Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, February 3, 2024

12:04 am

justafreep

le7/8 and happy flip

12:07 am

Gillie

ce7

12:07 am

Gillie

It looks like such a fertile grid, and yet that's the only 7 I've managed to get

12:07 am

justafreep

Perhaps with time it will bloom

12:07 am

dizgrannie

en 7

12:08 am

justafreep

ce7 x 2

12:08 am

Gillie

pe7

12:08 am

justafreep

sc7

12:10 am

cybernan

sn 7

12:10 am

cybernan

hi freep and gilie

12:10 am

justafreep

hey, nan

12:11 am

Gillie

hi nan

12:14 am

ursh

hello all

12:14 am

justafreep

hi, ursh

12:15 am

Gillie

hi ursh

12:15 am

cybernan

hi ursh

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:18 am

Gillie

ty lickety

12:18 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:20 am

cybernan

took me a while, but finally found those le's

12:21 am

justafreep

nice. just as good now as they were then, too

12:24 am

justafreep

that P is... not gonna be easy.

12:25 am

justafreep

ce7

12:27 am

cybernan

is that a third one, freep?

12:30 am

dizgrannie

ab 8 x 2

12:30 am

justafreep

yes, nan. Thanks. Ce7 x 3

12:30 am

justafreep

thanks, dizgrannie

12:36 am

ursh

nice find diz

12:37 am

ursh

cant find anything for the lone N in the top row ?

12:38 am

justafreep

ne4/6 babblet

12:38 am

hokie carla

me either. finding this a tough grid to get HOET on before bed.

12:38 am

ursh

good grief tx freep

12:38 am

cybernan

phantom for the day: cerebral

12:39 am

hokie carla

not sure I've seen that before but also not sure why I didn't try it since there's nothing else to try.

12:39 am

cybernan

hi carla

12:39 am

justafreep

maybe it's in there, nan, if we don't overthink it?

12:39 am

hokie carla

oh, finally found the other 2 l's for top row gray 😜

12:39 am

hokie carla

hey nan

12:40 am

justafreep

If you've seen it before, Carla, it was in here and not in any book or newspaper or anything like that!

12:40 am

hokie carla

I think 95% of the time when I don't know a word it's scots, as is this N.

12:41 am

hokie carla

phantom cereal too

12:44 am

justafreep

I am finding that C on the right to be unpleasant.

12:44 am

hokie carla

I found 5 there and moved on

12:45 am

hokie carla

2 of those I made up

12:45 am

justafreep

I just found those two, actually. Did you add an R to the end of one?

12:46 am

hokie carla

lol, no. because that's a regular word, and I can't see those.

12:46 am

justafreep

:-)

12:50 am

cybernan

can't find anything for that bottom l

12:51 am

justafreep

li4 and li6, nan

12:51 am

hokie carla

think of a voice going a little higher

12:52 am

hokie carla

or singsongy

12:53 am

cybernan

ty freep and carla

12:54 am

hokie carla

not liking the A as usual

12:55 am

hokie carla

oh dear, just noticed 47 p's

12:57 am

cybernan

trying to find something for the o

12:57 am

cybernan

probably something I should know

12:58 am

hokie carla

only have a 4 from the o

12:58 am

hokie carla

madagascar al5!

12:58 am

Biltong

ob4/6 and ob6/27

1:04 am

hokie carla

HOET but 63 left

1:04 am

justafreep

it is time for me to call it a night. That P perplexes - I don't even think I know 12 more P words, but I still gotta find 'em!

1:04 am

cybernan

HOET and 80 left

1:04 am

hokie carla

I also have 12 p's left and have nothing

1:05 am

justafreep

must be a mistake in the stats!!!!

1:06 am

hokie carla

I even made up some p's

1:06 am

cybernan

good night :)

1:06 am

hokie carla

good night

1:06 am

justafreep

speaking of... pe7. And good night!

1:15 am

ursh

there is a pa5/16 like the ba5 (boat)

6:41 am

ChampFit

The small mousy mammal is in the grid!

