12:17 am
cybernan
ar 7 -- going to be a tough one I think
12:17 am
ursh
keep meaning to ask you where in SA you are ?
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
jbp
thanks Lickety!
12:18 am
Gillie
Oh - I'm not, actually. I'm in Canada. I do love rhinos, though!
12:19 am
Gillie
ty lickety
12:19 am
ursh
oh ok - good poor rhinos
12:20 am
Gillie
I saw a show about a secret night-time rhino watering hole - it made them seem very interesting
12:22 am
Gillie
There was a young inexperienced male who tried to woo a female by bringing her some antlers he'd found as a gift
12:23 am
ursh
When you see them up close in a reserve they are incredibly huge and quite beautiful
12:23 am
dofith
So, Gillie, why the SA flag?
12:23 am
Gillie
I wish I could!
12:25 am
Gillie
Oh - I was just trying to express some sympath for the Palestinians - the colors are similar to the Palestinian flag
12:25 am
SummerBreeze44
bu 7
12:25 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs, ba 8
12:26 am
jeanne314
guess "webinar" hasn't made it in the dictionary...
12:27 am
ursh
haha jeanne - I tried that as well
12:27 am
cybernan
not seeing any of the 7's and 8's -- too tired. Good night
12:27 am
dofith
Ok. You should go To SA - it is so beautiful! Spend some time at aa game park or two - so wonderful.
12:46 am
SummerBreeze44
ru 7
3:38 am
dizgrannie
got all the Bs
3:39 am
dizgrannie
oopsie
7:10 am
Lizsark
just lately there have been a lot of words disallowed that are genuinely real words
7:32 am
MollyL
Nope, that happens all the time. The Enable Word List hasn't been updated in 23 years.
8:31 am
hokie carla
ugh, just noticed 54 b's
8:32 am
ChampFit
I have 43 of them, but moved on. It's mind-boggling!
8:33 am
hokie carla
I'm still on 3rd row but was typing in b's if I saw them when working on other letters. thought they were going too easy, that's because there are so many!
8:34 am
hokie carla
30 a's too🤮
8:34 am
ChampFit
Yep. Love a big grid on a Sunday!
8:35 am
hokie carla
I should've never looked until I got some things done.
8:48 am
hokie carla
well, 101 left. need one more bottom row A for HOET. winston is whining, so I guess I'll BBL.
8:58 am
ChampFit
See ya later! I''m just on the 4th column.
9:27 am
BzznBea
salutations
9:28 am
ChampFit
Good morning!
9:29 am
rururocks
Good morning bea.. are you past all the dental stuff now?
9:30 am
BzznBea
i hope! the dentist adjusted the bite on my new crown. that seemed to do the trick.
9:33 am
rururocks
oh. good
9:34 am
ChampFit
Does anyone have both 8's? I have the Ba...what's the other one?
9:42 am
rururocks
just b's to go now.. whew
9:45 am
ChampFit
WooHOO! How many do you have left?
9:46 am
ChampFit
Go ru, go!
9:49 am
rururocks
found the ba8
9:49 am
ChampFit
I'm surprised there aren't more words with that ending. BBL for last 57. Good luck!
9:50 am
rururocks
i have found two with that ending
9:55 am
rururocks
three now with that ending
10:01 am
rururocks
wow.. the b's were tough
10:06 am
rururocks
*waves to Dart*
10:12 am
hurshy
morning folks
10:12 am
rururocks
ah well.. time to go.. have fun with the grid everyone
10:13 am
hurshy
lol, 3 corner i words and of course i get the normal one last...
10:13 am
hurshy
aw, bye ruru
10:13 am
hurshy
top row grey!
10:15 am
hurshy
phantom: tundra
10:18 am
hurshy
Ds Demolished!
10:18 am
Shirlockc
stats for the bottom O please?
10:41 am
BzznBea
Sunday morning in the hood...
10:41 am
hurshy
did something happen?
