Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, February 10, 2022

12:00 am

godthaab

flip

12:03 am

harpjane

nice size today

12:05 am

cybernan

hi all -- agreed harp

12:06 am

mich_pdx

Good evening / morning all!

12:06 am

Rainiqui

le 7

12:06 am

justafreep

tu7 (and yes... good size!)

12:08 am

mich_pdx

thx, freep!

12:09 am

mich_pdx

but the Aussie version of sunglasses isn't "legit"

12:09 am

godthaab

in7

12:10 am

jessmom

to7

12:16 am

rururocks

ju7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

mich_pdx

hurrah, tyvm Lickety

12:18 am

cybernan

not seeing any of these 7's :(

12:19 am

harpjane

incel is not accepted....

12:20 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:20 am

hokie carla

way too new for enable, jane

12:21 am

hokie carla

but thanks for giving me a chance to use the word portmanteau.

12:21 am

cybernan

et 7 if not called

12:21 am

hokie carla

hmm, had to skip that E

12:21 am

hokie carla

aha, thanks

12:22 am

cybernan

what does a suitcase have to do with anything, carla?

12:22 am

hokie carla

oh geez

12:23 am

hokie carla

I forgot about the other definition

12:23 am

cybernan

didn't know there were two!

12:24 am

hokie carla

a portmanteau is 2 words blended to make 1. in this case - incel that harpjane mentioned is involuntary celibate. earlier today I mentioned retcon which is retroactive continuity.

12:25 am

mich_pdx

portmanteau is "carry coat" - or a suitcase (case for suits) originally

12:25 am

cybernan

never heard of that def. before -- it has always been a suitcase to me.

12:26 am

mich_pdx

smog is a portmanteau word - smoke + fog

12:26 am

hokie carla

I've never heard of it being a suitcase (until the time we discussed it here)

12:26 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, le 7

12:27 am

cybernan

tu 7 x2

12:27 am

hokie carla

oh, the suitcase is "chiefly british" which makes sense that I don't know that

12:27 am

marksdolly

but with the eau ending, should be a French word

12:27 am

marksdolly

hi Hokie!!

12:28 am

hokie carla

you would think so. hello dolly!

12:28 am

cybernan

it is french for suitcase

12:28 am

mich_pdx

It is french, for suitcase (a coat carrier)

12:28 am

marksdolly

awww love it when you sing to me! LOL

12:29 am

hokie carla

nan, smog is a portmanteau for smoke and fog (per merriam-webster)

12:30 am

mich_pdx

(diving back into the grid)

12:30 am

cybernan

not doubting you carla - just never heard that def before

12:35 am

cybernan

I don't suppose the in 7 is related to the 6?

12:36 am

hokie carla

just on 4th row here

12:36 am

Lizlin

I don't think so, nan - I have in 7 but not in6

12:37 am

cybernan

duh - just found the ju

12:38 am

cybernan

that leaves the in le and to

12:39 am

hokie carla

ha, I had the ju6 but missed the 7. possibly past my bedtime.

12:42 am

hokie carla

well, I had HOET going until the 5th row

12:43 am

hokie carla

HOET!

12:52 am

cybernan

not seeing anything -- good night everyone :)

12:53 am

hokie carla

was just about to say the same. 52 left for tomorrow.

12:55 am

hokie carla

doh, saw 4 on the way out. maybe I'm not stuck.

5:24 am

aslindy

hello all

7:13 am

Meatball421

phantom - incest

7:13 am

Meatball421

it's all relative

7:49 am

Shirlockc

a type of kin-dread

7:52 am

BzznBea

Today is a practice in how many Babblets can you remember.

7:52 am

mael

truly

7:54 am

Shirlockc

no one? incest? kin-dread? where's ruru when you need him lol

7:57 am

mael

I groaned, shirlockc, worry not :)

7:59 am

Shirlockc

my goal in life, pun-ishing fun

8:01 am

Aloyisius

hello Babblers and Babblettes

8:01 am

welki

hi folks

8:04 am

BzznBea

Aloy, have you heard how our common friend is doing?

8:05 am

Aloyisius

haven't heard: everything ok? She is snowed in I imagine

8:05 am

BzznBea

I was talking about the one down here.

8:06 am

Aloyisius

oh.. no, hubby should call?

