Episode 8729

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Episode 8729 was broadcast on 23 March 2026, as part of Series 93.

Anne Hennessy played Wayne Tritton, with Wayne Tritton winning 91 – 77. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jon Kay, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: In Round 12 CODINGS was disallowed, although in the Oxford Dictionary Online there is a variant specified as a count noun, so it is treated as valid for the purposes of this recap.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Anne Hennessy	Score	Wayne Tritton	Others	Max.
1	NTFLEOUSP	FLOUTS	6 – 6	SOFTEN	FOULEST*, LEPTONS*, NESTFUL*, NETFULS*, OPULENT, PENULTS*, PLUTONS*, POTFULS, TUPELOS*	7
2	MALHECINO	MACHINE	13 – 6	coalmine ☓	INCHMEAL	15
3	25 2 7 10 1 3 → 357	357 7 × 2 × 25 + 10 − 3	23 – 16	357 (10 + 1 + 3) × 25 + 7		25
TTT	TAKESKILL	Doesn't take much skill to plant the beans, and wait for these shoots to appear.			STALKLIKE
4	EUESBDTAW	DEBATES	30 – 16	DEBUTS	BEASTED*, SAUTEED*, SWEATED*	32
5	GORSCEGLA	CORSAGE	30 – 24	CLOGGERS		40
6	50 9 1 10 4 2 → 712	712 (10 + 4) × 50 + 9 + 1 + 2	40 – 34	712 (10 + 4) × 50 + 9 + 1 + 2		50
7	DSRIAEMEY	REMEDY	40 – 41	SMEARED	ADMIRES, DEARIES*, MARDIES*, MEADERY*, MISREAD*, MYRIADS, READIES*, REMISED*, SEAMIER*, SERIEMA*, SIDEARM	57
8	OUENPRNTI	PROTEIN	47 – 48	POINTER	ERUPTION*, NEUTRINO*	65
9	100 10 10 8 5 9 → 694	—	47 – 55	695 100 × 8 − 10 × 10 − 5	Best: 694 = (100 − 10 ÷ 5) × 8 − 10 × 9	75
TTT	LIBELENID	She certainly made her mark; what an impression!			INDELIBLE
10	WRLEAREJP	WEARER	53 – 61	REPEAL	PEARLER	82
11	DIANOCAGS	anoid ☓	53 – 67	CODING	ADAGIOS*, AGNOSIA*, CODINGS**, DOGANAS*, GANOIDS	89
12	MTNEIZTAS	MITTENS	60 – 74	SMITTEN	INMATES*, INSTATE*, MATIEST*, MATTINS*, MAZIEST*, MESTIZA*, MINTEST*, SATINET*, TANTIES*, ZANIEST*	96
13	DPOIVERLU	LOUVRED	67 – 81	PROVIDE	EUPLOID*	103
14	25 5 9 1 8 3 → 302	302 (9 + 3) × 25 + 8 − 5 − 1	77 – 91	302 (9 + 3) × 25 + 8 − 5 − 1		113
15	BEANIERUG		77 – 91		AUBERGINE	123