Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, December 9, 2024

12:03 am

ursh

mo 7 & 8

12:03 am

ursh

mots

12:03 am

ursh

oops

12:04 am

Rainiqui

way to go Ursh

12:11 am

JoyO

Thanks, Ursh, i’ll take all the help you can give even if it is unknowlingly.

12:12 am

JoyO

Unknowingly…

12:13 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

jeanne314

"twerk" isn't a word, huh. ROFLMAO. Yeah, I still use the '80s, '90s jargon.

12:23 am

cybernan

hi evryone - thought that mo 7 was a noun

12:29 am

gremlinn

I don't think there's much impetus to update the game's word list, unfortunately.

12:31 am

saanichcat

updating anything like this is hugely expensive. Book publishers even like Oxford can't afford to update.

12:32 am

saanichcat

so gremlinn you are right on

12:33 am

Gillie

Squardle is managing to customize it's word list, on a somewhat adhoc basis, but I think it's actually making some money from it

12:33 am

saanichcat

hi nan, long time since we talked, will send email update

12:34 am

gremlinn

I wasn't thinking in terms of expense, though. For a single developer who has full control, adding words to a custom word list isn't difficult, just doesn't provide much benefit unless the developer happens to be picky about it. :)

12:34 am

gremlinn

And maybe they don't want to deviate from an established list.

12:35 am

saanichcat

It is truly a horrible list.

12:35 am

gremlinn

I noticed morewords.com has added some (don't know exactly when, but in the past couple of years probably) that I've not seen in any online game's word list before

12:36 am

Gillie

With Squardle, the point is that they've differentiated between "normal" words (with community input) and other bonus words in the Scrabble word list that they've licensed

12:36 am

Gillie

And also, they exclude offensive words

12:39 am

gremlinn

Forgot what Squaredle was called! I used to like doing the huge boards with plenty of words in them

2:34 am

sprite

morning babblers

2:35 am

Kamanjah

Hiya, Sprite!

2:35 am

sprite

hiya Kam :) *hug*

2:35 am

sprite

ugh... Ks.

2:36 am

Kamanjah

Easy Ks tonight. I already killed them.
Hugs back.

2:36 am

sprite

good job. I found one so far. Tried roughly 1.5 zillion

2:37 am

sprite

ah, two more. Halfway.

2:38 am

sprite

yay, Ks killed

2:42 am

sprite

I really don't know what it is with K words. I mean, I have played this game since the time of the dinosaurs, I am not that bad at english. But I just don't see them. Took me ages just now to see the KN ones.

2:43 am

sprite

bbs, nature calls

2:44 am

Kamanjah

Ks are the worst for me too. The ones tonight are more common.

3:03 am

Kamanjah

FW and poofing.

3:03 am

dcseain

yay kamanjah

3:12 am

dcseain

the ⅞ today was easy.

3:14 am

sprite

back. Bye Kam, hi seain!

3:14 am

dcseain

hello, sprite! I hope your weekend was lovely.

3:14 am

dcseain

it got all the way up to 16.5 here today. So warm for December.

3:15 am

sprite

not really. We moved the stuff we had stored in our container to where we are living atm. And I have severe moving traumas so it was rough.

3:15 am

sprite

how was your weekend?

3:15 am

dcseain

oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

3:16 am

dcseain

I attended a lovely birthday party/holiday thing on Saturday. Sunday I helped a friend search through his storage unit for his humidifier and a few other things, and rearranged a good number of items.

3:16 am

sprite

on the plus side: the kids helped beautifully and all is here now. We can sort it out. Lots of water damage.

3:16 am

sprite

sounds like a pretty good weekend!

3:17 am

dcseain

oh dear. water damage sucks.

3:17 am

dcseain

and I'm so glad the kids helped.

3:17 am

sprite

yeah, not many books salvageable, I am afraid. We will see.

3:17 am

dcseain

bummer.

3:17 am

sprite

the kids were amazing. Our son organised the whole thing, except for the actual hiring of the moving van. So caring and sweet.

3:17 am

dcseain

I lost a bunch to water damage at one point. Including old dictionaries. So sad.

3:18 am

sprite

yeah, so many things that cannot be replaced. But it is what it is.

3:18 am

dcseain

indeed. There is but to carry on.

3:18 am

dcseain

I'm very now and future focused right now. Finally getting back on my feet after a rough 15 years.