8:06 am

BzznBea

He had a heart attack. Was in the hospital for five days.

8:07 am

Aloyisius

so sorry.. when?

8:08 am

BzznBea

I think he drove himself to the hospital on Wednesday last. Got home on Tuesday.

8:08 am

Aloyisius

ok, thanks for letting us know, Bea..

8:09 am

BzznBea

Not sure of the timing as we didn't know anything until he called Larry to ask him to go pick up his car and meds.

8:09 am

hurshy

phantom: fascist

8:10 am

Aloyisius

hope B comes to help !

8:11 am

hurshy

phantom: falsetto

8:17 am

mael

hursh, I keep seeing falsetto too

8:22 am

hokie carla

I just see falseto 😜

8:23 am

mael

heh

8:24 am

mael

a false-etto, if you will

8:24 am

hokie carla

but I still need 11 F's and no ideas whatsoever

8:26 am

hokie carla

oh, I see the old veep in the grid

8:26 am

MollyL

Lots of falsies talk in here today.

8:27 am

hurshy

phantom: golf

8:28 am

hokie carla

just found a word that I usually miss. it's a moral victory!

8:29 am

Aloyisius

know what you mean, hokie.. one of mine is "asea"

8:30 am

mael

I always miss the U babblets

8:30 am

hokie carla

I have this game on my phone called whirly-word and it does not accept asea. very annoying.

8:30 am

hokie carla

I have finished the U and the J today!

8:30 am

hurshy

ooh i found a nice one

8:34 am

hokie carla

I have tried sunnies more than once

8:34 am

hurshy

phantom: juice

8:35 am

hokie carla

yes, and sluice

8:36 am

leighprefect

and lunch

8:36 am

hokie carla

yep

8:37 am

hokie carla

and cuticle(s)

8:38 am

hokie carla

and ennui

8:39 am

hokie carla

seeing so many phantoms and no actual words. 36 left.

8:39 am

Aloyisius

ciao all, gtg

8:39 am

hokie carla

bye aloy

8:42 am

leighprefect

and affluence...

8:42 am

hokie carla

phantom science

8:42 am

hokie carla

fungal

8:42 am

hokie carla

we could do this all day 😜

8:43 am

hurshy

pretty nice grid though actually, done with first pass and only 16 left. have 9/11 of the 7s too!

8:44 am

hokie carla

yeah, as usual I have the opposite opinion

8:44 am

hurshy

have fa8 - what's the other 8?

8:44 am

hokie carla

no idea

8:44 am

hokie carla

don't have any

8:44 am

hurshy

sorry hokie :(

8:44 am

hokie carla

and only 3 7's

8:45 am

hurshy

left col grey!

8:45 am

hurshy

riight col grey!

8:46 am

saanichcat

the other 8 is le8

8:46 am

hurshy

thanks, will look

8:46 am

hokie carla

well, I gotta get on with my day. TTFN.

8:49 am

hurshy

found 'em! woot!!

8:50 am

hurshy

10 to go!

9:08 am

rururocks

thanks for the 8's you guys

9:30 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for le8!

9:41 am

MollyL

Not that it is a normal word or anything
😊

9:43 am

MollyL

Neither is the fa8, unless you have occasion to strengthen ramparts.

9:43 am

MollyL

But then, don't listen to me, as I am hysterical.

9:55 am

BzznBea

Why are you suffering from hysteria, Molly?

9:55 am

BzznBea

scene

9:56 am

BzznBea

crap

10:19 am

rururocks

I'm all for strengthening ramparts .. but that's me

10:25 am

MollyL

Probably from listening to too much Def Leppard Bea

11:06 am

penquis

Hello all…

11:10 am

rururocks

good morning pen

11:11 am

penquis

Hi ru…

11:19 am

Scrabbler

Lunch break! Yay!

11:26 am

penquis

Hi scrabs….

11:27 am

Scrabbler

How are you up there?

11:28 am

penquis

Doing ok here….a few days of warmer weather….

11:31 am

Scrabbler

Yes, we have had warmer weather for 2d but it has been snowing today.

11:32 am

penquis

Supposed to get colder here on the weekend….but other than that, ok weather….

11:33 am

Scrabbler

I want lots of snow for XC-skiing and snowshoeing--through the end of March.

