View Word List Friday, September 6, 2024

FINAL SCORES

3942 Chris P
3942 joansiebone
3942 sammysmom
3942 LuvWordGames
3942 shorty
3942 penquis
3942 Catie
3942 JBV
3942 isles7
3942 Grandma Barb
3942 vashongin
3942 kim m
3942 dizgrannie
3942 bojazz
3942 lbdawger
3942 broll
3942 Jacula
3942 origami
3942 welki
3942 Turt
3942 mooz
3942 wildcat17
3942 72 Temple Owl
3942 pat56
3942 phaeton
3942 Kateq
3942 bookwomen
3942 ursh
3942 anike
3942 reneeo
3942 rururocks
3942 Mercy
3942 pabtrek
3942 bubba218
3942 bpalosky
3942 lynxxx
3942 kellyk
3942 galliwags
3942 dart001
3942 Dorens
3942 SuzeeQ24
3942 montreal13
3942 Sandieangel
3942 scribekd
3942 grannyrose
3942 loredana
3942 Bremen
3942 Dippnall
3942 bala
3942 mrloser
3942 NANCY
3942 SummerBreeze44
3942 hokie carla
3942 jessmom
3942 Aloyisius
3942 ivesy3
3942 msr
3942 sprite
3942 dromano66
3942 Gillie
3942 navcad
3942 Bogwoggle
3942 Kamanjah
3942 marigold
3942 dofith
3942 SunnFlower
3942 sandy211
3942 clg47
3942 Lizlin
3942 Michelle
3942 gemstan
3942 periwinkle
3942 wordly wise
3756 Verve
3728 cybernan
3679 Shellbell_o-well
3662 moolingwa
3316 Solitare
3308 mattygroves
3198 rabbasar
3151 hurshy
3103 poodletoes
3102 momof4&pe
3064 Zadit
2974 georgiaj
2960 BzznBea
2920 ladycece920
2807 dcseain
2783 ChampFit
2757 movieman
2735 dejavu
2704 svingy
2703 helenkeller
2697 momof5
2689 GeekMan
2660 Lorrie_in_SA
2644 suzysuz
2626 rastapopolous
2611 evvvie
2606 corkee
2605 CAZ100
2542 justafreep
2513 sally
2489 jeanne314
2485 nrkii
2480 deanoz
2474 Shirlockc
2381 trentsnana
2363 lexophile
2342 Robespierre
2331 Andee
2329 Deeha
2328 eliotl
2313 mael
2255 skheiny
2254 Rachway
2253 zabeth
2236 Kallia
2227 LearnWords
2220 gingentle
2195 wjb
2194 jeepers
2193 kangabrat
2180 xeiluj
2177 Guernseygirl 2
2148 sandr
2118 mirandapan
2115 gemini_J13
2112 davurs
2107 idicyidikat
2101 DTins
2095 Tabbycat2
2092 uconn
2086 MaddyMadd
2078 pamrepton
2075 auntnope
2067 mkg
2058 KrisE
2053 Gitel
2053 BarbaraA
2051 sajarn
2049 November
2034 jimmel
2028 Deedee50
2016 suz01
2002 Keala
1994 PMN
1993 DojaCat
1991 avril
1983 susanj2
1977 wht
1965 Kaplan the Magne
1955 silversarah
1944 Ind
1932 JaxH66
1923 rsiegel24
1919 marilyn992
1919 Jayk
1917 WoolyChris
1917 poor richard
1913 frogface
1903 machelle
1896 calon
1894 zTink
1887 Marian Todd
1876 java2
1870 JIMMORRIS
1869 mich_pdx
1863 Sunrise
1861 ann
1850 Sam Snead
1847 sugar
1839 hpb
1839 wvteach
1838 rosalie4
1837 MomStar
1833 mtnmam
1817 CES222
1815 Soodle
1811 worzel
1810 Norma
1807 bheron
1802 Lewandjoy
1801 piggys_rule123
1789 Notheroldquilter
1781 SueMagee
1771 mjhogg
1767 tessagram
1765 Petemcbride
1764 Hillsnow
1763 daisy88
1763 MirandaPanda
1760 A*n*i*t*a
1753 rbud
1746 pigeonman
1739 ElTrev
1733 PappouTed
1733 juniperberet
1727 wordplayer
1713 Kitensplay
1712 mab
1710 Nachesgirl
1707 Yosh
1701 Gabby65
1700 duvaldfm
1697 Kakiser
1692 gladius
1692 fratfitz
1692 lara68
1688 Vioxx
1680 Jodeen
1666 Stitchknit
1659 porters
1649 melody17
1642 ShelleyMax
1639 swintern
1629 Scrabbler
1621 jrr
1620 Shephard
1613 rutinka
1612 bethn
1607 EvaNadine
1600 8201girl
1590 Alycia
1586 cg530
1581 bichon
1579 Flask1
1576 ZsaZsa
1572 bookworm100
1570 aslindy
1564 TedinDurham
1560 jka
1559 dejzi
1556 rkptbound
1543 GMpnk
1542 NonoNanette
1535 Sciencegirl
1532 maggiej
1531 funhs
1530 nelleon
1526 mummy
1522 Playwoman
1500 mery9419
1485 AnnetteL
1479 Stephanaki
1475 smooze
1467 Zombee
1466 irishlady
1464 oregonmarki
1453 Simmie
1448 aWolf
1442 whizette
1437 player girl
1432 suefrad625
1429 Filomena
1424 Sugrraleona
1421 Snitkina
1399 Geep
1396 mcurlschool
1387 Jatb
1379 mabaker8
1372 Sugarblues
1366 SeaSpray
1366 felicitas
1351 pam
1348 charliesmomuk
1344 Biged
1337 Sophie214
1335 Miadog
1328 jaydee
1324 RoundBarn
1317 Q
1316 tickymong
1316 bs18
1308 PeggyK
1302 JJ
1297 angrychick
1293 Lisa Lindal
1280 Mary
1273 MonicaYT
1273 speedfreak
1252 no_zimmer
1239 mightyquin
1220 angelinaxox
1216 rowlie45
1212 sooooo
1207 o2baflyndog
1203 Sandraf
1202 msg
1193 sukee
1187 Foxy62
1183 crayola
1180 UntitledDocument
1179 Rick123456
1177 BlackTar
1175 Dookie
1175 Judi
1139 ella
1128 mehdc
1093 jimbob333
1080 hmgames
1071 godthaab
1052 tinkerbelle
1051 carmonli
1044 Bubbebobbi7
1036 beckyj
1036 lawyer-1
1029 moule
1022 flower65
1022 jennyc
1018 akazev
1016 birdsandnests
1015 MollyL
1001 mom23
997 odessa
994 caps
991 Barby
987 markbowers7
985 amelu0218
983 nursegladys
979 Virginia Strout
976 Lindsay
969 Nana5
950 nadav
950 therealblah
950 Mr. Robot
949 pbc
949 Marjetta
938 ironpete
934 maccafixx
928 jb81
898 Teresa1301
889 cavalier25
883 kolding
878 #1
875 emusing
867 gswope
867 eliwes
857 annevans
851 Bklay
832 noki
800 npr
799 DLH1955
799 bookgrrl
798 Torgo
797 lshult
794 nick03
772 Tulipp
752 Meatball421
743 Oboequilter
736 smaller
691 ginnie
690 janeybird
666 bonko
656 mom82637
653 BlueFireFrog
645 Monnie
642 Lib
630 april98
622 TQ
617 athena
614 Justin
606 kittychan
593 Elle n
571 baggo
559 Dog Fan
549 jbp
537 roundabout
533 frobscottler
503 Fishbulb
494 PacificWren
477 Christa
473 rosalind230
467 tnw
453 dan2bit
453 dauber
447 helmet
443 raane
421 Doll414
417 tsatch
411 NannyChris
376 Rollie Pollie
362 bcguy
350 milly24
342 mama
334 sarah6girls
312 Gramjane
306 kathy sue
260 valeriemassy
256 Sunnidaze
252 karenth
230 psychicrox
192 GrandmaS
183 scatterbrain
147 Nef
132 Graely2
116 TXZinnia
111 Bekky
106 tceicher
81 Sundaegrl
72 jeanniejinx
72 Aaronitor
25 iiosefi
5 cameron51us

