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L A D I N U V Y
Tylogram for January 16, 2024

words: 88
best score: 1,726 pts
pangrams: 1

A x 15
D x 15
I x 13
L x 19
N x 4
U x 6
V x 16

4L x 28
5L x 23
6L x 17
7L x 9
8L x 6
9L x 1
10L x 3
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
A 3 5 4 - 2 - 1 - 15
D 6 4 2 2 - - 1 - 15
I 4 3 2 1 - 1 1 1 13
L 11 3 2 1 2 - - - 19
N 2 1 - 1 - - - - 4
U 1 2 3 - - - - - 6
V 1 5 4 4 2 - - - 16
tot 28 23 17 9 6 1 3 1 88

INDIVIDUALLY

word length
ALLAY       5      
ALLUVIAL       8      
ALLUVIALLY       10      
ALLY       4      
ANAL       4      
ANALLY       6      
ANIL       4      
ANNAL       5      
ANNUAL       6      
ANNUALLY       8      
ANNUL       5      
ANNULI       6      
ANVIL       5      
AVAIL       5      
AVIDLY       6      
DAAL       4      
DAILY       5      
DALLY       5      
DANDILY       7      
DAYLILY       7      
DIAL       4      
DIDDLY       6      
DILL       4      
DILLY       5      
DILLYDALLY       10      
DUAL       4      
DUALLY       6      
DULL       4      
DULLY       5      
DULY       4      
IDLY       4      
IDYL       4      
IDYLL       5      
ILIA       4      
ILIAL       5      
ILLY       4      
INDIVIDUAL       10      
INDIVIDUALLY       12       pangram
INLAID       6      
INLAND       6      
INLAY       5      
INVALID       7      
INVALIDLY       9      
LADY       4      
LAID       4      
LAIN       4      
LANAI       5      
LAND       4      
LANDAU       6      
LANDLADY       8      
LAUD       4      
LAVA       4      
LAVALAVA       8      
LIANA       5      
LILY       4      
LIVID       5      
LIVIDLY       7      
LUAU       4      
LULL       4      
LULU       4      
LUNA       4      
LUNULA       6      
NAIL       4      
NAVAL       5      
NAVALLY       7      
NULL       4      
ULNA       4      
UNDULY       6      
UNLAID       6      
UNLID       5      
UNNAIL       6       disallowed in earlier puzzles
UVULA       5      
VAINLY       6      
VALID       5      
VALIDLY       7      
VALVAL       6      
VANDAL       6      
VANILLA       7      
VANILLIN       8      
VIAL       4      
VILLA       5      
VILLAIN       7      
VILLAINY       8      
VILLI       5      
VINYL       5      
VIVIDLY       7      
VULVA       5      
VULVAL       6      

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