Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, July 11, 2023

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

mich_pdx

thanks Lickety!!

12:24 am

dizgrannie

wi 8

12:24 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, fr 7

12:24 am

Gillie

Well, it's not windsuit

12:25 am

dizgrannie

but it is compound

12:27 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:28 am

dizgrannie

acute

12:28 am

dizgrannie

oops

12:41 am

Gillie

st7

12:44 am

Gillie

ra7 (duh)

4:04 am

Mercy

a

6:01 am

lynxxx

sce__

7:26 am

Kiani

morning all. How are there over 200 words in this thing?

7:42 am

MollyL

Well, you know Babble. If it doesn't have enough words to suit them, they just make up the rest.

8:17 am

player girl

That 8 is driving me nuts, I don't know what else to try. Can someone clue it please (not just stats)

8:18 am

HarryHood

sorry just began. still on the second row

8:19 am

saanichcat

player - it's a water sport

8:20 am

Sunrise

Player girl. Movement of air Wi/4 and what you do on aboard on water or land Su/4

8:21 am

HarryHood

ty for that 8

8:21 am

player girl

Ahhhh. Thank you sunrise!!

8:21 am

Sunrise

You are welcome.

8:21 am

rururocks

don't forget the nd and the rf

8:28 am

player girl

What are nd and rf?

8:29 am

phaeton

endins

8:29 am

phaeton

endings

8:33 am

MollyL

Ru, I am amazed that people don't realize they are giving away 4 letters of an 8 letter word

8:35 am

rururocks

me too.. oh well

8:39 am

mkg

Is the wi 8 two words? And clues welcome

8:43 am

mkg

Not finding the 8; darn.

8:43 am

HarryHood

these *($*($* mice gnaw through the screens on my basement windows

8:43 am

mkg

Darn

8:44 am

HarryHood

I finally got some aluminum screening instead of the fiberglass. I'm going to try to replace it and see if it helps

8:44 am

mkg

Amazing that they can gnaw through metal. I have same issue.

8:44 am

mael

good luck harry, darn little gnawers

8:44 am

HarryHood

I hope the metal stops them. tenacious little buggers

8:44 am

mkg

Any e words out there? I wecome any clues. Ty

8:45 am

HarryHood

mkg, the needle case, the color and plural

8:46 am

saanichcat

Harry, I use peppermint essential oils and a cat and mouse traps.

8:46 am

mkg

Darn needle case. I never get it without clues. Ty. Ty

8:46 am

HarryHood

my cat has become so lazy and old. the mouse would probably use him as a pillow

8:47 am

saanichcat

ha ha ha!

8:47 am

mkg

Got three words. Ty harry so much.

8:47 am

HarryHood

yw

8:48 am

mkg

How about the U word? Also missing the o words for first column o. Ty

8:48 am

mkg

Got the o. Ty anyway.

8:48 am

HarryHood

us5/10 babblet

8:48 am

HarryHood

5/12 rather

8:49 am

mkg

Ty harry. Any meaning?

8:50 am

HarryHood

apparently it is a lichen.

8:50 am

mkg

Got the us. But wow. Just was by chance.

8:50 am

mkg

Ty harry

8:50 am

mkg

If you can help with the wi 8 would love it. Is it two words? And is there a menaing?

8:51 am

HarryHood

8:20 clued

8:51 am

rururocks

it couldn't have been clued any better mkg below

8:52 am

mkg

Ty

8:52 am

HarryHood

gotta get moving on those screens. 46 for later. bye!

8:53 am

mkg

Tyanks. I totally missed the 820 clue before. Got it with ease. Ty.

8:53 am

rururocks

I bet you did

8:54 am

MollyL

It is helpful to read over the chat before you ask for clues.

8:56 am

Sunrise

rururocks . Sorry if you felt I had erred .. However, I was leaving temporarily and I wanted to send it quickly.

8:56 am

rururocks

it's ok sunrise.. it happens a lot.. I feel it's better to take a minute and clue it so you don't give it away.

8:57 am

Sunrise

I do try to normally..