6:44 am

MollyL

People often need to announce that

6:47 am

Deeha

yes ursh think its and old english word. Used to know some p3ters, pos centuries ago that was their job like Tilers. i love the derivation of words

6:47 am

ChampFit

I get a kick out of it ever since I saw one in a display at the Smithsonian. Seeing that name on the little card out of all the animals in there was surreal.

6:56 am

MollyL

*Imagines Champ at The Smithsonian saying "Oh look, it's a te6!" and everyone backing away slowly

6:56 am

ChampFit

I'm not quiet by nature, so you're right!

6:57 am

ChampFit

thinking of leaving that P for last. I'm sure it's a pain in the butt!

7:07 am

periwinkle

hello all. on my first run here I found 32/47 of the P words

7:08 am

ChampFit

wtg!

7:08 am

periwinkle

if I can find them you can too, Champ

7:09 am

periwinkle

regular words except for one that is a little odd but I remembered it from other grids

7:10 am

ChampFit

Not there yet. I'm on the A right above it.

7:10 am

ChampFit

I hate to say it, but this whole thing is going pretty well. *hoping I didn't just jinx it*

7:24 am

ChampFit

Got 41...moving on for now

7:32 am

periwinkle

see I told you and you found more than me

7:34 am

ChampFit

Too dang many...happy to leave the last few for later.

7:35 am

periwinkle

and now I found 41 p's too. bbl

7:35 am

ChampFit

wooHOO! We will not be defeated! :)

7:46 am

ChampFit

28 left and no 8's yet. Back in a sec....

8:11 am

hokie carla

I managed an 8 if you want a hint.

8:11 am

ChampFit

There are 2. Got 'em. As usual, it was my inability to "go left" that screwed me.

8:13 am

hokie carla

I can't read left either. what do you mean there are 2? there are 3 8's. I just have one though.

8:13 am

ChampFit

2 ab8's.

8:13 am

ChampFit

Different last letter. I have all the 8's now.

8:14 am

hokie carla

oh

8:14 am

hokie carla

I was finding the A difficult.

8:15 am

ChampFit

I had more trouble with the C's.

8:15 am

hokie carla

I just need 1 c on each

8:15 am

hokie carla

but need 6 A's

8:16 am

hokie carla

LOL, found some ab's

8:16 am

hokie carla

I call bs on one of the 8s

8:17 am

ChampFit

Do you have ae's? I always miss those initially

8:17 am

ChampFit

Well yeah...

8:17 am

hokie carla

I have a set

8:18 am

ChampFit

There are 2 ll words!

8:19 am

hokie carla

well, there sure are. missed those, thanks.

8:19 am

hokie carla

still need 4 L's though.

8:20 am

ChampFit

I need an la6

8:20 am

hokie carla

I do not have one, will look.

8:21 am

hokie carla

well, you can't make the la5 adj a pt

8:22 am

ChampFit

Just got a weird ob6

8:22 am

hokie carla

ends in the thing on your face - la6

8:23 am

hokie carla

yeah, I heard there was one but never found it (ob6)

8:23 am

ChampFit

Want a clue?

8:23 am

hokie carla

sure

8:24 am

ChampFit

A thing is an ob6. Change the 3rd letter.

8:25 am

hokie carla

thanks, had tried that with the other direction

8:25 am

hokie carla

and different 3rd letter

8:25 am

hokie carla

phantom (en)treat

8:26 am

ChampFit

pent

8:26 am

hokie carla

still need 10 p's, but not that one

8:26 am

ChampFit

Dammit! Sorry. And yes, I'd missed that 4

8:28 am

ChampFit

Down to that last L. Some of those P's are new to me, but doable with the stats.

8:28 am

hokie carla

did you see my clue for the L?

8:29 am

ChampFit

NO...looking now...

8:29 am

ChampFit

FW! I think I've seen that one before, but it's not one that comes to me.

8:30 am

hokie carla

yeah, I didn't have it until you mentioned it and then was trying everything. we have had it, but I don't know it.

8:30 am

hokie carla

well done.

8:30 am

ChampFit

Want any clues before I go?

8:30 am

hokie carla

not that I know of, thanks. just going through the open tiles again.

8:31 am

hokie carla

41 left still.

8:31 am

ChampFit

Enjoy! See ya manana.

