Three boys played a "Word" game in which they each wrote down ten words.
For each word a boy wrote, he scored three points if neither of the other boys had the same word; he scored one point if only one of the other boys had the same word. No points were awarded for words which all three boys had.
When they added up their scores, they found that they each had different scores. Sam had the smallest score (19 points), and James scored the most.
How many points did James score?
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