8:58 am

rururocks

ok.. we'll let you off easy this time :D

9:15 am

MollyL

"Quickly" isn't really a factor here. There are plenty of people to clue and clues in the chat. That 8 was clued first thing this morning.

9:15 am

rururocks

well.. she was leaving molly so had to clue quickly

9:18 am

MollyL

No, what I meant is it isn't necessary to quickly clue before you leave because there are others who can help.

9:19 am

phaeton

may I have a clue for the tu6/24?

9:20 am

phaeton

slowly so you don't give it away?

9:21 am

phaeton

the second one?

9:23 am

MollyL

A tan silk from India 😊

9:23 am

phaeton

now no one wants to clue because they are afraid of not doing it according to mollyru rules. sheesh

9:23 am

mael

super helpful, Molly. lol

9:24 am

mael

I don't have it phae, looking now

9:24 am

phaeton

ty mael

9:24 am

MollyL

It is not an easy word to clue

9:25 am

mael

I'm teasing, we'll find it

9:25 am

MollyL

tu...double consonant...word that means so-so

9:26 am

mael

thanks! got it :)

9:26 am

mael

now apparently there's a first tu6/24? I'll look for that

9:26 am

phaeton

ty

9:27 am

MollyL

No rules about cluing. It used to be that you didn't give any more than the first two letters (like Lickety) in your clues. Giving 4 letters of an 8 letter word is just about spelling the word out instead of cluing.

9:28 am

phaeton

who set up the rules?

9:28 am

origami

R*me*b*r the days when people used to clue like this? :D

9:28 am

phaeton

or decided what you could do or don't do?

9:29 am

MollyL

No one, it was a mutually agreed upon thing. Like no cluing the first our of the flip. Neither one applies anymore as there is no mutual agreement anymore.

9:29 am

sukee

TU 6/24 is a moth

9:30 am

MollyL

Yes Origami, or s, chair letter, roundy letter, consonant

9:30 am

MollyL

I got my definition from the dictionary here.

9:33 am

BzznBea

morning, friends

9:35 am

origami

morning, bea

9:36 am

rururocks

that's a bit rude Phaeton.. and you are misunderstanding my post to Sunrise.. maybe reread the interaction

9:37 am

rururocks

A lot of players turn off the chat due to excessive cluing here.. sometimes it is a bit much for a lot of players. People don't normally complain, they just lurk and close off the chat. I was just pointing out that giving away that much of the word is a bit much. I learned how to clue from Haz and try to do it in a way that doesn't give things away.

9:38 am

rururocks

and a lot of players clue that way.. so it's water under the bridge as far as I am concerned. People can do what they want here ...

9:38 am

bichon

Haven't seen Haz for a while

9:38 am

saanichcat

hmmm. I have been playing off and on for 17 years now and these unwritten rules of early cluing or over-cluing have been traditional. I am one of those who almost always hides the chat.

9:39 am

mael

yeah, I think there's a certain skill to being clever with clues and not just spelling it out. I don't mind helping out more if players are stuck, but that's never my first approach

9:39 am

saanichcat

agreed mael.

9:39 am

origami

I appreciate clues that make me think

9:40 am

BzznBea

or clues that you say, oh, i get it, when you finally get it,

9:41 am

origami

I seldom clue because I am not good at walking the line between giving enough and giving too much

9:44 am

mael

I finally found a 7 today, geez

9:51 am

mael

ohhh and the 8. Nice, now I feel like I'm getting somewhere :)

9:57 am

cherlyq

ok what did I spell wrong why is wetsuit not found in dictionary/

9:57 am

mael

one of the ~~mysteries~~ of enable

9:58 am

cherlyq

I was so sure it would be there

10:01 am

BzznBea

its two words, i think

10:05 am

mael

it's one (or can be one), but it was invented in the 50s so maybe enable just wasn't hip to it yet ;)

10:06 am

cherlyq

I did not come along till the sixties (early 60s ) so maybe

10:09 am

MollyL

Sprite used to always turn off the chat when it was a clue bonanza. And didn't mind posting that excessive cluing bothered her. Some people like to try and find words on their own. That is why it's good that you can hide the chat.

