COUNTDOWN WILL ALWAYS be close to the hearts of afternoon telly watchers, as there’s pretty much nothing else on at that time.
And yesterday there was a moment to perk up the usually sedate competition. After a letter round, both the contestants plucked out seven letter words.
But dictionary corner had spotted an eight
“We apologise in advance for this one, it’s in the dictionary – we’re only saying it because it gets you one letter further… but sh*thead”
And they used the poo emoji to censor it out
Some people at home had already spotted it
If there was a swearing version of Countdown they would nail it
It’s in the dictionary so there can be no arguments
They beeped Susie Dent out
A groundbreaking day in Countdown history
Next time you’re playing Scrabble, you’ll know what swear word is 100% legitimate now.
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