10:41 am
BzznBea
drive by
10:42 am
Shirlockc
omg, hurshy, thx so much NBT
10:42 am
BzznBea
no one hit.
10:43 am
hurshy
that's good
10:51 am
hurshy
phantoms: witch, bewitch
11:06 am
Shirlockc
interesting that it does be6 but not nubian
11:07 am
hurshy
enable is always "interesting" lol
11:10 am
periwinkle
hello all. more than 1/2 and no 7s or 8s
11:10 am
periwinkle
help with ba8 or an8 please
11:11 am
hurshy
well now i know what the 8s start with!
11:11 am
doseffing
ba8 ... scottish ... "like a child"
11:11 am
hurshy
there's ar6 and 7 babblets that we have sometimes
11:11 am
periwinkle
ty dose had the base word but did not think to extend
11:11 am
hurshy
the be6 that shirl was referring to plurals for a 7
11:12 am
hurshy
bu7 to polish up
11:12 am
hurshy
du6 and 7 combo, a fruit that smells really bad, according to shows on the food network
11:12 am
doseffing
... never a good assumption to make ... found far too many in the list myself of longer words showing up between a word and its plural
11:13 am
periwinkle
ty for bu7
11:13 am
periwinkle
ty for the fruit
11:15 am
hurshy
i wonder if an8 is against-something
11:15 am
doseffing
... nope
11:15 am
hurshy
nope, an7 and 7
11:15 am
doseffing
... it's some form of hormone ...
11:15 am
hurshy
7 and 8 lol have a brain-related word part in them
11:16 am
doseffing
... root word is a weak spot in an artery or vein (I think)
11:16 am
hurshy
25 to go! 9 of them Bs
11:17 am
hurshy
for the lower i, i have two in words. anyone have the others?
11:18 am
doseffing
I only have is4/6 ... an unknown babblet as far as I can tell
11:18 am
hurshy
aha, that was my missing 4
11:35 am
hurshy
anyone have other 7s that didn't just get mentioned?
11:37 am
hurshy
oHO just found a ur6 and 7
11:38 am
hurshy
and i see that flip chat mentions an ru7, will look for that
11:38 am
MollyL
Added is4 to the list of words only seen in Babble
11:42 am
hurshy
found it!
11:54 am
hurshy
went to list for last 20. only 3 of them were fishy! (1 B and 2 R)
12:25 pm
BzznBea
thanks, molly.
1:09 pm
nrkii
Down to 35... what a grid! I think I will walk the dog and clear my head before I look for hints.
1:26 pm
cybernan
hello everyone. Finally got some sleep -- until 10:45 am!
1:38 pm
Caiya
Hi, everyone, newbie here. This puzzle is really kicking me in the butt. Are these words even English? Any hints for how to get started? I have 4 easy ones so far, lol
1:40 pm
cybernan
many of them are not english. Click on the Help tab just above the chat box
1:45 pm
periwinkle
need more help with the an8 please
1:50 pm
Gillie
In theory, at least, the words that "aren't English" have at least been adopted into the English language. I believe the word list is an early version of the Enable word list used by Scrabble, with some extra thrown in. It is definitely a bit strange, and many words are either archaic or used by very few, while others are downright questionable.
1:51 pm
Gillie
sorry peri - don't have it yet
1:53 pm
periwinkle
an6/7 the absence of peee
1:53 pm
periwinkle
or pee
1:54 pm
cybernan
haven't found the an 8 either
1:54 pm
MollyL
Many of the words acceoted that are not English have not been adopted into the English language.
1:55 pm
Gillie
In Molly's humble opinion, at least
1:56 pm
MollyL
I think Nan would agree
1:56 pm
Gillie
I don't doubt it - nan wouldn't banish all latin
1:57 pm
Gillie
*would* banish all Latin
1:58 pm
Gillie
In many people's humble opinions then, bearing in mind that few if any of them are linguists.
