Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, April 23, 2024

12:07 am

Gillie

What - it doesn't take "fustion"!

12:08 am

lynxxx

de9

12:09 am

lynxxx

actually 2 de9

12:09 am

lynxxx

I'll bite - fustion?

12:11 am

lynxxx

2 de8

12:12 am

Gillie

"Fustian is a variety of heavy cloth woven from cotton, chiefly prepared for menswear. It is also used figuratively to refer to pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech"

12:12 am

Gillie

(it turns up frequently as an exclamation in Regency novels, as I recall)

12:13 am

lynxxx

Interesting. Not heard of it and was employed in clothing industry here for some 20+ years

12:13 am

Gillie

And now, looking at that, I see that it is *not* spelt "fustion"

12:17 am

Gillie

ti7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

lynxxx

TY Lickety

12:18 am

Gillie

ty lickety

12:23 am

Gillie

do7

12:34 am

Gillie

co7

12:36 am

lynxxx

2 st7

4:28 am

Deeha

yo4.10, Really???

4:36 am

MollyL

cork

4:36 am

MollyL

Sorry

5:11 am

Norma

r

5:35 am

rolin

hi all..was there access problems earlier this afternoon?

5:39 am

Norma

dr

8:48 am

Shirlockc

stats for the lone N in the right column pls?

8:48 am

rururocks

na 4

8:49 am

rururocks

its' really nothing

8:49 am

Shirlockc

so i have nil chance of getting it, ruru?

9:07 am

MollyL

Un poco

9:24 am

rururocks

si tu lo piensas

9:37 am

MollyL

I bet you were a Menudo fan too 😊

9:42 am

rururocks

no.. not me

9:42 am

rururocks

not a boy band fan in any way really

9:44 am

rururocks

good morning saan and ori

9:52 am

origami

Good morning

9:58 am

hokie carla

howdy folks. just made up a bunch of k words and still have 3 left. but no HOET yet due to the middle O.

9:59 am

rururocks

it'll be alright eventually for you hokes

9:59 am

hokie carla

oh geez, thanks ruru

9:59 am

hokie carla

HOET! 56 left.

10:02 am

penquis

hello all...

10:02 am

hokie carla

pen

10:02 am

hokie carla

!

10:03 am

rururocks

good morning pen.. long time no see

10:03 am

penquis

carla! ru!

10:05 am

origami

Hi carla, pen

10:05 am

hokie carla

wow, just made up a bunch of valid s's too

10:05 am

hokie carla

ori

10:05 am

hokie carla

!

10:05 am

hokie carla

I keep hitting enter before the !

10:08 am

rururocks

!!!!!?

10:09 am

hokie carla

okay, just need 2 S and 1 R to gray middle col. so hard when there's that many words on a tile.

10:09 am

hokie carla

and one upper A in last col. that should be easier.

10:10 am

hokie carla

ooh, last col gray!

10:11 am

hokie carla

I was clever and able enough to find it

10:19 am

hokie carla

but not smart enough to get the related D words right away

10:25 am

hokie carla

ooh, found an 8/9

10:25 am

hokie carla

and another!

10:25 am

penquis

found those ten minutes ago....i was surprised that i found those 8/9 words so quickly....never happens....

10:26 am

hokie carla

I know! for me either.

10:27 am

penquis

do you have both?

10:28 am

hokie carla

well, 27 left. 9-6-8-4
must go walk winston

10:28 am

penquis

have a nice walk....

10:59 am

penquis

off to lunch.....bye all...

11:12 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:47 am

hokie carla

moooo

12:09 pm

hokie carla

well, I am stuck with 18 left. even looked specifically for 4's and have 6-4-5-3
ii T SS
N R KKK
D
CCC Y
P TT

12:12 pm

hokie carla

well, my bottom T's were both 4's I just couldn't see

12:24 pm

hurshy

hello

12:25 pm

hurshy

i words impounded!

