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Saturday, October 31, 2026

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GHINTU A
59Answers
1Pangrams
303Maximum
213Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A11
G12
H7
I2
N5
T17
U5

Words by length

416
513
611
79
85
94
101

Two-letter starts

AG4
AN2
AT3
AU2
GA10
GI1
GN1
HA7
IG1
IN1
NA5
TA13
TH2
TI1
TU1
UN5

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

H … G

Letter pattern

H••••••G

N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

haunting

Complete answer list

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A 11

  • again
  • aging
  • agita
  • agitating
  • angina
  • anti
  • attain
  • attaining
  • attuning
  • aught
  • aunt

G 12

  • gaga
  • gagging
  • gain
  • gaining
  • gait
  • gang
  • ganging
  • gating
  • gauging
  • gaunt
  • giant
  • gnat

H 7

  • hang
  • hanging
  • hath
  • hatha
  • hating
  • haunt
  • hauntingPangram

I 2

  • iguana
  • initiating

N 5

  • naan
  • nagging
  • nana
  • natant
  • naught

T 17

  • tagging
  • tahini
  • taiga
  • taint
  • tainting
  • tang
  • tannin
  • tanning
  • tatting
  • taught
  • taunt
  • taunting
  • taut
  • than
  • that
  • titan
  • tuna

U 5

  • unhang
  • unhanging
  • untag
  • untagging
  • untaught

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 36/100, compared with 304 available puzzles through this date.

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