Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, December 15, 2023

12:11 am

justafreep

te7/8 (and so far, te7 x 3 but 35 7's!!!!!!!)

12:12 am

justafreep

re8

12:15 am

Rainiqui

ga 7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

Rainiqui

he 7

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:24 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, so 7 and 9

12:42 am

jbp

thanks, Lickety!

12:47 am

ursh

well nbt, nbs and only 99 more to find :)

12:52 am

jbp

re 8

12:54 am

jbp

he 7

12:55 am

jbp

oh, didn't see you got that Rainiqui

12:57 am

jbp

ae 7

12:58 am

jbp

ga 7

12:59 am

jbp

ga 7 x 2

1:03 am

jbp

th 7

4:09 am

ItalianGreyhound

N + 3 vowels is just N + 3 vowels

6:41 am

GroovyKiwi

Firewords for me but it took 6 hours grrr lol

6:43 am

Scrabbler

Congrats, Kiwi. I found 86 so far.

6:44 am

suz01

nioa

6:45 am

Scrabbler

Change the vowels around

6:46 am

suz01

Sorry! Didn't realize my cursor was in the chog

6:49 am

Scrabbler

It drifts over into the chat for all of us at some times.

6:53 am

gramma

racial slur for white folks in Hawaii is in the grid. I haven't thought of that word in awhile.

6:56 am

Scrabbler

I have seen that before.

8:44 am

rururocks

i have 24 left and neither of the 9's

8:45 am

mael

there's no hope for me then Ru!

8:49 am

saanichcat

se 9. -- starts with feel-good neurotransmitter, add two moreletters. and good mornig ru and mael!

8:50 am

mael

thanks saanich, got it! and good morning

8:52 am

saanichcat

yw, glad you made sense of clue

8:52 am

rururocks

finally got it.. thanks.. never have seen that one yet

8:53 am

rururocks

but it feels good to have it

8:53 am

saanichcat

haha

8:57 am

mael

found the other 9!

8:57 am

mael

so9/66, enchanment

8:59 am

mael

or divination, in English, I guess. And a Canadian whiskey?

9:01 am

Smdnjv

hero

9:01 am

Smdnjv

sorry!!

9:01 am

Smdnjv

hero

9:02 am

Smdnjv

well!! I did it again!!

9:02 am

rururocks

hero

9:03 am

rururocks

now everyone has ;D

9:03 am

Smdnjv

Thank you Ruru

9:17 am

MollyL

Phantom: hero

9:20 am

MollyL

Maple whiskey? Only in Canada.

9:21 am

saanichcat

pretty solid phantom

9:21 am

mael

living up to the stereotypes in a delicious way

9:26 am

hokie carla

🤮

9:26 am

rururocks

I have one Molly.. it's really tasty

9:26 am

hokie carla

I have a strong aversion to maple smell and therefore taste

9:26 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

9:27 am

rururocks

well don't waffle about it in any way hokie

9:27 am

hokie carla

I will make a flap about it, jack

9:27 am

rururocks

you syrupticiously snuck that in

9:28 am

mael

lol

9:28 am

mael

sticky situation all around

9:29 am

hokie carla

on a different note, how am I only seeing 7 s's?

9:30 am

mael

I just finished the Ss but they were dumb today

9:30 am

cybernan

hi ru - did you forward a message to me yesterday using a gmail account? Not sure if it was genuine or not.

9:30 am

hokie carla

well, found 2 more, but still need 2 for HOET. let me guess, the big words are there?

9:30 am

hokie carla

well, good to know they are stupid

9:31 am

hokie carla

phantom steerage

9:31 am

mael

both the 9s are S, yes

9:32 am

hokie carla

of course they are

9:32 am

mael

saanich clued one earlier, and I failed at cluing the second

9:33 am

Meatball421

does the se9 have a definition?

9:34 am

cybernan

Ruru ? still here? ?

9:34 am

Meatball421

Never mind, found the se9

9:35 am

hokie carla

okay, found the se9. it means occurring in late summer. who knew.