1:59 pm
MollyL
I don't know any English adaptions of many of the Scot words accepted. Are you a linguist?
2:00 pm
Gillie
No - but presumably linguists were involved in the creation of the list
2:01 pm
Gillie
Also, you don't live in Scotland, which may have something to do with it.
2:01 pm
cybernan
found the an 8 --- think of a bulge in an artery that is fatal if it is in the brain and ruptures - begins like that and ends in not outs
2:02 pm
cybernan
I would banish all yiddish and arabic
2:02 pm
cybernan
and indian and japanese
2:03 pm
cybernan
and german and french
2:03 pm
cybernan
does that cover it?
2:03 pm
Gillie
No "sari", no "kaput", no "entree"
2:04 pm
Gillie
No "schmo"
2:04 pm
cybernan
yes! and shmear and any of the others most people have never heard of until this game
2:05 pm
Gillie
You would like a much smaller word list, I think
2:05 pm
nrkii
I think we could safely get rid of ancient foreign coins... no?
2:06 pm
Gillie
I hope you've tried Squardle - it combines the best of both words (only words deemed normal accepted for the main list, others can count as "bonuses")
2:06 pm
cybernan
the only reason I don't mind the scots and french is because I grew up in a scottish family and speak some french, but I can imagine others are just a frustrated with those as I am with spanish, german, etc
2:07 pm
Gillie
If we reduced the list to words that weren't in any way borrowed from any other language, we'd be down to mostly grunts
2:07 pm
nrkii
Yes, but Squardle has recently made their list of acceptable bonus words smaller... which I appreciate, even though it costs me some perfect rounds
2:07 pm
cybernan
need 3 more 7's - no idea what they are
2:10 pm
nrkii
and the IS babblet, which from a google search = a russian log hut... seems a tiny stretch to include in an English-based dictionary...
2:10 pm
nrkii
I need 2 more, cybernan. Shall we compare notes?
2:12 pm
cybernan
an x2, ar, be, bu, ru
2:12 pm
nrkii
I have an7, ar7, be7, bu7, du7, ru7, ur7
2:12 pm
nrkii
ah, so you are missing ur7, and then the same 2 I'm missing :)
2:13 pm
nrkii
ur7 is a plural
2:13 pm
cybernan
missing the ur and the du
2:13 pm
nrkii
ooh, you are... so I'm missing an AN
2:13 pm
nrkii
du7 also a plural
2:14 pm
Gillie
"igloo" isn't really English either, but what are we supposed to call them
2:14 pm
cybernan
was that the bad smelling flower that I don't know?
2:14 pm
nrkii
I agree with your basic premise, Gillie, that lots of foreign words have been adopted into English. Igloo is clearly one of them. IS4, not so much.
2:14 pm
nrkii
yes... think of the portrait of Do**** Gray
2:15 pm
cybernan
igloo is ok, but not iglu
2:15 pm
cybernan
ty nrkii
2:16 pm
MollyL
I agree about words like is4
2:16 pm
cybernan
did you find the an7-8 combo?
2:16 pm
nrkii
hint on the other AN7? is it an against word?
2:17 pm
cybernan
I clued the an 7-8 just before all the chat about foreign words
2:17 pm
nrkii
oh, I had that one
2:17 pm
nrkii
it's the other one I missing
2:18 pm
cybernan
similar - only 2 consonants in the word
2:19 pm
cybernan
it is the inability to pee word
2:19 pm
nrkii
got it, thanks
2:20 pm
nrkii
so are we both missing one last 7?