3:19 am

sprite

exactly. One of my teachers always says: The road is easy for those who have no expectations.

3:20 am

mkg

hi all. missing top row o word. any help welcome.

3:21 am

sprite

which one?

3:21 am

sprite

and hi mkg :)

3:22 am

sprite

one is or4, the other os4

3:23 am

sprite

am so glad to hear that, seain. Things have not been easy, I know.

3:31 am

dcseain

thank you.. I've not spoken here of everything, but it's good to be able to finally move forward again.

3:32 am

sprite

no, I do not know many details, just noticed how you talked in chat or all the times you didn't. Glad to know things are finally getting better.

3:32 am

dcseain

:)

3:47 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing with hugs

5:50 am

frogface

aww, Twerk isn't a word

6:43 am

mkg

does anyone have help for top row third column O word? ty

6:44 am

mkg

oh see a clue below. ty. will try to get it.

6:45 am

mkg

got it. ty for clues.

6:47 am

Sugrraleona

can anyone help with the ts5? I'm stumped

6:47 am

Sugrraleona

nm, found it LOL

7:31 am

Sugrraleona

fireflies - whoop have a nice day all

8:51 am

Norma

ts

8:53 am

Norma

rs

9:18 am

Norma

rt

9:22 am

hokie carla

I don't understand how that even happens

9:25 am

welki

morning, hokie! how was golf?

9:26 am

hokie carla

it was okay, had some good shots and some terrible ones, you know

9:26 am

hokie carla

and I forgot, welki!!

9:28 am

welki

you forgot?

9:29 am

hokie carla

I forgot to greet you with a "welki!"

9:29 am

welki

oh!!! :)

9:30 am

hokie carla

almost cottage and almost hostage today

9:30 am

crosshair

Stat for lone O in third column, please.

9:30 am

hokie carla

well almost postage too

9:31 am

Scrabbler

os4/4

9:31 am

hokie carla

os4, crossy

9:31 am

Scrabbler

I was lurking for a while, checked email, came back, and people are here now.

9:32 am

periwinkle

hi Scrabbs. hello all

9:32 am

hokie carla

hey scrabbs, how's the snow situation?

9:32 am

hokie carla

hey peri

9:32 am

Scrabbler

We got 22 inches last week but now we will have a few warm days with rain.

9:32 am

Scrabbler

I took my great-nephews snowboarding at the snow resort across the valley yesterday. They had a great time.

9:33 am

hokie carla

rain here for 3 days starting today

9:33 am

periwinkle

rakin here for next few days too. got back from the market before it started though

9:33 am

hokie carla

great! how old? my oldest snowboards and the youngest is going to take a lesson in a couple of weeks when he & mr. homie go out west. they all 3 got the epic pass.

9:34 am

periwinkle

rain even

9:34 am

Scrabbler

They are 12 and almost. This is their 5th year. I buy them a season pass every year.

9:35 am

Scrabbler

* almost 10--in a few weeks

9:35 am

welki

you'd be my favorite aunt :)

9:36 am

hokie carla

do you ski or snowboard? I'm always impressed when I see older people snowboarding. 🤣

9:36 am

Scrabbler

I want an Aunt Scrabbler!

9:36 am

Scrabbler

I skied from 17-23. Now I XC ski and snowshoe,

9:37 am

hokie carla

just because snowboarding wasn't around when I was younger and now it seems daunting to learn

9:37 am

crosshair

Ty for os4 :) we are getting hammered with freezing rain atm. Hope the hydro does not decide to object too much. :/

9:37 am

hokie carla

ugh, freezing rain is the worst

9:37 am

Scrabbler

Freezing rain is bad.

9:38 am

crosshair

Got that right, means all the secondary unpaved roads are already done for today.

9:38 am

hokie carla

have been through at least 3 really bad freezing rain storms

9:40 am

crosshair

I can literally drive though five feet of snow in my Jeep, but half an inch of this crap and I am housebound till it eases and we salt/bring ne the heck out of things.

9:40 am

crosshair

Brine*

9:41 am

hokie carla

that's what happens in the south

9:42 am

Scrabbler

I never heard of using brine. Here they use salt and sand.

