function isPangram(s) { var letters = "zqxjkvbpygfwmucldrhsnioate" // sorted by frequency ascending (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_frequency) s = s.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z]/g,'') for (var i = 0; i < 26; i++) if (s.indexOf(letters[i]) < 0) return false return true } console.log(isPangram("is this a pangram")) // false console.log(isPangram("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")) // true