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:01 am
Shellbell_o-well

ha6 ha7 ha8
12:03 am
dizgrannie

and another ha 7
12:04 am
dizgrannie

sn 7
12:11 am
Gillie

ha7 x 2
12:11 am
Gillie

x 3, I mean
12:11 am
Gillie

lo7
12:11 am
Gillie

sa7
12:13 am
Shellbell_o-well

sh7
12:13 am
Gillie

la7
12:15 am
Gillie

ha8 x 2
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:17 am
Gillie

ty lickety
12:33 am
sprite

morning babblers. Omg, 22??? No way.
12:39 am
sprite

ks killed
12:50 am
jeanne314

shanks
12:51 am
jeanne314

so sorry!!! Killed a fly on my screen and there went the cursor!
12:51 am
jeanne314

(OMG - I just confessed to murder!)
12:52 am
sprite

roflol :D
12:52 am
jeanne314

OTOH, I notice sprite did too.
12:52 am
sprite

true. We will be sisters in crime then.
12:53 am
jeanne314

Sounds good to me! Now to try to kill those Ks as well. I've only got 6, and am already kinda stuck.
12:54 am
sprite

ikr? Ks are horrible. I take them out first, then I can starting babbling for fun
12:55 am
sprite

let me know if you need help with them
12:55 am
jeanne314

I need a new methodology. I just type as fast as I see things...hopefully catching on to the endings and prefixes as I go. Nothing worse than seeing an ending and then having to go through my list to see what could use it. Not efficient at all.
12:56 am
sprite

oh I am the same. Except for the Ks. I just start typing until I hit a wall.
12:57 am
jeanne314

my walls come at me way too fast some nights.
12:59 am
sprite

I have accepted the kind of babbler I am. Rather chaotic, with a deep hatred of K-words, and pretty biggie-blind. I usually end up with most biggies left to find, and a whole bunch of 4 letter words that I should have spotted much earlier... and a heap of forgotten singulars, plurals, verb forms etc. Ah well. That's me.
1:01 am
jeanne314

I always wondered what our brains would look like on an fMRI machine...seeing what lights up as we're typing, typing in words we don't think are words, but then it is...realizing you probably knew it or read it ONCE and it stuck...just different things that go on in our operating systems.
1:01 am
jeanne314

Yeah. Strange, I know, but that's me. LOL!
1:02 am
sprite

oh yes. Areas will light up where no man has gone before... and some other, usually well-trodden areas will stay stubbornly da4.
1:02 am
jeanne314

LOL!!! Good one!
1:05 am
jeanne314

At least the Ks had one of my favorite foods, of which I haven't gotten to enjoy for years. Cookbook comes out tomorrow.
1:06 am
sprite

inspiration struck? That is one good thing then, from the terrible Ks.
1:09 am
jeanne314

LOL! I just saw your "dictionary" compilation! I will keep my eyes open for such words! I used to collect names of people whose names matched their occupations. I had access to a huge military database (which I needed for my own work). So when I would find names like Horner, who was in the Air Force Band, or a food service guy whose last name was Malboeuf...well, I loved it! My fave was a guy (Turkish, I think) whose name was Bulent Tur. He worked with aircraft. When his name was last name first...well, you have fun with it.
1:11 am
sprite

oh lolol that is priceless! We used to have a spokesman for the pilots here whose name was Baksteen... which translates as stone brick :) Quite the opposite of your collection but fun
1:12 am
jeanne314