8:32 am

hokie carla

adios

9:00 am

hokie carla

24 left. 1-7-10-6 not good distribution at all. still need 7 P's. everything else is 3 or less.

9:09 am

Shirlockc

stats for the O pls?

9:10 am

Shirlockc

nm, got one, so NBT

9:15 am

hurshy

g'mornin

9:15 am

BzznBea

salutations

9:16 am

hurshy

well i'm stuck already lol

9:26 am

hurshy

i got the season of penitence, what else is from that upper L?

9:28 am

hokie carla

a dais

9:29 am

hurshy

dang it

9:29 am

hurshy

thanks

9:29 am

BzznBea

thanks, carla

9:29 am

hokie carla

hey bea, hurshy, shirl

9:29 am

hurshy

hiya hokie

9:30 am

BzznBea

'morning

9:30 am

hokie carla

I was surprised I found the word. then I was not surprised that the T and E babblets at the end of the word were my last ones on those tiles.

9:30 am

hokie carla

{sigh}

9:33 am

hurshy

am i going to feel the same way if i ask about the O? (have ob4)

9:33 am

hokie carla

I have EE C GGG C
SS BB R
NN LLL
T P7

9:33 am

hokie carla

no, the other is a very weird ob6

9:33 am

hurshy

thanks

9:34 am

hokie carla

I guess not weird if you know bugs

9:34 am

hurshy

i only know that i dislike them

9:34 am

hurshy

but i got the word anyway

9:35 am

hurshy

my last pair of Ns comes first in the list - na4/6 and pl

9:36 am

hurshy

so maybe that's what you need hokie

9:40 am

hurshy

wow how'd you get all the As, i'm struggling with them

9:40 am

hurshy

abos

9:40 am

hurshy

doh

9:40 am

hurshy

sorry

9:40 am

hokie carla

no, I have those.

9:40 am

BzznBea

do you have the ll5/6

9:40 am

hokie carla

the A's were a struggle for me early on too, I only found 8 for a while, but they're not weird.

9:41 am

hokie carla

I do have the LLs

9:41 am

hurshy

do you have an en6/18 and a 7 that goes with it?

9:41 am

hokie carla

I have one en6/18, no 7

9:42 am

hokie carla

got the 7. thought I tried that.

9:42 am

hurshy

there is another 7 that comes after that

9:42 am

hurshy

person who registers to compete

9:42 am

hokie carla

ah, thanks.

9:44 am

hokie carla

bea, my son did the krispy kreme challenge in raleigh this morning. he finished last year but could only eat 6 this year. it is run 2.5 miles, eat a dozen, run back 2.5 miles.

9:44 am

hurshy

ewwwww

9:44 am

LeslieAnn

what no

9:44 am

BzznBea

how fun!

9:44 am

BzznBea

not the running but the eating

9:45 am

hokie carla

back when I could eat krispy kremes, nothing like a hot one, I could prob eat a dozen of those. not cold though.

9:46 am

BzznBea

neighbor is selling them fro school fundraiser. $15 a dozen! um, no...

9:47 am

LeslieAnn

hokie, no joke back when i worked as a local reporter there was a citizen who came to a city meeting to bring up concerns about a new krispy kreme going in - specifically, that the "hot and ready" sign going on would cause car accidents as people saw it and changed directions lol

9:47 am

hokie carla

I can rem. when the fundraiser boxes were $8

9:47 am

hurshy

not completely implausible, LA

9:48 am

hokie carla

he's not wrong, LA! when I was in HS, my BFF would see that sign and whip around.

9:48 am

LeslieAnn

lol

9:51 am

hokie carla

think I will list for the last 22. too many big ones left.

9:51 am

hurshy

uhoh

9:51 am

hurshy

26 left and just finished 4s

9:52 am

hokie carla

I have 1-7-10-4

9:52 am

welki

*singing* champagne charlie's my name, but no redbone in the grid :D

9:52 am

hurshy

0-9-9-4 now

9:53 am

hokie carla

holy cow, took me forever to see my last 2 B's with the list and they are regular words.

9:54 am

hokie carla

welki!

9:54 am

hurshy

i need 3 B

9:54 am

hokie carla

well mine was a thing animals and tractors go in

9:55 am

hurshy

got one. yeah i have those obvs, since i'm done with 4s

9:56 am

hokie carla

well, for once there's not any weird b's. the ones that I wouldn't really use in convo we have here a lot.