9:43 am

hokie carla

they do brine in the south

9:43 am

welki

some towns use beet juice brine

9:43 am

crosshair

Time like this I miss living up north. After Christmas or so it was almost always below minus 15C, so salt no longers works and they used to groom the roads and lay sand on top.

9:44 am

hokie carla

but that's a pre-treatment

9:44 am

hokie carla

*the brine in the south US is a pre-treatment

9:44 am

Scrabbler

Beet juice brine? Does that stain cars red/purple?

9:45 am

crosshair

I know you can hears the rust eating the cars with that stuff

9:45 am

welki

it's only about 20% of the brine, so it might stain the road a little. i've never heard that it stains vehicles, but i suppose it might

9:49 am

hokie carla

almost corsage

9:52 am

hokie carla

well, 30 left after first pass. not a bad grid. need to get on with some decorating.
13-9-6-1-1

9:52 am

Scrabbler

I found the 7 and 8 by myself.

9:53 am

hokie carla

hmm, maybe I will stumble onto them after an eye break

9:53 am

Scrabbler

88 left. I need a break.

10:01 am

moolingwa

198 left...could use a break too

10:10 am

moolingwa

well first pass done, fewer left now

10:16 am

moolingwa

fw

10:26 am

joansiebone

Greetings

10:30 am

hokie carla

rehi, and wow, completely missed moo. 10 left here now.

10:30 am

hokie carla

6-3-1, should be easy enough,right? right??

10:30 am

joansiebone

managed to get NBT finding only 4 lettered words and the single eight letter word

10:31 am

joansiebone

off to squared Hi Hokie

10:31 am

hokie carla

yeah, a 4 letter word heavy grid is always good in my book

10:31 am

joansiebone

squaredle

10:32 am

hokie carla

hey, good luck. I only get to squaredle these days when I've finished all the other games.

10:35 am

BzznBea

Morning, friends.

10:36 am

hokie carla

bea!

10:36 am

BzznBea

CARLA!

10:37 am

hokie carla

😁

10:39 am

hokie carla

well, managed to find 5 of my 4's
1-3-1
KK F T T

10:40 am

hokie carla

ha, my k's were the most regular of k words

10:40 am

hokie carla

0-2-1

10:41 am

moolingwa

what you got left?

10:41 am

hokie carla

F T T

10:41 am

hokie carla

mooo!

10:42 am

hokie carla

yeah, gonna be a struggle for me now with 5s and 6s left

10:43 am

hokie carla

found the F - a plural

10:44 am

hokie carla

so now 2 T5. maybe this is possible.

10:44 am

hokie carla

well, the upper one I thought I had. one T5 left!

10:46 am

hokie carla

oh duh, I thought it was a phantom from the upper but it's on the bottom

10:46 am

hokie carla

the rare unassisted fireworks for me! tada

10:47 am

hokie carla

now back to work

10:55 am

moolingwa

wtg hoke!

11:01 am

hokie carla

thanks

11:13 am

periwinkle

need help with mo7 and mo8 please

11:16 am

periwinkle

nm

12:47 pm

bichon

ro 5/10, pls

12:48 pm

penquis

like what a chiecken or bird uses with a different last letter....

12:48 pm

penquis

only one i have...

12:49 pm

BzznBea

Where the chikens sleep

12:49 pm

bichon

tyvm

12:49 pm

penquis

that, too... ;o)

12:50 pm

BzznBea

Namaste

12:52 pm

bichon

ro 5/10, first one, pls

12:52 pm

medusa

thank you for clue

12:53 pm

penquis

how many RO 5/10 words are there?

12:53 pm

bichon

2

12:53 pm

penquis

then i clued the second before Bea clued...

12:54 pm

bichon

right!

12:54 pm

penquis

meant to say I clued the first...

12:54 pm

bichon

need the first

12:57 pm

penquis

that's the one i clued....at 12:48...

12:58 pm

medusa

as 5 26 please?

12:59 pm

medusa

nm

1:00 pm

wingding

ty medusa for that thought, got it

1:02 pm

medusa

welcome. Always happy to help if I can

1:12 pm

bichon

the bird place is the second one, need the first

1:13 pm

penquis

reread the clue...it says to change the last letter....

1:17 pm

bichon

ty, 1 left

1:17 pm

penquis

go, bichon!

1:17 pm

bichon

re 6/18, pls

1:17 pm

penquis

33 here...

1:18 pm

penquis

to usher somebody to their chair again....

