Episode 7907

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Episode 7907 was broadcast on 5 December 2022, as part of Series 86.

Rick Singh played Craig Harvey, with Rick Singh winning 78 – 68. The Dictionary Corner guest was Rufus Hound, who also stood in as lexicographer while Susie Dent was self-isolating.

Notably, in Round 4, the word GOALS came up on the letters board in an episode aired during the World Cup.

NOTE: Hound offered REORBIT as a 7 in Round 8, although the word is not to be found in the Oxford Dictionary Online.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Rick Singh	Score	Craig Harvey	Others	Max.
1	DINAXETWU	UNTAXED	7 – 0	WANTED	AUDIENT, UNWAXED*	7
2	NORLUIPNC	UNION	12 – 0	count ☓	PILCORN*, PURLOIN*, UNICORN	14
3	100 10 6 10 4 3 → 322	322 (100 + 4) × 3 + 10	22 – 10	322 3 × 100 + 10 + 10 + 6 − 4		24
TTT	LONEROOK	The observer, the spectator and maybe private eye.			ONLOOKER
4	GOALSRIUD	GOALS	22 – 16	GUARDS	DAIGOUS*, DOUGLAS*, GIAOURS, GIRASOL*, GLADIUS*, RADIOUS*	31
5	POTIGMETG	TOTEM	27 – 16	TIME	MOGGIE*, OPTIME*, TIPTOE	37
6	25 6 8 9 4 8 → 141	141 25 × 6 − 9	37 – 16	—		47
7	HATESFIYS	FEASTS	43 – 22	FEASTS	FASTIES*, FIESTAS, SAITHES*, SATISFY	54
8	JROITRBEI	TRIER	48 – 27	TRIBE	ORBITER, REORBIT**	61
9	25 8 6 10 8 2 → 317	316 25 × (10 + 2) + 8 + 8	55 – 34	316 25 × (10 + 2) + 8 + 8	RR: 317 = (8 × 10 − 2) ÷ 6 × 25 − 8	71
TTT	WORDBORE	Had temporary use of a herb.			BORROWED
10	WEUTRVAOQ	AVERT	55 – 40	QUAVER	EQUATOR, OUTWEAR, QUORATE*, VAQUERO*	78
11	SEHACLETP	PEACHES	62 – 47	LATCHES	PEACHLETS*	96
12	NADOGNESK	songed ☓	62 – 52	ASKED	NONAGES, SONDAGE*	103
13	TOMAFNETO	TOMATO	68 – 58	FATTEN	FOOTMAN, FOOTMEN*, OTTOMAN*, TOMENTA	110
14	50 100 6 4 1 9 → 960	960 9 × 100 + 50 + 6 + 4	78 – 68	960 9 × 100 + 50 + 6 + 4		120
15	TOFUDOFFS		78 – 68		FOODSTUFF	130