Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, September 18, 2025

12:14 am

ursh

en 7

12:30 am

jeanne314

se7

12:32 am

ursh

hi jeanne - do you have the i ?

12:33 am

dizgrannie

it 4

12:33 am

Dippnall

la 5/12

12:33 am

ursh

tx diz - staring me in the face :)

12:33 am

dizgrannie

lol

12:34 am

Dippnall

sorry not wearing glasses

12:34 am

jeanne314

wow...the chat opened up when I looked away!

12:34 am

jeanne314

ursh...yup, but diz got to you before I did!

2:18 am

licketySplitAUS

clues are up

2:18 am

0471

ty lickety

2:19 am

licketySplitAUS

thanks fo rose

2:20 am

grannyrose

* grin *

2:21 am

grannyrose

item

2:21 am

grannyrose

sorreeeee

2:38 am

ursh

tx lickety - was stuck on last two words

3:11 am

sprite

thanks rose :D Hello babblers. *hugs rose*

3:21 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

9:29 am

suefrad625

Hi all

10:25 am

mkg

any clues for the L word? ty

10:25 am

mkg

oops never mind. finally got it. sorry

10:42 am

Book Doctor Gwen

helloooooo

10:55 am

hurshy

hiya gwen

10:55 am

hurshy

how's it whoing

10:58 am

hurshy

golly, how did simple simon meet a pieman if that's not a word (nor the plural which i was trying to get to go today)

11:06 am

mkg

pieman was singular. guess it is no t plural

11:06 am

hurshy

yes but i checked and it said pieman wouldn't count either

11:08 am

mkg

ok. sorry

11:08 am

mkg

any help for top row A words welcome. ty.

11:09 am

hurshy

an6 is when you haven't got enough iron

11:10 am

hurshy

an5 and an4 are babblets

11:10 am

mkg

ty. got one already. ty.

11:12 am

mkg

any clues for the i word welcome. ty

11:12 am

hurshy

it is a normal, easy word

11:12 am

hurshy

4 letters

11:13 am

mkg

ty got it.

11:14 am

mkg

just need a 7 to be no blanks. any clues or stats welcome

11:14 am

hurshy

who needs en7 when you have friends like that?

11:17 am

mkg

got se 7. looking for en. ty hurshy

11:17 am

mkg

got the en 7. ty hurshy. great clue

11:22 am

hurshy

i haven't got the se7 - clue?

11:23 am

hurshy

ah nvm i got it

11:24 am

hurshy

6 left now! 2 each P, S, T

11:25 am

hurshy

got the Ps!

11:28 am

hurshy

got the Ss!

11:28 am

hurshy

this means there is a T7

11:32 am

hurshy

done! used list and MW to get that 7

11:48 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with an7 please

11:50 am

periwinkle

I meant ae7 please

11:52 am

periwinkle

nm

12:06 pm

Atalante

clues for both would be good!

12:07 pm

hokie carla

just got here but I don't see any A's

12:08 pm

Atalante

nor me!

12:08 pm

hokie carla

like how are there 5?

12:08 pm

Atalante

I have 1

12:09 pm

hokie carla

finally found 1 too

12:09 pm

rururocks

brass like an7

12:09 pm

rururocks

weak blood an6

12:09 pm

Atalante

oh weird US spellings!

12:10 pm

hokie carla

well I tried that yesterday(ish) but of course it wasn't there then

12:10 pm

rururocks

an + tree person from Lord of the Rings

12:10 pm

hokie carla

ha ata! I say UK sp are weird because nobody needs all those extra letters.

12:10 pm

Atalante

but the words look much prettier!