11:34 am

penquis

Lots of people have enjoyed the big snowfalls we got in ski country here recently…..

11:35 am

Scrabbler

Wonderful.

11:36 am

penquis

A babbler here from Northern ME said they got 18 inches last weekend and another 8 a few days later…

11:37 am

Scrabbler

I love it!

11:41 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

11:41 am

penquis

Hi nan….

11:41 am

marksdolly

hi Nan!

11:44 am

cybernan

there was an le 7 and an in 7 called last night that I couldn't find don't have the 8's either

11:45 am

Scrabbler

Hi Nan

11:45 am

Scrabbler

Hi marksdolly

11:45 am

penquis

Don’t have any of those yet…

11:45 am

marksdolly

hi Scrabbler

11:45 am

marksdolly

do you play scrabble online?

11:46 am

cybernan

if anyone has clues for the 8's that would be great!

11:46 am

Scrabbler

No, I don't like Facebook's Scrabble interface.

11:46 am

marksdolly

I play on lexulous

11:46 am

marksdolly

le 8 and fa8

11:46 am

Scrabbler

I play Lexulous.

11:47 am

penquis

Oh got the in 7…..what a hippie burns to make a room smell better….awful clue…

11:47 am

marksdolly

Nan the fa8 builds off several before it

11:47 am

marksdolly

what is your name of Lexulous?

11:48 am

cybernan

compound? not true?

11:48 am

penquis

Ty, dolly….

11:48 am

penquis

No, nan….

11:48 am

marksdolly

no nan

11:48 am

marksdolly

different 3rd letter

11:49 am

cybernan

guess I don't have the ones before it then -- only other fa's I have are to fwoory and ciggies

11:50 am

marksdolly

it's after the untrue,

11:50 am

penquis

It builds on the word for what is under your skin…..you remove it when skinning chicken….

11:50 am

cybernan

fat is the only thing under my skin!

11:51 am

penquis

No, think of skinning chicken…

11:51 am

cybernan

don't know pen

11:51 am

penquis

Ends with US spy agency….

11:51 am

penquis

That is the fa 6….

11:52 am

cybernan

ok - found the 6, ty

11:52 am

penquis

Fa 6/7/7/7/8…..

11:53 am

cybernan

I thought that was the board that goes up under the overhang on a house roof

11:54 am

cybernan

got them all - ty pen

11:55 am

penquis

It has a lot of different definitions…

11:55 am

penquis

Yw…

11:55 am

cybernan

le or in 7 please?

11:55 am

Scrabbler

I am back. (I am typing chart notes before lunch our ends.)

11:56 am

marksdolly

the le is 6,7,8 combo

11:56 am

penquis

Can someone please give me STATS for the second row E?….

11:56 am

penquis

Wb, scrabs…

11:56 am

marksdolly

Scrab, what is your Lexulous name?

11:57 am

cybernan

et 6-7 twinkle twinkle

11:57 am

penquis

Ty, nan….and ty, dolly….

11:57 am

marksdolly

yw

11:57 am

cybernan

oops - sorry, you just wanted the stats

11:58 am

penquis

It’s ok….

11:58 am

Scrabbler

I cannot type my name here, marksdolly.

11:59 am

marksdolly

ahhh okey dokey

12:00 pm

Scrabbler

Grrr, my first 2 patients for the afternoon are already here so I must go. Enjoy the day.

12:00 pm

cybernan

bye scrabbs

12:00 pm

penquis

Bye, scrabs…

12:00 pm

cybernan

which l does the 6-7-8 come from?

12:01 pm

cybernan

not that it matters - not seeing anything from either one

12:01 pm

penquis

What 6/7/8?

12:02 pm

cybernan

dolly said there is an le 6-7-8

12:02 pm

penquis

Oh….LE….second row L, i think….

12:02 pm

marksdolly

the Le 6,7,8 can actually be from either L

12:03 pm

penquis

The 8 has to be the second row L….

12:03 pm

marksdolly

but to get the 8 it needs to come from the upper L

12:03 pm

cybernan

I think someone said it has something to do with ramparts -- now I am old, but not that old!

12:04 pm

marksdolly

no Nan, it's an amino acid

12:05 pm

penquis

The fa 7/8 relates to ramparts….

