Episode 7748

Episode 7748 was broadcast on 26 April 2022, as part of Series 85.

Matt O'Connor played Liam Moss, with Matt O'Connor winning 104 – 78. The Dictionary Corner guest was Justin Webb, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Matt O'Connor	Score	Liam Moss	Others	Max.
1	BRUTIOCIU	COURT	5 – 5	COURT	BIOTIC	6
2	WAGOMAVER	GEORAMA	12 – 5	GRAVE		13
3	100 75 9 7 2 6 → 684	684 (7 − 6 + 75) × 9	22 – 15	684 9 × 75 + 7 + 2		23
TTT	NAILBOLT	Vote for the chocolate box, perhaps.			BALLOTIN
4	LESOPAMEG	APOGEES	29 – 15	geomaps ☓	MEGALOPS, MESOGLEA	31
5	FRANEUSQT	QUATERNS	37 – 15	QUARTS	AFTERSUN, QUERANTS, REFUSANT	39
6	75 5 3 7 3 4 → 756	756 (7 + 3) × 75 + 5 + 4 − 3	47 – 25	756 (7 + 3) × 75 + 4 + 5 − 3		49
7	HNEROIFOT	ONOFRITE	55 – 25	HOOTER		57
8	HIWERODEL	LOWERED	62 – 25	worldie ☓	ORIELED, WHIRLED, WHORLED, WIELDER*	64
9	25 75 4 2 1 1 → 579	—	62 – 32	577 2 × 4 × 75 − 25 + 1 + 1	RR: 579 = (2 × 75 + 1) × 4 − 25	74
TTT	GOONCAST	No mints, but you need to be after eights here.			OCTAGONS
10	PASOLENAK	NOPALES	69 – 32	PLANKS	ALKANES, NESPOLA, OPANKAS, PAESANO, PALONES, PANELAS, PASKOLA*	81
11	DRIPEATON	PREDATION	87 – 50	PREDATION		99
12	BAROTUSET	OUTSTARE	87 – 68	TABOURETS	OBTURATES*	117
13	LDEPAITAY	ADIPATE	94 – 68	playdate ☓	PEDALITY*	125
14	75 5 7 3 6 1 → 763	763 (3 − 1) × 5 × 75 + 6 + 7	104 – 68	762		135
15	COPPERHIT	prothetic ☓ (2.5 seconds)	104 – 78	PROPHETIC (3.75 seconds)		145