9:35 am

mael

yeah, "occurring in late summer"

9:35 am

mael

I certainly didn't know

9:35 am

hokie carla

have not found the so9, but I don't blame your clue making, mael

9:35 am

rururocks

yes nan.. i'm here

9:36 am

cybernan

Ru - did you forward a note to me from a gmail account recently? Just checking that it wasn't something Phishy

9:38 am

rururocks

yes. just a note from Flosey's son.. saying hi to all that were nice to her.. that was me.

9:38 am

Shellbell_o-well

good morning, my word list appears to be stuck-- it will not scroll

9:39 am

hokie carla

try refreshing

9:39 am

Shellbell_o-well

has anyone had that happen before?

9:39 am

cybernan

ok. It was from a different address than the one I had for you so thought I should check.

9:40 am

rururocks

always good to be safe

9:40 am

rururocks

don't spam me nan
:D

9:40 am

Shellbell_o-well

did that couple few times‐- at present am using my phone and did restart

9:42 am

hokie carla

so it won't scroll on your phone? iphone?

9:44 am

Shellbell_o-well

android... going to do some hunting---see if adding words will unstick

9:44 am

hokie carla

ok, sorry I can't help on android

9:45 am

BzznBea

salutations

9:45 am

hokie carla

bea!

9:46 am

hokie carla

has anyone seen pen lately? starting to worry.

9:46 am

BzznBea

carla!

9:46 am

hokie carla

nm, says she's online

9:46 am

hokie carla

just lurking I guess

9:46 am

penquis

just lurking...

9:46 am

hokie carla

ha!

9:47 am

penquis

had a tough week....lost two friends....

9:47 am

BzznBea

i'm so sorry, pen.

9:47 am

car.eeyore

I am so sorry for you losses, Pen.

9:47 am

penquis

thanks...

9:48 am

penquis

ty...

9:48 am

hokie carla

sorry to hear that.
been a tough couple of weeks here too. mom went into hospital, then acute care, moving today to long term care. also her brother went into hospital after her and died.

9:48 am

penquis

so sorry to hear it, carla....

9:48 am

car.eeyore

Hokie, I am sorry to hear this.

9:49 am

BzznBea

sad news, carla. I so sorry.

9:50 am

rururocks

wow.. that seems to be a running theme for me too.. sorry hokie and pen

9:51 am

penquis

ty, ru....

9:51 am

hokie carla

drove up yesterday to take care of some business. she was in a wheelchair in the dining room. she talked me into taking her to her room and then to try to get her into bed. I finally pushed the button and the nurse was like, um, it takes two people and a lift.

9:52 am

rururocks

I guess we're all getting to that age where anyone can go at any time .. and no longer invincible.

9:52 am

hokie carla

yep

9:52 am

penquis

true....but one i lost was only 55....unexpected....

9:53 am

hokie carla

oh wow, that is very unexpected. terrible.

9:53 am

penquis

yes, such a loss...

9:54 am

rururocks

55 is way too young. So sorry pen

9:54 am

hokie carla

my brother & I went to the cemetery last week to look at markers there because my mom never got around to buying one for my dad. it was sad seeing people I knew not much older than me.

9:54 am

penquis

ty...

9:58 am

penquis

reminds me that i have to make arrangements for myself....i have to go.....bbl this afternoon.... bye all....

9:59 am

hokie carla

bye pen!

9:59 am

cybernan

just back -- sorry for your losses Carla and Pan

9:59 am

hokie carla

good to see you

9:59 am

mael

I'm so sorry hokie

9:59 am

mael

and pen :(

9:59 am

hokie carla

thanks, nan and mael and all that I missed earlier.

10:00 am

cybernan

missing one of the a's from the bottom row -- any guesses?

10:01 am

rururocks

aa 5

10:01 am

hokie carla

it's that vowelly aa5

10:03 am

cybernan

don't remember it will go back to it later

10:03 am

mael

there's a lonely consonant in the middle

10:03 am

hokie carla

double vowels all around

10:04 am

cybernan

ty mael and carla

10:05 am

hokie carla

ha, mael's post snuck in but mine fits it perfectly

10:07 am

rururocks

would that be considered a vowel obstruction?

