Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, October 9, 2025

12:04 am

cybernan

hello everyone - was really hoping for something a little smaller than this -- make that a lot smaller :)

12:04 am

Rainiqui

yup, me too Nan

12:05 am

saanichcat

same here. hi nan, Rain

12:05 am

Rainiqui

hi everyone

12:06 am

ursh

hello all

12:07 am

justafreep

another monster!

12:11 am

saanichcat

plea

12:11 am

justafreep

not guilty!

12:12 am

cybernan

pa 7

12:12 am

saanichcat

sorry. 84 p words....

12:13 am

justafreep

sl7

12:14 am

justafreep

le7

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

justafreep

pi7

12:32 am

Gillie

pa7 x 2

12:41 am

dizgrannie

ge 8 x 2, hi all

12:44 am

Gillie

pl7 & pl8

12:45 am

Gillie

ge7

12:46 am

Gillie

ge7 x 2

12:47 am

sprite

morning babblers

12:57 am

justafreep

Well, sprite, it's been 10 minutes, so you should be saying P's phinished by now, right?

12:57 am

justafreep

:-)

12:58 am

sprite

*giggles* almost cough cough

12:58 am

ursh

i would be happy if i could have a stat for the Z

12:58 am

justafreep

I have more Ps than I think I've had all week and, uh, not even close

12:59 am

justafreep

zo4/9 babblet for one

12:59 am

sprite

zo5/28 sounds like a girl's name

12:59 am

justafreep

also a comic book sound effect

1:00 am

ursh

yay tx got 2

1:04 am

justafreep

well, I grayed out the bottom P, so I think I will head to bed feeling victorious

1:05 am

sprite

you are a winner, baby!

1:29 am

sprite

halfway, good enough for babbling with one hand. byeeee

4:27 am

MollyL

Well look at that. No one called the 9. sa8/9.

5:42 am

dofith

Thanks, Molly. They're even real words!

5:42 am

dofith

gale

5:43 am

dofith

oops, sorry.

7:14 am

hokie carla

oh my, 60 S. ugh, 84 P. even 37 G is daunting.

7:17 am

hokie carla

so PSA, you can't have scored 2 under par in the past

7:22 am

MollyL

Carla are you feeling okay?

7:28 am

hokie carla

I'm saying you can't say "I eagled that hole" per enable

7:31 am

ChampFit

Tried it!

7:35 am

periwinkle

me too

7:35 am

ChampFit

:)

8:34 am

MollyL

Totally oblivious to golf lingo

8:45 am

MollyL

Damn, Herschel Walker is now the US Ambassador to The Bahamas. How things change.

8:46 am

rururocks

plenty of room in this administration for child and women abusers

8:51 am

EvaNadine

pretty sure its a prerequisite.

9:17 am

rururocks

first pass 88 left whew

9:47 am

Sugrraleona

hi, does the pa8 come from the top p or the bottom p?

9:49 am

LuvWordGames

I don't have it yet but based on where it falls on Lickety's list I believe it comes from the top P

9:51 am

LuvWordGames

yes, it definitely comes from the top P

9:51 am

rururocks

top p for sure

9:52 am

LuvWordGames

found it if you need a clue

9:52 am

rururocks

i do for sure

9:53 am

LuvWordGames

drop a letter from the name of the people from Gaza

9:54 am

LuvWordGames

oh wait, that may be spelled differently. Ends with the things on a fork

9:55 am

rururocks

got it.. thank you

9:56 am

rururocks

kind of hamazing to find it

10:07 am

Sugrraleona

ty for the 8 whoop

10:28 am

rururocks

finally got all the s's.. jeezus what a beast this grid it

10:35 am

Deeha

though I was doing so well with the p's. Until i looked at the total!!

