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[[Lawrie Western]] played [[Alex Smith]], with Alex Smith winning {{score|55|42}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Michael Whitehall]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
 
[[Lawrie Western]] played [[Alex Smith]], with Alex Smith winning {{score|55|42}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Michael Whitehall]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
  
NOTE: Western's Round 7 declaration of {{word|OUTEARN}} was disallowed by Dictionary Corner, though it was specified as one word in the free version of Oxford Dictionaries Online when the US Dictionary section was not separate from the UK Dictionary section at the time of broadcast. This error proved to affect the result of the game, which, had {{word|OUTEARN}} been allowed, would have gone to a tie-break conundrum following a {{score|49|49}} draw.
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NOTE: Western's Round 7 declaration of {{word|OUTEARN}} was disallowed by Dictionary Corner, though it was specified as one word in the free version of [[Oxford Dictionaries Online]] when the US Dictionary section was not separate from the UK Dictionary section at the time of broadcast. This error proved to affect the result of the game, which, had {{word|OUTEARN}} been allowed, would have gone to a tie-break [[conundrum]] following a {{score|49|49}} draw.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:05, 1 December 2021

Episode 6686 was broadcast on 12 October 2017, as part of Series 77.

Lawrie Western played Alex Smith, with Alex Smith winning 55 – 42. The Dictionary Corner guest was Michael Whitehall, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Western's Round 7 declaration of OUTEARN was disallowed by Dictionary Corner, though it was specified as one word in the free version of Oxford Dictionaries Online when the US Dictionary section was not separate from the UK Dictionary section at the time of broadcast. This error proved to affect the result of the game, which, had OUTEARN been allowed, would have gone to a tie-break conundrum following a 49 – 49 draw.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Lawrie Western Score Alex Smith Others Max.
1 ERLIOPTOV LOOPIER 7 – 7 OVERTIP OVERPLOT*, OVERTOIL 8
2 MGCEUEDPA pumage ☓ 7 – 13 CAMPED DECAMP, DUMPEE*, PEDAGE*, PEMUDA* 14
3 2 5 6 2 4 7 → 674 666 ☓ 7 – 13

RR: 672 = 2 × 6 × 2 × 4 × 7

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TTT SIPSTEINS He sips away at several steins of beer until he's affected by this. TIPSINESS
4 LMCGAIEDI CLAIMED 14 – 13 MAGIC ALGICIDE 29
5 EBSNAOSHE BANSHEE 14 – 21 BANSHEES 37
6 100 9 4 5 8 3 → 294 294
100 × 3 − (9 − 8 + 5)
24 – 21 295


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7 ORNRTAUEZ outearn ☓** 24 – 27 RETURN ORNATURE* 55
8 NSLOEPLUS supple ☓ 24 – 33 PULSES ENSOULS*, ONSELLS*, PUNLESS, SULLENS*, UPSELLS* 62
9 6 2 7 8 5 2 → 122 126 24 – 43 122
6 × 2 × (8 + 2) + 7 − 5


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TTT LEEISCALM Lee is calm until he goes to fill up the kettle; it's full of this. LIMESCALE
10 NGDEIESSU seedings ☓ 24 – 50 SEEDING DINGESES*, DINGUSES*, EDGINESS, GENIUSED*, GENIUSES 80
11 PIRNTUOVB TURNIP 30 – 50 POINT ROBINUT*, RUPTION*, UNIPORT* 87
12 NRXIAARTI TRAIN 35 – 55 TRAIN ARRANT* 93
13 AOWDREOMR ARROWED 42 – 55 morrowed ☓ WARDROOM* 101
14 25 3 2 4 7 2 → 413 412 ☓ 42 – 55 421 ☓

RR: 413 = (25 × 2 + 4 + 3 + 2) × 7

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15 AIRFIDGET grafitied ☓
(5.25 seconds)
42 – 55 GRATIFIED 121