Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, March 21, 2024

12:09 am

lynxxx

pi8

12:09 am

lynxxx

ra8

12:11 am

hokie carla

pa7

12:16 am

lynxxx

so many phantoms

12:16 am

hokie carla

I'm definitely not seeing a lot of actual words

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

lynxxx

Thanks Lickety

12:17 am

marksdolly

ty lickety!\

12:17 am

marksdolly

hi Hokie!!

12:18 am

hokie carla

hello dolly!

12:18 am

vashongin

ty lickety!

12:18 am

lynxxx

BBL - shopping to be done

12:18 am

hokie carla

bye lyn

12:18 am

hokie carla

ugh, so many A's

12:19 am

marksdolly

(((((((Vash)))))))

12:19 am

marksdolly

lids

12:19 am

vashongin

((((mark))))

12:20 am

marksdolly

good to see you!

12:20 am

vashongin

I am struggling..have only found 100 so far

12:20 am

hokie carla

I have only found 108

12:20 am

marksdolly

have found 130 here, but it's slowed wayyyyyy down

12:20 am

hokie carla

not even reaching half on most of the tiles

12:21 am

hokie carla

this is a tough one for a biggie

12:22 am

vashongin

that is always my goal, too, hokie

12:23 am

hokie carla

definitely not getting that tonight

12:25 am

marksdolly

did you girls get the op6?

12:25 am

hokie carla

nope

12:26 am

marksdolly

start from the top and go south

12:27 am

hokie carla

lol, kept trying to make opioid

12:27 am

marksdolly

you're close

12:27 am

hokie carla

yeah, I found it, thanks

12:28 am

marksdolly

:)

12:33 am

marksdolly

welp, have 158 here, will leave 92 for morning, good night to you all!

12:34 am

hokie carla

99 left here. good night, dolly

12:36 am

hokie carla

93 now. one bottom O away from HOET.

12:43 am

vashongin

I have an ot7 that I wouldn't know how to clue

12:44 am

hokie carla

hmm

12:47 am

vashongin

I found it with more words, but I haven't pulled up lickety's clues yet

12:47 am

hokie carla

I have an OT5/6 set. I'm assuming they are all OT words.

12:48 am

vashongin

I have those as well....still missing 2 more from the bottom o

1:25 am

rbud

there are at least 2 ot7's, last letter the only difference

1:46 am

lynxxx

TY Rosebud

2:05 am

Gillie

and an ot8 - ty rbud

2:12 am

Gillie

Phantom tapioca

2:14 am

Gillie

Hmph - doesn't take gladdish

2:21 am

lynxxx

one of my phantoms wasn't! pa6/7

2:32 am

rbud

found a second pa7

2:35 am

rbud

thanks, lynxxx (I saw one called way early on, but the pa6/7 is a different one than I had, so pa7 x 2)

8:35 am

LuvWordGames

the A's are endless!

8:44 am

phaeton

hello...bottom E stats pls

8:45 am

lynxxx

et4.4

8:45 am

phaeton

ty

9:31 am

rururocks

no phantoms today hokie? like diapir and such?

9:31 am

rururocks

dais

9:32 am

rururocks

damn it two days in a row

9:34 am

mael

hah

9:37 am

hokie carla

I'm sorry you don't understand the concept of a phantom, ruru

9:39 am

rururocks

I know.. I know.. I've been straightened out hokie.. keep seeing your phantoms

9:40 am

mael

mine is dahlia today, btw

9:41 am

rururocks

mine is coital

9:41 am

rururocks

but lately that's always a phantom

9:41 am

hokie carla

I had a lot last night but haven't actually looked at the grid today

9:41 am

ChampFit

Wow, first pass finally done and 1/8 8's. No problem here...look away!

9:41 am

hokie carla

champ, not only do I have zero 8s, I only have 1 7.

9:42 am

rururocks

i have three 8's so far can't believe there are that many in the grid

9:42 am

ChampFit

I have a whopping 2 - 7!

9:43 am

ChampFit

Makes me feel better to hear it from you two.

9:44 am

ChampFit

On our 40th anniversary cruise at the moment. Hubby's first time overseas. So far, so good. I can drag him anywhere now!

9:45 am

rururocks

congrats champ.. where are you cruising

9:45 am

hokie carla

nice!

9:46 am

ChampFit

The Viking Rhine River cruise. Currently in Cologne Germany

9:53 am

rururocks

wow.. there are some weird-ass words in this grid

9:54 am

ChampFit

what you got?

9:54 am

rururocks

po8

9:55 am

ChampFit

Clue! I still need 6 P's

9:57 am

rururocks

inflamation of the big toe from gout

9:57 am

ChampFit

I have an almost son in law that suffers from that. You'd think I'd know. Thx

9:58 am

rururocks

i get it rarely but it's in my family

9:59 am

rururocks

sure is painful

10:00 am

ChampFit

One of my brothers, and a cousin have it. is it more frequent in men?

