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Y A E L M N R T
Tylogram for July 21, 2023

words: 129
best score: 3,036 pts
pangrams: 2
bingo: yes

A x 18
E x 17
L x 12
M x 19
N x 11
R x 15
T x 22
Y x 15

4L x 19
5L x 37
6L x 32
7L x 19
8L x 12
9L x 5
10L x 2
11L x 3

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 4 3 2 4 1 2 - 2 18
E 4 5 2 - 3 1 1 1 17
L 1 2 5 1 2 1 - - 12
M 2 9 4 1 2 - 1 - 19
N 1 3 4 2 1 - - - 11
R 1 4 5 5 - - - - 15
T 2 8 4 5 2 1 - - 22
Y 4 3 6 1 1 - - - 15
tot 19 37 32 19 12 5 2 3 129

ELEMENTARY, MATERNALLY

word length
ALERTLY       7      
ALLAY       5      
ALLAYER       7      
ALLAYMENT       9      
ALLEY       5      
ALLY       4      
ALTERNATELY       11      
AMYL       4      
ANALLY       6      
ANTENATALLY       11      
ARMY       4      
ARRANTLY       8      
ARRAY       5      
ARRAYAL       7      
ARRAYER       7      
ARRAYMENT       9      
ARTERY       6      
ARTY       4      
EARLY       5      
EATERY       6      
EELY       4      
EERY       4      
ELEMENTALLY       11      
ELEMENTARY       10       pangram
ELMY       4      
EMERY       5      
ENEMY       5      
ENTREATY       8      
ENTRY       5      
ERRANTLY       8      
ERRANTRY       8      
ETERNALLY       9      
ETYMA       5      
EYELET       6      
EYER       4      
LAMELY       6      
LATELY       6      
LATENTLY       8      
LATERALLY       9      
LATTERLY       8      
LAYER       5      
LAYETTE       7      
LAYMAN       6      
LAYMEN       6      
LEANLY       6      
LEERY       5      
LYRE       4      
MALTY       5      
MAMMARY       7      
MANLY       5      
MANNERLY       8      
MANY       4      
MARRY       5      
MARTYR       6      
MATERNALLY       10       pangram
MATEY       5      
MEALY       5      
MEANLY       6      
MEANY       5      
MEATY       5      
MELTY       5      
MENTALLY       8      
MERELY       6      
MERRY       5      
MYNA       4      
MYRTLE       6      
NAMELY       6      
NANNY       5      
NARY       4      
NATALLY       7      
NATANTLY       8      
NATTERY       7      
NATTY       5      
NEARLY       6      
NEATLY       6      
NETTLY       6      
NETTY       5      
RALLY       5      
RARELY       6      
RATTLY       6      
RATTY       5      
RAYLET       6      
REALLY       6      
REALTY       6      
REENTRY       7      
RELAY       5      
RELAYER       7      
RELY       4      
REMARRY       7      
RENALLY       7      
RETALLY       7      
RETRY       5      
TALLY       5      
TALLYMAN       8      
TALLYMEN       8      
TAMELY       6      
TANNERY       7      
TARRY       5      
TARTLY       6      
TARTY       5       disallowed in earlier puzzles
TATTERY       7      
TATTY       5      
TEARY       5      
TEENY       5      
TEETERY       7      
TELEMETRY       9      
TELLY       5      
TERNARY       7      
TERRY       5      
TRAY       4      
TREATY       6      
TREY       4      
TYRANNY       7      
TYRANT       6      
YAMMER       6      
YAMMERER       8      
YARN       4      
YARNER       6      
YATTER       6      
YEAR       4      
YEARLY       6      
YEARN       5      
YEARNER       7      
YEARNY       6      
YELL       4      
YELLER       6      
YENTA       5      
YENTE       5      
YLEM       4      

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