Episode 8591

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Episode 8591 was broadcast on 27 August 2025, as part of Series 92.

Ben Hocking played Malcolm Major, with Ben Hocking winning 111 – 83. The Dictionary Corner guest was Pat Nevin, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Both contestants were returning contestants, with Hocking having first appeared in Series 71 and Major having made his debut in Series 52.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Ben Hocking	Score	Malcolm Major	Others	Max.
1	NSDEUETAP	UNSEATED	8 – 0	UPENDS		8
2	GNOATLOER	OREGANO	15 – 7	GLOATER	LEGATOR*, NEGATOR*, ORTOLAN*, ROOTAGE*, TANGELO*	15
3	50 10 8 6 9 7 → 790	790 (9 + 7) × 50 − 10	25 – 17	790 (9 × 8 + 7) × 10		25
TTT	ROBTIMCAN	Rob and Tim can use this word to describe their relationship.			BROMANTIC
4	HDSRUEINE	HINDERS	32 – 24	HINDERS	DENIERS*, DERNIES*, ENDURES*, ENSURED*, HENRIES*, INHERED*, INHERES*, INSURED*, NERDISH, NEREIDS*, RESIDUE*, RESINED*, SHRINED*, UREIDES*, USHERED*	32
5	CMROEIMER	memoire ☓	32 – 24	merrie ☓	COMMERE	39
6	75 50 100 2 5 6 → 903	903 75 × 6 × 2 + 5 − (100 ÷ 50)	42 – 24	☓		49
7	YGRIEIMOF	GRIME	47 – 29	FORGE	FERMI*, FIERY*, FIRIE*, FOGEY*, FORME*, FOYER*, GERMY*, GOFER*, GOMER*, GOYIM*, GRIEF*, GRIMY*, MOIRE*, REIFY*	54
8	LPARSEOLU	PULLERS	54 – 36	PERUSAL	ALLURES*, LAURELS, LEPROUS*, PALLORS*, PARLOUS*, PAROLES*, PELORUS*, PLEURAL*, PLURALS*, REPOSAL*, ROSELLA*	61
9	25 75 7 9 2 1 → 406	406 (75 − 25 + 9 − 1) × 7	64 – 46	406 (75 − 25 − (7 − 2)) × 9 + 1		71
TTT	ATIESTAIN	No matter how much food there was, he was never satisfied.			INSATIATE
10	ENMORESWA	MOANERS	71 – 53	MOANERS	MENSWEAR	79
11	VHSEOAPEL	PLEASE	77 – 59	SHOVEL	ALEPHS*, ASLEEP*, ASLOPE*, ELAPSE*, ELOPES*, HALOES*, HALVES*, HAOLES*, HEAVES*, HELVES*, HEVEAS*, HOVELS*, LEAVES*, LOAVES, PELVES*, PHOLAS*, SAPELE*, SHEAVE*, SHELVE*	85
12	SANOGUTNE	TONNAGE	84 – 66	OUTAGES	TONNAGES, TONNEAUS*	93
13	GKDUEATOS	OUTAGES	91 – 73	OUTAGES	DOTAGES	100
14	4 2 10 10 8 3 → 683	683 ((10 − 2) × 8 + 4) × 10 + 3	101 – 83	683 ((4 + 2) × 10 + 8) × 10 + 3		110
15	PIANOLUST	PULSATION (12 seconds)	111 – 83			120