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V A D I L N O T
Tylogram for July 29, 2025

words: 62
best score: 1,636 pts
pangrams: 2
bingo: yes

A x 8
D x 4
I x 5
L x 3
N x 5
O x 3
T x 1
V x 33

4L x 14
5L x 18
6L x 5
7L x 6
8L x 9
9L x 2
10L x 6
12L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
A 1 5 - - 2 - - - 8
D 1 2 - - - - 1 - 4
I - - - 1 - - 2 2 5
L 1 1 - - 1 - - - 3
N 1 1 - - 3 - - - 5
O 1 1 - 1 - - - - 3
T - - - - - - 1 - 1
V 9 8 5 4 3 2 2 - 33
tot 14 18 5 6 9 2 6 2 62

INVALIDATION, VALIDATION

word length
INVALIDATION       12       pangram
INVITATIONAL       12      
DIVINATION       10      
INNOVATION       10      
INVITATION       10      
TITIVATION       10      
VALIDATION       10       pangram
VOLITIONAL       10      
VIOLATION       9      
VITIATION       9      
AVIATION       8      
AVOIDANT       8      
LAVALAVA       8      
NANOVOLT       8      
NONVALID       8      
NONVITAL       8      
VANILLIN       8      
VINDALOO       8      
VOLITION       8      
INVALID       7      
OVATION       7      
VALIANT       7      
VANILLA       7      
VANLOAD       7      
VILLAIN       7      
VALVAL       6      
VANDAL       6      
VIOLIN       6      
VOLANT       6      
VOODOO       6      
ANVIL       5      
AVAIL       5      
AVANT       5      
AVIAN       5      
AVOID       5      
DIVAN       5      
DIVOT       5      
LIVID       5      
NAVAL       5      
OVOID       5      
VALID       5      
VIAND       5      
VILLA       5      
VILLI       5      
VIOLA       5      
VITAL       5      
VIVID       5      
VOILA       5      
AVID       4      
DIVA       4      
LAVA       4      
NOVA       4      
OVAL       4      
VAIN       4      
VIAL       4      
VINO       4      
VINT       4      
VIOL       4      
VITA       4      
VIVA       4      
VOID       4      
VOLT       4      

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