Episode 6866

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Episode 6866 was broadcast on 13 July 2018, as part of Series 79.

Sarah Harper played Philip Whitehead, with Sarah Harper winning 81 – 59. The Dictionary Corner guest was Adam Henson, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: In Round 10, Harper was not asked to spell her word; therefore, she may have intended the word RAZERS rather than RAZORS.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Sarah Harper	Score	Philip Whitehead	Others	Max.
1	YDBIEASLR	DISABLER	8 – 0	slider ☓7	DESIRABLY	18
2	SDIOFTOEM	FOOTED	14 – 0	foists ☓	DOOMIEST*, MOODIEST, SODOMITE*	26
3	100 75 5 8 10 7 → 848	845	14 – 7	850 100 × 8 + 5 × 10	RR: 848 = ((75 − 10) ÷ 5 − 7 + 100) × 8	36
TTT	PINEDFERN	Long before the days of social media, lots of people had one of these.			PENFRIEND
4	SRAUNQEOR	SQUARER	21 – 7	RUNES	SERRANO*	43
5	TPTLIEOVR	POTTIER	28 – 14	POLITER	OVERTILT	51
6	50 75 4 3 9 5 → 632	630	28 – 21	633 9 × 75 − 50 + 5 + 3	RR: 632 = 9 × 75 − 50 + 4 + 3	61
7	TMLEAIMDA	MAIMED	34 – 27	MAILED	ADAMITE*, ALMADIE*, DILEMMA, IMAMATE*, LEMMATA*	68
8	RDEONLIAP	PLAINED	41 – 27	PARDON	PALINODE*, PANDEIRO*, PAROLEIN*, POINDLAR*, POINDLER*	76
9	100 75 10 3 7 6 → 774	774 (75 + 3) × 10 − 6	51 – 37	774 75 × 10 + (7 − 3) × 6		86
TTT	ITIRELAND	It relates to how Ireland felt when they won the Six Nations rugby.			DELIRIANT
10	RZOARSUEW	RAZORS	57 – 37	ROARS	AROUSE, ARROWS, AZURES*, OARERS*, OWARES*, RASURE*, RAZERS*, ROUSER*, ROWERS*, SOARER*, SOURER*	92
11	NSGEOAHRT	ORANGES	64 – 37	shores ☓	NEGATORS*, RAGSTONE*, SHORTAGE, STAGHORN	100
12	GPIOLKUOW	GLOOP	69 – 37	WOOL	LOOKUP, OUKLIP*	106
13	BTNHEIUCO	BITCH	74 – 42	COUNT	BENTHIC*, BIOTECH*, BITCHEN*, COUTHIE	113
14	50 7 10 4 7 2 → 471	472 50 × 10 − 4 × 7	81 – 49	472 50 × 10 − 4 × 7	RR: 471 = 50 × 10 − ((7 + 2) × 4 − 7)	123
15	BADOHDEAR		81 – 59	HEADBOARD (21.75 seconds)		133