Episode 7971

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Episode 7971 was broadcast on 10 March 2023, as part of Series 87.

Simon Higgins played Tom Elliott, with Tom Elliott winning 72 – 70. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ore Oduba, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Higgins' Round 4 word TANGLIER did not appear in Oxford Dictionaries Premium due to a bug which prevented dozens of -IER and -IEST inflections from appearing on the website pages. They were still in the database, which supplies the words for the dictionary. Had TANGLIER appeared, the score would have finished 78 – 66 in Higgins' favour.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Simon Higgins	Score	Tom Elliott	Others	Max.
1	LBSOERTAS	BOLSTERS	8 – 8	LOBSTERS	BLASTERS*, BLOATERS*, BOASTERS*, BOATLESS*, BORSTALS*, OBERTASS*, RETABLOS*, SOLEBARS*, SORTABLE*, STORABLE*	8
2	YEWOARPIS	WIPERS	14 – 14	WIPERS	ROPEWAYS	16
3	1 2 6 3 5 1 → 966	—	14 – 14	—	RR: 360 = 6 × 5 × 3 × 2 × (1 + 1)	16
TTT	TRUELOSS	Aretha was this, and a true loss to music.			SOULSTER
4	ELARGUTNI	tanglier ☓	14 – 20	LURING	GRANULITE, TRAGULINE*	34
5	DECSROITO	SCOOTED	21 – 20	SCORED	DOCTORISE	52
6	25 4 8 9 4 3 → 117	117 (25 + 4) × 4 + 9 − 8	31 – 30	117 4 × 25 + 9 + 8		62
7	LTEANTSES	TALENTS	31 – 38	LATENESS	LEASTEST*	70
8	NRIEWHOEM	—	31 – 44	HEREIN	HEROINE, NOWHERE, WHEREIN*, WHEREON*, WIREMEN*	77
9	1 6 5 3 10 4 → 388	384 ((6 + 3) × 10 + 5 + 1) × 4	38 – 44	—	RR: 388 = ((6 × 5 − 1) × 3 + 10) × 4	87
TTT	TUNASALT	To avoid temptation, the sherry was kept under lock and key.			TANTALUS
10	NOGEUJNOS	☓6	38 – 49	GENUS	GOUJONS, GUENONS*	94
11	LZBIOATEU	OBLATE	44 – 49	BLOAT	OUTBLAZE*	102
12	RATREUMGI	MATURE	50 – 55	GRATER	RAGTIMER*	110
13	PMDNAIVEG	depaving ☓	50 – 62	VAMPING	DAMPING, EVADING*, MAGINED*, MEDIGAP*, PIGMEAN*	117
14	100 75 7 2 10 5 → 423	423 5 × 100 − 75 − 2	60 – 72	423 5 × 100 − 75 − 2		127
15	THONGWING	NIGHTGOWN (12.5 seconds)	70 – 72			137