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[[Luke Selway]] played [[Mark Harper]], with Luke Selway winning {{score|108|42}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Kelvin Fletcher]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]]. | [[Luke Selway]] played [[Mark Harper]], with Luke Selway winning {{score|108|42}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Kelvin Fletcher]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]]. | ||
| − | NOTE 1: {{word|quinoas}} was noted as valid despite being listed as mass | + | NOTE 1: {{word|quinoas}} was noted as being valid by Dent, despite being listed as a mass noun in the {{w|Oxford English Dictionary|OED}}. Dent applied the 'restaurant rule' in this instance, but it should further be noted that there are no plural examples of it in the OED, and Lexplorer lists a plural version as invalid. |
==Rounds== | ==Rounds== | ||
Revision as of 21:21, 23 February 2026
Episode 8709 was broadcast on 23 February 2026, as part of Series 93.
Luke Selway played Mark Harper, with Luke Selway winning 108 – 42. The Dictionary Corner guest was Kelvin Fletcher, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
NOTE 1: quinoas was noted as being valid by Dent, despite being listed as a mass noun in the OED. Dent applied the 'restaurant rule' in this instance, but it should further be noted that there are no plural examples of it in the OED, and Lexplorer lists a plural version as invalid.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Luke Selway | Score | Mark Harper | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TELWPIUSE | EPISTLE | 7 – 0 | uplites ☓ | SWEETLIP* | 8 |
| 2 | NOEADRJIT | RATIONED | 15 – 0 | ADJOIN | DERATION*, ORDINATE | 16 |
| 3 | 75 7 2 1 10 8 → 116 | 116
(8 − 2) x 7 + 75 − 1 |
25 – 0 | ☓ |
|
26 |
| TTT | IPRIMEOX | I cook a prime disk of oxtail, flavoured with these chopped vegetables. | MIREPOIX | |||
| 4 | EACGTEIPT | PATTIE | 31 – 6 | PATTIE | APIECE*, PATTEE*, PETITE, TIPCAT* | 32 |
| 5 | SORNAGIOD | DRAGOONS | 39 – 6 | ORGANOIDS*, RIGADOONS* | 50 | |
| 6 | 75 2 3 9 4 6 → 173 | 173
(75 + 6 + 4) x 2 + 3 |
49 – 6 | 174 |
|
60 |
| 7 | FSREITVEU | FESTIVE | 56 – 13 | FESTIVE | FURTIVE*, FUSTIER*, REFUTES*, RESTIVE*, SIEVERT*, SURFEIT*, VERIEST*, VESTURE*, VIRTUES* | 67 |
| 8 | OESKTAOCP | POCKETS | 63 – 20 | POCKETS | CAPOTES, PACKETS, TOECAPS* | 74 |
| 9 | 25 1 8 3 8 2 → 152 | 152
(8 − 3 + 1) x 25 + 2 |
73 – 30 | 152
(8 − 3 + 1) x 25 + 2 |
|
84 |
| TTT | ISTOTEST | This teaser is to test you about bread from the North-East of England. | STOTTIES | |||
| 10 | AODLNHEOY | HANDLE | 79 – 36 | NOODLE | ANYHOO*, HALOED*, HOOLEY*, HOONED*, HOYDEN*, LOANED*, LOONED*, NOYADE*, ONLOAD* | 90 |
| 11 | RALMENODM | ALMONER | 86 – 36 | MODERN | EARLDOM*, LADRONE*, MADRONE*, MAMELON*, MANDREL*, ROADMEN* | 97 |
| 12 | IAILNWLUE | UNWELL | 92 – 36 | WAIL | INWALE, LINEAL*, WILLIE* | 103 |
| 13 | SMINUQOAR | MOURNS | 98 – 42 | QUINOA | MANOIRS, MARQUIS, QUINOAS**, SURAMIN* | 110 |
| 14 | 75 25 100 6 1 8 → 669 | 669
(8 + 1) x 75 − 6 |
108 – 42 | 639 |
|
120 |
| 15 | HESTEXTIN | ☓ exhenist
(28.5 seconds) |
108 – 42 | SIXTEENTH | 130 | |