12:05 pm

penquis

But you may already have those…

12:05 pm

cybernan

found them -- once I knew that either l would do that made it easier to figure it out

12:05 pm

cybernan

yes - found the fa's

12:06 pm

cybernan

missing 3 7's still, but getting there

12:06 pm

penquis

I am missing 4….

12:07 pm

cybernan

I know that in 7 is one of them

12:08 pm

penquis

I clued that one for you….unless there are two….

12:09 pm

cybernan

oh ty -- will look back in the chat

12:09 pm

penquis

What a hippie burns to make the room smell nice…questionable, lol…..

12:10 pm

cybernan

ty - just couldn't see that

12:10 pm

penquis

Yw…

12:12 pm

cybernan

7's so far: et, fa x3, in, ju, le, tu x2

12:13 pm

penquis

Ah….got one tu 7, will look for the other….ty…..

12:14 pm

penquis

Got it….

12:14 pm

penquis

So now we are both missing the same two 7s….

12:14 pm

cybernan

NTPN - veep who cheated on income tax

12:14 pm

penquis

Agnew…

12:15 pm

cybernan

gold star for pen

12:15 pm

penquis

:oD

12:22 pm

cybernan

NTPN - captain nemo's author (also my grandson)

12:23 pm

penquis

Jules…

12:23 pm

cybernan

** pen **

12:23 pm

penquis

:oD

12:31 pm

penquis

Still missing seven Ts….down to 31 overall…..

12:32 pm

cybernan

60 left here and very slow going -- would like to find more 4's before I list

12:32 pm

penquis

Still missing seven fours here….guess i should work on those…

12:38 pm

cybernan

lol - missing 23 here - never remember the babblets

12:38 pm

penquis

Down to 3 here…..fours, i mean….

12:41 pm

cybernan

taking a beak

12:41 pm

penquis

Me, too…..25 for later….

12:44 pm

cybernan

yay - got wordle in 3 -- at least there is something I can solve!

1:38 pm

periwinkle

did not get clue for fa7/8 hi all

1:39 pm

BzznBea

There is actually three fa7s that go together.

1:40 pm

periwinkle

have no fa7 words and neither of the 8's

1:40 pm

BzznBea

Do ou have any fa6?

1:40 pm

periwinkle

no

1:42 pm

BzznBea

fa6.30 - first three of not slow + govt spy agency initials

1:42 pm

ajbns87

Some said Fa was related to ramparts, I've looked at wikipedia and couldn't detect a word it could be, any clues for simpletons?

1:43 pm

periwinkle

ty Bea

1:43 pm

ajbns87

That worked, thanks bzzn

1:43 pm

BzznBea

NOw, all the other fa words after that start with the same three letters.

1:43 pm

periwinkle

will look

1:44 pm

BzznBea

Two sevens are latin pliural and plural

1:44 pm

periwinkle

got the fa7/8 new words for me

1:44 pm

BzznBea

good

1:47 pm

cybernan

fa 6,7,7,7,8: begin with the boards on the edge of the roof, plural and use various latin endings for the other 3

1:50 pm

cybernan

en 6/27 please?

1:51 pm

periwinkle

got them all ty nan

1:51 pm

periwinkle

le6/7/8 pla

1:52 pm

periwinkle

found them

1:52 pm

cybernan

do you have the en 6/27?

1:52 pm

periwinkle

no

1:53 pm

clg47

en + gl 4/7

1:54 pm

periwinkle

ty clg

1:54 pm

cybernan

le 7 has a chemical ending -- drop last vowel for the 6

1:54 pm

periwinkle

ty nan I had found them

1:55 pm

cybernan

ty cig

1:57 pm

cybernan

Cig - can't tell what your icon is - pic in profile is too large. See that it is a series of numbers though - do they represent something?

2:14 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd everyone :)

2:21 pm

mattygroves

It's been a busy day at work, so just starting, more or less - does anyone have stats, please, for the E in the middle column, second row?

2:26 pm

ursh

et618 and 7

2:28 pm

mattygroves

Thanks, ursh - looking!

2:29 pm

mattygroves

And found. Thanks!

2:34 pm

dan2bit

afternoon/evening all! corners done

2:34 pm

BzznBea

WTG, dan!

