Spoilers for Thursday 10th September 2026 - Series 94 - Heat 54

[Stewart Gordon]

I'm puzzled by Susie's explanation of PANTOFLE. The Oxford Learner's Dictionary doesn't list the word. Just about every OneLook hit gives it as simply a slipper - nothing about being high-heeled. What exactly is the definition in the Countdown dictionary?

[John Garcia]

From ODP:

noun
historical
a high-heeled slipper or light shoe.

[Philip A]

I'm puzzled by Susie's explanation of PANTOFLE. The Oxford Learner's Dictionary doesn't list the word. Just about every OneLook hit gives it as simply a slipper - nothing about being high-heeled. What exactly is the definition in the Countdown dictionary?

Remember that Susie reads the definitions on premium.oxforddictionaries.com which can be bought here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product ... gb&lang=en&

[Stewart Gordon]

I'm puzzled by Susie's explanation of PANTOFLE. The Oxford Learner's Dictionary doesn't list the word. Just about every OneLook hit gives it as simply a slipper - nothing about being high-heeled. What exactly is the definition in the Countdown dictionary?

Remember that Susie reads the definitions on premium.oxforddictionaries.com which can be bought here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product ... gb&lang=en&

Where on that page is the facility to buy it? I can only see the facility to rent it for a year....

Not that I would buy it just to look up the definition of one word, but even so....

[Philip A]

I'm puzzled by Susie's explanation of PANTOFLE. The Oxford Learner's Dictionary doesn't list the word. Just about every OneLook hit gives it as simply a slipper - nothing about being high-heeled. What exactly is the definition in the Countdown dictionary?

Remember that Susie reads the definitions on premium.oxforddictionaries.com which can be bought here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product ... gb&lang=en&

Where on that page is the facility to buy it? I can only see the facility to rent it for a year....

Not that I would buy it just to look up the definition of one word, but even so....

Yeah sorry I meant 'purchase an annual subscription'.