Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, August 7, 2025

12:02 am

Gillie

fa7

12:03 am

Rainiqui

li 7

12:03 am

justafreep

fi8

12:06 am

Gillie

ha7

12:14 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:23 am

Gillie

fa7 x 2

12:44 am

broll

ri 7 & 8

12:46 am

jeanne314

Thank you, broll and justafreep!

12:46 am

broll

yw

12:46 am

jeanne314

...and all who so kindly post the clues

12:49 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

1:01 am

justafreep

yw. and ri7 x 2

1:28 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

1:28 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

1:28 am

rebelsass

thanks, lickety!

2:21 am

Robespierre

Man, not seeing *any* of these ri words…

2:36 am

rebelsass

i've only found one of them, robspierre, and it's only a ri4....

2:43 am

rebelsass

found them! if you need clues, robespierre, i can help!

2:57 am

Robespierre

Thanks—I wouldn’t mind a lttle hint!

3:00 am

rebelsass

ri 4, to form a cleft between two people or objects; ri 6, a coastal resort area; then, the other ri 6, change the last letter to an e; ri 7, pluralize it.

3:01 am

Robespierre

Thank you!

3:01 am

rebelsass

yvw!!

3:02 am

Robespierre

Definitely wouldn’t have found those on my own…

3:02 am

rebelsass

if those don't help, let me knw, i'll try to make them make more sense.

3:02 am

Robespierre

No, those were great; found them.

3:02 am

rebelsass

great!

6:31 am

Gramjane

nubs

6:32 am

Sugrraleona

gm - anyone get the vi6?

7:08 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

7:12 am

crosshair

Ty to all cluers for the ri 7/40, ri7/4, and ri8/55

7:12 am

crosshair

Ri 7/40*

7:16 am

mael

I had found the regular ri7/40, didn't know that changing the last vowel was also acceptable. Learned something today!

7:16 am

Kallia

vi 6 is a musician who plays a percussion instrument

7:24 am

ChampFit

Thanks Kallia! New word for me.

7:41 am

crosshair

Have no idea for this one, and Google is not offering up any help.

7:45 am

ChampFit

I just looked it up. It has to do with a specific percussion instrument that contains the first three letters, so can't clue that way.

7:50 am

saanichcat

check out nick parnell

7:51 am

ChampFit

Stats for the lone E please? Just not seeing it.

7:54 am

saanichcat

er 5/16

7:54 am

ChampFit

ry!

7:54 am

ChampFit

ty! duh

7:54 am

saanichcat

yvw!

7:55 am

crosshair

Ty, saanichcat, a new word and instrument for me.

7:56 am

ChampFit

BBL for last 22

7:57 am

crosshair

Had to use your clue, morewords, and wineverygame.com just to get it. :/

7:58 am

crosshair

Plus read up on Nick Parnell.

8:34 am

hurshy

phantoms: ge4ier, ge4iest

8:36 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! famed chef known for saying "BAM!"

8:41 am

phaeton

emeril

8:41 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

8:41 am

hurshy

anyone have the E that's a singleton there?

8:42 am

montreal13

ER5/16 hursh

8:42 am

hurshy

oh silly me that was just mentioned below

8:43 am

hurshy

thanks monty

8:43 am

montreal13

np

8:45 am

hurshy

phantoms: merge, emerge

8:48 am

EvaNadine

hello babblers!

8:48 am

hurshy

green green for eva nadine

8:48 am

hurshy

when we used to have theme days

8:48 am

EvaNadine

the best of colors!

8:49 am

hurshy

i always remembered you chose green because it rhymed lol

8:49 am

hurshy

ugh, gtg to work, ttfn!

8:49 am

EvaNadine

bon voyage!

9:51 am

MollyL

I do not like these green sardines. I do not like them Eva Nadine.

9:57 am

hokie carla

wow, i'm just getting worse at this game every day

10:15 am

hurshy

what makes you think that hokie?

10:15 am

hokie carla

just not seeing the words

10:16 am

hurshy

well maybe you slept badly? need caffeine? or there is some reason

10:16 am

hokie carla

IDK. my sleep score on my watch is pretty good. drinking coffee still.

10:17 am

hurshy

even if you find today's hard that doesn't mean you're getting worse every day, anyway :)

10:17 am

hokie carla

but I feel like I posted the last 2 days that I was struggling so didn't want to post that again.

