Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
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Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
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?
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?
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Re: Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
ADMIRALS in round 10 as a beater.
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Re: Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
There have definitely been more in the past but new words can spoil old records.Philip A wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 1:25 pm 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?
Re: Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
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Re: Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
ARMLOADS and DIORAMAS also. Unusual for DC to be beaten by so many relatively common words
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Re: Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
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 beatenPhilip A wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 1:25 pm 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?
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Re: Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
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
Also final numbers game alt:
8/4 = 2; 2 x 5 x 9 = 90; 90-7 = 83; 83 x 3 = 249
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Re: Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
r14 alt: 9*7*4-3=249
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Re: Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
38 from TESLIRATH back in episode 5901, but sadly RATHITES is now valid as an 8Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 4:56 pmYou 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 beatenPhilip A wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 1:25 pm 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?
https://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_5901
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Re: Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
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
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Nice research.Sam Cappleman-Lynes wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2023 12:39 pmUsing 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
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Re: Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
Misread one of those 7s as SHAKIRAS
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