Episode 7424

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Episode 7424 was broadcast on 18 January 2021, as part of Series 83.

Darren Phipps-Walker played Matthew Chivers, with Matthew Chivers winning 70 – 66. The presenter was Colin Murray, the Dictionary Corner guest was Richard Arnold, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

In Round 5, Dent did not pluralise HYALINE due to it meaning the same as HYALIN, which is an uncountable mass noun. Murray then appeared to say HYALINES – perhaps inadvertently – when Dent had finished.

Round 6's solution was offered by Murray.

In Round 10, presumably by accident, Chivers was asked to declare his word first despite declaring a longer word than Phipps-Walker. Additionally, Arnold also incorrectly stated that DECAMP was a 7, when it was actually a 6.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Darren Phipps-Walker	Score	Matthew Chivers	Others	Max.
1	RSLTEOADI	ROASTED	7 – 7	LOADERS	IDOLATERS, STEROIDAL*	18
2	CNFUOERPI	PONCIER	14 – 14	PONCIER	CONIFER, FROUNCE*, PORCINE, POUFIER*, POUNCER*	25
3	100 25 1 2 7 4 → 558	557 (4 + 1) × 100 + 2 × 25 + 7​	21 – 14	550	RR: 558 = (4 + 1) × (100 + 7) + 25 − 2	35
TTT	REDWHITE	Red or white, it's still extremely dry.			WITHERED
4	KBWAOIAGM	WAG	24 – 17	WAG	AKIMBO, GAMBOW*	41
5	NHYLOEAIS	HONEYS	30 – 23	SALINE	ALOINES*, HYALINE, INHALES, LINHAYS*	48
6	100 2 1 1 8 10 → 520	521 ☓	30 – 28	511 (8 − 2 − 1) × 100 + 10 + 1​	RR: 520 = (100 ÷ 2 + 1 + 1) × 10	58
7	RDNMUEACO	AROUND	36 – 34	DANCER	MANUCODE*, ROMANCED	66
8	RLPEIAJTG	JAILER	42 – 40	JAILER	PARTILE*, PLAITER*, REPLAIT*	73
9	25 75 8 6 5 1 → 773	775 ☓	42 – 47	775 (6 + 5 − 1) × 75 + 25​	RR: 773 = (75 − (8 − 1)) × (6 + 5) + 25	83
TTT	RENTDEAL	You have to come like this to the stag party.			ANTLERED
10	VMFEAUPCD	FACED	42 – 53	VAMPED	CAMPED*, DECAMP 7, PEMUDA*	89
11	SRTNOEIAS	NOTARISES	60 – 53	atoners ☓	ARSONITES*, ASSERTION, REASONIST*	107
12	GWREIOHES	HIRES	60 – 60	SHOWIER	REWEIGHS, WEIGHERS*	115
13	DMNPAUIEX	PAINED	66 – 60	unmap ☓	UNMIXED	122
14	25 2 6 4 9 3 → 933	927	66 – 70	933 (25 × 4 + 3) × 9 + 6​		132
15	NURSENODS	unsunders ☓ (27 seconds)	66 – 70		ROUNDNESS	142