9:56 am

hurshy

but which ones would i MISS

9:56 am

hurshy

lol

9:57 am

hurshy

oh the ship, i missed the ship

9:57 am

hurshy

Bs Banished!

9:59 am

hokie carla

ah, an alt sp pt and a pt looking word

10:00 am

hurshy

for which letter

10:00 am

hokie carla

L and N

10:01 am

hurshy

i need 2 L still

10:01 am

hokie carla

there are 2 weird la, a 5 and a 6. not a set.

10:02 am

hurshy

i think i have the 6

10:02 am

hokie carla

the 5 looks like it sounds like singer patti

10:02 am

hokie carla

nm, that is the regular sp. 🤣

10:02 am

hurshy

well that's not weird! lol

10:03 am

hokie carla

was thinking it was alt

10:03 am

hurshy

but i did need it

10:03 am

hokie carla

sometimes I type things in saying them in my head a different way then am surprised when they take and I realize oh, duh.

10:03 am

hokie carla

but this one I was completely off

10:04 am

hurshy

yeah i think that happens to most of us

10:04 am

hokie carla

ok, gonna need a nudge on re7/36

10:04 am

hurshy

10 left!

10:04 am

hurshy

oh good i need that

10:04 am

hokie carla

nm

10:05 am

hokie carla

it's what we were just talking about 🤣

10:05 am

hurshy

ah

10:06 am

hokie carla

well, my last 2 s's were completely normal

10:06 am

hurshy

that's fine, i'm done withS

10:06 am

hokie carla

as is the last T

10:06 am

hokie carla

now down to the 7 p's

10:07 am

hokie carla

ok, there's a set that I know I tried the root last night

10:09 am

hokie carla

well, a few weird ones and a few I should have gotten. TADA

10:09 am

hurshy

'grats hoke

10:10 am

hurshy

ok i need a ce7, it says there are 3

10:11 am

hurshy

in the chat i imean

10:12 am

hurshy

ooh got my A word!

10:12 am

hokie carla

my last one was new to me. it's the first ce7 on the list. rhymes with your cat.

10:13 am

hurshy

oh, that's the little accent mark in french that goes under the c: ç

10:13 am

hurshy

thankee

10:13 am

hokie carla

yes. it says formerly spanish, so I guess that's why I don't know it.

10:13 am

hurshy

it indicates that that C definitely sounds like an S

10:14 am

hurshy

still missing 2 other 7s, from G L or P i guess

10:14 am

hokie carla

it's funny that it's a spanish word that isn't used in spanish

10:15 am

BzznBea

there is a ge7

10:15 am

hokie carla

there's a G7 that is kinda like a G6 and I had neither

10:15 am

hokie carla

and my last word was PE7

10:15 am

hokie carla

there's only the one L7 that you have

10:16 am

hurshy

ok so need the G

10:16 am

hurshy

i have one pe7 already

10:17 am

hokie carla

there are 2, a PT and an adj

10:17 am

hokie carla

nope, not an adj. a chemical ending

10:18 am

hurshy

ok then i need that one

10:18 am

hurshy

ok got the P!

10:18 am

hurshy

AHA got the G!

10:19 am

hurshy

mostly 6s left now... 0-1-4

10:22 am

hurshy

listed. the Ps were easy but the others were weird.

10:23 am

hokie carla

well, peace out. gotta get dressed and walk winston before tennis. hasta mañana.

10:23 am

hurshy

ttfn

10:32 am

mab

palomino? oh i hope i hope. oh cat sitter coming, must spiff up cats.

10:36 am

dan2bit

any help with the corner L? I have the liturgical season

10:36 am

mab

place to stand?

10:37 am

LeslieAnn

where one introduces the season from?

10:37 am

dan2bit

ty mab!

10:37 am

dan2bit

and LA!

10:38 am

LeslieAnn

np. 85 left here, hoping to go for a while more before listing

10:48 am

dan2bit

hit a wall with 41 to go

10:55 am

LeslieAnn

yeah, heading to list with 56 left

10:57 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

10:57 am

LeslieAnn

hi nan

11:19 am

cybernan

good for you Leslie - have 63 left and stalled

11:21 am

dan2bit

was the re7 clued before?