I think that is funny in its own way...I believe we have an aircraft at one time styled as "the Flying Brick." So there's some possibilities there.
1:12 am
sprite

definitely
1:12 am
jeanne314

Right in my own office was Sgt. Bonebreaker -- yup, medical services.
1:13 am
sprite

roflol! Oh dear. The jokes that man will have had to endure
1:14 am
jeanne314

...and one female captain last name of Minor at my first duty station. I couldn't wait until she got promoted to Major.
1:14 am
sprite

hahahahahaha
1:14 am
jeanne314

Anyways, language is fun, and I love this group because you have to love it to play this damn game!
1:15 am
sprite

it is true, the love for language in all its ambiguities is something that connects us all here
1:16 am
jeanne314

oooh, only 10 Ks left to go.
1:16 am
grannyrose

* hugs * my darling sprite. g'day jeanne
1:16 am
sprite

gooooo jeanne!
1:16 am
sprite

*hugs rose* Hello my dear friend! How are you doing?
1:17 am
grannyrose

not too bad for a Friday. how are you traveling sweetie?
1:17 am
jeanne314

Greetings, granny! I get so many good clues from the two of you. I'm mostly a lurker, but I may come out of my shell after a decade and half or whatever I've played this game!
1:18 am
sprite

it is lovely to see you join the chat, jeanne!
1:18 am
jeanne314

TTFN!
1:18 am
grannyrose

you are always welcome to join us jeanne.
1:18 am
sprite

hope to see you again soon, jeanne.
1:19 am
jeanne314

TYVM! oooh, just found that awful ssssssthnake....
1:19 am
sprite

I am okay, rose.
1:20 am
sprite

wtg jeanne! That is a nasty one, with its brothers
1:21 am
grannyrose

weren't those flowers amazing? i seem to have a black thumb with anything green.... trying to find plants i can't kill... loll....
1:21 am
sprite

honey, they are so beautiful! Well done.
1:21 am
jeanne314

I got bit a few years back here on our property...none are venomous that live near our house. But, oooh, what a surprise!
1:22 am
sprite

I have deep respect for sn5s.
1:23 am
sprite

brb, nature calls
1:23 am
grannyrose

waiting for some dryish weather so i can get out there. lots of weeding to do, and i need to prep the soil before i plant out the sarsparilla vine, and mint bush. thus far they seem content in their bigger pots.
1:23 am
jeanne314

I like them if they're not big enough to take my air away and aren't venomous. Then they are welcome. Ditto for spiders.
1:24 am
jeanne314

Anyways, you gals have a great evening, and same for all the lurkers out there as well.
1:24 am
grannyrose

ugh jeanne. you are my hero. anything with more than two legs or no legs can stay away from me.
1:25 am
grannyrose

bye jeanne
1:26 am
grannyrose

naiad
1:26 am
grannyrose

sorreeeee
1:26 am
jeanne314

I had to adapt to where I live, and it's creature-heavy. My sister-in-law pointed out one day that we had a fly ( "a" fly, singular) in our house. C'mon, I'm surrounded by cattle! That was a GOOD day!
1:28 am
sprite

back
1:29 am
sprite

we don't have many scary creatures here. Apart from people.
1:30 am
jeanne314

Sadly, we have too many scary people here too. And so much of it of our own making. But let's not go down that rabbit hole (geez, Jeanne, you bring it up!) But yeah...
1:31 am
sprite

*grins* We send them back into their rabbit holes, followed by sn5s.
1:31 am
jeanne314

!!!!! I like the imagery of it!
1:32 am
sprite

isn't that in Shakespeare somewhere? "exit, followed by a bear"?
1:33 am
jeanne314

I'm altogether deficient in Shakespeare...I'd never make the cut for Jeopardy on that alone.
1:34 am
sprite

I googled it: Exit, pursued by a bear’ in Act III of The Winter’s Tale
1:35 am
jeanne314

Now I'm seeing bears.
1:36 am
sprite

:)
1:37 am
jeanne314

Speaking of bears, it's time for this one to hibernate for a bit! Thank you both for conversation and laughs (and a few inadvertent clues, for which I'm always grateful!)
1:37 am
mattygroves

Good morning all! Again, I know it's early, but has anyone stats for the bottom S? (And I like sn animals :) )
1:37 am
sprite

it was lovely to talk with you, jeanne. Have a good one!
1:38 am
sprite

hiya matty
1:38 am
mattygroves

(also, earlier in the chat you were talking about nominative determinism - I had an orthopaedist called Dr Bohne. And a rheumatologist called Dr Lim)
1:38 am
sprite

se7/28 and 8/40
1:39 am
sprite

oh that is priceless, matty, lol
1:39 am
mattygroves

Thank you for those S words - I've found them!
1:39 am
sprite

yay matty!
1:40 am
jeanne314

(quietly lurking again waiting on the clue...thanks for the name of "nominative determinism," matty! Also just reading how people come to resemble their names; i.e., "you look like a Debbie"
1:41 am
mattygroves

I got the name from New Scientist - a magazine ;) I wish I could say I made it up. Well, I could SAY it, but it wouldn't be true
1:41 am
jeanne314

that we change to match how ?society? perceives our name to look like? I think that was the thrust of the article. Okay. I really am going after I take a good stab at that S.
1:41 am
mattygroves

Jeanne - the 7 ends in a girl's name and then plural
1:42 am
jeanne314

;-} That is of great help! TYVM!
1:45 am
sprite

I was given the name Cassandra at birth, but my parents called me Sandra. When I turned 12 and went to middle school, I decided I would be Cassandra from then on... such a different feeling between those two names.
1:46 am
Kamanjah

Hi all!
1:46 am
jeanne314

and I bet you've been told you look like a Cassandra (just don't actually BE one!)
1:46 am
sprite

hiya Kam!
1:46 am
sprite

:D
1:47 am
mattygroves

I too changed the shortening of my name, in this case when I was 20. My mum never, ever adapted. And I don't think my brother has in his own head. Bear in mind I'm 57, so it's not like it was yesterday
1:47 am
sprite

yeah, people can be stubborn that way.
1:47 am
Kamanjah

My parents decided to call me by my middle name. I've always used first initial, middle, last - and now the banks won't accept it due to the Patriot Act.
1:48 am
Kamanjah

