Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)

[Philip A]

In Round 2, there were 25 sevens, but no eights or longer:

DILUTER, DIOPTRE, DROPLET, ETOURDI, EUPLOID
LEPROID, OUTLIED, OUTLIER, OUTRIDE, PELTOID
PERIDOT, PETROIL, PILOTED, PLOITED, PLOUTED
PLOUTER, POITREL, POLITER, POULTED, POULTER
POUTIER, PROTEID, PROTIDE, PTEROID, TRIPLED

Disclaimer, I didn’t get ‘em all.

Dunno if that’s the most possible sevens from a set of 9 letters?

[Gavin Chipper]

ADMIRALS in round 10 as a beater.

[Gavin Chipper]

In Round 2, there were 25 sevens, but no eights or longer:

DILUTER, DIOPTRE, DROPLET, ETOURDI, EUPLOID
LEPROID, OUTLIED, OUTLIER, OUTRIDE, PELTOID
PERIDOT, PETROIL, PILOTED, PLOITED, PLOUTED
PLOUTER, POITREL, POLITER, POULTED, POULTER
POUTIER, PROTEID, PROTIDE, PTEROID, TRIPLED

Disclaimer, I didn’t get ‘em all.

Dunno if that’s the most possible sevens from a set of 9 letters?

There have definitely been more in the past but new words can spoil old records.

[Philip A]

R13: JERBOAS https://www.google.com/search?q=jerboa& ... irefox-b-m

[Steve Hyde]

ADMIRALS in round 10 as a beater.

ARMLOADS and DIORAMAS also. Unusual for DC to be beaten by so many relatively common words

[Steve Hyde]

In Round 2, there were 25 sevens, but no eights or longer:

DILUTER, DIOPTRE, DROPLET, ETOURDI, EUPLOID
LEPROID, OUTLIED, OUTLIER, OUTRIDE, PELTOID
PERIDOT, PETROIL, PILOTED, PLOITED, PLOUTED
PLOUTER, POITREL, POLITER, POULTED, POULTER
POUTIER, PROTEID, PROTIDE, PTEROID, TRIPLED

Disclaimer, I didn’t get ‘em all.

Dunno if that’s the most possible sevens from a set of 9 letters?

You can make 31 from FISTRODEO: DEFROST, DOITERS, DOOFERS, EDITORS, FOETORS, FOISTED, FOODIES, FOODIST, FOOSTER, FOOTERS, FOOTIES, FOOTSIE, FORDOES, FORTIES, FROSTED, FROSTIE, ODORISE, OOFIEST, OROIDES, OSTEOID, REFOOTS, ROOFIES, ROOSTED, ROSITED, SOFRITO, SOOTIER, SORTIED, STEROID, STORIED, TOROIDS, and TRIODES. I'm sure it can be beaten

[John Garcia]

Surprised they didn't spot DIORAMAS in R10.

Also final numbers game alt:
8/4 = 2; 2 x 5 x 9 = 90; 90-7 = 83; 83 x 3 = 249

[Howie Myers]

r14 alt: 9*7*4-3=249

[Steve Hyde]

In Round 2, there were 25 sevens, but no eights or longer:

DILUTER, DIOPTRE, DROPLET, ETOURDI, EUPLOID
LEPROID, OUTLIED, OUTLIER, OUTRIDE, PELTOID
PERIDOT, PETROIL, PILOTED, PLOITED, PLOUTED
PLOUTER, POITREL, POLITER, POULTED, POULTER
POUTIER, PROTEID, PROTIDE, PTEROID, TRIPLED

Disclaimer, I didn’t get ‘em all.

Dunno if that’s the most possible sevens from a set of 9 letters?

You can make 31 from FISTRODEO: DEFROST, DOITERS, DOOFERS, EDITORS, FOETORS, FOISTED, FOODIES, FOODIST, FOOSTER, FOOTERS, FOOTIES, FOOTSIE, FORDOES, FORTIES, FROSTED, FROSTIE, ODORISE, OOFIEST, OROIDES, OSTEOID, REFOOTS, ROOFIES, ROOSTED, ROSITED, SOFRITO, SOOTIER, SORTIED, STEROID, STORIED, TOROIDS, and TRIODES. I'm sure it can be beaten

38 from TESLIRATH back in episode 5901, but sadly RATHITES is now valid as an 8
https://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_5901

[Sam Cappleman-Lynes]

In Round 2, there were 25 sevens, but no eights or longer:

...

Dunno if that’s the most possible sevens from a set of 9 letters?

Using the current dictionary (at least, as it exists on Apterous), the most sevens from a selection that doesn't contain any eights or nines is 35, from IHARKNESS:

ARNISES, ARSHINS, HANKERS, HANKIES, HARKENS, HARNESS, HERNIAS, HESSIAN, KAISERS, KINASES, KISHANS, KISHENS, KNISHES, KRANSES, NASHERS, NASHKIS, NASKHIS, NEARISH, RAKSHIS, RANKISH, RESINKS, RESKINS, SARNIES, SHAKERS, SHAKIER, SHIKARS, SHIKRAS, SHINERS, SHRIEKS, SHRIKES, SHRINES, SHRINKS, SINKEHS, SINKERS, SNAKIER

[Philip A]

In Round 2, there were 25 sevens, but no eights or longer:

...

Dunno if that’s the most possible sevens from a set of 9 letters?

Using the current dictionary (at least, as it exists on Apterous), the most sevens from a selection that doesn't contain any eights or nines is 35, from IHARKNESS:

ARNISES, ARSHINS, HANKERS, HANKIES, HARKENS, HARNESS, HERNIAS, HESSIAN, KAISERS, KINASES, KISHANS, KISHENS, KNISHES, KRANSES, NASHERS, NASHKIS, NASKHIS, NEARISH, RAKSHIS, RANKISH, RESINKS, RESKINS, SARNIES, SHAKERS, SHAKIER, SHIKARS, SHIKRAS, SHINERS, SHRIEKS, SHRIKES, SHRINES, SHRINKS, SINKEHS, SINKERS, SNAKIER

Nice research.

[Andres Sanchez]

Misread one of those 7s as SHAKIRAS