Episode 6371

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Episode 6371 was broadcast on 31 May 2016, as part of Series 74.

Matthew MacCabe played Alasdair Haines, with Alasdair Haines winning 102 – 87. The Dictionary Corner guest was Chris Hollins, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: In Round 10, Dent disallowed MacCabe's word CARMINES due to her ruling that it can only function as a mass noun, despite the word having been allowed on several previous occasions; had it been allowed, the game would have gone to a tie-break conundrum following a 95 – 95 draw.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Matthew MacCabe	Score	Alasdair Haines	Others	Max.
1	LHNEIUSRA	HAILERS	0 – 8	HAULIERS	INHALERS, URANILES*	8
2	SRLWTOEUA	TROWELS	7 – 15	TROWELS	OESTRUAL*, OUTSWEAR*, OUTWALES*, OUTWEARS, ROSULATE*	16
3	25 9 4 1 2 3 → 872	—	7 – 25	872 (4 × 9 − 1) × 25 − 3		26
TTT	ROGERMOW	Roger had to mow the lawn frequently after applying this.			GROWMORE
4	SPVDTOIAE	DEPOSIT	14 – 32	DOPIEST	ADOPTIVE, DIOPTASE*	34
5	RXDIOUPNA	AROUND	20 – 38	AROUND	PADRINO*, PANDOUR, PODURAN*, PONIARD*, PRUNOID*	41
6	75 7 10 3 6 1 → 962	962 (7 + 6) × 75 − 10 − 3	30 – 48	962 (7 + 6) × 75 − 10 − 3		51
7	GTBIOUSDA	DOUBTS	36 – 54	BIGOTS	AGOUTIS*, OUTBIDS	58
8	LTRQTEOIP	POTTIER	43 – 61	POTTIER	PETROIL*, PLOTTER*, POITREL*, POLITER*, TRIOLET*, TRIPLET	65
9	75 9 4 10 4 3 → 166	166 9 × 10 + 4 − 3 + 75	53 – 71	166 4 × 4 × 10 + 9 − 3		75
TTT	SENDEELS	She didn't have to work the dough with her hands; there was simply no point.			NEEDLESS
10	CNRMSAEUI	carmines ☓	53 – 78	REMAINS	MANICURES, MUSCARINE*	93
11	RKTAOENSP	☓8	53 – 85	TANKERS	OPERANTS*, PRONATES, TROPANES*	101
12	RVNSFIEOI	NOISIER	60 – 85	fonies ☓	REVISION	109
13	LMSUAEGLR	MAULERS	67 – 92	MAULERS	ALLURES*, LAURELS*, MALLEUS*, MAUGERS*, MAUGRES*, MULLERS, MUSELAR*, REGULAS*, SEAGULL*, SMALLER*, SULLAGE*	116
14	75 1 2 7 1 4 → 234	234 (4 − 1) × 75 + 7 + 2	77 – 102	234 (75 + 1 + 2) × (4 − 1)		126
15	DIZITEMPO	OPTIMIZED (6.75 seconds)	87 – 102	epitomized ☓ (4.25 seconds)		136