12:33 pm

hokie carla

well guess my missing two

12:34 pm

hokie carla

and yes, I did type intel AGAIN

12:34 pm

hurshy

me too

12:34 pm

hurshy

um, do you have the in6 and 7 pair?

12:35 pm

hokie carla

yes, in fact those were the only ones I could find for a while

12:35 pm

hokie carla

oh, I see

12:35 pm

hurshy

there are 3 5 &6 pairs

12:35 pm

hokie carla

it was my lack of motion I couldn't get it

12:35 pm

hurshy

ah

12:36 pm

hurshy

if you're done with S, i need one. if there is an SK then it is that.

12:36 pm

hokie carla

I still have 2 S

12:39 pm

hurshy

how about N

12:40 pm

hokie carla

need one N

12:40 pm

hurshy

same

12:45 pm

hurshy

phantom: recent

12:47 pm

MollyL

Don't see any N words that look weird

12:47 pm

hokie carla

hmm

12:48 pm

hokie carla

oh, uk spelling

12:48 pm

hurshy

man i hate Ks

12:48 pm

hokie carla

that's a little weird, just not unusual for here

12:48 pm

hurshy

i think i am missing a different one than you then, i think i have what you just found

12:49 pm

hokie carla

me too. ftr, I made up a few k5's that took. still need 3 k's.

12:49 pm

MollyL

I have gotten so used to the oddball UK spellings that I play them in Scrabble

12:50 pm

hokie carla

I think I'm getting slightly better at seeing them but that is not this day

12:50 pm

hokie carla

do you have the card game? check your pairs?

12:50 pm

hokie carla

and your adj

12:50 pm

hurshy

cards yes

12:51 pm

hurshy

have two pairs that are a 4 and an adj

12:51 pm

hurshy

only one plural, the ni6

12:51 pm

hurshy

scratch that also have no5/18

12:51 pm

hokie carla

your scottish word for a veggie?

12:51 pm

hurshy

one pair with a person who

12:52 pm

hurshy

yeah

12:52 pm

hurshy

and louse eggs and christmas

12:52 pm

hokie carla

xmas word?

12:53 pm

hokie carla

I think we have named everything so must be a plural

12:53 pm

MollyL

The one that rhymes with Lucy's Ethel?

12:53 pm

hurshy

that's the card game hokie mentioned, yeah

12:54 pm

MollyL

The Spanish one

12:54 pm

hurshy

spanish?

12:54 pm

hurshy

oh sure but that's from the right

12:55 pm

hokie carla

no6?

12:55 pm

MollyL

Well, I think all the n words have been mentioned then

12:55 pm

hurshy

NOW you mention there's an no6

12:56 pm

MollyL

I thought you guys already went over the plurals

12:56 pm

hokie carla

well, it's a plural which I said to check!

12:56 pm

hurshy

ahhh dang it

12:56 pm

MollyL

I can't believe she has the five and not the six

12:56 pm

hurshy

i only tried the 4 pluralized, not the 5

12:56 pm

hokie carla

I reread where she mentioned that set and deduced she did not have the 6

12:57 pm

MollyL

Probably ought to refer to words like that as a trio

12:57 pm

hokie carla

molly, do you have the Y's?

12:57 pm

hurshy

good deducing! we'll have to call you sherlokie now

12:57 pm

MollyL

I have the y's

12:57 pm

hokie carla

I have 2 4/10. what am I missing?

12:58 pm

MollyL

4/6

12:58 pm

hokie carla

geez, got it

12:58 pm

hokie carla

it's always the more regular word

12:58 pm

MollyL

Were you two slamming Tequila last night?

12:58 pm

hokie carla

and I even looked for 4's earlier.

12:59 pm

hurshy

i don't drink. but i exercised this morning, that might have screwed me up.

12:59 pm

hokie carla

I only had half cup of coffee this morning because I did an early tennis.

1:00 pm

hurshy

right col grey!

