Episode 7456

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Episode 7456 was broadcast on 3 March 2021, as part of Series 83.

Joey Burton played Steve Caron, with Joey Burton winning 95 – 31. The presenter was Colin Murray, the Dictionary Corner guest was Tanni Grey-Thompson, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Burton was not asked to spell his word in the first round and may have meant MOPANIS: the subtitles indicated an -ES ending.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Joey Burton	Score	Steve Caron	Others	Max.
1	PSMNAEIOG	MOPANES	7 – 7	SOAPING	AGONIES*, AGONISE*, AGONISM*, ENIGMAS*, GAMINES*, GAMONES*, GEOSMIN*, MAGINES*, MAGPIES*, MANGEOS*, MANGOES*, MONESIA*, MOPANIS*, MPINGOS*, PIGEONS*, PIGMEAN*, PINGAOS*, SEAMING*, SPAEING*	7
2	TRUILCEON	COUNTER	14 – 7	RUNT	NEUROTIC, OUTLINER*	15
3	50 25 75 100 2 7 → 454	453 50 × 7 + 100 + 75 ÷ 25​	21 – 7	457	RR: 454 = 100 ÷ 25 + (2 + 7) × 50	25
TTT	BIGREADS	Cuts down the big books and makes them shorter.			ABRIDGES
4	BIFEYTASE	SAFETY	27 – 13	FIESTA	BEASTIE, BEATIFY*	32
5	RLDWIAUOE	LOADER	33 – 13	worldie ☓	AELUROID*	40
6	75 25 2 3 4 9 → 589	588 4 × 2 × 75 − (9 + 3)	40 – 13	588 ☓	RR: 589 = 75 ÷ 3 × 25 − 4 × 9​	50
7	HGMVOIEAD	IMAGED	46 – 13	AVOID	HOMEVID*	57
8	TUCWESIBN	CUTIES	52 – 19	NICEST	BUTINES*	64
9	50 25 100 75 5 6 → 853	855 (100 + 50) × 6 − (75​ − 25) + 5	59 – 19	850	RR: 853 = 75 ÷ 25 + ​100 × 6 + 5 × 50	74
TTT	DARNMILL	Take a masculine power tool and make a monkey out of it.			MANDRILL
10	LRDOEAPIT	IDOLATER	67 – 19	PAROLED	DEPILATOR	92
11	HSGKEOIUT	SHOUT	72 – 24	GUEST	TOUGHIES	100
12	ALDEPOJES	PLEASED	79 – 31	PLEASED	PEDALOES	108
13	MRNTIEUOL	MINTER	85 – 31	loutier ☓	MOULINET*, OUTLINER	116
14	50 25 7 6 5 7 → 956	956 (25 − 6) × 50 + 5 + 7 ÷ 7	95 – 31	953		126
15	NEATTRAMP		95 – 31		APARTMENT	136

External Links

• Watch this episode on YouTube (part 1)