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X A E I L O R T
Tylogram for January 14, 2025

words: 44
best score: 1,137 pts
pangrams: 1

A x 9
E x 16
L x 2
O x 1
R x 4
T x 10
X x 2

4L x 7
5L x 14
6L x 10
7L x 5
8L x 7
16L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 16 tot
A 3 1 2 1 2 - 9
E 1 5 4 1 4 1 16
L - 2 - - - - 2
O - - 1 - - - 1
R - 2 1 1 - - 4
T 3 3 2 1 1 - 10
X - 1 - 1 - - 2
tot 7 14 10 5 7 1 44

EXTRATERRITORIAL

word length
ATARAXIA       8      
ATAXIA       6      
AXEL       4      
AXIAL       5      
AXIL       4      
AXILLA       6      
AXLE       4      
AXLETREE       8      
AXOLOTL       7      
ELIXIR       6      
EXALT       5      
EXALTER       7      
EXERT       5      
EXILE       5      
EXILER       6      
EXIT       4      
EXITER       6      
EXTERIOR       8      
EXTOL       5      
EXTOLLER       8      
EXTORT       6      
EXTORTEE       8      
EXTORTER       8      
EXTRA       5      
EXTRATERRITORIAL       16       pangram
LATEX       5      
LAXER       5      
OXTAIL       6      
REEXIT       6      
RELAX       5      
RELAXER       7      
RETAX       5      
TAXA       4      
TAXEE       5      
TAXER       5      
TAXI       4      
TELETEXT       8      
TELEX       5      
TEXT       4      
TEXTEE       6       disallowed in earlier puzzles
TEXTER       6      
TEXTILE       7      
XEROX       5      
XEROXER       7      

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