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		gomox on March 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What are the "worst" spelling bee pangrams? I still remember my disappointment when I entered HEMOPHAGE and it was deemed "not a valid word".

angiosperm on March 18, 2024 [–]

naphtha and caracal.

dmurray on March 18, 2024 | [–]

And naphthalene, which would have been a pangram that day.

themadturk on March 18, 2024 | | [–]

I seem to remember both those words were put forward in the hints page, too!

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