10:14 am

mael

FW!

10:18 am

BzznBea

congrats, mael!

10:24 am

mael

thanks bea, I'm off to look for some leftovers for lunch :)

10:24 am

mael

have a great day everyone!

11:26 am

cherlyq

monked the tu6 lol

11:26 am

hokie carla

i can't find a 2nd E on the 3rd row

11:28 am

MollyL

ec4? There are 2

11:28 am

MollyL

Needle case?

11:28 am

hokie carla

ok, have one. have tried others. will try again, thx.

11:28 am

hokie carla

needle case is upper E

11:29 am

MollyL

Yep, the E you asked about is all ec

11:30 am

hokie carla

geez, the colors

11:37 am

cherlyq

lol monkeyed that too thanks molly

11:37 am

MollyL

You got the weird currency before the colors?

11:38 am

hokie carla

yeah, weird

11:38 am

hokie carla

and now I need the U stats. I hope it's not a duh too.

11:39 am

hokie carla

ooh, I see it

11:44 am

hokie carla

well, bare minimum HOET. 61 left. back to other games and amazon.

11:45 am

MollyL

That Peri thing is contagious

12:37 pm

godthaab

Name that Proper noun: Wagner hero

12:43 pm

MollyL

It must be an obscure one. The three I can think of are not in the grid.

1:45 pm

BzznBea

wotan

2:15 pm

dcseain

phantom causation

2:46 pm

hurshy

it usually is

2:52 pm

hurshy

oooh just one more W would give me top row grey

2:57 pm

hurshy

phantom: dissect

2:58 pm

hurshy

and one more S for second row grey

2:59 pm

BzznBea

that w is probably the 8

3:38 pm

hurshy

i guess it must be!

3:39 pm

hurshy

oh duh, i saw people talking about it too

3:43 pm

MollyL

Hold out your hand, I'll give you some froyo

3:54 pm

hokie carla

rehi

3:56 pm

hokie carla

was going to ask for a guess of my w. LOL, guess it is the 8.

3:58 pm

hokie carla

is this a normal word?

3:59 pm

hurshy

yes, compound

4:01 pm

hokie carla

directional or size or smarts?

4:02 pm

hokie carla

just saw wetsuit and tried it. yes I know that's 7 letters, but it's also a real word, enable people.

4:05 pm

MollyL

It's a sport, sporty girl

4:06 pm

hokie carla

I'll think on it, thanks

4:18 pm

hurshy

15 left

4:19 pm

hokie carla

44 here. I still have 8 on the second S and just looked at again.

4:34 pm

HarryHood

27 here

4:41 pm

cherlyq

oh well I have 102 left hoping to get half way

4:43 pm

HarryHood

23 now. I've had enough. maybe will list later. bye!

4:53 pm

hokie carla

32 here. maybe will come back.

5:07 pm

cherlyq

woot woot made the half way point and even passed it up

5:08 pm

dcseain

I have 109 to go.

5:09 pm

cherlyq

this is one of those you find words and then just when you are ready to give up you find some more lol

5:09 pm

dcseain

yeah, I've come and gone across hours.

5:10 pm

dcseain

I just greyed my fourth letter

5:15 pm

dcseain

LOL at the old currency.

5:17 pm

MollyL

Old currency, it's hilarious

5:17 pm

dcseain

for that particular one, at least to me, it is.

5:46 pm

cherlyq

found

5:46 pm

cherlyq

found the 8 I mean

5:47 pm

cherlyq

w's grayed out I wi4 I had got that wi4 first lol

5:49 pm

cherlyq

oops uggh when to clue and how I need to go back to school lol

6:19 pm

dcseain

LOL well done

6:32 pm

periwinkle

help with first tu6 please

6:36 pm

hokie carla

I think I read earlier it's some kind of indian fabric or something. I only know batik.

6:37 pm

periwinkle

ty found it on morewords

6:49 pm

MollyL

Morewords, it's amazing

6:50 pm

MollyL

The definition says it's birds

6:56 pm

BzznBea

cool bird

7:09 pm

Gillie

carla was thinking of the second tu6, I think

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