Episode 6881

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Episode 6881 was broadcast on 3 August 2018, as part of Series 79.

Bob Lunt played Matthew Bass, with Matthew Bass winning 104 – 80. The Dictionary Corner guest was Tim Rice, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: In Round 4, Bass' offering of devouts ☓ was allowed, but it was not valid in the ODO edition in use at the time. Therefore, the match should have finished 97 – 80.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Bob Lunt	Score	Matthew Bass	Others	Max.
1	HNDUEIMTA	MINUTED	7 – 7	MINUTED	AUDIENT, HAUNTED*, IDEATUM*, INHUMED*, MAUNTED*, MEDIANT*, NUTHEAD*, UNMATED*, UNTAMED*	7
2	SYDOEIQRF	FORDS	12 – 12	FIRES	DORIES*, FIORDS, FODIES*, FOYERS*, ORDIES*, REDIFS*, ROSIED	13
3	50 8 10 9 5 2 → 204	204 (10 − 9 + 50) × 8 ÷ 2	22 – 22	204 (50 − 10) × 5 + 8 ÷ 2		23
TTT	TOOSMILEY	He wasn't too smiley when he left hospital, having had this done.			ILEOSTOMY
4	TLVOUSDEA	LOUDEST	29 – 29	DEVOUTS wrongly allowed	OVULATED, OVULATES*, SOLVATED*	31
5	TRCOEIWRU	RECTOR	29 – 37	OUTCRIER	COURTIER	39
6	50 100 25 8 8 6 → 932	—	29 – 42	942 8 × 100 + 6 × 25 − 8	Best: 932 = (100 − 6) × (8 + 50 ÷ 25) − 8	49
7	GRDEAISRT	ASTRIDE	36 – 49	GIRDERS	DRAGSTER*	57
8	DGMAOENIB	IMAGED	36 – 56	ABDOMEN	BADIGEON*	65
9	10 9 1 8 4 6 → 533	533 9 × 6 × 10 − 8 + 1	46 – 66	533 9 × 10 × 6 − 8 + 1		75
TTT	OATSBRUIT	Rumour has it a lot of people have this for breakfast in Ireland.			STIRABOUT
10	TNLUOENSA	TUNNELS	53 – 73	TUNNELS	ANNULETS*, TONNEAUS	83
11	TLSIEONME	LESION	53 – 80	MOISTEN	LIMESTONE, MELONITES*, MILESTONE, MOLINETES*	101
12	HTOUADLOP	UPLOAD	53 – 87	HOLDOUT	OUTHOLD	108
13	RBSUEOGKR	BROGUES	60 – 94	BROGUES	BROKERS, BURGERS, GROUSER*, ROGUERS*	115
14	50 75 25 100 10 4 → 240	240 (50 + 10) × 4	70 – 104	240 75 × 4 − 50 − 10		125
15	DAINTYELF	DEFIANTLY (3.75 seconds)	80 – 104	faintedly ☓ (3.25 seconds)		135

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)