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Peter Mabey

In R3 John said 'two nines' so I wonder whether he thought he had a 2. leaving another 9 to add on

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Nick fell victim to the practice of alluding to another scheduled event to make it seem as if the episode was live, whereas we know it had been recorded weeks ago. Going on about some pop concert as if it was the big event of the day was an unfortunate coincidence - I suppose it would have been OK o...

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I was hoping for ^ENGLISHED in R12, but it needs a capital E

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With 60+ winners, there's hardly going to be room for all them on the trophy: I suppose there could be a plinth bearing tablets with all the names, but I think it might resemble a War Memorial

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Alt 2nd numbers: 7x8x(10+7-6)

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Tough, Jono, having SULPHATED^ disallowed, as it's a word I've come across in everyday life - years ago my car battery wouldn't hold its charge because it had become sulphated

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Alt 3rd numbers : (5x7+8)x6

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Alt 2nd numbers: (50+8)x(6+3)

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Yet another amazing game :!: :!: - they just get better & better :lol: Found Matt's method for first numbers, Zante's for second, both in time (I habitually look for factors of target, so wasted several seconds trying 7x17 for third one :? ) When I saw AURIFIED^, i thought I was on a winner, but...

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James Robinson wrote:
Dave Preece wrote:Q. What is the shortest word declared in any round, I've seen a three, surely no one has ever declared a two?
Yeah, no-one has gone lower than 3 in terms of declaration or winning points.

What were the selections available

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By the way, the Chambers dictionary gives SALMONS explicitly, saying that this plural is used when referring to different kinds of salmon. (It also has a second entry, but as the meaning is conjectural - referring to the mass - it's no help with the plural.)

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Grant Waters wrote:Another great game. 92 is a pretty good score considering the (presumably scrabble valid) words Darryl had disallowed.
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Good try, Darryl but neither JOTTLE (a bottle of booze) nor PLEUROMA (a lung tumour) is valid in the current Scrabble wordlist, according to zyzzyva.

Peter Mabey

Edit - Something that the database probably could answer - what is the break down of probabilities of each length of word being the max, and for each length, what is the average number of words of the max length? I can only do the first bit. For each letters round the database stores the most point...

Peter Mabey

CANOROUS as a beater in R12

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I like this http://laughmaths.blogspot.co.uk/2011/0 ... try-2.html

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And don't forget that "I hope it's an A" was in direct reply to Rachel aslkng what he wanted

Peter Mabey

Alt 1st numbers: (25-5+3)x(10+7+2)=437

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While fiancée has been naturalised as a noun, soignée has only come in as an adjective. (Really only posted this to see if AltGr e does the business

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The 735 numbers round was very awkward, I agree with Gevin. As 735=3x5x7x7 (seen in seconds), looking for 35x21 was obvious, so solution found well in time :D Perhaps I'm unusual in being able to see factors of CECIL's selection immediately - on the other hand, as I usually try to make words as the...

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Alt 2nd numbers: (25+10)x(9+6+6)

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Nick Deller wrote: LORAZEPAM by DC is probably better than anything any contestant has spotted so far though. There's just nothing there to work from, not even a hint that it's a selection where it's worth looking for something big.

This must be best DC spot ever - but did it come from a solver

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James Robinson wrote:
Tony Atkins wrote:And presumably this is also the last show from Granada Studios?
Yes, indeedy. And also the last with the yellow displays for the scores and CECIL (shortly to be re-christened CECIS. )

Why has Rachel decided to call him Elmo

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Having an UNPOSTED letter on my table waiting for me to go to the post office, the word was obviously valid

1st numbers alt: (25 - 8)x(3 + (5 x 2))

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I've now had a look at Oxford Dictionaries Pro and discover that the word has actually been used, so must withdraw my objection :? :oops: :geek: floruit Pronunciation:/ˈflɒrʊɪt, ˈflɔː-/ (abbreviation: fl. or flor.) verb example: used in conjunction with a specified period or set of dates to indicate...

Peter Mabey

Great win, Conor, but you were lucky to get away with FLORUITED! I agree that ODE lists FLORUIT as a verb, but as the derivation points out, it is already in the past tense ("he or she flourished"), so it doesn't make sense to append the -ED, despite the usual rules for verbs.

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UNLADEN was a beater of HANDLE etc.

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Alt. 3rd numbers: (50+8)x2x7 = 812

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FARADS beats ROADS etc.

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Graeme Cole wrote: Round 10: 25, 75, 3, 8, 10, 6. Target: 144.

C1: 144. 25*3+75-6 (10)
C2: 144. (10-8)*75-6 (10)
Score: 48–56 (max 90)

One of those irritating numbers rounds where knowing 144 is a square number doesn't help you in the slightest.

Although it might remind you that 3x8x6 = 144

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Alt 1st numbers: (25+4+6)x3x7 = 735

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2nd numbers alt: (75-9+1)x(5+2)=469

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By the way. although Kyrgyzstan only has one of AEIOU, it does have more than one vowel, as the Ys are pronounced as vowels, too. (On the other hand, the Y of Yemen is a consonant.)

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PINTAIL r6

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OCARINA as alternative to CARINAE

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MADISONS in MASSING/DOSSING round

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Alt. first numbers: (10+9)x(10+1)x(8-6)=418

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FLOSSIER r1

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Jordan F wrote:...
MONTAGES as another one.

or MEGATONS

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Last numbers: (7x8+3)x(10+1)=649

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Also ANALYSE & ANALYST

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Alt 2nd numbers: (75-1)x(8+3)=814
Third: (50-7)x(25-4-1)=860

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Second numbers: seriously, though -it's pretty easy, as the target is obviously divisible by 3, giving 232, which is 8x29

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There's no such word as DIAMETRES^ - not even as a US version - I guess that was simply a typo in Thomas's report

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First numbers - had a number wrong, so have deleted purported solution

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R8

science will explain one day why she doesn't seem to have aged.

Probably C4 have a portrait hidden in their archives

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I see a notice has been sent to the Scrabble group, so that ought to find a few ex-Countdowners

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TINPOT beats PAINT

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R2: SHINDIES

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... the day when the studio got flooded due to some roof problems...

Was that why 4oD doesn't have last Monday's episode ?

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Thanks for this, as 4oD doesn't have it.

Does anyone know why

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TETRODES in round 4

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Alt. first numbers 8x8x4x2+7 = 519

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MONTANE to beat OMENTA

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2nd numbers: Rachel could have simply got the 66 as 75-9

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I think it goes back to when Latin was the only universal language, so that the infinitive was the base form, and is translated into English as "to" whatever this became the standard for teaching grammar. Hence the myth of the 'split infinitive' was perpetuated, resulting in people using s...

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James Robinson wrote: 3rd Numbers Alt.: (75 - 8 - (3 / 3)) x 6 = 396

or even (75 - (3 x 3)) x 6 = 396

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Alt. R1: MOORAGES

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A comment I meant to submit here earlier, but was in wrong thread

Alternatives - 2nd round INTERLEAF, 1st numbers 784=4x(9-1-1)x(25+3)

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Forgot which thread I was browsing - oops

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