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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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AHPRTY O
68Answers
1Pangrams
286Maximum
201Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A5
H12
O4
P15
R9
T21
Y2

Words by length

426
515
616
78
81
92

Two-letter starts

AH1
AO1
AR1
AT2
HO11
HY1
OA2
OR2
PA2
PH2
PO9
PR1
PY1
RA2
RO7
TA4
TH2
TO8
TR5
TY2
YA1
YO1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

A … Y

Letter pattern

A•••••Y

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

atrophy

Complete answer list

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A 5

  • ahoy
  • aorta
  • arroyo
  • atop
  • atrophyPangram

H 12

  • hoar
  • hoary
  • hoop
  • hoorah
  • hooray
  • hoot
  • hoppy
  • hora
  • horror
  • hortatory
  • hotpot
  • hypo

O 4

  • oath
  • oaty
  • orator
  • oratory

P 15

  • paratroop
  • parrot
  • pharaoh
  • photo
  • pooh
  • poop
  • poor
  • poppa
  • poppy
  • port
  • portray
  • potato
  • potty
  • prop
  • pyro

R 9

  • rapport
  • raptor
  • roar
  • root
  • ropy
  • rotary
  • rotator
  • rotatory
  • rotor

T 21

  • taproot
  • taro
  • tarot
  • tattoo
  • throat
  • throaty
  • toot
  • tooth
  • toothy
  • torah
  • toro
  • torpor
  • tort
  • torta
  • troop
  • trophy
  • trot
  • troth
  • troy
  • typo
  • tyro

Y 2

  • yahoo
  • yoohoo

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 23/100, compared with 308 available puzzles through this date.

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