Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A2
C47
E2
L5
N4
O2
V4
Words by length
416
521
613
710
84
92
Two-letter starts
AC1
AL1
CA16
CE2
CL9
CO20
EN2
LA2
LO3
NA1
NE1
NO2
OC1
ON1
VA2
VO2
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
8 letters · 15 points
First and last letters
C … E
Letter pattern
C••••••E
C × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
conclave
Pangram 2
Length
9 letters · 16 points
First and last letters
C … E
Letter pattern
C•••••••E
C × 2, E × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
covalence
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 2
- acne
- alcove
C 47
- cacao
- call
- calla
- callaloo
- calve
- canal
- cancan
- cancel
- cane
- canna
- cannon
- canoe
- canola
- canon
- cava
- cave
- cell
- cello
- clan
- clave
- clean
- cleave
- cloaca
- clonal
- clone
- clove
- cloven
- coal
- coca
- cocoa
- cocoon
- coevolve
- cola
- colcannon
- colleen
- colon
- colonel
- concave
- conceal
- conclavePangram
- cone
- convene
- convo
- cool
- covalencePangram
- cove
- coven
E 2
- enclave
- enlace
L 5
- lace
- lance
- local
- locale
- loco
N 4
- nacelle
- neocon
- nonce
- nonlocal
O 2
- ocean
- once
V 4
- valance
- valence
- vocal
- volcano
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 21/100, compared with 303 available puzzles through this date.
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