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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 unwell.
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 | 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 |