10:17 am

hurshy

*hugs*

10:18 am

hokie carla

:D

10:18 am

hokie carla

was just about to ask you about the top i and then finally saw it.

10:18 am

hurshy

nice

10:18 am

hurshy

you pre-peri'd it

10:18 am

hurshy

or something

10:21 am

hurshy

the one i'm most puzzled by is the third row R

10:21 am

hokie carla

yeah, I only have 2 there. but also only found 2 M

10:21 am

hurshy

only have 2/5

10:21 am

ChampFit

That's the one with the biggies in it.

10:21 am

hurshy

oh really? what biggies?

10:22 am

hokie carla

oh, didn't notice there were biggies

10:23 am

ChampFit

ri 7/40x2, ri 8/55

10:23 am

hokie carla

oh, would never have guessed ri

10:23 am

hurshy

oh myyyy

10:23 am

ChampFit

Me either. Someone else gave the stats and there it was!

10:24 am

hurshy

thanks champ, got them!

10:24 am

hokie carla

no idea, but thanks

10:24 am

hurshy

have you been to the French Ri7?

10:25 am

hokie carla

no, but thanks

10:25 am

hurshy

change last letter

10:25 am

hokie carla

I have been to the redneck one

10:25 am

ChampFit

:)

10:25 am

hurshy

there's a redneck one?

10:25 am

hokie carla

actually have heard panama city and myrtle beach both called that

10:32 am

hurshy

keep thinking certain letter combos are here that aren't

10:32 am

hurshy

like -men or -rth-

10:33 am

ChampFit

yep

10:33 am

crosshair

Playing words with friends with a Babble friend. Going in, I thought that I was skilled with the game, but I am being shown that I am merely average. Lol!

10:34 am

hurshy

which friend? :D

10:34 am

ChampFit

crossy, I have a friend who traveled extensively for work. He always kills me, mostly with obscure coins. Makes me nuts!

10:38 am

hurshy

so... what's the other 8 besides that ri we talked about?

10:38 am

hurshy

oh i peri'd it!

10:39 am

hurshy

fi8!

10:39 am

crosshair

Yaa!

10:39 am

hurshy

1-8-4-1

10:42 am

hurshy

i have 3 vi4/7. anyone know what the other v is?

10:43 am

crosshair

Vi 6/33

10:44 am

hurshy

but i already tried vibier and it didn't work

10:45 am

hurshy

oh got it!

10:45 am

hurshy

at least i was on the right track

10:45 am

crosshair

Yaa!

10:46 am

hurshy

and how about the G. have 4, 5, 4, 4

10:47 am

crosshair

Yaa, V's vanquished!

10:47 am

hurshy

:D

10:48 am

crosshair

I still need three of those, so I am not much help at the moment.

10:48 am

hurshy

oh ok :D

10:48 am

ChampFit

I have the same hursh

10:50 am

crosshair

I have a ge 5/14 that is a little uncommon.

10:50 am

ChampFit

Are there 2?

10:50 am

LuvWordGames

Thanks crossy

10:50 am

Dorens

2 ge5

10:51 am

ChampFit

Thx!

10:51 am

ChampFit

Same points?

10:51 am

LuvWordGames

One ends in a cheerleading cheer

10:51 am

ChampFit

ah....thx luv!

10:51 am

LuvWordGames

Ge 5/16

11:11 am

hokie carla

phantom merrier

11:34 am

periwinkle

help with lone E in middle column please

11:37 am

penquis

er 5/16....uses the higher point letter...

11:47 am

penquis

i am stalled....need a break....bye all...

1:04 pm

hurshy

thanks luv

1:05 pm

hurshy

10 left here now! 1-7-2

1:08 pm

hurshy

guess i will list

1:12 pm

hurshy

oh and of course french for book counts!

1:12 pm

hurshy

lol

1:23 pm

hokie carla

that doesn't even make sense

1:23 pm

hokie carla

and I only know spanish for book is libro. maybe it starts with L?

