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Friday, October 16, 2026

Move from broad counts to one-word clues without giving away more than you asked for.

BINPRU G
56Answers
2Pangrams
339Maximum
238Genius

First letter × word length

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First45678910Total
B31–71––12
G4–143––12
I––111––3
N––11–––2
P2–27–––11
R21–7–––10
U–12––216

Two-letter starts

BI2
BR5
BU5
GI3
GR7
GU2
IN3
NI2
PI6
PR2
PU3
RI5
RU5
UN3
UP2
UR1

Pangram hint ladder

Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

B … G

Letter pattern

B•••••G

No repeated letters

Pangram 2
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

U … G

Letter pattern

U••••••••G

I × 2, N × 2, G × 2

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