It's a major pita since that law passed, lol!
1:48 am
sprite

so frustrating
1:49 am
mattygroves

Those Ks are a killer - I only have half of them (not asking for anything, simply commenting :) )
1:50 am
sprite

ikr! Let us know if you need any help with them
1:51 am
Kamanjah

I can't believe there are 22 Ks! Ks are my downfall.
1:51 am
sprite

I am right with you on that
1:52 am
mattygroves

Monkeyed two more - now only 9 to find - I will shout though if necessary (though I shall be getting in the shower in the not too distant future)
1:53 am
sprite

the only way I can finish the Ks is by monkeying.
1:54 am
mattygroves

Are there any Ks longer than 5?
1:55 am
sprite

yes, a 6/7 combo and a plural 6
1:56 am
mattygroves

OK, not found those yet
1:59 am
sprite

the combo is an enzyme, if that helps
2:00 am
mattygroves

Hmmm...I shall think on it in the shower. For those whom I miss during the day, have a great one!
2:01 am
sprite

you too, matty, and enjoy the shower
2:14 am
sprite

fireflies. Time for me to go walk Nero. *hugs* to my friends, and to you all a blessed day and a peaceful night. Thanks for the fun and chat and games!
2:14 am
grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!
2:14 am
grannyrose

see you tomorrow. * hugs *
2:14 am
sprite

bye my dear friend! *hugsssss*
4:09 am
Deeha

22b k's. I hate k's!!
4:35 am
worzel

es5/18 doesn't exist in real life!
7:49 am
dcseain

it does, just not where either of us lives.
7:58 am
aslindy

hello all
7:59 am
dcseain

phantom anorak
8:09 am
phaeton

hello...stats for bottom S?
8:09 am
rururocks

se7/8
8:11 am
phaeton

ty
8:11 am
dcseain

thanks!
8:15 am
dcseain

sandle was not found in the dictionary. WTF
8:15 am
aslindy

are you thinking of sandal?
8:16 am
dcseain

ah, spelled other than pronounced. Been a while since I shopped for any.
8:17 am
rururocks

well you were thong about that
8:17 am
dcseain

I'm covered in cats. Apparently early morning is very different from lat morning. I really don't recall the last time I was up this early.
8:18 am
aslindy

penalty box for me, didn't realize it was in the grid
8:18 am
dcseain

heh
8:18 am
dcseain

oh, so it is LOL
8:20 am
rururocks

ot
8:20 am
rururocks

it's 9 am where you are no?
8:23 am
dcseain

yes
8:23 am
dcseain

I often sleep 03-11
8:24 am
rururocks

that's restaurant hours
8:25 am
dcseain

my very first job was in a restaurant, though I was in HS then.
8:27 am
dcseain

I hear a flock of geese.
8:28 am
dcseain

this is early for migratory geese.
8:28 am
dcseain

so more signs of a real winter here.
8:28 am
aslindy

I've been seeing a lot of geese at some ponds near me, too.
8:30 am
dcseain

the chipmunks here were SO busy yesterday. Enthralled the cats.
8:35 am
aslindy

144 left after first pass, maybe finish later. Last day to pack boxes for this half of the move!
8:37 am
dcseain

127 after first pass here. When the cat gets off me, I shall bathe.
8:43 am
rururocks

I think it's going to be an early winter
8:43 am
dcseain

there are so many Spanish words in the grid today. It's kind of frustrating for me.
8:46 am
dcseain

early here means December. the worst of Winter her is usually Jan-Mar
8:48 am
MollyL

It is gross to even think about winter. It is such a depressing time of year.
8:49 am
mael

meanwhile, here in MA we can't wait for a killing frost this year
8:49 am
dcseain

early first frost here is in October. Typical is in November.
8:49 am
mael

hopefully it'll be a super early one, like next week (it won't because climate change sucks)
8:50 am
mael

average is early Oct here but it hasn't happened in years. It would be excellent if we could kill all the mosquitoes asap
8:50 am
MollyL

Why do you want a killing frost?
8:51 am
dcseain

it kills the ragweed.
8:52 am
dcseain

and the giant ragweed.
8:52 am
dcseain

and pushes poison ivy into dormancy.
8:52 am
mael

it's the EEE carrying mosquitoes that are the problem
8:53 am
dcseain

yes, the mosquitos too.
8:53 am
mael

and West Nile Virus. Many human cases this year, health department is sending out alerts, it's bad
8:53 am
mael

and deadly
8:56 am
dcseain

yes, west nile passed through here years ago. it took years for the local corvids to fully recover population. Lots of them died, as did a number of people.
8:59 am
mael

WNV is endemic in MA now
8:59 am
mkg

Any clues for bottom row S words? Ty
8:59 am
mael

EEE comes every four or five years
8:59 am
mael

poetry related, mkg
8:59 am
rururocks

mosquitoes don't like me
9:00 am
rururocks

only the desperate ones
9:00 am
dcseain

WNV is endemic here too.
9:00 am
dcseain

aedes, the daytime mosquitos like me. The evening ones do not.
9:03 am
mkg

Ty
9:03 am
mael

all mosquitoes think I'm a buffet
9:03 am
mkg

Not sure i get that clue…….poetry. Is it an se word?
9:03 am
mael

yes, and plural
9:04 am
mael

it's an Italian word, a type of poem
9:04 am
dcseain

yes, starts with a prefix for six.
9:05 am
mkg

Ok ty
9:05 am
mkg

not sure i know this word at all.
9:05 am
mkg

Ty
9:05 am
mkg

How many letters please dc?
9:06 am
dcseain

7
9:06 am
mael

7
9:06 am
mkg

Ok ty.
9:07 am
mkg

Nope. Tried google but samplice not in grid.
9:07 am
mkg

found it. Ty
9:08 am
dcseain

cat on me means I cannot reach my coffee.
9:08 am
dcseain

and plural
9:08 am
dcseain

for se8
9:08 am
mkg

Ty. Key was seven letters and plural. Ty.
9:08 am
dcseain

:)
9:11 am
dcseain

and here comes the sun in the windows.
9:14 am
hokie carla

little darling
9:15 am
dcseain

:)
9:15 am
rururocks

anyone have the ra5/18? after the 8 I'm not seeing it
9:15 am
dcseain

do do do do do
9:15 am
dcseain

I don't have an ra8. the ra5.18 I have is a plural.
9:18 am
hokie carla

I haven't made it to the R
9:18 am
penquis

it's an odd plural...hello all...
9:18 am
hokie carla

I only got through the first two tiles before pickleball
9:18 am
hokie carla

pen!!
9:18 am
penquis

carla!
9:23 am
dcseain

hm. might should eat.
9:25 am
dcseain

say da6s have you seen the master.... I'm surprised to see that word in accepted.
9:26 am
rururocks

