pangram

Noun

pangram (plural pangrams)

1. A sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet.
   • Higher in the scale range the Cadmean curiosities of the Pangram, Lipogram, and Anagram. The first of these must contain the entire alphabet, and claims the twenty-first verse of the seventh chapter of the Prophet Ezra as its most noted example.1873 March, unknown, “Word-Play”, in The Proof-Sheet
   • Like the search for the perfect palindrome, the pursuit of the perfect pangram has obsessed many people.1986, Tony Augarde, The Oxford Guide to Word Games
2. (crosswording) A crossword puzzle in which every letter appears in the completed grid.
   • A pangram (or, as some manage, the triple pangram, with at least three of every letter) restricts the options, directing the setter away from habits and repetition and towards a fresher puzzle.2013 November 7, Alan Connor, Two Girls, One on Each Knee: The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword, Penguin UK, →ISBN
   • I've always wanted to make an anti-pangram pangram puzzle - the NYT would never run something so self-mocking!2021 December 31, Hayley Gold, Letters to Margaret, Lone Shark Games, →ISBN, page 62