What a conundrum! Saintly Susie Dent has viewers in stitches after spotting a VERY rude eight-letter word on Countdown

  • Dictionary Corner's Susie Dent raises eyebrows finding a very rude word
  • Susie found the word 's**thead' among the jumble of letters
  • Host Nick Hewer told the cheeky word whizz to 'wash her mouth out with soap'

By Rod Ardehali For Mailonline

Published: 04:38 EST, 3 February 2017 | Updated: 05:12 EST, 3 February 2017

Countdown viewers were left spitting out their afternoon teas yesterday after Susie Dent spelt out a rude word.

The show's long running Dictionary Corner maestro left contestants blushing with her eight-letter pick.

The letters the contestants were given were MTHIAEDHS.

Countdown viewers were left blushing when Dictionary Corner whizz Susie Dent found a very rude eight-letter word among the jumble of letters, yesterday

The letters the contestants were given were MTHIAEDHS but eagle-eyed Susie spotted the word 's**thead' hiding in the midst

But mischievous Susie soon pointed out the naughty word hiding in its midst, pointing out you could spell 's**thead' using those letters.

Covering her tracks naughty Susie said: 'I apologise for this one in advance, it's in the dictionary.'

She continued: 'We're only saying this because it gets you one letter further, but it's s***head, I apologise.' 

Host Nick Hewer quipped: 'Susie wash your mouth out with soap!' 

The camera then panned to fan favourite Rachel Riley who had spelt out the word, and was trying not to laugh.

It wasn't the first time Countdown has been a source of amusement for viewers. Fans will remember many a naughty word or innuendo appearing in the jumble of letters.

Reassuring viewers at home Susie said: 'I apologise for this one in advance, it's in the dictionary.'

Host Nick Hewer, who took over from Jeff Stelling in 2012, told Susie jokingly to 'wash your mouth out'

 Fans of the long running show will remember many a rude word or innuendo leading much hilarity. In 2013 the word 'orgasmed' appeared much to the amusement of Rachel Riley

Countdown has often been the source of giggles for viewers when a naughty word or innuendo appears.

Viewers enjoyed a thrilling climax to the show when the word 'orgasmed' appeared in 2013 and former co-host Carol Vorderman famously found herself stifling laughter after words like 'p**s' and 'a**e'.   

She also had to spell out the word 'todgers' during her time on the daytime show much to the amusement of viewers..


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