might should eat?
9:26 am
dcseain

that song is the only reason I know that word at all.
9:27 am
hokie carla

it's called a double something, ruru. just yesterday saw someone on reddit doing a study on those
9:27 am
dcseain

double modal
9:27 am
hokie carla

yes, that's it!
9:28 am
MollyL

You are probably the only one who knows that song
9:28 am
dcseain

I think in standard English it would be probably should eat
9:28 am
hokie carla

the one I use the most is a multiple "used to could"
9:28 am
MollyL

Might should is kind of backwoods
9:28 am
dcseain

wouldn't surprise me; I learned from a piano book of early American music. It's a civil war era song of jubilee. Called The Day of Jubilo.
9:29 am
hokie carla

yes, those modals are common in appalachian english
9:29 am
dcseain

I grew up speaking Appalachian dialect. not backward. Dialectal.
9:29 am
dcseain

thank you, carla.
9:30 am
MollyL

Backwoods is different than backward
9:30 am
hokie carla

where did you grow up, seain?
9:30 am
dcseain

oh, my bad, I misread.
9:30 am
dcseain

Eastern Prince William County, VA
9:30 am
hokie carla

have heard of it, but nowhere near me
9:32 am
phaeton

clue for the na7?
9:34 am
penquis

sorry, don't have it yet...
9:34 am
hokie carla

just started the top N
9:36 am
phaeton

ty....found it. FW
9:36 am
phaeton

anyone want clues?
9:36 am
penquis

sure..
9:37 am
phaeton

which ones?
9:37 am
penquis

na 7...
9:37 am
penquis

and congrats...
9:37 am
phaeton

builds off the na5...nymphs
9:38 am
rururocks

ra 5/18 please after the 8
9:38 am
hokie carla

what??? ruru asking for a 5?
9:38 am
penquis

ty, phae...
9:38 am
rururocks

i just cannot find it.. tried everything
9:39 am
phaeton

yw
9:39 am
rururocks

ra5/18 after the 8./75 phaeton?
9:39 am
phaeton

n...vowel, vowel, vowel. cons ...na5
9:40 am
penquis

he needs the RA 5....
9:40 am
phaeton

ra5 ok the ra4/8
9:41 am
rururocks

what?
9:41 am
phaeton

auto correct...plural the ra4/8...the second one
9:41 am
hokie carla

is there more than one ra5/18 because I just monkeyed it first try. ruru must have babble blindness.
9:41 am
rururocks

no right after the ra 8/75
9:41 am
phaeton

ra8 means wildly usually for used for men
9:41 am
rururocks

I have two there are three
9:42 am
rururocks

would you clue the middle ra5/18 please
9:42 am
phaeton

only two ra5/18
9:42 am
LuvWordGames

there are only 2 ra 5/18's
9:42 am
LuvWordGames

both are plural
9:43 am
rururocks

oh weird sorry..
9:43 am
phaeton

ra5/18 has to do with military order
9:44 am
MollyL

Wow this chat is all over the place
9:44 am
phaeton

np
9:44 am
rururocks

I thought I saw an additional one.. sorry my fault
9:44 am
hokie carla

yeah, I decided to go back to my other tile because it was too confusing.
9:50 am
phaeton

hagd!
9:50 am
penquis

bye, phae...
9:51 am
hokie carla

adios
10:09 am
hokie carla

well, down to the bottom S on my first pass and can't find one.
10:10 am
penquis

it's se 7/8...
10:10 am
dcseain

I have 92 for later, Off to feed cats, eat, bathe. Hasta luego!
10:10 am
hokie carla

well that tracks
10:10 am
penquis

bye, dc...
10:10 am
hokie carla

bye seain
10:11 am
hokie carla

is it a regular word?
10:11 am
penquis

it's italian....dc pointed out that it starts with the six prefix...i think... ;o)
10:12 am
hokie carla

well, I'm on the right track then
10:12 am
hokie carla

not the italian, but the six
10:13 am
penquis

it's a six line stanza poem...
10:15 am
hokie carla

was just about to look it up and then thought to try the answer
10:15 am
hokie carla

58 left and HOET
10:15 am
hokie carla

thanks for the S
10:15 am
penquis

i did not know it but i guessed...
10:28 am
MollyL

Someone clued it earlier as ending in a girls name
10:29 am
hokie carla

it reminds me of a brand of purses and jewelry that I'm drawing a blank on now. the bags have like local maps and pictures on them.
10:31 am
hokie carla

finally had to google that, it's spar****
10:34 am
penquis

never heard of that company...
10:34 am
penquis

handbags are not my thing...
10:35 am
hokie carla

here's one...https://tinyurl.com/bdda3jzb
10:37 am
hokie carla

you see them in boutiques usually and they have local to the area items. I don't think I've ever bought a bag but have had some of their jewelry.
10:37 am
moolingwa

morning
10:37 am
penquis

nice bag...
10:37 am
penquis

hi mool...
10:37 am
hokie carla

moooo
10:38 am
moolingwa

hey pen, hoke....we made it to another Friday
10:38 am
hokie carla

46 left here. about to take a break after I finish a 2nd pass.
10:38 am
moolingwa

161 left here
10:38 am
penquis

64 here...
10:38 am
moolingwa

just got through the third row
10:39 am
moolingwa

on my first pass
10:39 am
hokie carla

I'm going up backwards on 2nd pass and just started third row
10:39 am
welki

<-- is going nowhere fast
10:40 am
moolingwa

even nowhere is somewhere
10:40 am
hokie carla

welki!
10:40 am
welki

true, moo, but i'm already there, so going nowhere :D
10:41 am
moolingwa

if you're in nowhere, you can't be going to it ;)
10:41 am
penquis

hi welki...
10:41 am
welki

precisely
10:41 am
welki

hi carla, pen
10:41 am
moolingwa

you are in a paradox...perhaps you're inside a black hole?
10:42 am
welki

mauve. i'm in a mauve hole.
10:42 am
hokie carla

whoa
10:42 am
moolingwa

oh, very nice
10:42 am
welki

i had a designer in
10:43 am
hokie carla

how'd the K go, moo? I still have 9 left
10:43 am
moolingwa

5 left on K
10:44 am
welki

everyone seems to have a problem with yellowjackets this year, but i noticed that ours are really, really big, as if instead of killing them with my traps, i'm feeding them superfood
10:44 am
hokie carla

yuck
10:44 am
welki

how big, you ask? i saw one fly off with a hamster
10:45 am
penquis

*cringing*....
10:45 am
hokie carla

we had a huge nest in our garage wall. I was out of town and mr. homie went out into the garage that morning and there were so many. he got stung twice just going into the garage. then he sprayed the hole and waited a while, then cut a bigger hole in the drywall and got it out.
10:47 am
welki

ewww - we had one under our shed, unreachable. i sprayed as best i could and then used my sifter to put a coating of diatomaceous earth all around their access points.