10:00 am

rururocks

i'm not sure.. it's possible

10:01 am

ChampFit

I just never hear of women with it. My daughter's boyfriend has had horrible bouts of it. Work from home kind of things. So sad in someone so young! (28)

10:02 am

rururocks

he needs to make big time diet changes then

10:03 am

BzznBea

women get gout in their hands more frequently than thie feet

10:04 am

ChampFit

Interesting!

10:06 am

rururocks

its a reaction of buying a lot of purses

10:07 am

ChampFit

Muy importante to have the right purse for the right occasion.

10:15 am

ChampFit

Off for some cultural stuff. Back later for last 56

10:15 am

mael

glad I'll escape gout in my hands them as I don't own a purse just use my pockets

10:19 am

rururocks

wow... this was a really tough grid.. hope we don't have more of these.

10:22 am

mael

super tough

10:22 am

mael

I still have 112 left, sigh

10:47 am

rururocks

the g's and the p's are killer

10:55 am

Norma

da

11:22 am

hurshy

hello babblers

11:26 am

Norma

ra

11:26 am

Norma

sorry

11:26 am

hurshy

do ro ho mo to po lo

11:27 am

hurshy

thought i'd break out the Judoon speak

11:29 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:29 am

marksdolly

gm mool

11:30 am

moolingwa

hey dolly, happy Thursday

11:32 am

hurshy

that corner O is mysterious. i got one pair of babblets and then got stuck

11:35 am

hurshy

i found an 8!

11:38 am

moolingwa

I'm still on the second row :)

11:40 am

hurshy

that's where i found the 8!

11:41 am

moolingwa

oh cool

11:48 am

moolingwa

oh, found an 8 on the 2nd row too :)

11:49 am

hurshy

:D

11:50 am

moolingwa

if only there were more A's and D's in this board :/

11:50 am

hurshy

haha

11:50 am

moolingwa

phantom hidalgo

11:51 am

marksdolly

teat

11:51 am

BzznBea

the corner O is at7,8,8

11:51 am

BzznBea

ot not at

11:52 am

moolingwa

this board is tough sledding

11:52 am

hurshy

that's 7,8, 7, thanks bea!

11:52 am

BzznBea

agree

11:52 am

hurshy

yes, very tough

11:53 am

BzznBea

sorry, i've been snoozing

11:54 am

moolingwa

ah, found a second 8 on that second row

11:54 am

hurshy

do tell mool! mine was pi7

11:55 am

moolingwa

try a different animal ;)

11:55 am

hurshy

ah thanks

11:55 am

hurshy

at first i was like "but dog doesn't connect to it!"

11:55 am

moolingwa

I actually got them in the opposite order as you :)

11:56 am

hurshy

well then you got them in the order they appear i guess

11:57 am

hurshy

phantom: tapioca

11:57 am

moolingwa

yeah, saw that...or rather didn't see it ;)

12:06 pm

hurshy

another second row 8, but not like the two we had. weirder. ga7&8

12:06 pm

hurshy

i had thought that was only a proper noun

12:06 pm

hurshy

but i guess it's like apollo

12:09 pm

hurshy

well, ttfn, bbl

12:12 pm

periwinkle

hello all. help with A in fourth column pls. not only is this a tough grid. just back from the eye doctor and pupils dilated.

12:17 pm

BzznBea

i have al5.14

12:17 pm

periwinkle

ty looking

12:59 pm

periwinkle

never found the al5/14

12:59 pm

moolingwa

it goes with a 4

1:00 pm

moolingwa

but the 4 is off a different a

1:01 pm

periwinkle

missing lots of A words

1:02 pm

moolingwa

yep...still have 8-5-1 to go on A's in the middle row

1:09 pm

periwinkle

bl

1:23 pm

MollyL

I will agree with many others. Some unreal words in this one.

1:48 pm

hokie carla

rehi - makes me not want to look for any more words

1:49 pm

hokie carla

I need 8 + 9 A's!

1:50 pm

moolingwa

8-3-1 now

1:50 pm

hokie carla

I know what your missing one is. I thought it was a phantom from another A, but it's there.

1:54 pm

hokie carla

oh, I still need 1 on the bottom A too

1:54 pm

moolingwa

have those

1:55 pm

hokie carla

will take a guess of my missing one if you don't mind

1:55 pm

moolingwa

alga

1:55 pm

moolingwa

oops

1:58 pm

hokie carla

no I have that

2:00 pm

hokie carla

oh, phantom palisade

2:02 pm

hokie carla

oh has anyone talked about cialis here?

