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Daily puzzle · target 6237. This puzzle has closed — today’s is here.
The clue
What tiny mock-sympathy is played on, times who won't commit.
The rack
Eighteen tiles were on the board. Every letter is worth its place in the alphabet, A = 1 to Z = 26.
N14R18V22V22E5Y25O15E5L12P16E5A1F6A1I9I9N14L12
The answer
2 words, hitting 6237 exactly: VIOLIN PLAYER.
V22I9O15L12I9N14= 81
×P16L12A1Y25E5R18= 77
VIOLIN 81 × PLAYER 77 = 6237. SumHunt reads left to right, so there is no operator precedence to trip over.