1:28 pm

cybernan

good morning/afternoon everyone :)

1:29 pm

cybernan

I have ri 7 x2 and fi 7, but not seeing any 8's - help please

1:29 pm

hokie carla

well, pluralize one of the ri7

1:29 pm

hokie carla

I don't have the other but hurshy said it was fi8

1:30 pm

cybernan

ty - was looking in the wrong direction for that one

1:30 pm

cybernan

I guess the fi 8 is not related to the 7

1:31 pm

Gillie

no

1:32 pm

hokie carla

I was trying to make it a compound with that fi4

1:32 pm

cybernan

me too

1:32 pm

hokie carla

just now got the 7, thanks

1:32 pm

Gillie

it's a comparitive

1:33 pm

welki

hi, folks

1:33 pm

cybernan

hi welki

1:33 pm

hokie carla

welki!

1:33 pm

hokie carla

well, I can't find what we're comparing but will keep that in mind, thanks.

1:34 pm

hokie carla

so not a superlative but a comparative?

1:35 pm

Gillie

that's right

1:35 pm

hokie carla

and it's FI? I must be blind

1:35 pm

hokie carla

or going the wrong way

1:35 pm

cybernan

me neither but did find an fa 7 superlative

1:35 pm

hokie carla

fa7 of them all, nan?

1:35 pm

welki

oh, you dirty girl (that's a hint)

1:35 pm

cybernan

yes

1:36 pm

Gillie

that should do it - anyway, I'm off now

1:36 pm

hokie carla

aha, thanks welkster

1:36 pm

hokie carla

and gillie

1:36 pm

hurshy

can someone help me understand something

1:36 pm

hokie carla

I also have an fa7 that shoes horses

1:36 pm

hurshy

i just did the atlantic xword puzzle and for the clue "whip" the answer was "auto" and i don't know why

1:36 pm

hokie carla

I guess we can try, hurshy

1:37 pm

hokie carla

that is odd

1:37 pm

EvaNadine

whip is slang for car

1:37 pm

hurshy

from what era?

1:37 pm

cybernan

ty welkie

1:37 pm

welki

fancy that - i just put gas in my whip :D

1:38 pm

hokie carla

wow, never heard that. are we too old?

1:38 pm

EvaNadine

youre only a few years older than i am, hokie. ;)

1:39 pm

welki

<-- is older than both of you and i've never heard of it either

1:39 pm

hurshy

like it's young slang? i never heard of it either

1:39 pm

hurshy

obviously

1:39 pm

cybernan

never heard of that either so it's not that you are too young :)

1:39 pm

hurshy

do we know how it originated? who thought there was a good reason to call a car this?

1:40 pm

EvaNadine

https://www.thedrive.com/article/7495/
why-is-a-car-called-a-whip

1:40 pm

cybernan

not getting anywhere with this grid - still need the 2nd row e and r

1:41 pm

hokie carla

sometimes I know younger slang but now that my kids are both out of the house I have to ask them sometimes.

1:41 pm

cybernan

got one of the r's - thought I'd entered it already

1:41 pm

EvaNadine

TL;DR
it initially referred specifically to the steering wheel, which controlled the car much like a whip would control a bunch of horses pulling a stagecoach.

1:41 pm

hokie carla

nan, the E is ER5, looks like someone mispronouncing good vs. e4

1:42 pm

hokie carla

maybe it's regional?

1:42 pm

hurshy

thankee kindly eva

1:42 pm

cybernan

ty carla

1:42 pm

EvaNadine

it tends to be used in the hip-hop community and urban areas

1:42 pm

hurshy

i always dislike it when i HAVE a crossword answer that i still don't understand so i greatly appreciate the help

1:43 pm

cybernan

now

1:43 pm

hurshy

the atlantic puzzles do trend a lot more young/modern/current than, say, the NYT

1:43 pm

hokie carla

weird, google AI says hip hop artists revived the usage in the 90s. I still listen to 90s hip hop and have never heard it.

1:43 pm

cybernan

don't know what happened to the first part of that -- was saying that at least I have nbt, nbs now

1:46 pm

cybernan

escaping to codeword and wordle for a bit

6:50 pm

periwinkle

li7 or ha7 please

6:52 pm

penquis

ha 7 has the same ending as the guy who shoes horses....

6:52 pm

periwinkle

ty pen

6:52 pm

penquis

yw....li 7 is a comparative form of the previous four letter word...

6:53 pm

periwinkle

ty

6:53 pm

penquis

yw...

6:53 pm

periwinkle

72 left and done for now. may be back later

6:54 pm

penquis

bye then...

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