Wordplay is a game show

Game show

A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...

 presented by Jenny Powell

Jenny Powell

Jenny Powell , is a British television presenter.-Early life:Powell's parents are from South Africa, she attended Woodford County High School for Girls in Woodford Green and the Italia Conti school in London.-Career:...

 and sometimes Jenni Falconer

Jenni Falconer

Jennifer 'Jenni' Falconer is a British television presenter.-Early life:After her family relocated to the South of England when she was seven, Falconer moved to Leeds in 1994 to study Spanish and Italian. Whilst studying at university, she also launched her television career...

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It aired live

Live television

Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...

 weekdays from 23 March to 31 July 2009 on Channel 5 and was axed after only one series.

Premise

Contestants compete to solve the combination of the wordplay safe to win a daily jackpot.
It contains audience participation for the chance to win cash prizes.
The highest prize awarded on the show is £3,250.

Games	Description
Word Jumble	A simple anagram Anagram An anagram is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce a new word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once; e.g., orchestra = carthorse, A decimal point = I'm a dot in place, Tom Marvolo Riddle = I am Lord Voldemort. Someone who...  game.
AKA	Something that could be known as the clue on screen.
Word Smuggle	Finding a word hidden within a sentence of other words.
Hangman Hangman (game) Hangman is a paper and pencil guessing game for two or more players. One player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters.-Overview:...	A word or phrase must be found as the letters appear.
Invisible Link	A linking word must be found that relates to three others.
Word Ladder	Adding a letter or changing a letter to make a word that suits the clue.
Safecracker	Answering one question from all the other games to crack the safe. You can answer how many you like but then you have to guess where the other numbers go to crack the safe.