everyone is getting stung here - everyone knows who has the epipens
10:47 am
hokie carla

wow
10:48 am
moolingwa

I guess our jackets are chiller hear in CO
10:48 am
welki

i'm getting in the car now, moo - will be there sunday morning
10:49 am
moolingwa

heh
10:49 am
moolingwa

hear=here
10:50 am
welki

well, i'm still getting nowhere fast, so it's time to pack this one in for now - have a great day!
10:50 am
hokie carla

bye welki
10:50 am
penquis

bye welki...
10:50 am
hokie carla

well I found 2 k's
10:51 am
hokie carla

and 2 more
10:52 am
moolingwa

on a roll!
10:52 am
rbud

There are cicada killers around this year - they look like giant wasps but "pose little to no risk to humans and pets." This is a big cicada year, and these guys just want to kill those locusts. True facts, google them.
10:52 am
moolingwa

oh, I was about to type what I thought was a bogus word, but turns out it was a real 8
10:54 am
rbud

sorry, didn't mean to just barge in, but just got here and was reading the wasp comments. :)
10:54 am
hokie carla

join in anytime, of course!
10:57 am
hokie carla

well, taking a break with 35 left. 7-11-11-4-2
S3
H3
T N A2 K5 T2
A D3 R2 S5
O L4 E2
10:57 am
moolingwa

72 left here, just starting last row
10:58 am
rbud

I saw some of the cicada killers out on the edge of our yard, they were on a locust. If I hadn't heard about them before, I'd have thought they were the scariest wasps I'd ever seen. They burrow. But I still didn't get too close, haha!
11:01 am
welki

okay, i admit it. i'm procrastinating. rbud, scariest insect for me is tarantula hawk wasp - so big that i thought it was a hummingbird on my feeder!
11:01 am
penquis

well i am down to 42...time for a lunch break...
11:01 am
penquis

bye all...
11:03 am
rbud

bye, pen
11:04 am
rbud

wow, hadn't heard of the tarantula hawk wasp. Ewww!
11:10 am
moolingwa

down to 50
11:49 am
hokie carla

rehi- lunch not helping. still 35 left
11:49 am
hokie carla

must've reached my limit
11:54 am
bichon

half way!
11:57 am
hokie carla

go bichon!
11:57 am
dcseain

go, Bichon!
11:57 am
bichon

ty DC, don't know how much further I can go.
11:58 am
dcseain

I somehow just got to 89, you can do it.
12:03 pm
moolingwa

42 left
12:03 pm
dcseain

go, go moo!
12:03 pm
hokie carla

ooh, found a word to gray a tile
12:04 pm
72 Temple Owl

Phantom: tankard.
12:04 pm
dcseain

go, carla!
12:04 pm
dcseain

good one there, TO
12:04 pm
hokie carla

and a 4. maybe I should look for 4's.
12:05 pm
moolingwa

8-13-12-8-1
12:05 pm
moolingwa

5OFOET
12:05 pm
hokie carla

still at that
12:13 pm
moolingwa

4OFOET
12:13 pm
hokie carla

still 5 here
12:17 pm
hokie carla

found another word!
12:18 pm
moolingwa

38 here now
12:18 pm
hokie carla

31
12:18 pm
hokie carla

have found only 1 4 in my search for 4's
12:18 pm
moolingwa

found my bottom e's
12:19 pm
hokie carla

eggcellent
12:19 pm
hokie carla

stats?
12:20 pm
moolingwa

es5/18 and 6/30
12:20 pm
hokie carla

found a d4
12:20 pm
hokie carla

thanks
12:20 pm
moolingwa

damn!
12:21 pm
hokie carla

found another D4
12:21 pm
hokie carla

1 D left
12:22 pm
dcseain

I have 1 L left
12:22 pm
moolingwa

4 D's left
12:22 pm
hokie carla

3 L's here
12:22 pm
moolingwa

3 Ls also
12:23 pm
hokie carla

I feel pretty confident they are not 4's
12:23 pm
moolingwa

2 Ls
12:23 pm
moolingwa

missed a plural :)
12:24 pm
hokie carla

phantom tsks
12:24 pm
hokie carla

ooh, found my right T's for last col gray
12:24 pm
moolingwa

terrific...that's my only grey line...by some way
12:25 pm
hokie carla

easy to miss plurals and past tenses today
12:25 pm
moolingwa

found two r's
12:26 pm
hokie carla

rad
12:26 pm
hokie carla

I still need 2. do you think they might be those?
12:26 pm
moolingwa

I need 2 more still
12:27 pm
moolingwa

found a d
12:27 pm
moolingwa

5-11-7-6-1
12:28 pm
hokie carla

dynomite
12:28 pm
hokie carla

3-8-9-3-2
12:31 pm
hokie carla

found two k's!
12:31 pm
moolingwa

krispy kreme! sorry didn't have anything
12:31 pm
hokie carla

well, that sounds delish
12:32 pm
MollyL

I hope we never have a grid with three K's in it. People will say it's racist and not woke.
12:32 pm
moolingwa

found a k
12:32 pm
hokie carla

kool
12:33 pm
hokie carla

I hope we never have another with 22 k's because this is terrible
12:34 pm
hokie carla