12:10 pm

hokie carla

I should probably eat lunch so I can think better

12:11 pm

hokie carla

not to me

12:11 pm

Atalante

brass brass hmmm

12:11 pm

hokie carla

the extra letters make me read the words in my head weird

12:11 pm

hokie carla

I don't get the brass one either

12:12 pm

rururocks

sorry brasslike is ae7

12:12 pm

rururocks

I need coffee

12:12 pm

rururocks

two spellings .. british and english

12:13 pm

rururocks

gotta run.. sorry. not an.. only an6 and an4

12:13 pm

rururocks

and an5

12:13 pm

rururocks

two ae6 and 7 not in order

12:16 pm

rururocks

sorry

12:16 pm

rururocks

poof

12:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

ment

12:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

pent

12:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

shie

12:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

oh I am sorry

12:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Like a newcomer

12:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I was hoping it would be a small grid today so I could be bored and not procrastinate

12:26 pm

hokie carla

n00b

12:27 pm

hokie carla

and to clarify ruru's post, there are 2 ae, 6 and 7. not 2 ae6 and a 7. I mean I assume so. I still need 2 As and don't have any AE.

12:33 pm

welki

g'day, babblers

12:35 pm

hokie carla

welki!

12:36 pm

welki

do you want clues?

12:36 pm

welki

or stats?

12:39 pm

welki

i'm sure you'll figure them out without my help - or someone else can chime in when you get back. later, all

12:42 pm

hokie carla

oh, sorry. making lunch.

1:55 pm

swmbo

Just a note: the English invented the English language. American English, Canadian English, Australian English etc are all dialects of the original language ENGLISH. And they know how to spell their own language. Just saying.

3:01 pm

hokie carla

I love that you think UK english is spelled the same as it was when it was invented by them, when probably most people couldn't write or read. Just saying.

3:01 pm

hokie carla

sorry, you just sound really snobby.

3:15 pm

swmbo

Sorry, you sound really American i.e. arrogant. " I say UK sp are weird because nobody needs all those extra letters." Who asked you?

3:17 pm

crosshair

We are all unique in our own way.

3:17 pm

crosshair

Life would be boring otherwise.

3:18 pm

crosshair

Though it does irk me to have to "americanize" submissions to U.S magazines or publishers. I miss the old Peguin books. :)

3:21 pm

crosshair

Arbour, cheque, colour, theatre, yoghurt, doughnut--all must be changed beforehand, but hey, it keeps the ole muse grinding away.

3:24 pm

hokie carla

just streamlined and more phonetic. i.e. why uk is "extra letters". and nobody needs them to say the word. arrogant or fact? a silent letter is unneccessary. hey crossy.

3:26 pm

crosshair

We spell them the same way--as do our aussie cousins. :)

3:26 pm

crosshair

For us it historically has a lot to do with out French Canadians.

3:26 pm

hokie carla

and who asked me? it was chatting between me & atalante. who asked you?

3:27 pm

crosshair

Our*

3:28 pm

hokie carla

LOL, crossy I wondered if out was a french canadian spelling of our. ;)

3:28 pm

crosshair

As any wordsmith knows "Engish" is a conglomoration of several languages.

3:28 pm

crosshair

Lol

3:29 pm

crosshair

English*

3:29 pm

crosshair

Viva la differance!

3:30 pm

hokie carla

have you ever read any old english? it's unrecognizable.

3:32 pm

crosshair

Yes, I can read and understand back to the Black Plague years, but it is almost impossible before that for me.

3:32 pm

crosshair

Reading Pepys diary was work!

3:34 pm

crosshair

Samual Pepys from 1666. It is a very interesting read.

3:34 pm

hokie carla

wow

3:34 pm

crosshair

A firshand account of the plague is a very rare thing.

3:35 pm

crosshair

Firsthand. *

3:36 pm

hokie carla

I started a covid diary for a firsthand account of that but I only did a few entries. :D

3:37 pm

crosshair

:)

3:38 pm

crosshair

My job was deemed an "essential service" during year one of Covid, so it was a royal pain in the arse for me.

3:41 pm

ChampFit

Mine too, thank goodness. I'd have gone bonkers otherwise.

3:41 pm

crosshair

Anti-vaxxers puking in the asiles in droves, and we had to go around with biological hazard cleaning kits because nobody wanted to stay home.

3:42 pm

ChampFit

None of that at my office, although I'm rarely there.

3:42 pm

crosshair

I was in food dustribution and sales.

