Episode 7424

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Episode 7424 was broadcast on 18 January 2021, as part of Series 83.

Darren Phipps-Walker played Matthew Chivers, with Matthew Chivers winning 70 – 66. The presenter was Colin Murray, the Dictionary Corner guest was Richard Arnold, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

In Round 5, Dent did not pluralise HYALINE, despite their being a permissable noun variant in the OED. Murray then appeared to say HYALINES - perhaps inadvertently - when Dent had finished.

Round 6's solution was offered by Murray.

In Round 10, for unknown reasons, Chivers was asked to declare his word first despite declaring a longer word than Phipps-Walker. Additionally, Arnold also incorrectly stated that DECAMP was a 7, when it was actually a 6.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Darren Phipps-Walker	Score	Matthew Chivers	Others	Max.
1	RSLTEOADI	ROASTED	7 – 7	LOADERS	IDOLATERS, STEROIDAL*	18
2	CNFUOERPI	PONCIER	14 – 14	PONCIER	CONIFER, FROUNCE*, PORCINE, POUFIER*, POUNCER*	25
3	100 25 1 2 7 4 → 558	557 (4 + 1) × 100 + 2 × 25 + 7​	21 – 14	550	RR: 558 = (4 + 1) × (100 + 7) + 25 − 2	35
TTT	REDWHITE	Red or white, it's still extremely dry.			WITHERED
4	KBWAOIAGM	WAG	24 – 17	WAG	AKIMBO, GAMBOW*	41
5	NHYLOEAIS	HONEYS	30 – 23	SALINE	HYALINES	49
6	100 2 1 1 8 10 → 520	521 ☓	30 – 28	511 (8 − 2 − 1) × 100 + 10 + 1​	RR: 520 = (100 ÷ 2 + 1 + 1) × 10	59
7	RDNMUEACO	AROUND	36 – 34	DANCER	MANUCODE*, ROMANCED	67
8	RLPEIAJTG	JAILER	42 – 40	JAILER	PARTILE*, PLAITER*, REPLAIT*	74
9	25 75 8 6 5 1 → 773	775 ☓	42 – 47	775 (6 + 5 − 1) × 75 + 25​	RR: 773 = (75 − (8 − 1)) × (6 + 5) + 25	84
TTT	RENTDEAL	You have to come like this to the stag party.			ANTLERED
10	VMFEAUPCD	FACED	42 – 53	VAMPED	CAMPED*, DECAMP 7, PEMUDA*	90
11	SRTNOEIAS	NOTARISES	60 – 53	atoners ☓	ARSONITES*, ASSERTION, REASONIST*	108
12	GWREIOHES	HIRES	60 – 60	SHOWIER	REWEIGHS, WEIGHERS*	116
13	DMNPAUIEX	PAINED	66 – 60	unmap ☓	UNMIXED	123
14	25 2 6 4 9 3 → 933	927	66 – 70	933 (25 × 4 + 3) × 9 + 6​		133
15	NURSENODS	unsunders ☓ (27 seconds)	66 – 70		ROUNDNESS	143