2:20 pm
cybernan
off to get some lunch - slept through breakfast
2:20 pm
cybernan
yes - missing one 7
2:21 pm
Gillie
no "shampoo"! (I mean, it's Turkish, for Pete's sake)
2:21 pm
nrkii
Again, shampoo has clearly been part of our lexicon for a long time
2:22 pm
nrkii
Nobody's arguing that point, Gillie
2:22 pm
MollyL
Apparently Gillie is
2:24 pm
Gillie
Well, only since the 19th century, and apparently it actually came to us via India
2:25 pm
nrkii
so only 200 years? I think common use for 200 years is a good test
2:25 pm
nrkii
When IS4 hits common use for 200 years, I will be happy to stop calling it a babblet. :) :) :)
2:26 pm
Gillie
Well, not even then - in 1903, "Berlin chemist Hans Schwarzkopf invented Schaumpon. Fast forward 25 years, he introduced Europe to the first bottle of liquid shampoo."
2:26 pm
Gillie
"By the 1970s, ads featuring hair icons like Farrah Fawcett and Christie Brinkley started doing the rounds, asserting that it’s unhealthy to not shampoo your hair multiple times a week."
2:27 pm
Gillie
So in popular use a bit more than 50 years
2:27 pm
nrkii
Fine, we can drop it to 50 years, and hitting some sort of pop-culture publicity along the way. When IS4 meets those criteria, call me. :)
2:27 pm
Gillie
Anyway, end of today's linguistic history lesson.
2:28 pm
nrkii
I don't mind babblets, and I also don't mind that people like to complain about them. It's part of the game.
2:30 pm
nrkii
Down to 20... time to list and finish this little terror
3:11 pm
cybernan
hi again - still on languages :)
3:12 pm
cybernan
hi carla
3:12 pm
cybernan
where are you with this monster
3:12 pm
hokie carla
98 left. just did one pass this morning and just got back.
3:13 pm
cybernan
113 here
3:13 pm
hokie carla
never made it to HOET
3:14 pm
cybernan
need one more i to darken the top row
3:14 pm
hokie carla
I need 1 i and 1 c (right side)
3:14 pm
hokie carla
rehi, champ
3:15 pm
hokie carla
found my c
3:15 pm
cybernan
hi champ
3:16 pm
hokie carla
found the i - ic5/14
3:16 pm
ChampFit
The c's are all normal and mostly 4's. 1 - 5.
3:17 pm
ChampFit
Got it, thanks!
3:20 pm
cybernan
not finding it
3:20 pm
hokie carla
you prob have the wrong 3rd letter in mind
3:21 pm
MollyL
I love it when people say "got it thanks" like it's a normal word
3:21 pm
cybernan
I've tried begining with the frozen stuff and the fish disease
3:21 pm
ChampFit
Definitely not normal. But the stats helped me monkey it.
3:22 pm
hokie carla
it's a medical word for seizure or stroke apparently
3:22 pm
cybernan
got it -- like the ending Prince Harry's games
3:22 pm
hokie carla
I have no idea what that means
3:23 pm
ChampFit
Invictus.
3:23 pm
cybernan
Invic5 Games
3:23 pm
hokie carla
hmm, never heard of it
3:23 pm
cybernan
champ beat me to it
3:24 pm
MollyL
Never heard of the games either
3:24 pm
ChampFit
The Invictus Games Foundation is a charity that supports the recovery of injured and sick servicemen and women through sport, esports and adventurous challenge.
3:25 pm
MollyL
In the UK?
3:25 pm
ChampFit
I think so.
3:26 pm
hurshy
yeah i am pretty sure either William or Harry has been a supporter of that... maybe Harry bc he was in the armed services?
3:27 pm
hurshy
oh Harry FOUNDED them, wow
3:28 pm
cybernan
Harry initiated it and it continues to be one of his charities. The Games are sort of like a special olympics for vets and active servicemen.
3:28 pm
cybernan
(and women)
3:28 pm
ChampFit
Yes. It's his project.
3:28 pm
hurshy
says he saw something similar in the US called Warrior Games and that inspired him to start it
3:29 pm
hokie carla
might be run by Wounded Warrior?
3:30 pm
cybernan
have never heard of Wounded Warrior
3:30 pm
cybernan
Is it exclusively USA?
