Episode 8718

Episode 8718 was broadcast on 5 March 2026, as part of Series 93.

Ethan McNea played Lucy Barrett, with Lucy Barrett winning 68 – 59. The Dictionary Corner guest was Neil Delamere, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Ethan McNea	Score	Lucy Barrett	Others	Max.
1	PTNHEOUAL	PLANET	6 – 6	LOATHE	APOLUNE, AUTOPEN, ETHANOL, HAPLONT, OPULENT, PHAETON, PHONATE, POLENTA*	7
2	TSMROAEIC	cotarise ☓	6 – 13	RACIEST	AMORTISE, ATOMISER, MATRICES, MORTICES	15
3	50 100 4 6 1 5 → 271	☓	6 – 20	270 (4 − 1) x 100 − 5 x 6	RR: 271 = (50 + 4) x 5 + 1	25
TTT	WAITUNDO	Thanks to digital technology, this is more-or-less obsolete.			AUTOWIND
4	RXRGOEINM	gnomier ☓	6 – 25	GRIME	IGNORER	32
5	NWSLOEUOT	STOLEN	12 – 31	LOWEST	OUTSOLE, UNLOOSE*	39
6	100 50 7 1 10 6 → 390	390 6 x 50 − 10 + 100	22 – 31	☓		49
7	SDWSIAUEL	lassied ☓	22 – 36	DUELS	DUALISES	57
8	TJRHIEAID	DITHER	28 – 42	THREAD	DEARTH, HAIRED, HATRED, HEJIRA, JEHADI, JIHADI, TIDIER, TIRADE, TRADIE*	63
9	100 75 6 8 8 7 → 829	821 8 x 100 + 8 + 7 + 6	33 – 47	821 8 x 100 + 8 + 7 + 6	RR: 829 = (100 + 8) x 7 + 8 − 6 + 75	73
TTT	DINEDRAG	He's terrified about appearing before the judge.			DREADING
10	CRDMOEUTU	ROUTED	39 – 47	MUTED	COURTED, COUTURE, DECORUM, DOUCEUR	80
11	PLSREEILC	PERILS	39 – 54	SPLICER	CELLIES, ECLIPSE, ELLIPSE, PIECERS, PIERCES, PRECISE, RECIPES, RELLIES, REPLIES, RESPELL, SPELLER, SPIELER, SPILLER*	87
12	NFPVOAEEN	NOVENA	45 – 54	OPEN	FOVEAE*	93
13	RSPBIOEIS	BOSSIER	52 – 61	BOSSIER	BIOPSIES	101
14	50 75 10 10 6 2 → 832	830 (75 + 5 + 2) x 10 + 10	59 – 68	830 (75 + 10 − 2) x 10	RR: 832 = (75 + (50 − 10) ÷ 5) x 10 + 2	111
15	FRICASEEE		59 – 68		CEASEFIRE	121