2:46 pm

ajbns87

Can't find the Et words, can any one provide a clue please

2:47 pm

dcseain

star in French

2:49 pm

ajbns87

Why are certain words of non English descent included?

2:49 pm

ajbns87

Thanks dcs

2:51 pm

dcseain

it also refers to a fabric pattern.

2:52 pm

BzznBea

abj, that is the question of the ages.

2:53 pm

dcseain

dinner arrived. BBL

2:57 pm

BzznBea

I am finished. Yea me!

3:10 pm

cherlyq

theo

3:11 pm

cherlyq

sorry

3:11 pm

origami

Congrats, Bea.

3:12 pm

cherlyq

Go Bea

3:30 pm

MollyL

Kind of early for dinner 'round these parts

3:34 pm

periwinkle

as5 please

3:39 pm

MollyL

Whitish, pale complexion

3:40 pm

MollyL

Think fireplace residue

3:42 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

4:37 pm

periwinkle

he5/12 please

4:41 pm

Bugsaw

he + many, minus the plural ending

4:42 pm

Bugsaw

or a serf

4:45 pm

periwinkle

ty Bea

5:29 pm

MollyL

Is Bea masquerading as Bugsaw?

5:48 pm

mkg

Hi all. I am stuck. Any clues for the i fifth column? Ty

5:56 pm

mkg

Got one of those……

5:56 pm

mkg

Any clues for third column second row E words? Ty.

6:01 pm

penquis

French for star…and pl….

6:31 pm

penquis

Fe 6/33 anyone?

6:35 pm

mab

part of admit plus part of the white ball in pool - for fe

6:36 pm

penquis

Ty….

6:37 pm

penquis

Trying to finish this grid using lickety on a split screen on my ipad….not fun!

6:38 pm

mkg

Ty for great clue. Got the e words. Ty. Done for the day. See you tomorrow

6:38 pm

penquis

Bye, mkg….

6:41 pm

penquis

To 7 anyone?

6:55 pm

penquis

No one?

6:56 pm

MollyL

Another offbeat chemistry word. First three of what you pay on the highway to pass + vowel + last three of Hawaiian goose

6:57 pm

penquis

Ty, molly…

7:08 pm

penquis

I am done…..don’t think I will try using the ipad split screen to play babble again anytime soon…..whew….

7:08 pm

penquis

Heading out…..goodnight all….

7:23 pm

MollyL

see people saying they play on their phones and I wonder how? I can't play word games on screens that tiny.

7:37 pm

hokie carla

I can only enter words in babble on my phone and only if I have on glasses and have off autocorrect. no way would I try to use lickety with it.

7:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

i play on my phone when on the train every firday AM. it's tough.

7:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

can someone pls clue un6/30?

7:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

oops, found it. ty

7:57 pm

hokie carla

I'm glad you peri'd it

8:01 pm

hokie carla

decided to give up and use lickety and it's not loading for me

8:41 pm

mab

clue for en 7 please? i don't see any in the chat, so it must be really obvious and everybody got it, but for me. always like this.

8:43 pm

hokie carla

do you mean en6? I don't see a 7. I had to look it up. actually I had to look up en6/27 and en6/18.

8:44 pm

mab

oh - yes.

8:45 pm

hokie carla

the 6/27 is (I assume) to make a * of yourself. think 7 deadly sins.

8:55 pm

mab

all tangled. it's the en 18 i need. after getting the en 27 for the second time.

8:57 pm

hokie carla

haha. en + land in the middle of water

8:58 pm

mab

so great. thanks so much.

9:04 pm

Sophie512

6:35, I'm stuck on your clue, mab, could you do it differently.... sorry

9:10 pm

mab

i think it's a kind of grass, sophie. begins with end of admitting one's guilty, and then the stick or the ball for playing pool.

9:13 pm

mab

also, it's a pointer used to point out letters for children learning the alphabet - merriam webster.

9:14 pm

Sophie512

omw, I even used to have this kind of grass, thanks so much

9:24 pm

Sophie512

25 left, I'm done thanks for all the clues today Be safe and God Bless

11:50 pm

mich_pdx

only one word left - can anyone clue the un 6?

11:51 pm

mich_pdx

heck, pass the fish.... got it

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