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Tylogram for August 26, 2025

words: 53
best score: 1,633 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1

A x 4
D x 1
E x 20
N x 1
R x 9
T x 10
U x 8

4L x 5
5L x 9
6L x 12
7L x 8
8L x 8
9L x 4
10L x 6
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
A 1 1 - 2 - - - - 4
D - - 1 - - - - - 1
E 1 3 7 2 5 1 1 - 20
N 1 - - - - - - - 1
R - 2 - 2 1 2 2 - 9
T 2 3 3 1 1 - - - 10
U - - 1 1 1 1 3 1 8
tot 5 9 12 8 8 4 6 1 53

UNDERTAX, UNDERTAXED

word length
UNEXTENUATED       12      
EXTENUATED       10      
REEXTENDED       10      
RETEXTURED       10      
UNDERTAXED       10       pangram
UNEXTENDED       10      
UNTEXTURED       10      
EXTENUATE       9      
REANNEXED       9      
RETEXTURE       9      
UNANNEXED       9      
EXTENDED       8      
EXTENDER       8      
EXTRANET       8      
EXTRUDED       8      
EXTRUDER       8      
REEXTEND       8      
TEXTURED       8      
UNDERTAX       8       perfect pangram
ANNEXED       7      
ANNEXER       7      
EXERTED       7      
EXTRUDE       7      
REANNEX       7      
RETAXED       7      
TEXTURE       7      
UNTAXED       7      
DEXTER       6      
EXEUNT       6      
EXTANT       6      
EXTEND       6      
EXTENT       6      
EXTERN       6      
EXUDED       6      
EXUDER       6      
TEXTED       6      
TEXTEE       6       disallowed in earlier puzzles
TEXTER       6      
URTEXT       6      
ANNEX       5      
EXERT       5      
EXTRA       5      
EXUDE       5      
REDUX       5      
RETAX       5      
TAXED       5      
TAXEE       5      
TAXER       5      
AXED       4      
EXED       4      
NEXT       4      
TAXA       4      
TEXT       4      

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