Do we need to have a subscription to get all the letters,

You can buy individual letters if you want but I believe there is a min. of $5 order. With a membership you never have to worry about missing anything. It is well worth the price.

Starting a new alpha always seems to be an issue = with cuties all over the world the voting gets a bit messed up. Most everyone appears to be voting for the Patrick A today so it should be there tomorrow. Seems the A is up for some folks, then the B, then back to the A all in the same day for some parts of the world. So, best to look several times on the day of and the day after the font changes to a new one to catch it posted in your timezone.