Here is the Puzzle:

It -as -i--icu-t to -ee- -e-e- -- a creature that -urst into a chorus o- -urrin- as soon as I s-o-e to hi-.
-hi-i- -ro-n

Letters Left to Guess:
B D F G J K L M P Q V W X Y Z

hi Lut...you're up early!!!
there are 7 E s' for 14 points

Popcornbird....there are 7 A s' for 14 points....you and Lut are tied!!!

Uabassoon there are 9 I s' for 18 points, and 5 U s' for 10 points...
Total Points are 28 for you

Popcornbird there are 9 O s' for 18 points....

hi Randi!!!
there are 3 Ns',4 Hs', and 7 Rs' for a total of 14 points

Cincys' mom there are 7 S s', 9 Ts', and 3 Cs' for a total of 19 points....
Randi ...i corrected your score to 14 as i found another N...