Episode 6631

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Episode 6631 was broadcast on 26 July 2017, as part of Series 77.

John Cowen played Pete Hall, with John Cowen winning 104 – 35. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jenny Eclair, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: In Round 5, Dictionary Corner never noted that Hall had misdeclared GROATS as a 5-letter word, although his declaration proved to be outscored anyway.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	John Cowen	Score	Pete Hall	Others	Max.
1	NMPUEIVNE	VENUE	5 – 0	impune ☓	PENMEN*, PIEMEN, PINENE*, UNEVEN*	6
2	OTRNAORZA	ORATOR	11 – 6	ORATOR	ARRANT*, RATOON*, ROAROA*	12
3	7 7 2 6 5 10 → 634	637 (10 + 5 − 2) × 7 × 7	18 – 6	—	RR: 634 = (6 × 10 − 7) × (7 + 5) − 2	22
TTT	IRATECHUM	My chum's very irate; he can't get rid of the pain.			RHEUMATIC
4	RPSIEWLUM	LUMPIER	25 – 13	IMPULSE	LUMPERS*, MISRULE, MULIERS*, PILEUMS*, PLUMERS*, PLUMIER*, PLURIES*, PRELIMS*, REPLUMS*, RIMPLES*, RUMPLES*, SIMPLER*, UMPIRES, WIMPLES*	29
5	GTSIOADXR	GORDITAS	33 – 13	groats ☓5 **		37
6	25 100 4 5 9 2 → 556	556 (100 + 25 + 9 + 5) × 4	43 – 13	554		47
7	WSEIPEORH	WHISPER	50 – 13	reswipe ☓	HEROISE, OPERIES*, PEERISH*, SHOWIER*, WORSHIP	54
8	QTNAEUSBN	BANQUETS	58 – 13	butanes ☓	QUANNETS*	62
9	7 8 9 5 1 10 → 464	464 (8 × 5 − (10 + 1)) × (9 + 7)	68 – 13	467		72
TTT	SUNTRIVIA	This type of program helps to keep things clean.			ANTIVIRUS
10	MGSAEATGI	STIGMA	74 – 19	IMAGES	AGAMIES*, AGAMIST*, AGATISE*, GAMIEST, MAGGIES, SIGMATE*	79
11	BHDLAEITV	HALVED	80 – 25	BATHED	HABITED*	86
12	CDTCOEIJS	JOISTED	87 – 25	STOIC	CODICES*, COTISED*, DECOCTS*	93
13	LARODUTIE	OUTLIER	94 – 25	dilated ☓	AELUROID*, IDOLATER*, TAILORED	101
14	25 75 6 2 10 7 → 807	807 75 × 10 + 25 × 2 + 7	104 – 35	807 (75 + 25) × (2 + 6) + 7		111
15	RARELYLIT	literalry ☓ (0.75 seconds)	104 – 35	reality ☓ (27.5 seconds)	ARTILLERY	121