Mnemonics - 6 to 7 letters

Question 1

STELLA (AELLST)

Answer 1

Wimp hit his stricter gym bid.

BCDEGHIMPRSTWY

B BALLETS
C CALLETS
D STALLED
E LEALEST
G GALLETS
H LETHALS
I TAILLES/TALLIES/SITELLA
M MALLETS
P PALLETS
R STELLAR/TELLARS
S SALLETS/TASSELL/STELLAS
T TALLEST/TALLETS
W WALLETS/SETWALL/SWALLET
Y STALELY

Question 2

PARDON (ADNOPR)

Answer 2

AEIOU

A PANDORA (sea bream)
E PADRONE (italian inn owner)
I PONIARD (dagger)
O PANDOOR (force of brutal croatian soldiers)
U PANDOUR (alternate spelling of PANDOOR)

Bonus: PARDON + ME = POMANDER