3:42 pm

crosshair

Distribution*

3:42 pm

ChampFit

You are having a T4 trying to type today crossy!

3:43 pm

crosshair

Sigh, my fingers fumble a bit these days.

3:44 pm

hokie carla

and hey champ!

3:45 pm

ChampFit

hola! I'm down to 2 and both are 6's.

3:45 pm

hokie carla

still 38 here but I'm only half-assing it

3:45 pm

crosshair

Got stats for them? I will help you lok, Champ.

3:46 pm

ChampFit

It isn't too bad, even though I'm stuck. en6 and he6

3:48 pm

hokie carla

oh, just found en7 looking for your 6

3:48 pm

ChampFit

It's after that...

3:51 pm

ChampFit

Got it! en+m4

3:51 pm

hokie carla

is it the american spelling of the ae7?

3:51 pm

ChampFit

Whachoo talking 'bout?

3:52 pm

hokie carla

your post saying you got it snuck in

3:52 pm

hokie carla

thanks for the clue. hadn't started that M yet.

3:54 pm

hokie carla

found the he6

3:55 pm

ChampFit

clue me!

3:55 pm

hokie carla

add some letters to the herb

3:56 pm

ChampFit

Weird word...thank you! Need anything before I get to work?

3:56 pm

hokie carla

could you clue the ae words?

3:58 pm

ChampFit

Hard to do. Starts like the girl's name,

3:58 pm

hokie carla

ok, maybe the points then

3:59 pm

ChampFit

The ending is like" gorge---"

3:59 pm

hokie carla

got the 7, thx

3:59 pm

ChampFit

Once you get the 7, drop a vowel for the 6

4:00 pm

hokie carla

gracias. don't work too hard!

4:00 pm

ChampFit

I'll try! Hagd!

4:22 pm

MollyL

I wasn't aware that COVID caused vomiting. It's an upper respiratory thing.

4:23 pm

hokie carla

I almost posted that as a question. I don't remember that either.

4:52 pm

rolin

I can't believe 'meme' isn't accepted by now.

4:57 pm

crosshair

Now you are aware.

5:02 pm

hokie carla

the enable list that this game uses hasn't been updated since the early 2000s

5:15 pm

MollyL

There are a lot of people who think that the word list accepted here is updated as often as other word lists. Like the Scrabble dictionary. It isn't. Enable is archaic.

5:17 pm

hokie carla

no meme, no internet, no tech

5:56 pm

hurshy

but techie does count

5:56 pm

hokie carla

I know

5:56 pm

hurshy

the fact that it makes no sense is half the fun

5:56 pm

hokie carla

no online, login

5:57 pm

hokie carla

lol, good point

6:00 pm

hokie carla

4-5-1-2 left here. looks like it should be easy and yet I don't see the words.

6:33 pm

periwinkle

hi all still need help with ae7 please

6:33 pm

periwinkle

nm I found it

6:38 pm

MollyL

Depends on your definition of "fun"

7:11 pm

hokie carla

well I am completely blind. decided to list and can't find a 4/5 set

7:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee y'all

7:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

14 to go, this should be nice and aggravating LOL

7:15 pm

hokie carla

it is for sure

7:19 pm

hokie carla

just had to look up the 4/5 I was blind to. freaking cat sounds.

7:30 pm

hokie carla

ok, let's talk about this ti7. just looked it up and what a load of BS. has anyone ever used that in conversation or writing ever in history?

7:41 pm

penquis

it was my last word...

7:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

uno

7:41 pm

penquis

never heard or seen it before...

7:42 pm

penquis

i am done...anyone need anything before I go?

7:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

holy cow fireworks. nearly half an hour for 14 words.

7:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yep, had to use one of those word-finding websites to find the ti7

7:44 pm

penquis

congrats!

7:44 pm

penquis

heading out....goodnight all....

7:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

tanx, you to penquis !!!!!!!!

7:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

too

7:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

if clues are needed, speak now or forever . . .

7:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nighty night

10:45 pm

cybernan

hi all - just starting out - suppose everyone is finished

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