The letters R, O, E, A, X, L, H, E and N were drawn by Rachel Riley for the contestants to try to make a word from. They came up with the six-letter words ‘exhale and ‘hoaxer’, while in Dictionary ...

Countdown Dictionary Corner favourite Susie Dent lifted the lid on her unusual fear during an appearance on Channel 4's 8 Out ...

Countdown star Rachel Riley was left red-faced after the show had another classic moment with an X-rated word.

before turning to her Dictionary Corner colleague, Dent, with a smirk to reveal the discovery. "Tough. Really tough," Chapman said. "But Susie has come up with 'arousal' for seven." Host Colin ...

Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas has lifted the lid on her "real" job away from the BBC studios and why she will ...

COUNTDOWN has had a classic moment where a rude word was spelled out – leaving Rachel Riley blushing. The Channel 4 show has been prone to a racy word or two over the years. And during ...

But when host Colin Murray threw it over to Dictionary Corner, guest Nicki Chapman admitted it was "really tough" but Susie Dent had found a seven letter word. Nicki said it was Arousal ...