Episode 6947

Episode 6947 was broadcast on 7 November 2018, as part of Series 79.

Alan Duval played Bethan Lycett, with Alan Duval winning 68 – 67. The Dictionary Corner guest was Colin Murray, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Alan Duval	Score	Bethan Lycett	Others	Max.
1	HAREQAIGE	hireage ☓	0 – 5	EAGER	HEGIRA	6
2	DBHOIEPNO	PHONED	6 – 11	PHONED	BOONDIE*, DIPHONE	13
3	25 100 75 10 6 5 → 907	914	6 – 18	906 (75 + 25) × 10 − 100 + 6	Best: 907 = ((100 + 75 + 6) × 25 + 10) ÷ 5	23
TTT	FINERINGS	It sounds like a trendy hairstyle breaks copyright laws.			INFRINGES
4	WNSTEAOPI	WEAPONS	13 – 18	pointest ☓	SWAPTION*	31
5	SLOTAXEOC	COOLEST	20 – 25	COOLEST	ALECOST, LACTOSE, LOCATES, OCELOTS, TALCOSE	38
6	100 25 50 9 10 5 → 836	834	20 – 32	835 9 × 100 − 25 − 50 + 10	RR: 836 = (25 + 50) × 10 + 100 − 9 − 5	48
7	TAPIGEDAM	TAMPED	26 – 32	GAMED	ADAMITE, ADIPATE, GAMEPAD, MATAPIE, MEDIGAP	55
8	LTFROEUWR	flouter ☓	26 – 38	ROUTER	FELWORT*, OUTFLEW	62
9	25 50 100 5 5 2 → 164	165 100 + 50 + 25 − (5 + 5)	33 – 45	165 100 + 50 + 5 × 2 + 5	RR: 164 = 100 × 2 − 25 − (50 + 5) ÷ 5	72
TTT	FLEASTRUM	Flea would strum his bass guitar in this sort of way.			MASTERFUL
10	SDSMAUOER	MASSED	39 – 51	AMUSED	MESOSAUR*	80
11	NUKERATUL	LANKER	45 – 57	NATURE	NEURULA, NEUTRAL, RUNKLET	87
12	FSNSIEOTJ	SOFTIES	52 – 57	JOINTS	FITNESS, INFESTS, NEOISTS, NOSIEST, SOFTENS	94
13	YMERITABO	TIMBRE	58 – 57	borite ☓	BIOMETRY	102
14	50 10 5 9 1 5 → 471	456	58 – 67	471 50 × 9 + 10 + 5 + 5 + 1		112
15	DECCONNER	CONCERNED (1.75 seconds)	68 – 67			122