1
AP1
AR2
DA1
DO3
DR5
GO2
GR11
OD1
OR2
PA3
PO3
PR4
RA6
RO5

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

G … P

Letter pattern

G••••••P

P × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

grandpop

Pangram 2
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

P … A

Letter pattern

P••••••••A

P × 2, A × 3

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

propaganda

Complete answer list

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A 7

  • adorn
  • agar
  • agora
  • angora
  • apron
  • ardor
  • argon

D 9

  • darn
  • donor
  • door
  • dorado
  • drag
  • dragon
  • dragoon
  • droop
  • drop

G 13

  • gorgon
  • gorp
  • grad
  • gran
  • grand
  • grandad
  • granddad
  • grandpa
  • grandpapa
  • grandpopPangram
  • grappa
  • groan
  • grog

O 3

  • odor
  • orang
  • organ

P 10

  • paradrop
  • paragon
  • pardon
  • poor
  • porn
  • porno
  • prod
  • prong
  • prop
  • propagandaPangram

R 11

  • radar
  • radon
  • raga
  • rand
  • rando
  • rang
  • road
  • roan
  • roar
  • rondo
  • rood

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 35/100, compared with 302 available puzzles through this date.

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