2:03 pm

moolingwa

I did try it ;)

2:03 pm

hokie carla

oh, found my last C

2:03 pm

moolingwa

have one C remaining

2:03 pm

hokie carla

mine was a regular word. somehow I found all the made up ones before this one.

2:04 pm

hokie carla

actually only one set I haven't seen here

2:04 pm

hokie carla

so yours is either a plural or regular word

2:04 pm

hokie carla

so now just need 3 S's to gray a row

2:05 pm

hokie carla

2!

2:37 pm

BzznBea

namaste

2:51 pm

mael

speaking of babble, it was only today that I finally encountered the babblet neap in the wild

3:05 pm

hokie carla

I've seen it before in stuff, but definitely not often!

3:10 pm

mael

thanks to the NYT crossword puzzle I learned something today

3:15 pm

moolingwa

neap tides

3:18 pm

moolingwa

as for neep...have never come across that

3:20 pm

mael

apparently it's short for turnip?

3:20 pm

moolingwa

oh, yeah I guess that could make sense

3:20 pm

hokie carla

scottish I reckon

3:20 pm

moolingwa

aside from lebanese pickled turnips, I tend to stay away from those :)

3:21 pm

moolingwa

46 to go....

10-9-12-10-5

3:23 pm

hokie carla

56 here but not looking :D

3:24 pm

hokie carla

7-12-15-14-8

3:25 pm

moolingwa

yeah, this has gone beyond the fun stage for me

3:26 pm

moolingwa

have only 5 greyed tiles (aside from the freebies)

3:27 pm

hokie carla

I have grayed the C & O on top row, small A and D on the 3rd row, and the E, I, & H on the bottom.

3:27 pm

moolingwa

R and I on the second row, D on the third, and A and I on the bottom

3:28 pm

moolingwa

and now the H on the bottom row

3:28 pm

moolingwa

and the E on the bottom row

3:29 pm

moolingwa

that first A on the middle row tho....

3:29 pm

moolingwa

ah, found two a's off that

3:32 pm

moolingwa

oh, and two more related ones

3:32 pm

moolingwa

and two more related ones...it's a gold mine

3:32 pm

hokie carla

just need 2 T on first one, 2 L's, 1 S, and 1 D on 4th row. but 5 T's on the 2nd one.

3:32 pm

hokie carla

wow, amazing

3:33 pm

moolingwa

7OFOET...now it's the P I need to look at

3:35 pm

hokie carla

still need 6R, 6P, 8A, 5G, 9A, 5T and everything else is 4 or less

3:35 pm

moolingwa

6P 5G...everything else is 3 or less

3:37 pm

moolingwa

oh, found a g8

3:39 pm

hokie carla

goodie

3:40 pm

hokie carla

found 2 smaller g's

3:41 pm

moolingwa

go...go!

3:41 pm

moolingwa

found a P

3:41 pm

moolingwa

5OFOET

3:42 pm

moolingwa

4OFOET

3:47 pm

moolingwa

ah, found that second A on the fourth column

3:53 pm

hurshy

ok, back for last 46

3:54 pm

hurshy

how's everyone

4:06 pm

moolingwa

hey hursh...clawed my way down to 32 here

4:06 pm

moolingwa

ah, greyed the bottom row

4:07 pm

hurshy

cool, what was the third H?

4:12 pm

hurshy

oHO found it, hi6

4:28 pm

hurshy

the As are killing me

4:41 pm

hurshy

well, 30 left, think i'll get the list

4:47 pm

mkg

hi all. need clue and stat for one 8 and ne 7 please. ty

4:48 pm

hurshy

little girls often wear their hair in pi8 (which is plural of pi7, so it'll give you one of each)

4:51 pm

moolingwa

pineapples

5:14 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

5:14 pm

Sophie512

Hi Nan just getting on today.....

5:15 pm

cybernan

me too

5:21 pm

hurshy

it's a real bear

5:23 pm

Sophie512

yeah I won't be here long..... fine a few and move on to other games :)

5:59 pm

MollyL

Find a few fine words

6:11 pm

cybernan

thought would feel gladdish to find the g 8, but no dice

7:30 pm

penquis

well you can sort of make someone else happy for a gl 8....the word actually means sword-shaped....

7:47 pm

cybernan

ty pen

7:47 pm

penquis

hi nan....

7:52 pm

cybernan

have to get ready to go out -- not sure If I'll be back any time soon :)

7:52 pm

penquis

see you later then...

8:43 pm

jesdraggon

evening folks

8:47 pm

penquis

hi jes...

9:08 pm

penquis

i am done...it was a slog....goodnight all....

11:06 pm

cybernan

hi again - just home and doubt that i will finish

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