Episode 6240

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Episode 6240 was broadcast on 2 November 2015, as part of Series 73.

Hazel Drury played Gary Cocker, with Hazel Drury winning 74 – 69. The Dictionary Corner guest was Michael Whitehall, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Hazel Drury	Score	Gary Cocker	Others	Max.
1	DNTAIERTA	TRAINED	7 – 7	TRAINED	ATTAINDER	18
2	IUVNWEGAF	WEAVING	14 – 14	WEAVING		25
3	25 10 9 3 4 8 → 528	528 (8 + 9 + 4) × 25 + 3	24 – 14	529		35
TTT	RINGTONE	It's nothing to do with a telephone, but you might have a bit of a gas.			NITROGEN
4	BSREIHLAW	hirable ☓	24 – 21	WHALERS	BAILERS*, BEARISH*, BEWAILS*, HAILERS, HALIERS*, HERBALS*, LABRISH*, REBAILS*, SHALIER*, SHAWLIE*, WAILERS*, WARBLES, WASHIER	42
5	TZTGEUIOT	OUTIE	29 – 26	OUTIE	TUTTI*	47
6	75 25 9 6 8 10 → 809	809 (25 + 75) × 8 + 9	39 – 36	809 (75 + 6) × 10 − (9 − 8)		57
7	NSJLIEARD	ISLANDER	47 – 36	SLANDER	RANDJIES*	65
8	CLHOUREPN	PUNCHER	54 – 43	PUNCHER	COUPLER*, LOUCHER*, LUNCHER*, PLEURON*, PLOUNCE*, PUCHERO*, UNPERCH*	72
9	100 9 6 5 3 7 → 275	276	54 – 53	275 (100 − 9) × 3 + 7 − 5		82
TTT	MEALSOUT	It sounds like you can tell your South Korean friend anything.			SOULMATE
10	DSQPAEACI	SPACED	60 – 59	SPACED	ACEDIA*, APICES*, CAPIAS*, CAPSID*, ESPADA*, PECIAS*, PISACA*, QASIDA*, SPICED	88
11	MFBTEOEXO	botox ☓	60 – 59	botox ☓	BOOTEE, FEMBOT*	94
12	MERONSUGE	mongers ☓	60 – 59	mongers ☓	GENEROUS, GRUESOME*, MOUNSEER*, MURGEONS*	102
13	SDTIOALRI	ASTROID	67 – 59	TRAILS	ROTALIIDS*	120
14	50 100 6 5 4 3 → 865	860 (5 + 3) × 100 + 50 + 6 + 4	74 – 59	864 ☓	RR: 865 = (100 + 50) × 6 − (3 + 4) × 5	130
15	AVACABALL		74 – 69	BALACLAVA (1.25 seconds)		140