10:09 am

MollyL

Could be, if your consonantated

10:10 am

hokie carla

phantom gelatin

10:11 am

hokie carla

well, I have managed HOET but still have 93 left. must get busy. TTFN.

10:12 am

cybernan

just got to half way, so you are way ahead of me

11:57 am

periwinkle

hello all.

11:57 am

periwinkle

I am sorry for your loss carla.

11:57 am

periwinkle

Pen, I am sorry for your losses too, I no you are off line

11:57 am

periwinkle

know even

12:22 pm

bichon

What happened to pen?

12:27 pm

bichon

nm, looked back in the chog

1:25 pm

hokie carla

thanks and hey peri

1:26 pm

hokie carla

I am not liking this grid

1:26 pm

hokie carla

found a few on my lunch break but still 67 left.

1:41 pm

periwinkle

111 left here

1:56 pm

periwinkle

stuck with 95 left

1:58 pm

periwinkle

help with the 9's please

2:02 pm

hokie carla

I found one with a clue and lucky monkeying in the chat. se9. it means occurring in late summer. maybe if late summer makes you happy. ending is relating to the point on a fork.

2:02 pm

periwinkle

ty looking

2:03 pm

ChampFit

The other one has to do with sorcery, which isn't helpful. It's so9

2:03 pm

hokie carla

the other is so9 and I have no idewa

2:03 pm

hokie carla

idea too

2:03 pm

periwinkle

thanks will look for that one too

2:03 pm

ChampFit

Back for last 47.

2:05 pm

hokie carla

I have 6 tiles with 5 or more remaining

2:05 pm

periwinkle

monkeyed and got the se9 ty.

2:06 pm

periwinkle

not seeing the s09 but will keep looking

2:06 pm

justafreep

the so9 reminds me of the stuff between bones

2:06 pm

ChampFit

I have 2. The S and the last row T.

2:08 pm

hokie carla

need 9 S and last col T. 5 3rd row T, 7 L, 6 H, and 5G plus lots of other words. But I have looked and looked at those big ones so I guess I'm done seeing words for the day.

2:09 pm

ChampFit

It's a bit frustrating. As are they all!

2:33 pm

MollyL

Well, if it's in between Canadian bones it could be that Canadian whiskey.

2:35 pm

BzznBea

back from the evil blue empire. i'm glad i only do that a couple times a years.

3:16 pm

moolingwa

afternoon

3:16 pm

Sip

Eloin

3:32 pm

cybernan

hello again. Guess my monkeys are still sleeping - not finding either of the 9's

3:33 pm

BzznBea

i have so9

3:34 pm

BzznBea

put in groups + vowel + higher education col????

3:36 pm

cybernan

ty bea

3:43 pm

hurshy

greetings, greetings all

3:43 pm

hurshy

didn't get to start today til now!

3:43 pm

BzznBea

you will do find

3:43 pm

BzznBea

fine

3:44 pm

moolingwa

tough board :)

3:47 pm

cybernan

very tough

3:47 pm

BzznBea

8's and 9's are difficult

3:47 pm

moolingwa

missing 1 8 and 1 9 (thanks to your nine clue)

3:48 pm

moolingwa

still 16 7s too

3:48 pm

moolingwa

15-4-12-16-1-1

3:49 pm

cybernan

still need 31 5's

3:49 pm

moolingwa

yeah, for whatever reason have done okay on the 5s

3:50 pm

cybernan

going through and adding s to every one of the 4's whether or not it makes any sense -- have found a few that way

3:50 pm

moolingwa

down to 5 or fewer on every tile

4:00 pm

hurshy

well i got the re8 at least, bless my memory for babblets

4:01 pm

moolingwa

:)

4:01 pm

moolingwa

have 45 left, and not finding a lot

4:02 pm

cybernan

81 here - going to list soon

4:02 pm

hurshy

well i'm just bopping along in the top row

4:02 pm

hurshy

pondering what the fourth O can be

4:03 pm

moolingwa

have 7 left on the top row

4:03 pm

BzznBea

or7.28

4:04 pm

moolingwa

oreotin - a place to keep cookies :)

4:04 pm

cybernan

like it, mool :)

4:05 pm

hurshy

i feel like it's on the tip of my tongue

4:06 pm

BzznBea

the r's are giving me the most trouble as usual.

