Episode 8231

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Episode 8231 was broadcast on 18 March 2024, as part of Series 89.

Lucas Glanville played Jenny Melville, with Lucas Glanville winning 63 – 59. The Dictionary Corner guest was Neil Delamere, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Melville declared eight in Round 13 – the word was disallowed on account of the phantom of E – the misdeclaration was not noted.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Lucas Glanville	Score	Jenny Melville	Others	Max.
1	PIGKENARU	REAPING	7 – 7	PARKING	GARPIKE, KERUING*, PEAKING, PERKING*, PUNKIER*	7
2	SLAISFEAD	dailies ☓	7 – 13	SLIDES	ASSAILED*	15
3	25 75 8 2 4 5 → 380	380 (8 ÷ 4 ÷ 2 + 75) × 5	17 – 13	—		25
TTT	PARASITE	Breathe in to make the sound.			ASPIRATE
4	BNMTEOUFL	MOUNT	17 – 20	NOTEFUL	NELUMBO*, TOMEFUL	32
5	HEQOGWAPO	WHOOP	22 – 20	HOPE	PHAGE, WAHOO*	37
6	50 100 9 7 5 4 → 587	587 (7 + 5) × 50 − 9 − 4	32 – 20	586		47
7	NELDUBEDA	BUNDLED	39 – 27	BUNDLED	UNLEADED	55
8	OIRCLAOTU	CLOUT	39 – 34	CURTAIL	COULOIR*, LOCATOR*, LOCUTOR*, TOURACO*	62
9	25 50 5 6 6 1 → 215	215 (50 − 6 − 1) × 5	49 – 34	—		72
TTT	ENCRUSTS	The Scottish monster was known for this, albeit briefly.			CURTNESS
10	JTEOEMPVI	EMOTIVE	56 – 34	MOTIVE	EPITOME*	79
11	NOCENRUTE	COUNTER	56 – 52	ENCOUNTER		97
12	NRSLSUAOE	UNLESS	56 – 59	REASONS	ANSEROUS*	105
13	COTIDENSO	SCOOTED	63 – 59	sectioned ☓	CONOIDS*, COOTIES*, COTISED*, CTENOID*, DEONTIC*, DOCENTS*, NIDEOTS*, NOTICED, NOTICES*, OCTINES*, OCTODES*, ODONTIC*, OSCNODE*, OSTEOID*, SECONDI*, SECONDO*, SECTION, TOONIES*	112
14	100 50 5 7 1 2 → 977	981 ☓	63 – 59	990	RR: 977 = 50 ÷ 5 × (100 − 1 − 2) + 7	122
15	FEEDUSCOD		63 – 59		DEFOCUSED	132