Are you sure about that? My recollection is that LORRY was one of the first words I was surprised wasn’t allowed when I started playing the game about seven years ago.
You can look up any word’s Spelling Bee history here:
https://www.sbsolver.com/history
I tried HOOPOE and POTTO, still no luck.
Another first word pangram and a day without clues, probably due to the -ed endings (pretty sure I’m not giving anything away there).
I’m (probably) one word plus its -ED away from QB. G came easily and I got a pangram first. I understand but I am disappointed that they didn’t allow DEATHWATCH.
Man, the FECULENCE of leaving out such a fine word.
Again with a first guess pangram today. I did need clues to get to Genius, though.
Yeah, and I guess FLOCCULENCE was just too woolly.
I tried it though. Also, OCCULENCE, but I didn’t have any real hope for that one.
Quick brag: I reached 1000 Pangrams today according the stats page! (Overall, I mean. Not all today. 
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Congrats. I, too, reached 1000 a few days ago.
1138 for me. Which is close to but not quite all the pangrams since they started keeping decent stats. I always get at least one pangram, but occasionally, I miss one when there are multiple.
No OUTCLINIC? It was my attempt at another first guess pangram.
My god! 
No first word pangram for me today. In fact, it took me quite awhile to find it. And I needed clues to finish the Genius level. Dunno why it was so difficult.
I’m finding it hard today. No pangram/s yet, 50 points to go.
So we have LUCUTION but not ILLOCUTION?
Well, no, because LUCUTION isn’t what you mean. Point taken, though, and at least 5 other cromulent words not in today’s Bee.
I guess the most obvious word here falls afoul of the obscenity rule…
And, like yesterday’s obscene word, is distracting. As for our British friends, they’re upset about a slur in yesterday’s puzzle that to me is just a slightly archaic word for “this moment.”
Same here. For some reason, this collection of letters wasn’t as obvious.