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V D E G N O R U
Tylogram for February 23, 2024

words: 82
best score: 2,517 pts
pangrams: 3
bingo: yes

D x 6
E x 5
G x 9
N x 3
O x 13
R x 20
U x 7
V x 19

4L x 8
5L x 12
6L x 23
7L x 11
8L x 18
9L x 4
10L x 5
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
D 1 1 2 - 2 - - - 6
E 2 - 2 - - 1 - - 5
G - 1 3 2 3 - - - 9
N - 2 1 - - - - - 3
O 2 - 2 2 3 - 3 1 13
R 1 4 2 5 6 2 - - 20
U - - 1 1 2 1 2 - 7
V 2 4 10 1 2 - - - 19
tot 8 12 23 11 18 4 5 1 82

OVERGROUND, UNGOVERNED, UNGROOVED

word length
OVERGOVERNED       12      
OVERGOVERN       10       disallowed in earlier puzzles
OVERGROUND       10       pangram
OVERRUNNER       10      
UNGOVERNED       10       pangram
UNREVENGED       10      
EVERGREEN       9      
REGROOVED       9      
REGROOVER       9      
UNGROOVED       9       pangram
DEVOURED       8      
DEVOURER       8      
GOVERNED       8      
GOVERNEE       8      
GOVERNOR       8      
OVERDOER       8      
OVERDONE       8      
OVERRODE       8      
REGROOVE       8      
REVENGED       8      
REVENGER       8      
REVENUED       8      
REVENUER       8      
REVEREND       8      
UNEVENER       8      
UNNERVED       8      
VENEERED       8      
VOODOOED       8      
GROOVED       7      
GROOVER       7      
OVERDUE       7      
OVERRUN       7      
REVENGE       7      
REVENUE       7      
REVERED       7      
REVERER       7      
RUNOVER       7      
UNNERVE       7      
VERDURE       7      
DEVOUR       6      
DROVER       6      
EVENED       6      
EVENER       6      
GOVERN       6      
GROOVE       6      
GROVED       6      
NERVED       6      
OEUVRE       6      
OVERDO       6      
REVERE       6      
REVVED       6      
UNEVEN       6      
VEERED       6      
VEGGED       6      
VENDED       6      
VENDEE       6      
VENDOR       6      
VENEER       6      
VERGED       6      
VOGUED       6      
VOGUER       6      
VOODOO       6      
DROVE       5      
GROVE       5      
NERVE       5      
NEVER       5      
REEVE       5      
REVUE       5      
ROVED       5      
ROVER       5      
VENUE       5      
VERGE       5      
VERVE       5      
VOGUE       5      
DOVE       4      
EVEN       4      
EVER       4      
OVEN       4      
OVER       4      
ROVE       4      
VEER       4      
VEND       4      

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