10:44 am

rururocks

omg done.. what a grid... exhausting

10:45 am

hurshy

hello

10:46 am

hurshy

phantom: eggplant

10:46 am

hurshy

phantom: elapse

10:51 am

saanichcat

there are a zillion phantoms in this one hursh

10:51 am

hurshy

i can see that lol

10:59 am

hurshy

well i have all the Z, O and i words now

10:59 am

hurshy

and only need one on the top E, other Es done

10:59 am

hurshy

EIGHTY NINE P WORDS? holy crap

11:05 am

hurshy

makes you feel like you can't even say anything about 60 S words because the P are so many more

11:09 am

hurshy

well i got 50 S, that's not too bad

11:11 am

hurshy

phantom: gadget

12:33 pm

Gillie

well, hodge and podge are both there, but I guess I can't call hodgepodge a phantom

12:40 pm

hurshy

*pats Gillie on the back sympathetically*

12:51 pm

Sophie214

oh wow, don't think I'll be here long.....ya'll have fun..... I don't think I even know 89 P words!

1:11 pm

hokie carla

rehi. how can I only see 3 A's in the 15 A tile.

1:12 pm

ChampFit

you'll see them. Esp. since you took a break.

1:14 pm

hokie carla

no, I had 3 before my break. and I still have 3.

1:14 pm

ChampFit

Do you have the mountain one?

1:16 pm

ChampFit

The P's and S's will be the death of me.

1:25 pm

hokie carla

yes

1:25 pm

hokie carla

multitasking though. will come back to this later.

1:32 pm

cybernan

hi everyone

1:33 pm

cybernan

as 5 - quaking tree

1:33 pm

cybernan

2 swiss mountain words

1:33 pm

cybernan

and 2 green slime words

1:36 pm

ch1212

...And we're back! I missed Babble while on a three week cruise (LA, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama Canal, Colombia, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Ft. Lauderdale). And today's grid will soothe my Babble withdrawals.

2:23 pm

clg47

I go on Babble withdrawals when cruising also.

2:42 pm

periwinkle

hi all help with pi7/8 please

2:43 pm

periwinkle

I have an sa7 but not sa8/9

2:44 pm

penquis

starts like a word meaning to clean...ends in consumed...and pt...

2:44 pm

periwinkle

ty pen

2:44 pm

penquis

yw...

2:46 pm

periwinkle

just looked at list there is no pi8

2:47 pm

penquis

no...

2:51 pm

ChampFit

Oh! Thanks pen!

2:53 pm

cybernan

think there was a ge 7-8 called last night but I haven't found it

2:53 pm

penquis

yw...

2:53 pm

ChampFit

I have 2. Start with 6/24...think Jello.

2:53 pm

penquis

there are a bunch of ge words that are related....including two 7s and two 8s....

2:53 pm

ChampFit

2-7s and 2-8s

2:54 pm

penquis

they come before the italian ice cream....

2:54 pm

penquis

two 6s as well that are probably related...

2:54 pm

cybernan

nothing to do with the earth other than the 5?

2:55 pm

ChampFit

I still geed one from that G so not sure.

2:55 pm

cybernan

didn't have the ice cream either, so ty

2:56 pm

penquis

yw....

2:56 pm

penquis

i am missing ga 6/24....

2:56 pm

cybernan

got the jello ones, ty

2:57 pm

penquis

yw...

3:20 pm

hurshy

ga6/24, eh? i need that too, will look

3:20 pm

hurshy

ga + singer Horne

3:21 pm

ChampFit

There are 2

3:21 pm

penquis

i have that one...

3:21 pm

hurshy

oh, well, you didn't say that

3:21 pm

hurshy

will keep looking then

3:21 pm

penquis

the one before that one is the one i am missing...

3:21 pm

ChampFit

I didn't know till you found the other one.

3:22 pm

hurshy

latin plural of a 5

3:23 pm

ChampFit

Well there are 3! Add an s on the 5/14 before the latin plural

3:23 pm

hurshy

ha

3:24 pm

hurshy

well now i only need 3 more G words, 2 there and one below

3:24 pm

ChampFit

Same

3:24 pm

hurshy

but i need 7 D, that's a third of them!

