Episode 8411

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Episode 8411 was broadcast on 4 December 2024, as part of Series 90.

Chris Kirby played Grace Ellis, with Chris Kirby winning 112 – 39. The Dictionary Corner guest was Justin Moorhouse, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Ellis was not asked to spell her word in Round 10 – therefore, she may have intended BATTELS rather than BATTLES.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Chris Kirby	Score	Grace Ellis	Others	Max.
1	BISERITUN	TURBINES	8 – 0	INSERT	BRINIEST*, NEURITIS*, TRIBUNES	8
2	GNOURTOWE	OUTGROWN	16 – 8	OUTGROWN		16
3	100 8 5 9 1 4 → 375	375 (100 − 5 − 1) × 4 − (9 − 8)	26 – 8	—		26
TTT	LEGDECAY	It sounds like the committee enjoy a luxurious food.DELEGACY is a pun on DELICACY.			DELEGACY
4	CGTOAOFRE	ROOTAGE	33 – 8	FORAGE	FOOTGEAR	34
5	TIMENIGSA	STEAMING	41 – 8	TIMINGS	GIANTISM*, IMAGINES, MANGIEST*, MINGIEST*, TIMESING*	42
6	75 100 7 9 10 2 → 322	322 (100 − 75 + 7) × 10 + 2	51 – 8	310		52
7	VIPANIREO	RIPIENO	58 – 8	PROVEN	IVORINE*	59
8	PCLEUEMRO	recouple ☓	58 – 8	recouple ☓	COMPEER*, COMPERE*, COUPLER*, CRUMPLE	66
9	100 4 2 6 6 9 → 228	228 (100 + 6 + 6) × 2 + 4	68 – 18	228 (100 + 6 + 6) × 2 + 4		76
TTT	NEDSDOGS	Ned's dogs were invaluable to him.			GODSENDS
10	LBEAOSTHT	LOATHES	75 – 25	BATTLES	BATTELS*, BLAHEST*, BOATELS*, BOTTLES, OBLATES*, STEALTH*, TABLETS, TALBOTS*	83
11	PERIPUSAG	UPRAISE	82 – 32	GUPPIES	APPRISE*, GAPPERS*, GAPPIER*, PAUPERS, SAPPIER*	90
12	KLNLIEAXS	SALINE	88 – 32	alkines ☓	ALIENS*, ALKIES*, ALLIES*, ALSIKE*, ANKLES, KINASE*, KNELLS*, LIANES*, LIKENS*, LINEAL*, SILANE*, SILKEN*, XENIAS*	96
13	NIDAFERDU	DRAINED	95 – 32	RAINED	DANDIER*, DEFRAUD*, FADDIER*, UNAIDED*, UNAIRED, UNDRIED*, UNFIRED	103
14	100 75 50 5 9 1 → 892	891 (100 − 1) × 9	102 – 39	891 (100 − 1) × 9		110
15	DREDGEINN	REDDENING (18.75 seconds)	112 – 39			120