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Daily puzzle · target 2520. This puzzle has closed — today’s is here.
The clue
Goad, times what an argument can lose.
The rack
Eighteen tiles were on the board. Every letter is worth its place in the alphabet, A = 1 to Z = 26.
N14E5M13H8H8E5D4S19A1G7L12R18T20E5H8E5D4E5
The answer
2 words, hitting 2520 exactly: NEEDLE THREAD.
N14E5E5D4L12E5= 45
×T20H8R18E5A1D4= 56
NEEDLE 45 × THREAD 56 = 2520. SumHunt reads left to right, so there is no operator precedence to trip over.