11:21 am

LeslieAnn

what letters are you stuck on?

11:21 am

cybernan

need 7 x2 and 8 x2 -- just have the le 8

11:21 am

cybernan

yes dan

11:21 am

LeslieAnn

the other two 8s are both ab, nan

11:22 am

LeslieAnn

they build off an ab6

11:22 am

cybernan

ty -- 3 from that clue although I question one of those 8's

11:22 am

LeslieAnn

agreed lol

11:23 am

NANCY

so where is that clue for the re7?

11:23 am

dan2bit

re7 - put a designation on something aagin

11:23 am

cybernan

what you stick on the jar of jam again

11:25 am

NANCY

thanks nan got it

11:27 am

LeslieAnn

anyone have ge7?

11:27 am

LeslieAnn

nvm checked the chog - ends in picnic pest

11:32 am

LeslieAnn

huzzah fireworks

11:33 am

LeslieAnn

any clues needed?

11:36 am

cybernan

grats leslie -- trying to close the 4's before I list

11:37 am

LeslieAnn

ok good luck!

11:47 am

mkg

Hi all. Any help with 8s welcome.

11:49 am

doseffing

... ab8 x2 ... build from the 6 ... "not here" ...

11:51 am

mkg

Ty got one already.

11:51 am

mkg

Got both. Ty

11:57 am

mkg

Nice grid today.

11:57 am

mkg

Hagd.

12:20 pm

cybernan

hi again - back from breakfast

12:32 pm

cybernan

ob 6 please?

12:34 pm

MollyL

A lawyer says "I ob6" change the third letter

12:35 pm

cybernan

only possible letter is s and that isn't working for me

12:36 pm

cybernan

or the r which doesn't work either

12:37 pm

cybernan

oh - nm - found it - blind as usual

12:37 pm

penquis

you found it with that clue?

12:38 pm

penquis

nm....found it .... also blind...

12:38 pm

MollyL

What's wrong with the clue?

12:38 pm

penquis

nothing...

12:39 pm

cybernan

nothing Molly - it was our inability to see it

12:39 pm

penquis

i was going in the wrong direction...

12:39 pm

MollyL

And S is not the only possible letter

12:43 pm

cybernan

Done - hagd

12:43 pm

cybernan

me too pen and for more than that one word

12:44 pm

penquis

are you talking about the other O word?

12:44 pm

cybernan

need any clues before I leave, pen?

12:44 pm

cybernan

no

12:44 pm

penquis

i have the ab 8s....what about the other 8?

12:46 pm

cybernan

le 8/40 - where the white house media person stands

12:46 pm

penquis

ty...

12:47 pm

penquis

can you give me stats for the other O?...

12:47 pm

cybernan

ob 4

12:47 pm

penquis

ty...

12:48 pm

cybernan

and itisn't the town in Scotland

12:48 pm

penquis

found it....ty....

12:48 pm

cybernan

anything else?

12:49 pm

penquis

that's all i need now....still have 46 left to find....need to just plow on...ty....

12:49 pm

cybernan

ok - good luck

12:51 pm

penquis

ty...bye...

1:00 pm

penquis

time for a break....*waving goodbye to the lurkers*....

1:08 pm

Aloyisius

stumped on the re7.. hope it isn't too fishy

1:09 pm

periwinkle

do you have la5/14 what is put on jars or cans to identify what is inside?

1:09 pm

Aloyisius

yes I do

1:10 pm

periwinkle

just ad re to the front of it

1:10 pm

Aloyisius

oh my, thank you peri ! That gave me fw (-:

1:10 pm

periwinkle

yvw

1:10 pm

periwinkle

congrats

1:10 pm

periwinkle

44l left here

1:11 pm

Aloyisius

am having a garage sale.. back to work, Happy Babbling!

1:47 pm

MollyL

I would like to buy a garage (fits in with the lame humor here)

7:55 pm

Nachesgirl

Sonal

8:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee y'all, diving in

8:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

9:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom plectra

9:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbs, 74 to go

9:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and half of every tile, woot

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