3:31 pm
hokie carla
it's a US charity that helps wounded servicemen/women
3:31 pm
cybernan
then I doubt very much that it would have anything to do with Invictus
3:32 pm
hokie carla
that's not what I said. was responding to hurshy's post at the US "Warrior Games".
3:35 pm
cybernan
ok - misunderstood what your reference was
3:39 pm
aebmusica
Ts6…….clue please
3:41 pm
ChampFit
Dang it...I thought there might be one but blew it off!
3:42 pm
hokie carla
no idea. I also blew off the notion of a TS this morning.
3:42 pm
BzznBea
those ts are different than the usual
3:43 pm
hokie carla
if we just had an M we could make tsunami
3:44 pm
ChampFit
Rats! Foiled again! ;)
3:44 pm
aebmusica
Yep ….tried that
3:44 pm
hokie carla
I guess if we were playing the almost game we could have a ton of words, like tunic.
3:45 pm
MollyL
Like a big brass instrument
3:45 pm
hokie carla
no almost about that one
3:45 pm
hokie carla
unless you are talking about a different one
3:46 pm
cybernan
oh ty - didn't have that one
3:46 pm
BzznBea
the ts6 is ts + the colored part of the eye but with a different vowel in the 1st position
3:46 pm
MollyL
That was the 5. The 6 ends likr
3:47 pm
MollyL
leon the author
3:47 pm
MollyL
As usual, beaten to the punch
3:48 pm
aebmusica
That was the ts5 ….still need the ts6( tried building off of the 5 but can’t find the 6
3:48 pm
hokie carla
thanks, bea
3:48 pm
ChampFit
Great clue...thanks!
3:48 pm
hokie carla
what is this 5 you all are talking about? bea clued a 6.
3:49 pm
hokie carla
is the 5 the instrument molly was talking about?
3:49 pm
BzznBea
molly clued that 5
3:50 pm
hokie carla
LOL, I thought she was responding to my almost game. had no idea that was a clue. and can't think of any word like that.
3:50 pm
BzznBea
sousaphone
3:51 pm
MollyL
The biggest brass instument
3:51 pm
aebmusica
Found it….ohh woe is me
3:51 pm
BzznBea
the deepest tone in the orchestra
3:51 pm
cybernan
talk about things not being english
3:52 pm
hokie carla
I thought that was TU4
3:53 pm
hokie carla
since when did it have an S in it
3:53 pm
BzznBea
when it is part of a japanese sword
3:55 pm
BzznBea
i've been out in my flower beds this afternoon. so rewarding getting the cleaned out. found 7 ootheca from the Chinese mantis that are heading to the landfill.
3:58 pm
hokie carla
it is cloudy here and chilly for 50F
3:58 pm
cybernan
sounds great bea -- we've been getting sleet all morning - just stopped
4:00 pm
BzznBea
that's probably heading my way, carla.
4:00 pm
hokie carla
disregard
4:00 pm
BzznBea
nan, that's why i live in the south.
4:02 pm
cybernan
have gone to list -- a ton of 4 letter "words" I would never have thought of
4:06 pm
cybernan
my last 7 is in 7/36 - no idea
4:08 pm
ChampFit
I'm on that one too!
4:09 pm
hokie carla
do you know which i?
4:09 pm
jesdraggon
hi all
4:09 pm
hokie carla
hey jes
4:10 pm
ChampFit
NO. I have 1 left on each I. Super helpful.
4:12 pm
cybernan
same here
4:12 pm
MollyL
Ends in 3 letter abbreviation for America with an extra vowel in it
4:13 pm
hokie carla
botany, what a shocker
4:14 pm
cybernan
ty molly
4:14 pm
hokie carla
finally got HOET
4:31 pm
hokie carla
a nice big modern word in the grid - webinars
4:33 pm
cybernan
need a break from this
4:34 pm
hokie carla
down to 64 now, but I'm just halfway looking.
