The Cat -anciers' Association reco-ni-es 40 -reeds o- domestic cats.

Ailuro-hilia is the lo-e o- cats. The term comes -rom Herodotus, the -ree- historian, -ho called the cats he -ound in E-y-t ailuroi or "tail -a-ers."

Ailuro-ho-ia is the -ear or hatred o- cats.

More than 35,000 -ittens are -orn in the U.S. each year.

~~171 Ama-in- Cat -acts -y -ar-ara -oodson
Letters left to guess:
B F G J K P Q V W X Z

Score:
C&K 31 As, 3 Ys = 68 points Y is a vowel in each case in this puzzle.

Miss Meow 30 Es = 60 points

Slave15Dogs 21 Is = 42 points

DeliD 26 Os = 52 points

V&J 6 Us = 12 points

FLS 20 Ss, 15 Cs, 18 Hs = 53 points

Karen 25 Ts = 25 points

Randi 12 Ns, 7 Ls = 19 points

Luckies4Me 22 Rs, 6 Ms, 7 Ds = 35 points