Let's make this birthday one to remember.

57 years old (Born on September 21, 1967)

Happy birthday, Susie Dent! May your special day be filled with more joy than a contestant discovering an obscure nine-letter word. Your linguistic wizardry on Countdown continues to amaze us all—turning dictionary pages into pure entertainment and making lexicography look effortlessly cool.

From your delightful "Word of the Day" tweets that brighten our mornings, to gracefully handling Jimmy Carr's cheeky banter on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, you've proven time and again that language can indeed be hilarious. Here's wishing you another year filled with fascinating etymologies, clever quips, and plenty of laughter—because nobody defines fun quite like you!