found a set of s's so now 3 or less
12:34 pm
hokie carla

or fewer if you're one of those sticklers
12:36 pm
moolingwa

4 S's left for me
12:36 pm
hokie carla

do you have the o gray?
12:36 pm
moolingwa

need one more o
12:37 pm
hokie carla

sdame
12:37 pm
hokie carla

same
12:37 pm
hokie carla

it's not oaty or olders, no matter how many times I try them
12:40 pm
dcseain

most old?
12:40 pm
dcseain

plural of oa4?
12:40 pm
hokie carla

oh geez, thanks. was trying to use that suffix all day.
12:41 pm
dcseain

so far my only use of it.
12:43 pm
moolingwa

oh, my missing o I thought I had already put in
12:43 pm
dcseain

:)
12:43 pm
moolingwa

was a different 4 :)
12:43 pm
dcseain

:)
12:44 pm
hokie carla

how about either of the lower As? still need one on each.
12:44 pm
moolingwa

25 to go

4-9-6-5-1
12:44 pm
hokie carla

2-6-7-3-2
12:47 pm
hokie carla

I think this is about all I can do without a list.
12:47 pm
hokie carla

I guess I could look for plurals
12:47 pm
moolingwa

might be worth it
12:48 pm
hokie carla

well, my middle A was a not s plural
12:48 pm
moolingwa

ah, still 3 from that
12:49 pm
moolingwa

ah, found one...perhaps the one you were referring to
12:50 pm
hokie carla

probably. I think it's the only one.
12:50 pm
moolingwa

didn't read your clue until after I found it :)
12:51 pm
moolingwa

found my last top A
12:51 pm
hokie carla

I would hardly call it a clue but a little more help than usual
12:52 pm
moolingwa

for me, the first two letters of a word, or even it's length are clues :)
12:52 pm
hokie carla

I know, you have very strict rules
12:53 pm
moolingwa

my own set, yep :)
12:53 pm
hokie carla

I gave you neither of those things but I could see how it would help
12:54 pm
moolingwa

yep, but I didn't see it anyway, just read the first part of your sentence
12:54 pm
hokie carla

oh yeah
12:54 pm
moolingwa

couple of star wars references in this one
12:54 pm
hokie carla

I'm getting bored of the plural search now. heading to the list!
12:55 pm
hokie carla

han
12:55 pm
moolingwa

darth vader is in there too
12:55 pm
moolingwa

oh and a planet that was blown up
12:57 pm
moolingwa

found an r
12:58 pm
hokie carla

now I see anakin
12:58 pm
hokie carla

alderan?
12:58 pm
moolingwa

yep
12:59 pm
moolingwa

found two easy s's
1:00 pm
moolingwa

3OFOET
1:00 pm
moolingwa

2OFOET
1:00 pm
moolingwa

oh no...still 3
1:01 pm
hokie carla

no idea how my A is a word based on this dictionary entry
1:01 pm
moolingwa

heh
1:01 pm
hokie carla

my missing D was a 4
1:03 pm
moolingwa

2OFOET
1:03 pm
moolingwa

3-6-4-4-1
1:03 pm
moolingwa

top row grey
1:04 pm
hokie carla

well, the list is not helping with my missing K's
1:05 pm
moolingwa

yeah, still 2 missing there
1:06 pm
hokie carla

mine's a 6/7 set and I know the 3rd letter
1:07 pm
moolingwa

yeah, don't have that
1:08 pm
hokie carla

well, my last 4 was a regular word
1:09 pm
moolingwa

3-5-3-4-1
1:09 pm
hokie carla

can't find an L either
1:11 pm
moolingwa

I'm missing too much to be much help
1:13 pm
hokie carla

now I have an S6 that i know first 4 letters and can't find
1:13 pm
hokie carla

oh, thought I tried that
1:14 pm
moolingwa

oh, the one that sound like an irish nickname?
1:14 pm
hokie carla

yes
1:14 pm
hokie carla

and there is another that rhymes an irish landmark that I somehow managed
1:15 pm
moolingwa

yeah, if by that you mean the stone
1:15 pm
hokie carla

yep
1:16 pm
moolingwa

ah, found my last n's
1:16 pm
moolingwa

3-4-3-3-1
1:17 pm
hokie carla

still 4 here
1:17 pm
hokie carla

0-1-2-1
1:19 pm
hokie carla

lol, looking at the chat log for clues and sprite comments on the 22 k's "no way!" and then 6 min later says she killed them.
1:19 pm
moolingwa

heh
1:20 pm
moolingwa

oh, found my k's...tx for the two clues
1:21 pm
hokie carla

little help?
1:21 pm
moolingwa

sounds like an enzyme
1:21 pm
periwinkle

hello all. I only have 9 ks
1:21 pm
dcseain

same here, peri
1:22 pm
hokie carla

I recommend just making stuff up, peri
1:22 pm
moolingwa

making stuff up works a treat
1:22 pm
periwinkle

I dislike k words as much as c words
1:22 pm
hokie carla

looking through the list, I think 5 k words I would use in real life
1:22 pm
periwinkle

I am trying mool
1:22 pm
Shirlockc

just found a pair so i have 11 Ks
1:23 pm
hokie carla

just looked up my last 2
1:24 pm
hokie carla

now S8 and L7 left
1:26 pm
dcseain

one of those is a plural
1:27 pm
hokie carla

looked up the S
1:28 pm
hokie carla

not seeing how to make a plural L
1:28 pm
hokie carla

oh, an adverb
1:29 pm
periwinkle

what are the stats for that s please
1:29 pm
hokie carla

alright, back to work here!
1:29 pm
dcseain

se7/28 and 8.40
1:29 pm
periwinkle

rats I already had them
1:30 pm
periwinkle

missing 3 8s
1:30 pm
moolingwa

still missing one :)
1:30 pm
moolingwa

but need to do some stuff
1:30 pm
hokie carla

I was missing the other S
1:31 pm
hokie carla

I think I'm finally ready to do the clearcoat on my car
1:31 pm
hokie carla

mr homie keeps telling me I'm going to have to just go to a body shop to get it repainted
1:31 pm
dcseain

hooray! that's exciting.
1:32 pm
hokie carla

ICYMI, I was trying to touch up the bumper and then went a little crazy on a bunch of other spots and then I had to do bigger to cover up places, so now it's almost the whole car
1:32 pm
dcseain

