▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁One ▁contest ant ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁four - letter ▁word ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁change ▁one ▁letter ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁word , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁contest ant ▁in ▁line . ▁Each ▁valid ▁word ▁awarded ▁£ 5 , ▁and ▁each ▁invalid ▁word ▁dedu cted ▁the ▁same ▁amount . ▁If ▁a ▁contest ant ▁formed ▁a ▁word ▁that ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁changed ▁by ▁either ▁oppon ent , ▁they ▁won ▁an ▁additional ▁£ 1 0 ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁new ▁word . ▁The ▁round ▁ended ▁after ▁ 6 0 ▁seconds . ▁ ▁Add ▁a ▁Let ter ▁( 1 9 9 6 – 1 9 9 7 ) ▁Each ▁contest ant ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁three - letter ▁word ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁add ▁one ▁letter ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁word . ▁The ▁added ▁letter ▁could ▁be ▁placed ▁either ▁within ▁the ▁word ▁or ▁at ▁its ▁start ▁or ▁end , ▁but ▁the ▁existing ▁letters ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁re arr anged . ▁They ▁won ▁£ 5 ▁for ▁each ▁valid ▁word ▁and ▁could ▁make ▁up ▁to ▁four ▁plays , ▁for ▁a ▁maximum ▁length ▁of ▁seven ▁letters . ▁If ▁the ▁contest ant ▁either ▁chose ▁to ▁stop ▁or ▁created ▁an ▁invalid ▁word , ▁their ▁turn ▁ended . ▁ ▁Final ▁Round ▁– ▁T ie ▁the ▁Le ader ▁A ▁five - letter ▁word ▁was ▁displayed , ▁with ▁a ▁plus ▁sign ▁at ▁the ▁left ▁end ▁and ▁a ▁minus ▁sign ▁at ▁the ▁right . ▁The ▁host ▁read ▁a ▁toss - up ▁clue ▁whose ▁answer ▁differ