1:00 pm

hokie carla

found another k

1:00 pm

hurshy

found an 8 and 9 pair!

1:00 pm

hokie carla

2-2-4-3

1:01 pm

hokie carla

keep looking, you might find the other one

1:01 pm

hurshy

thanks!

1:02 pm

hurshy

left col grey!

1:03 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! sad donkey

1:03 pm

hokie carla

I have T SS R KK D CCC P so let me know when you have any ideas on those or need something I have gray.

1:04 pm

hokie carla

eyeore. I never know how to spell it.

1:04 pm

hurshy

eeyore :)

1:04 pm

hokie carla

yeah, that looks more right. righter.

1:05 pm

MollyL

Eyeore is what you mine out of the corners of your eyes

1:06 pm

hurshy

i'm missing more than you on everything but the S

1:06 pm

hokie carla

yuk yuk

1:07 pm

hurshy

did you get st6/30?

1:07 pm

hokie carla

yep, I made up quite a few

1:07 pm

hurshy

and that without the R

1:07 pm

hurshy

and st7, a past tense, and other st7, a person who

1:08 pm

hokie carla

yep

1:08 pm

hurshy

i gots 2 su

1:08 pm

hokie carla

probably missing a regular everyday word

1:09 pm

hokie carla

do you have the 5 that usually has de- in front of it

1:09 pm

hurshy

yeah, that's the one that has the past tense 7

1:09 pm

hokie carla

aha, that's one of mine

1:10 pm

hurshy

so you had the 7 but not the 5?

1:10 pm

hokie carla

no, I had the 5 but not the 7

1:10 pm

hokie carla

didn't see your post about 7s

1:10 pm

hurshy

oh i thought your yep covered my st7 post

1:11 pm

hokie carla

I was yepping the one before

1:12 pm

hurshy

ok i've hit 200, gtg back to work

1:12 pm

hurshy

ttfn

1:12 pm

hokie carla

I need to get moving as well. 10 left.

1:15 pm

periwinkle

hi all. hel p witheither de8 or de9 please I know there are 2 of each and I have none

1:17 pm

hokie carla

think of a thing used to look for metal on a beach

1:17 pm

moolingwa

rehi

1:18 pm

hokie carla

just 2 different spellings

1:18 pm

hokie carla

mooooo

1:18 pm

moolingwa

hey hoke

1:18 pm

moolingwa

happy tuesday

1:18 pm

moolingwa

also know here as April 23rd

1:18 pm

hokie carla

any snow this morning?

1:18 pm

periwinkle

ty carla

1:18 pm

moolingwa

nope, should be in the 70s today I think

1:19 pm

hokie carla

70 here right now but a little breezy

1:19 pm

hokie carla

np peri

1:20 pm

moolingwa

59 here...working our way up...was 74 yesterday

1:20 pm

periwinkle

hellp with Middle O and the E beneath it please

1:20 pm

hokie carla

I am quite positive I have called someone dorkus more than once in my life. I bet the enable makers heard it in their lives.

1:20 pm

moolingwa

still trying to make my way through this board the first time

1:21 pm

hokie carla

the middle O is alright and the E is the volcano

1:21 pm

periwinkle

found one of the middle O words

1:21 pm

hokie carla

still stuck with 10

1:21 pm

periwinkle

sheesh ty for those carka

1:21 pm

moolingwa

59 here

1:22 pm

periwinkle

100 here but I went to exercise class and did errands

1:22 pm

hokie carla

lol, peri. I couldn't see the o set either. ruru had to help me.

1:22 pm

moolingwa

50 now...and am on the bottom row

1:23 pm

hokie carla

and I know carka was a typo, but my cousin used to call me that

1:23 pm

moolingwa

okay, gonna call that first pass....44 to go

14-14-12-4

1:24 pm

periwinkle

bbl

1:24 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I think I had 50 or 60 after first pass. it's a slow burn one. lots of hard to see regular words.

