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F A B L O R V Y
Tylogram for November 9, 2021

words: 44
best score: 922 pts
pangrams: 1

A x 7
B x 5
F x 27
L x 3
O x 1
R x 1

4L x 14
5L x 14
6L x 9
7L x 5
8L x 1
9L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 2 1 1 3 - - 7
B 1 2 2 - - - 5
F 9 9 5 2 1 1 27
L 1 1 1 - - - 3
O - 1 - - - - 1
R 1 - - - - - 1
tot 14 14 9 5 1 1 44

FAVORABLY

word length
AFAR       4      
AFFABLY       7      
AFFRAY       6      
AFRO       4      
ALFALFA       7      
ALOOF       5      
ALOOFLY       7      
BARF       4      
BARFLY       6      
BARFY       5      
BOBFLY       6      
BOFFO       5      
FALL       4      
FALLOFF       7      
FARO       4      
FARRO       5      
FAVA       4      
FAVOR       5      
FAVORABLY       9       pangram
FLAB       4      
FLABBY       6      
FLAVOR       6      
FLAVORY       7      
FLAY       4      
FLOOF       5       disallowed in earlier puzzles
FLOOFY       6      
FLOOR       5      
FLORA       5      
FLORAL       6      
FLORALLY       8      
FLYBOY       6      
FLYBY       5      
FOAL       4      
FOLLY       5      
FOOL       4      
FORA       4      
FORAY       5      
FRAY       4      
FROYO       5      
LAYOFF       6      
LOAF       4      
LOOFA       5      
OFFAL       5      
ROOF       4      

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