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M B C D E N R U
Tylogram for October 15, 2021

words: 99
best score: 3,128 pts
pangrams: 4
bingo: yes

B x 7
C x 11
D x 15
E x 12
M x 19
N x 5
R x 19
U x 11

4L x 9
5L x 12
6L x 26
7L x 10
8L x 24
9L x 1
10L x 13
12L x 4

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
B 1 - 4 - 2 - - - 7
C - 3 1 2 4 - 1 - 11
D 3 2 5 3 2 - - - 15
E - 4 1 2 3 - 2 - 12
M 4 1 10 - 4 - - - 19
N 1 - 2 - 2 - - - 5
R - 1 3 1 5 1 6 2 19
U - 1 - 2 2 - 4 2 11
tot 9 12 26 10 24 1 13 4 99

CUMMERBUND, ENCUMBERED, UNCUMBERED, UNENCUMBERED

word length
BENUMB       6      
BENUMBED       8      
BENUMBER       8      
BERM       4      
BERMED       6      
BUMMED       6      
BUMMER       6      
CECUM       5      
CEREBRUM       8      
CREME       5      
CRUMB       5      
CRUMBED       7      
CRUMBUM       7      
CUCUMBER       8      
CUMBER       6      
CUMBERED       8      
CUMBERER       8      
CUMMERBUND       10       pangram
DEEM       4      
DEEMED       6      
DEMUR       5      
DEMURE       6      
DEMURER       7      
DEMURRED       8      
DEMURRER       8      
DRUM       4      
DRUMMED       7      
DRUMMER       7      
DUMB       4      
DUMBED       6      
DUMBER       6      
DUMDUM       6      
DURUM       5      
EMBED       5      
EMBEDDED       8      
EMBEDDER       8      
EMBER       5      
EMCEE       5      
EMCEED       6      
EMEND       5      
EMENDED       7      
EMENDER       7      
ENCUMBER       8      
ENCUMBERED       10       pangram
ENCUMBERER       10      
MEMBER       6      
MEME       4      
MEMED       5      
MEND       4      
MENDED       6      
MENDER       6      
MENU       4      
MERC       4      
MERCER       6      
MERMEN       6      
MUDDER       6      
MUMMER       6      
MURDER       6      
MURDERED       8      
MURDERER       8      
MURMUR       6      
MURMURED       8      
MURMURER       8      
MUUMUU       6      
NUMB       4      
NUMBED       6      
NUMBER       6      
NUMBERED       8      
NUMBERER       8      
RECUMBENCE       10      
REDEEM       6      
REDEEMED       8      
REDEEMER       8      
REEDMEN       7      
REMEMBER       8      
REMEMBERED       10      
REMEMBERER       10      
REMEND       6      
REMENDED       8      
RENUMBER       8      
RENUMBERED       10      
RENUMBERER       10      
REREMEMBER       10       disallowed in earlier puzzles
REREMEMBERED       12      
REREMEMBERER       12       disallowed in earlier puzzles
RUMEN       5      
RUMMER       6      
RUMRUNNER       9      
UMBER       5      
UMBERED       7      
UNCUMBER       8      
UNCUMBERED       10       pangram
UNEMBED       7      
UNEMBEDDED       10      
UNENCUMBERED       12       pangram
UNMENDED       8      
UNNUMBERED       10      
UNREDEEMED       10      
UNREMEMBERED       12      

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