Episode 6390

Episode 6390 was broadcast on 4 July 2016, as part of Series 75.

Andrew Fenton played Matt Whelan, with Andrew Fenton winning 101 – 77. The Dictionary Corner guest was Alison Steadman, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Andrew Fenton	Score	Matt Whelan	Others	Max.
1	SDWAEILRH	SWIRLED	7 – 7	DERAILS	RAWHIDES*	8
2	NFMATEBAI	AMBIENT	14 – 7	ABATE	AMENTIA*, ANIMATE	15
3	25 75 1 6 7 10 → 871	870 (75 + 7 + 6 − 1) × 10	21 – 7	—	RR: 871 = (25 + 75 − 7 − 6) × 10 + 1	25
TTT	BETHGIRL	Beth was a lovely girl, but her husband definitely wasn't.			BLIGHTER
4	GDMITETAF	FIDGET	27 – 13	IMAGED	FATTED, FITTED, GIFTED, MATTED, MATTIE, MIDGET, MITTED	31
5	GUSOZBIMT	GIZMOS	33 – 13	OBITS	BIGOTS, GUMBOS, OSTIUM, OTIUMS, SUBITO, SUBMIT	37
6	50 5 2 9 3 6 → 610	610 (9 + 3) × 50 + 2 × 5	43 – 23	610 (9 + 3) × 50 + 2 × 5		47
7	RASENSRAY	ARRAYS	43 – 30	SNARERS	ARRASES, ASSAYER, EARSAYS, NARASES, REASSAY, YARRANS	54
8	DRTUXIPEC	PICTURED	51 – 30	PRICED		62
9	50 75 5 8 9 10 → 571	571 10 × 50 + 75 − (9 − 5)	61 – 40	571 50 × 10 + 75 − 5 + 9 − 8		72
TTT	ARTYETCH	Very talkative about noisy teeth, perhaps.			CHATTERY
10	NGNSAOTOI	STONING	68 – 47	STONING	AGONIST, ANOINTS, ATONING, GITANOS, NATIONS, NOOSING, NOTIONS, ONANIST, SOOTING, TIGNONS*	79
11	LRNOAISPE	AILERONS	76 – 55	PERSONAL	ALERIONS, ALIENORS, OPALINES, PAROLEIN, PELORIAS, PLERIONS, POLARISE, PRALINES, PSORALEN, ROSALINE*	87
12	NNTUSOVAD	SOUND	76 – 62	ASTOUND	ADNOUNS*	94
13	RWSUIUHGR	GURUS	81 – 67	WHIRS	WHIRRS	100
14	50 10 4 1 7 5 → 365	365 50 × 7 + 10 + 5	91 – 77	365 50 × 7 + 10 + 4 + 1		110
15	UPOURPLAN	UNPOPULAR (3.25 seconds)	101 – 77			120