4:06 pm

moolingwa

I have 4 r's left

4:07 pm

moolingwa

1 on the top, 3 in the middle of the second orw

4:08 pm

BzznBea

4-3-4

4:08 pm

hurshy

did you get the adj form for 6 of the re5 babblet, mool?

4:08 pm

moolingwa

ooh, found two words

4:09 pm

moolingwa

yeah

4:09 pm

hurshy

grease again, dye again...

4:10 pm

hurshy

plural of the re5 that IS an adj so idk why it has a pl

4:10 pm

moolingwa

yep

4:10 pm

moolingwa

yep

4:11 pm

hurshy

i have 4 re7 so far

4:11 pm

cybernan

did anyone find that or 7?

4:11 pm

moolingwa

missing one there then :)

4:11 pm

hurshy

well presumably bea found it, but i didn't

4:11 pm

hurshy

i'm missing one there or you are, mool? lol

4:11 pm

cybernan

keep seeing the bird that isn't there

4:11 pm

moolingwa

I am

4:12 pm

hurshy

ditto nan

4:12 pm

moolingwa

nm, found it

4:12 pm

moolingwa

I often miss that one for whatever reason

4:13 pm

hurshy

which one was it?

4:13 pm

cybernan

clue please, mool?

4:13 pm

hurshy

the one where you depend on ?

4:13 pm

moolingwa

to depend on

4:13 pm

moolingwa

yep

4:13 pm

hurshy

nan he was talking about an re7

4:13 pm

moolingwa

12-4-9-12-1-1

4:13 pm

hurshy

do you have the or7 mool?

4:13 pm

moolingwa

nope

4:14 pm

cybernan

mmm - would have thought that would be rely

4:14 pm

cybernan

oh - the adjective :)

4:14 pm

hurshy

:)

4:15 pm

moolingwa

keep wanting to find seratonin

4:15 pm

hurshy

now S is definitely giving me troubles

4:15 pm

moolingwa

yeah, have 5 S's left there

4:15 pm

moolingwa

that, along with the T and H on the middle row all have 5 left

4:16 pm

hurshy

well i just got one more S so only 4 for me now

4:16 pm

moolingwa

oh, found one too

4:16 pm

moolingwa

see if I can knock off a T and an H now :)

4:17 pm

hurshy

gotta even it out

4:17 pm

hurshy

lol

4:17 pm

moolingwa

there's an h

4:17 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I tend to go after the tiles I have the most left on

4:17 pm

moolingwa

oh...just realized the T on the second row also has 5

4:18 pm

hurshy

i'm hung up on the E before that T

4:18 pm

moolingwa

ah, found a T there

4:18 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I've managed to complete my E's

4:18 pm

hurshy

good job

4:19 pm

moolingwa

ah, found a 4 I missed...so now down to 4OFOET

4:20 pm

moolingwa

but have 8 tiles with 4 left on them :)

4:27 pm

cybernan

anyone have the se 9 yet?

4:27 pm

hurshy

oh that'll be one of my four missing Ss

4:28 pm

penquis

i have it....starts like the neurotransmitter....ends like an adjective form of a fork prong....

4:28 pm

BzznBea

been looking all day for that one

4:29 pm

hurshy

ty pen!

4:29 pm

penquis

someone clued it this morning....

4:29 pm

penquis

yw...

4:30 pm

penquis

can someone clue the O 7 word?

4:32 pm

cybernan

have no idea what a neurotransmitter is

4:32 pm

penquis

hurshy mentioned it as a phantom....

4:32 pm

hurshy

there's dopamine, and se.....