4:35 pm
hokie carla
probably won't finish
4:35 pm
jesdraggon
these big ones are weird because for a while you just tap it and words fall out but after that they seem to drag on forever
4:36 pm
aebmusica
Ru6/30…..clue please
4:37 pm
parisla
pt for the red stone
4:37 pm
hokie carla
would not have thought of that, thx
4:38 pm
parisla
neither would I... I just started looking for the points total when aeb asked :-)
4:38 pm
hokie carla
and yesterday we had pearled
4:40 pm
aebmusica
Tyvm parisia
4:40 pm
jesdraggon
thanks, parisla
5:13 pm
cybernan
hi again
5:26 pm
Aloyisius
stuck on we5.22.. any clues?
5:27 pm
cybernan
down to 5 -- one 5 and the rest 6's -- b and s -- very descriptive of many of the words in this grid!
5:28 pm
cybernan
I would guess it is scottish aloy -- do you know the words to a wee deicg an doris?
5:28 pm
dan2bit
we5/22 ends like a luxury ya5
5:29 pm
Aloyisius
ty.. looking
5:30 pm
Aloyisius
ooh, ty so much dan2!
5:30 pm
cybernan
twas a braw bricht moonlicht nicht
5:31 pm
dan2bit
can I have just the stats for the corner O?
5:32 pm
cybernan
os 5/10 babblet
5:32 pm
cybernan
be 5/18 please?
5:33 pm
dan2bit
top row done. 100 left
5:33 pm
SummerBreeze44
A type of tree, Nan
5:36 pm
cybernan
ty - just found it
5:37 pm
cybernan
have that old harry lauder song running through my head now -- guessing aloy is not a scot :)
5:43 pm
MollyL
I thought it was A Wee Deoch An' Doris
5:43 pm
cybernan
that's what I said molly
5:44 pm
cybernan
si 5/12 (first one) please?
5:44 pm
MollyL
You said a wee deicg an doris
5:45 pm
cybernan
even the correction dropped a letter :)
6:15 pm
BzznBea
didn't even get half way today. no shame in my game.
6:15 pm
BzznBea
nighty night
6:18 pm
periwinkle
we5/22 please
6:19 pm
penquis
ends like the expensive boat....
6:20 pm
periwinkle
ty pen
6:21 pm
periwinkle
last word te5/20 please
6:22 pm
penquis
don't have it but will look....
6:22 pm
penquis
it is a pt....
6:23 pm
periwinkle
ty and done
6:23 pm
penquis
congrats...
6:23 pm
periwinkle
how many left pen?
6:23 pm
periwinkle
and thank you
6:23 pm
penquis
27....yw...
6:24 pm
periwinkle
do you need help?
6:25 pm
periwinkle
in+ in a hurry
6:25 pm
penquis
ah yes...ty...
6:25 pm
periwinkle
anything else?
6:26 pm
penquis
no, thanks...will plod through....
6:26 pm
periwinkle
okay then happy babbling cu tommorrow
6:54 pm
penquis
i am done....goodnight all...
6:55 pm
72 Temple Owl
hmm, have you all given up?
6:57 pm
dan2bit
22 left, all B's
7:01 pm
dan2bit
it was a lot of bu words - 9 left
7:05 pm
dan2bit
finito! thanks lickety and nan and all cluers
7:14 pm
72 Temple Owl
how about su6/36?
7:15 pm
Sophie512
compound word
7:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
very twisty words - you know them but you cannot see them
7:32 pm
NANCY
not getting the su 6 36, another clue please
9:54 pm
Smdnjv
Is anyone else having trouble with the UR6 and 7? Also the ts?
10:12 pm
Gillie
The ts rhymes with a large brass instrument
10:13 pm
Gillie
the ur6 & 7 have the same endings as the an6 & 7
10:44 pm
Smdnjv
Thank you Gillie. FW finally. I would never have gotten those words without your help.
11:59 pm
mkg
I have no sevens or 8s. Help soon please