Spoilers for Tuesday 16th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 11)
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:42 pm
R14 alt.: (8*7*5+1)*2-5 = 557
A group for contestants and lovers of the Channel 4 game show 'Countdown'.
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Octanes bad (maybe it's fine in the new dictionary update idk but def bad on apterous), costean the falseyHowie Myers wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:02 am r3 alt: 8*(9*10+4)+2=754
r5: OCTANES
r8: DANCIER
r13: BROMATES
r14 alt: (5+5)*(8*7)-2-1=557
Says invalid in oxforddictionaries (listed as a mass noun).Adam S Latchford wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:16 am Octanes bad (maybe it's fine in the new dictionary update idk but def bad on apterous), costean the falsey
That's the way I did it.
Surely octanes is the falsey - COSTEAN is the word!Adam S Latchford wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:16 amOctanes bad (maybe it's fine in the new dictionary update idk but def bad on apterous), costean the falseyHowie Myers wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:02 am r3 alt: 8*(9*10+4)+2=754
r5: OCTANES
r8: DANCIER
r13: BROMATES
r14 alt: (5+5)*(8*7)-2-1=557
Agree. But Lexplorer works fine for me without subscription. You just need to sign in. Can't use advanced features like anagrams, but basic word-search works fine.Philip A wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:26 am I feel people may benefit from a free version of Lexplorer to check words without paywalls. There was one in the past, but I think it stopped working, somehow.
Ah, fair enough, I think that’s useful to know.John Garcia wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:26 pmAgree. But Lexplorer works fine for me without subscription. You just need to sign in. Can't use advanced features like anagrams, but basic word-search works fine.Philip A wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:26 am I feel people may benefit from a free version of Lexplorer to check words without paywalls. There was one in the past, but I think it stopped working, somehow.