What are the word records for pangram (list of words containing all the letters of the alphabet)?

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What are the word records for pangram (list of words containing all the letters of the alphabet)?
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  a.  fewest letters
  b.  fewest words
  c.  containing most different letters, two words [6-111,172,10-42,21-27,84]
  d.  containing most different letters, three words [10-42]
  e.  alphabetic word chains [12-174,218]
  f.  consonym [23-240]

[ Editor: question framed by the editor from the headings of the Taxonomy of Wordplay. ]

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[ Editor: from the Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com, retrieved 28 Oct 2026. Classes (common, uncommon, hyphenated words, phrases), scores, ties (-t) and the source codes in brackets are explained in language/english/word.records.introduction. ]

Sources: [1-101,116,4-239,5-52,107,181,205,10-41,84,103,11-245,16-234,20-90,154,21-225]

a.  fewest letters
        uncommon words: waqf & jynx & speltz & vugh & mockbird [see "Pangram" article]
b.  fewest words
        uncommon words: qwerty & flax & buckjumping & vozhds [see "Pangram" article]
c.  containing most different letters, two words [6-111,172,10-42,21-27,84]
        uncommon words: poldavy & thumbscrewing (20) [see "Pangram" article]
        uncommon words: blacksmith & gunpowdery (20) [see "Pangram" article]
d.  containing most different letters, three words [10-42]
        uncommon words: jumbling & frowzy & sketchpad (23) [see "Pangram" article]
        uncommon words: browzing & kvetchy & mudflaps (23) [see "Pangram" article]
e.  alphabetic word chains [12-174,218]
f.  consonym [23-240]

-- Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com