Episode 8348

Episode 8348 was broadcast on 28 August 2024, as part of Series 90.

Alex Call played Lorraine Graham, with Alex Call winning 103 – 42. The Dictionary Corner guest was Kadeena Cox, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Call was not asked to spell his word in Round 11 – therefore, he may have intended MANTLES rather than MANTELS.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Alex Call	Score	Lorraine Graham	Others	Max.
1	CAOSDENST	COASTED	7 – 7	COASTED	CONTESSA, COSTEANS, DESCANTS, ONSTEADS	8
2	MAGTENRID	MIGRATED	15 – 7	dreaming ☓⁹	DERATING, DREAMING, EMIGRANT, GRADIENT, MARGINED, REDATING, TERINDAM, TREADING	16
3	100 2 9 6 2 7 → 689	689 (100 − 2) × 7 + 9 − 6	25 – 17	689 7 × 100 − (9 + 2)		26
TTT	APHIDPOEM	It's all about a tale, about a horse.			HIPPODAME
4	TONEPLPAR	PLANTER	32 – 24	PROPANE	PROPENAL*	34
5	SOREFSAGE	FORAGES	39 – 31	FORAGES	SERFAGES*	42
6	75 50 1 3 5 5 → 771	771 (75 − 3) × (5 + 5) + 50 + 1	49 – 31	750		52
7	RISUBRAES	BRUISERS	57 – 31	burries ☓	BURSARIES*	70
8	PUGRIDVNE	GRIPED	63 – 31	pungier ☓	PERUVIN, PERVING, PUDGIER, UNRIPED*	77
9	50 1 5 10 9 8 → 489	489 (50 − 1) × 10 − (9 − 8)	73 – 31	490		87
TTT	CHOSEPOOR	She chose a poor day to read this – her prospects were bleak.			HOROSCOPE
10	TIKTWUROB	WORK	77 – 35	WORK	OUTWIT, RUTTOK, TURBIT, TURBOT	93
11	NAOLSMETJ	MANTELS	84 – 42	LAMENTS	AJOSTLE, ETALONS, LOMENTS, MAENOLS, MALTOSE, MANLOTS, MANSLOT, MANTLES, OMENTAL, TELAMON*	100
12	CTLAMLOIX	CLAIM	89 – 42	mallot ☓	COMITAL, MAILLOT	107
13	DETIRSODG	STORIED	96 – 42	sodgier ☓	DODGIEST, STODGIER	115
14	75 25 8 7 7 9 → 911	909 (75 + 25) × 9 + 8 + 7 ÷ 7	103 – 42	—	Best: 911 = (7 × 7 + 9) × (25 − 8) − 75	125
15	ADIMGRAPH	paradigm ☓ (4.25 seconds)	103 – 42	demigraph ☓ (3.75 seconds)	DIAPHRAGM	135