for(i=97,a='';i<123;){a+=String.fromCharCode(i++)}

[...Array(26)].reduce(a=>a+String.fromCharCode(i++),'',i=97)

for(i=9,a='';++i<36;)a+=i.toString(36) // 38, cannot be used in an expression
[...Array(26)].map(_=>(++i).toString(36),i=9).join`` // 52 directly returnig the string desired
[...Array(26)].map(_=>a+=(++i).toString(36),a='',i=9) // 53 assign to a variable
(i=9,[for(_ of Array(26))(++i).toString(36)].join``) // 52 ES7 direct return
i=9,a='',[for(_ of Array(26))a+=(++i).toString(36)] // 51 ES7 assign to a variable

String.fromCharCode(...Array(123).keys()).slice(97)

a="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" // 30 bytes

a=btoa`i·?yø!?9%?z)ª»-ºü1`+'yz' // 31 bytes; each ? represents an unprintable

for(i=97,a='';i<123;)a+=String.fromCharCode(i++) // 48 bytes

a=[...Array(26)].map(_=>String.fromCharCode(i++),i=97).join`` // 61 bytes
a=[...Array(26)].map((_,i)=>String.fromCharCode(i+97)).join`` // also 61 bytes
a=[...Array(i=26)].map(_=>String.fromCharCode(++i+70)).join`` // again, 61 bytes

[...Array(26)].map(_=>a+=String.fromCharCode(i++),i=97,a='') // all 60 bytes
[...Array(26)].map((_,i)=>a+=String.fromCharCode(i+97),a='')
[...Array(i=26)].map(_=>a+=String.fromCharCode(++i+70),a='')

a=[for(_ of Array(i=26))String.fromCharCode(++i+70)].join`` // 59 bytes

a='',[for(_ of Array(i=26))a+=String.fromCharCode(++i+70)] // 58 bytes

a=String.fromCharCode(...[...Array(26)].map(_=>i++,i=97)) // all 57 bytes
a=String.fromCharCode(...[...Array(26)].map((_,i)=>i+97))
a=String.fromCharCode(...[...Array(i=26)].map(_=>++i+70))

a=String.fromCharCode(...[for(_ of Array(i=26))++i+70]) // 55 bytes

for(i=9,a='';++i<36;)a+=i.toString(36) // 38 bytes
a=[...Array(26)].map(_=>(++i).toString(36),i=9).join`` // 54 bytes
[...Array(26)].map(_=>a+=(++i).toString(36),i=9,a='') // 53 bytes
i=9,a=[for(_ of Array(26))(++i).toString(36)].join`` // 52 bytes
i=9,a='',[for(_ of Array(26))a+=(++i).toString(36)] // 51 bytes

eval("for(i=9,a='';++i<36;)a+=i.toString(36)") // 46 bytes

x=>eval("for(i=9,a='';++i<36;)a+=i.toString(36)") // 49 bytes
x=>{for(i=9,a='';++i<36;)a+=i.toString(36);return a} // 52 bytes