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Episode 7967
Episode 7967 was broadcast on 6 March 2023, as part of Series 87.
Dan Spinks played Dave Butler, with Dan Spinks winning 67 – 66. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ore Oduba, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
NOTE: Spinks' Round 11 word PEATIEST did not appear in Oxford Dictionaries Premium due to a bug which prevented dozens of -IER and -IEST inflections from appearing on the website pages. They were still in the database, which supplies the words for the dictionary. Had PEATIEST appeared, the score would have finished 75 – 59 and the conundrum would not have been crucial. The bug was noted after recording.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Dan Spinks | Score | Dave Butler | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUBARETBS | rubbles ☓ | 0 – 7 | BARBELS | BALUSTER*, BARBULES | 8 |
| 2 | VTAENDIAT | DEVIANT | 7 – 14 | DEVIANT | ATTAINED | 16 |
| 3 | 75 100 50 25 7 9 → 278 | 275
9 × 25 + 50 |
14 – 14 | 277 ☓ |
RR: 278 = 100 ÷ 25 × (75 + 7) − 50 |
26 |
| TTT | CANTDICE | You can't dice vegetables safely with a blunt knife; it'll lead to this. | ACCIDENT | |||
| 4 | MNUARSIAG | GRAINS | 20 – 14 | RINGS | GUARANIS*, MAGUARIS* | 34 |
| 5 | SEFOWISRS | FIRES | 25 – 19 | FRIES | OSSIFERS* | 42 |
| 6 | 25 75 3 6 8 1 → 576 | 575 | 25 – 29 | 576
75 × 8 − 25 + 1 |
|
52 |
| 7 | GERATIREJ | GARTER | 31 – 35 | GRATER | GREATER, REGRATE*, RIGAREE*, TEARIER | 59 |
| 8 | NOCYLEUEA | CLEAN | 36 – 40 | CLEAN | AUNCEL*, CANULE*, COULEE*, ENLACE*, LAUNCE*, LEUCON*, LOANEE*, LUNACY, UNCLAY*, UNLACE* | 65 |
| 9 | 100 75 25 50 8 6 → 507 | 506
75 × 8 − 100 + 6 |
43 – 47 | 508
100 × 6 − 75 − 25 + 8 |
RR: 507 = (100 ÷ 25 + 50) × 8 + 75 |
75 |
| TTT | ROSECHAT | Dame Hird observes the body parts. | THORACES | |||
| 10 | TIOMWIRZA | RATIO | 48 – 47 | ATOM | MORITA*, ZMIROT* | 81 |
| 11 | TENAPESIT | peatiest ☓** | 48 – 54 | PANTIES | PIANETTES* | 99 |
| 12 | HCUETDILO | TOUCHED | 55 – 54 | DILUTE | CLOTHED, CLOUTED*, COUTHIE*, DUCTILE*, DULCITE*, DULOTIC*, DUTCHIE*, HIDEOUT, LICHTED*, LITHOED*, OUTHELD*, OUTLIED* | 106 |
| 13 | KAMENAMHG | MANGE | 60 – 59 | MANGE | AGNAME*, GAMAHE*, GNAMMA*, KANGHA*, KHANGA*, MAGAME*, MAKHNA*, MANAGE | 112 |
| 14 | 8 9 10 5 6 1 → 575 | 570
((9 + 1) × 10 + 8 + 6) × 5 |
67 – 66 | 580
(9 × 6 + 5 − 1) × 10 |
RR: 575 = ((10 + 9) × 6 + 1) × 5 |
122 |
| 15 | REINCLOSE | 67 – 66 | SCORELINE | 132 | ||