oh, yeah, might be worth a full repaint then.
1:33 pm
hokie carla

LOL, I'm sure it'll look better with the clearcoat
1:38 pm
Shirlockc

clue or stats for those S in the 4th column bottom row pls?
1:39 pm
dcseain

se 7/8
1:43 pm
BzznBea

Thanks, dc.
3:19 pm
Shirlockc

can i get a clue for this se7/8 pair, just not seeing it
3:24 pm
moolingwa

sounds like a latin feminine form of a group of six
3:27 pm
Shirlockc

aha! it is a twisty i didn't expect
3:27 pm
Shirlockc

thx moo
4:37 pm
Gillie

nite
4:37 pm
Gillie

oops
4:37 pm
BzznBea

Had that one.
4:37 pm
Gillie

yeah - everyone should by now - I don't know why I didn't
5:29 pm
Gillie

wish I'd gotten the na5/7 pair without using morewords - the na5 is a favorite of mine, though I do have trouble seeing it
6:01 pm
hurshy

hiya all
6:02 pm
origami

Hiya hurshy
6:02 pm
Christa

Hello hurshy
6:08 pm
hurshy

hmm, one left col T standing between me and Toppled Ts... anyone know what it might be?
6:10 pm
cybernan

hi everyone - not sure I'll finish this
6:11 pm
hurshy

that's ok nan, as long as you have fun eh?
6:12 pm
cybernan

lol - with grids this size that is debateable
6:18 pm
cybernan

I am still surprised that the city in Provence, France is accepted
6:21 pm
hurshy

i feel like it's easiest to have fun with mid-size grids like this - plenty of normal ones to find
6:25 pm
origami

I agree, hursh. The percentage of weird words is high in the small grids.
6:39 pm
BzznBea

hurshy, do you have a ta7
6:40 pm
BzznBea

Hello, evening players.
6:40 pm
penquis

hi bea...hello everyone else...
6:41 pm
periwinkle

hi pen
6:41 pm
BzznBea

NIce to see you all.
6:41 pm
hurshy

i do not, bea, that must be it!
6:41 pm
periwinkle

did you finish yesterday. I did not/hoping to finish this one
6:41 pm
penquis

hi peri...
6:41 pm
cybernan

hi ea
6:41 pm
penquis

i am down to 41....thinking of listing...
6:41 pm
cybernan

*bea
6:42 pm
hurshy

i didn't have time to finish yesterday's either
6:42 pm
BzznBea

I did not finish yesterday. Not sure I will tonight either.
6:42 pm
periwinkle

13 left
6:42 pm
penquis

go, peri!
6:43 pm
penquis

i slogged it out yesterday....i think it will be easier to finish this one...
6:44 pm
hurshy

aha, thanks, bea, found that ta7
6:44 pm
BzznBea

Who is watching tennis? <Raises hand>
6:45 pm
periwinkle

not me
6:45 pm
penquis

*raises hand*...just starting the second men's semi final....
6:45 pm
BzznBea

Me too. Rooting for Fritz.
6:45 pm
BzznBea

And Tiafoe.
6:46 pm
penquis

yes, either one will be nice...
6:50 pm
hurshy

there's a Fritz?
6:50 pm
hurshy

my tuxie is called Fritz
6:50 pm
BzznBea

Yes.
6:50 pm
BzznBea

He's cute.
6:51 pm
hurshy

thanks :)
6:52 pm
BzznBea

I had a tux. Walden.
6:52 pm
BzznBea

He was a charater.
6:52 pm
hurshy

i think i remember you talking about him!
6:53 pm
hurshy

was he like... found under a porch or in a wall or something?
6:53 pm
BzznBea

In the wall.
6:53 pm
hurshy

aHA then i DO remember
6:53 pm
BzznBea

You d.
6:53 pm
BzznBea

do.
6:54 pm
BzznBea

How have things been going for you? I know you were stressed about LIFE.
6:54 pm
hurshy

yeah, i am
6:54 pm
hurshy

but at least it's friday night
6:57 pm
periwinkle

and done
6:57 pm
penquis

congrats, peri...
6:57 pm
penquis

32 here, but i am listing now...
6:58 pm
periwinkle

ty. leaving now. and going to read for a while
6:58 pm
periwinkle

go pen!!
6:58 pm
periwinkle

good luck all
6:58 pm
penquis

:oD
7:09 pm
cybernan

monkeys died with 9 to go --- bye everyone :)
7:09 pm
penquis

bye,nan...8 left here....
7:16 pm
BzznBea

Now in adopted dialect "dranks" would be acceptable. Ha
7:17 pm
penquis

the NYTimes crossword puzzle now has lots of "slang", "modern lingo", etc words....hate it...
7:18 pm
BzznBea

The have to reach a different audience now days.
7:18 pm
penquis

guess so....building their future players...
7:19 pm
penquis

anyone have an 6/30?
7:21 pm
BzznBea

an + cyber's last three and how she enters her house minus an end sometimes vowel
7:22 pm
penquis

hmm....doesn't seem to work....
7:22 pm
BzznBea

a+ cyber
7:22 pm
penquis

ah...got it....ty...
7:23 pm
penquis

had too many Ns....
7:23 pm
BzznBea

Good.
7:23 pm
BzznBea

yes
7:24 pm
penquis

how about ta 7/32?...it's my last word...
7:26 pm
BzznBea

sort of a light brown color?
7:27 pm
penquis

ty...i am done....
7:27 pm
BzznBea

congrats! Have a good weekend!
7:27 pm
penquis

thanks..you, too....back to tennis watching... ;o) .. Bye all...
7:47 pm
hurshy

name that proper noun! later known as Darth Vader
7:47 pm
BzznBea

darknite
7:47 pm
BzznBea

no
7:47 pm
BzznBea

no idea
7:49 pm
hurshy

oh well, maybe someone else will pop along to answer lol
8:21 pm
mich_pdx

Andre (lol - I know that's not his name). Anakin :)
8:22 pm
hurshy

ding ding ding!!!
8:24 pm
mich_pdx

But Andre's keeping him company in the grid
8:24 pm
hurshy

andre the giant?
8:24 pm
hurshy

andre agassi?
8:25 pm
mich_pdx

but of course, Andre the Giant!
8:40 pm
hurshy

can you imagine how many fewer people would know and love andre the giant if he had only been a wrestler and not been Fezzik in PB?
8:45 pm
hurshy

ugh, there are way too many Ks
9:15 pm
hurshy

gosh, can't see what to do with that bottom S
9:29 pm
hurshy

aHA i thought of it