Episode 8168

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Episode 8168 was broadcast on 12 December 2023, as part of Series 88.

Mark Goodliffe played Paul Woodward, with Mark Goodliffe winning 94 – 38. The Dictionary Corner guest was Marcus Brigstocke, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

In Round 9, Rachel Riley transcribed the first portion of Woodward's solution as 6 × 5 − 4 rather than the correct 6 × 5 × 4.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Mark Goodliffe	Score	Paul Woodward	Others	Max.
1	AIEPRHNCL	PINCHER	7 – 0	CHAIR	ANEPHRIC*, CEPHALIN, PARHELIC*, PLANCHER*	8
2	GSKOINURA	SOURING	14 – 0	snoring ☓	AROUSING	16
3	75 5 6 10 3 7 → 720	720 (7 + 5) × 6 × 10	24 – 10	720 (75 − 3) × 10		26
TTT	DRIVEMICE	It may not drive the mice away, but it'll get rid of something else.			VERMICIDE
4	YTSOANFID	FAINTS	30 – 10	FINDS	DYSTONIA*	34
5	EUIRSGTBO	BUSTIER	37 – 10	TRIBES	BOUGIES*, BOURGIE*, BROGUES*, BROIGES*, BROIGUS*, EBRIOUS*, GOITRES*, GORIEST*, GOUTIER*, GUSTIER*, GUTSIER*, OBITERS*, OUTRIGS*, ROUGETS*, RUBIGOS*	41
6	75 1 2 8 9 8 → 859	849 ☓	37 – 10	—	RR: 858 = (8 + 2) × (75 + 1 + 9) + 8	48
7	EOUMGWSTN	TONGUES	44 – 10	GUEST	NUTMEGS	55
8	DLMIECETP	DEPICT	50 – 10	PIECE	DECIMET*, EMPTIED*, PEDETIC*, PEDICEL*, PEDICLE, TELEPIC*	62
9	4 1 5 7 6 6 → 112	112 (5 − 1) × 7 × 4	60 – 20	112 6 × 5 × 4 − 7 − 1		72
TTT	WHATDUNCE	Nobody paid attention to the boiling pot.			UNWATCHED
10	SZGTOAIRH	airshot ☓	60 – 26	RIGHTS	AGISTOR*, GOATISH, ORGIAST*	79
11	EOELSMLJS	moselles ☓	60 – 31	MOLES	MESOLES*	86
12	DCTRAEUWE	CATERED	67 – 38	WATERED	CERATED*, CREATED*, CURATED*, DEWATER*, EDUCATE, EDUCRAT*, ERUCTED*, REACTED*, TARWEED*, TRADUCE*	93
13	OEATPNDFG	NOTEPAD	74 – 38	POND	PONDAGE, PONTAGE*, TANGOED*, TONEPAD	100
14	50 5 2 10 3 6 → 911	911 (50 × 6 + 2) × 3 + 5	84 – 38	915		110
15	TINYNITES	INTENSITY (1.5 seconds)	94 – 38			120