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Official rules say otherwise: "Each puzzle includes at least one “pangram,” which uses every letter." https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee https://www.

Official rules say otherwise: "Each puzzle includes at least one “pangram,” which uses every letter." https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee -> click on 'How to Play'

tptacek 3y ago
I've always assumed they generate the puzzle starting from a pangram.
- ddejohn 3y ago
  This is the assumption I started with when I started building my clone.
- spyspy 3y ago
  That's exactly how it works. The script scanned the dictionary for pangrams and then built the puzzles from that list, filtering out pangrams that didn't meet the other rules for the game.