Episode 4001

Episode 4001 was broadcast on 5 January 2006, as part of Series 54.

Christine Armstrong played Mark House, with Christine Armstrong winning 92 – 60. The Dictionary Corner guest was Nicholas Owen, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Christine Armstrong	Score	Mark House	Others	Max.
1	ABTRIOYVI	BRAVO	5 – 5	ABORT	VIBRATO	7
2	SAPNITEHP	HAPPIEST	13 – 13	HAPPIEST	EPITAPHS*, NAPPIEST, THESPIAN	15
3	NFRIUATSE	FUSTIER	20 – 20	STAINER	UNFAIREST	33
4	HODERWURI	WORRIED	27 – 27	HURRIED	DHURRIE, ROWDIER, WHIRRED, WORDIER*	40
5	9 5 4 6 8 2 → 757	758 ((6 + 4) × 9 + 5) × 8 − 2	34 – 27	—	Best: 756 = (2 × 5 × 8 + 4) × 9	47
TTT	COLAFOPS				FOOLSCAP
6	SONTENAZL	STOLEN	40 – 33	SONNET	ETALONS, TENZONS*, ZEALOTS	54
7	GMNEIORLA	MALINGER	48 – 33	moanier ☓	GERANIOL, GERMINAL, MALIGNER, REGIONAL	62
8	CSEUMRAIT	MASTER	54 – 39	CRUISE	CERASTIUM	80
9	SQBAOEFTN	SOFTEN	60 – 45	FASTEN	ABSENT, ATONES, BATONS, BEANOS, BENTOS*	86
10	25 2 7 5 9 9 → 939	938 (5 × 25 + 9) × 7	67 – 45	932	CV: 939 = (9 × 5 − 7) × 25 − 9 − 2	96
TTT	NETSCENE				SENTENCE
11	PRSAIODTE	PRAISED	67 – 53	TRAIPSED	ADOPTERS, ASTEROID, DIASPORE, DIOPTASE, DIOPTRES, PARODIES, PARODIST, PAROTIDS, PASTORED, PASTORIE, READOPTS, RIPOSTED, SEPTORIA*	104
12	DALDIEXRS	LADDERS	74 – 60	LADDERS	DERAILS, DREIDLS, LADDIES, RADDLES, REDIALS, RIDDLES, SADDLER	111
13	MDRUEONAS	MAUNDERS	82 – 60	AROUSED	ENAMOURS, NEUROMAS, RANSOMED, SURNAMED	119
14	75 9 2 4 10 3 → 629	629 (4 × 75 + 10) × 2 + 9	92 – 60	627		129
15	SELFTUNER		92 – 60		RESENTFUL	139