4:33 pm

BzznBea

or + small preposition + country Ire???d

4:33 pm

BzznBea

it's a bird

4:33 pm

hurshy

i can't have mentioned it as a phantom

4:33 pm

penquis

ty, bea....

4:34 pm

penquis

didn't you mention the transmitter?

4:34 pm

hurshy

AH thanks bea

4:34 pm

hurshy

it WAS on the tip of my tongue... or mind... but wouldn't form fully

4:34 pm

BzznBea

low rent clue

4:34 pm

penquis

oh...it was mool...

4:34 pm

cybernan

ty bea

4:34 pm

hurshy

yeah i don't think i've said any phantoms

4:36 pm

cybernan

I've had enough of this for now.

4:38 pm

BzznBea

finally got the other 9. thanks, pen

4:38 pm

penquis

yw...

4:41 pm

moolingwa

may have been me mentioning it as a phantom

4:41 pm

penquis

yes...

4:43 pm

BzznBea

found several ro's..6 r's left

4:44 pm

moolingwa

gonna pack it in I think...25 left

4:47 pm

BzznBea

54 here...need to cook food

4:48 pm

penquis

29....but i listed at 62....

4:57 pm

penquis

well i need to heat up my meat pie....bbl for the last 16....bye all....

5:01 pm

hurshy

Os Obliterated

5:38 pm

hurshy

so much distraction though!

6:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, i'm not in a waiting room, diving in!

6:40 pm

hurshy

anyone want to mention the third 8? re8 and te8 are the ones i saw called

6:43 pm

lynxxx

2 re8.40s

6:43 pm

hurshy

oh! ok thanks

6:44 pm

penquis

i am missing one....have first five letters and still can't find it...

6:44 pm

hurshy

the one i have is a babblet i happened to remember

6:44 pm

hurshy

the end rhymes with an equine

6:45 pm

penquis

ty...that was the one...

6:45 pm

hurshy

what's the one you've got?

6:46 pm

penquis

builds off an re 6....

6:47 pm

penquis

seems like a dumb word to me...

6:48 pm

hurshy

there are too many re6s!!!!

6:48 pm

penquis

place where you vacation is the six...

6:49 pm

penquis

can't find my last word....th 7/32?

6:49 pm

penquis

the second one....

6:49 pm

hurshy

i only have one myself

6:50 pm

penquis

it's right before the number....

6:50 pm

hurshy

king james-style "you" plus artist and architect maya ___

6:50 pm

hurshy

designer of the vietnam vets' memorial

6:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

good clue, tx

6:51 pm

penquis

ty....i am done....

6:51 pm

hurshy

ok now pen what's your one? :)

6:52 pm

penquis

th 7/40?....builds off a four....

6:53 pm

penquis

ends in how old you are...

6:53 pm

hurshy

ty!

6:53 pm

penquis

yw....heading out....goodnight all....

6:55 pm

hurshy

now i only need 7 more 7s, lol

6:55 pm

hurshy

4-4-7-7

6:56 pm

periwinkle

first re6 please. my last word

6:56 pm

hurshy

put a new back-bottom thingy on a shoe?

6:57 pm

periwinkle

ty hursh. done

6:57 pm

BzznBea

ty,hurshy

6:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

got it, tx

6:57 pm

BzznBea

i still have 52...not hanging arouund for the others

7:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom stereo

7:03 pm

hurshy

well i have 250 words! that's pretty good!

7:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

!!!

7:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom gelatin

7:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

all corners done woot

7:10 pm

BzznBea

49 lleft...i'm out

9:37 pm

NANCY

clue for se 9 please

9:56 pm

Roses6

clue for the far lower left i please.

10:06 pm

cybernan

in 4/4 - common babblet

10:21 pm

NANCY

SE 9 anyone?

10:37 pm

Gillie

Starts with an anagram of the Greek for love, ending rhymes with a word meaning last.

10:49 pm

NANCY

THANKS Gillie, finally got it

10:50 pm

Gillie

yw - it was hard to clue

12:00 am

dauber

FW in the nick of time!

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