3:24 pm

penquis

i have ga 6/14, ga 6/24 ...then ga 6/24 i don't have...then ga 6/24 (the Ms. Horne one)....

3:25 pm

ChampFit

I need your 6/14

3:25 pm

hurshy

she means the 5/14

3:25 pm

penquis

ah...ok....i had the pl but not the latin one...

3:25 pm

hurshy

one cannot have a 6/14

3:26 pm

penquis

sorry...i have ga 5/14, not 6/14....

3:26 pm

ChampFit

I have that...

3:26 pm

penquis

i now have all my GA words...

3:26 pm

penquis

actually all my G words...

3:26 pm

hurshy

oooh my wanderoos found me a pair of D words

3:27 pm

ChampFit

Go hursh!

3:27 pm

penquis

i am down to 11...been through the list once....

3:27 pm

hurshy

47 left here, no list yet

3:27 pm

ChampFit

60, same

3:28 pm

hurshy

but idk why this D is so Darn Difficult

3:28 pm

BzznBea

195. I hate this grid

3:28 pm

penquis

anyone have de 6/33?

3:29 pm

hurshy

no, will look!

3:29 pm

ChampFit

Yes. Silly word. Double cons

3:29 pm

BzznBea

de book leaf

3:29 pm

hurshy

so confused

3:29 pm

BzznBea

That;s the problem

3:29 pm

BzznBea

Disregard

3:30 pm

ChampFit

Oh sorry...I have a da 6/33

3:30 pm

BzznBea

I got new glasses today and I am not used to reading with them.

3:30 pm

penquis

i am now confused...the de 6/23 has double consonants?

3:30 pm

hurshy

ok it's like when someone proposes and the other person says yes, they are en6d, but then it's not en, it's de

3:30 pm

ChampFit

perfect clue...thx!

3:31 pm

penquis

ah, ty....i tried all the double consonant possibilites...

3:32 pm

hurshy

ok what is the 9 by the way

3:32 pm

ChampFit

sa 8/40 and 9/60

3:34 pm

ChampFit

Think cleaning

3:34 pm

hokie carla

oh lord, southern living is giving me a senior discount

3:34 pm

hurshy

ah thanks

3:34 pm

hurshy

i had earlier thought of that sort of word but with -ize, which of course is not here

3:35 pm

penquis

anyone have the last pl 7/40?...comes after a pl 5/12....

3:35 pm

origami

What a big grid to jump back into Babble with.

3:35 pm

ChampFit

When we were in Dublin, we used senior discounts several times on tours. I never remember to ask, but if they offer, I'm all over it!

3:35 pm

hokie carla

yeah, it just makes me feel old

3:36 pm

hurshy

at least you're having a good life hokie

3:36 pm

hurshy

it's worse to be getting old and have lots of regrets

3:38 pm

ChampFit

pen...missed your question. I don't have that. Will look...

3:38 pm

penquis

i found it....odd word....new one for me...want a clue?

3:38 pm

ChampFit

yes please

3:39 pm

hokie carla

well, I have to get ready for oktoberfest with the old folks. :D only 351 words left.

3:39 pm

penquis

starts like nickname of Mark Antony's love (with P not a C) and ends with what peas come in...

3:39 pm

hokie carla

350 words

3:39 pm

hurshy

wow thanks

3:40 pm

ChampFit

No way in hell I'd ever get that! Have fun carla!

3:41 pm

penquis

yw...

3:42 pm

ChampFit

Stats for my last z please? I have zo 4/5/5

3:43 pm

hurshy

another zo5

3:44 pm

ChampFit

Thx.

3:44 pm

hurshy

a word you might find in a certain bubble in a comic

3:44 pm

ChampFit

I have that one.

3:44 pm

hurshy

oh well the other 3 words all go together

3:44 pm

hurshy

so i assumed

3:45 pm

ChampFit

Got it.

3:45 pm

hurshy

4th col grey!

3:45 pm

penquis

i am done...

3:45 pm

hurshy

congrats pen

3:45 pm

penquis

it was a slog even with a list....