1:18 pm

penquis

or a vacation spot...

1:18 pm

bichon

tyvm pen, done

1:18 pm

penquis

or....one who does the second RO word....

1:19 pm

penquis

congrats....

1:30 pm

penquis

down to 25....leaving them for later...bye all...

2:00 pm

mael

hello everyone

2:01 pm

wingding

hi mael

2:21 pm

mael

29 left

2:22 pm

mael

been puttering away at it on and off all day, pleasant grid!

3:18 pm

MollyL

I love it when mael putters

3:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Why do we say some grids are awful and some are pleasant? What are the criteria of a good grid? Asked by one who only goes as far as I can without the list.

3:26 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I just like the process. I don't world. I don't understand why I need another thing in my life.

3:27 pm

Kaplan the Magne

This is a pretty cute grid at that. I meant I don't do wordle.

5:39 pm

MollyL

Cute 🤣😂🤣

5:56 pm

hurshy

some grids have a higher proportion of weird words, or very twisty words that are hard to find, and those are the ones we tend to find more "awful"

5:57 pm

hurshy

but i do agree that if i cease having fun then it is my responsibility to stop looking for words in that grid

5:57 pm

hurshy

however, shared opinions about the nature of a grid can be a bonding thing, creating camaraderie amongst babblers

5:59 pm

medusa

is there a clue for to6 please?

6:00 pm

hurshy

if you are feeling sad, down, and broody, another word for that is mo6 (not in grid)

6:00 pm

hurshy

to6 rhymes with that

6:01 pm

medusa

thank you

6:10 pm

hurshy

yw

6:10 pm

hurshy

top row grey!

6:12 pm

hurshy

mmmmm

6:12 pm

hurshy

i just made mexican lasagna and it is so yummy

6:12 pm

dan2bit

evening all! vowels done

6:14 pm

hurshy

me too!

6:15 pm

hurshy

phantom: dwarf

6:16 pm

dan2bit

phantom cottage

6:16 pm

hurshy

Ks Killed, Ds Destroyed, Gs Gagged, and N Nailed!

6:16 pm

dan2bit

still missing 2 K's

6:17 pm

hurshy

perhaps the second ke4/11 and its plural

6:18 pm

dan2bit

indeed, thank you!

6:19 pm

hurshy

Ws Whacked and Cs Crushed!

6:22 pm

hurshy

found the 7 and 8!

6:23 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! hey hey we're the _______

6:25 pm

hurshy

Ms Managed and .... well, need one more on the F

6:28 pm

hurshy

bottom row grey!

6:32 pm

dan2bit

following you slowly hurshy - got the 7/8 need one W and one F

6:32 pm

hurshy

Ws are mostly 4s, but there are also two 5s

6:33 pm

dan2bit

got the missing 5 ty

6:33 pm

hurshy

aha was missing an fr6 that is a plural of what i thought was a comparative

6:33 pm

hurshy

but i guess can also be a person who

6:34 pm

dan2bit

have that one

6:34 pm

hurshy

maybe you just need an fr4 that rhymes with a UK citizen for short

6:35 pm

hurshy

Rs Ransacked!

6:39 pm

dan2bit

23 left, 10 S's, 9 R's

6:39 pm

hurshy

woot, down to one S and one T

6:40 pm

hurshy

got the S!

6:40 pm

hurshy

agree with mael, a very nice grid

6:41 pm

hurshy

done!

6:41 pm

dan2bit

congrats hurshy!

6:41 pm

hurshy

ty

6:41 pm

hurshy

have to write now but will try to check back to see if you want clues

6:42 pm

dan2bit

will muddle along for now

6:49 pm

dan2bit

my missing F was the superlative. d'oh!

7:03 pm

dan2bit

good symmetry at least: 6 left all on row 2 RRR SSS 2-2-2-0-0

7:08 pm

dan2bit

missing an R6 from row 2 and a S6 from row 2

7:13 pm

hurshy

gosh, i think there's only one S6 from row 2

7:13 pm

hurshy

what a pastor preaches

7:14 pm

dan2bit

got it, and found the R as well. thanks hurshy!

7:14 pm

hurshy

ro6 probably the farm bird that crows minus T

7:14 pm

hurshy

congrats!

7:14 pm

hurshy

(was i right about the R?)

7:20 pm

dan2bit

indeed

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