1:24 pm

moolingwa

5OFOET

1:25 pm

moolingwa

4OFOET

1:30 pm

moolingwa

one stubborn C away from 3

1:31 pm

moolingwa

there we go...3OFOET

1:32 pm

hokie carla

I still need 3 C or I would have 2OFOET

1:32 pm

moolingwa

have I mentioned today yet that I dislike K's?

1:33 pm

hokie carla

I think hurshy did earlier, but not sure about you.

1:33 pm

hokie carla

need 2 k's

1:33 pm

moolingwa

they're the most makey-up of made up words

1:34 pm

hokie carla

true dat

1:34 pm

moolingwa

I still need 3 on S, N, R, D, C and P...so got some work to do there

1:35 pm

moolingwa

cross the s off

1:35 pm

hokie carla

I am pretty sure I have tried all kombos of 4s and 5s possible on the K's so must be bigger

1:35 pm

moolingwa

and the n

1:35 pm

hokie carla

what was your S? hurshy & I could not find the last one.

1:36 pm

moolingwa

oh, still have 2 more there, meant to get under 3

1:36 pm

hokie carla

ohh

1:36 pm

moolingwa

but I did find a dr seussian st6

1:36 pm

hokie carla

I made up quite a few ST words, so probably have it

1:37 pm

moolingwa

6/30

1:37 pm

hokie carla

yep

1:37 pm

moolingwa

:)

1:38 pm

moolingwa

now just need one C to get 2OFOET

1:38 pm

hokie carla

same

1:39 pm

hokie carla

ooh, found one!

1:39 pm

moolingwa

5-8-5-3

1:39 pm

hokie carla

2-2-3-2

1:42 pm

moolingwa

found another made up k

1:43 pm

hokie carla

I have 7 and think 5 are made up words

1:44 pm

hokie carla

and the other two are spelling out letters

1:44 pm

moolingwa

I have 8 and I think they're all made up

1:44 pm

hokie carla

which is dumb

1:45 pm

moolingwa

well one isn't, it's a currency so I'll give them that

1:46 pm

MollyL

Estonian currency that hardly anyone knows

1:48 pm

hokie carla

true

3:12 pm

periwinkle

I don' like C words or K words. Only haveone kword

3:14 pm

hokie carla

there's a ka4 and 6 set that is a boxing term, short for knockout, and then for some reason they decided to spell out the letters.

3:15 pm

periwinkle

thank you carla

3:15 pm

periwinkle

have 4 K words now

3:16 pm

periwinkle

not doing well with this grid but will plod along

3:23 pm

hokie carla

still just stuck at 9 left but doing other things instead

3:49 pm

hokie carla

decided to list. these 2 c's are still a mystery.

3:49 pm

hokie carla

just had to type that and then saw them

3:53 pm

moolingwa

still 16 to go here

3:53 pm

moolingwa

TT SS NN RR K DD CCC PP

3:54 pm

hokie carla

well, struggled with the K's too.

3:54 pm

hokie carla

and now the P

3:54 pm

moolingwa

found a t

3:56 pm

hokie carla

and now the R. glad I didn't keep looking for these blind.

3:57 pm

Gillie

I assume you prefer "OK" (short for "oll korrect") to "okay"?

3:57 pm

hokie carla

I do use OK more. but honestly had no idea about oll korrect. is that german/

3:58 pm

hurshy

hiya

3:58 pm

hokie carla

I just thought okay was the word but ok was the short version

3:59 pm

Gillie

Hi - no there was a weird fad for abbreviations of misspellings when it came into to use

4:00 pm

cybernan

hello everyone - just starting out :)

4:01 pm

Gillie

"OK" started as joke, basically, but somehow caught on

4:02 pm

hokie carla

weird, thanks

4:03 pm

Gillie

The spelled-out version of the knockout word probably came into use because it's easier to use as a verb (rather than "KOed" or "KO'ed")

4:05 pm

hokie carla

it was probably invented by the scrabble folks to have more k words. like za.

4:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes i just heard of za. ridic

4:06 pm

hokie carla

well, it's also really 'za, so when did scrabble start allowing words with apostrophes too?

4:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

beats me. i no longer play

4:08 pm

hokie carla

my son & I occasionally play scrabble when he visits and I used to have the 2 letters memorized, but we agree to be able to use the 2 letter list and I think they've added a lot.

4:11 pm

Gillie

Well, I think "kayo" has been used legitimately as a word in the past, but it doesn't help that all of the examples of its use given by dictionary.com are in some other language.

4:14 pm

Gillie

And I think some other words that should have apostrophes have made it into Scrabble, although possibly by accident (e.g. "'twas", short for "it was")

4:14 pm

Gillie

But "za" does sound pretty suspect

4:18 pm

Gillie

K words do seem to be pretty weird in general

4:19 pm

Gillie

Definitely not my favorite letter

4:33 pm

cybernan

not liking this grid at all - 2's 0 minutes and only 99 words, no 8, no 9 and one 7

4:34 pm

cybernan

darn keyboard is sticking on me again

4:39 pm

Gillie

I recently popped a batch of keys off mine and cleared out a surprising amount of gunk - it's working a lot better now (especially the space bar)

4:40 pm

Gillie

Probably easier just to buy a new keyboard, though

4:41 pm

Gillie

(the space bar was trickier to put back on than I'd anticipated, but I managed it)

4:48 pm

Gillie

One of the 8/9 pairs is pretty ordinary, but a bit twisty. The other is slightly unusual spelling of the same.

4:53 pm

Gillie

You could say that they are hard to de6

4:55 pm

hokie carla

rehi - I need to take my macbook to apple. they will clean the keyboard and it's gross right now.

4:56 pm

Gillie

An excellent eco-friendly alternative

4:58 pm

Gillie

I think nan has left the chat, however

5:05 pm

hokie carla

elvis has left the building

5:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

intrlerk

5:51 pm

cybernan

hi again - yes, I did leave the chat

5:53 pm

hurshy

of course i had the less-ordinary of the two do6-7 combos...

5:53 pm

cybernan

wish that top o was an a -- a lot of -tion words then

5:54 pm

cybernan

no that wouldn't work either! the s needs to be an a

5:54 pm

hurshy

there wouldn't be any, actually, lol

5:54 pm

hurshy

jinx

5:55 pm

cybernan

think I need to go to the chat from last night to see what the 8's and 9's are

5:55 pm

hurshy

or i can tell ya

5:56 pm

hurshy

they are all de

5:56 pm

hurshy

alt sps of each other, singulars and plurals. a quartet, you might say.

5:58 pm

cybernan

ty hurshy

5:58 pm

hurshy

yw

6:27 pm

cybernan

still need k x3 - suspect they are "words" never seen or heard of before

6:28 pm

grannyrose

morning nan

6:29 pm

grannyrose

oh, hurshy, g'day

6:29 pm

cybernan

hi rose

6:29 pm

grannyrose

would you like a hand with those k words?

6:36 pm

cybernan

sure -- have ka x2, ko, kr x2,

6:37 pm

cybernan

guess I need 4 more

6:41 pm

grannyrose

kr 5, how Bing Crosby sang, with a k instead of a c

6:41 pm

grannyrose

then add a vowel for kr 6

6:42 pm

cybernan

had the 5, ty for the 6

6:42 pm

grannyrose

ka 4, what it is called when a boxer is punched unconscious, ka 6, past tense

6:43 pm

cybernan

have those, ty

6:44 pm

grannyrose

kr 5, slow and very quiet walking, but spelled with a k

6:45 pm

cybernan

see that christopher robin's friend is in the grid

6:46 pm

cybernan

ty again

7:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, diving in, doink doink

7:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbs woot

8:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt at last

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