3:45 pm

ChampFit

wtg!!!!

3:45 pm

origami

congrats pen

3:45 pm

penquis

ty...

3:49 pm

penquis

well i am heading out...bye all....

3:49 pm

ChampFit

bye pen

3:56 pm

hurshy

oh hey that's nice, 350 words is also 90%

3:56 pm

hurshy

good time for the list

3:56 pm

ChampFit

Oooh...I agree! I'm at 336 right now. Will keep picking for a bit.

4:11 pm

hurshy

done!

4:19 pm

origami

WTG hursh

6:27 pm

tessagram

aged

6:28 pm

tessagram

glens

6:37 pm

tessagram

pale

7:14 pm

cybernan

the best laid plans of mice and men gang oft aglae -- but not in enable

7:16 pm

ChampFit

Enable + disappointment

7:22 pm

cybernan

still need 36 p's! Don't think I'll be finishing this one

7:22 pm

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

7:22 pm

ChampFit

I'm on my last 42. Just back to see what I can find. Congrats Luv!

7:24 pm

cybernan

found a pl 8 though

7:24 pm

ChampFit

Ooooh...I need that. Clue?

7:25 pm

cybernan

agreeable

7:25 pm

ChampFit

OH for goodness sake! Thank you!

7:29 pm

cybernan

I was going for the serf when I found it

7:30 pm

ChampFit

Whatever works!

7:31 pm

cybernan

still need one p from the bottom - 30 from the top

7:31 pm

ChampFit

I need 11 form the top and 1 from the bottom.

7:35 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with either pl8 please

7:35 pm

ChampFit

nan just clued one at 7:25

7:36 pm

cybernan

just clued the one i have peri

7:36 pm

cybernan

snap

7:36 pm

periwinkle

ty nan

7:36 pm

periwinkle

and champ

7:37 pm

cybernan

yw

7:37 pm

periwinkle

le8 please

7:38 pm

ChampFit

ends with the parts of a fork

7:40 pm

cybernan

can't be the part I'm thinking of -- oly one e

7:41 pm

mkg

any clues for the 9 welcome. got the 8. ty all cluers.

7:41 pm

ChampFit

You have the sa8?

7:41 pm

cybernan

nm - got it, ty

7:42 pm

cybernan

suppers' ready and going out tonight, so unlikely I will finish this

7:42 pm

mkg

i have le 8.

7:42 pm

periwinkle

ty Cham;

7:42 pm

cybernan

bye

7:42 pm

periwinkle

champ even

7:42 pm

ChampFit

The 9 is sa. It's an 8/9

7:45 pm

mkg

well i dont have sa 8/9. any clues on meaning? ty

7:45 pm

ChampFit

Think cleaning

7:46 pm

mkg

as in soap?

7:46 pm

ChampFit

yes

7:47 pm

mkg

gee not able to think of an sa word.

7:47 pm

Kamanjah

Think disinfect.

7:47 pm

ChampFit

People use a lot of hand products for this since COVID. a version of that word

7:48 pm

bookwomen

hospitals do it to prevent germs from spreading

7:49 pm

mkg

i dont see "ize " in the grid. darn.

7:50 pm

ChampFit

Because it doesnt end that way

7:50 pm

mkg

ok will look

7:52 pm

bookwomen

it ends like a slang word for the french fry veg minus the last letter

7:53 pm

mkg

i found many endings but none are in the grid. i dont know french. sorry

7:53 pm

bookwomen

no the food french fry are made from them

7:54 pm

mkg

it is not sanitatoz

7:54 pm

bookwomen

po 6/21

7:54 pm

mkg

not sanitazoed, not sanitazo

7:54 pm

mkg

ugh.

7:55 pm

mkg

i have po word.

7:55 pm

mkg

is there a p in the word?

7:56 pm

bookwomen

no think of the slang word for them like the tots. leave off the last letter

7:56 pm

ChampFit

bookwomen...for the po, it's often used to describe strong medicine.

8:00 pm

nrkii

mkg, ignore the z for that word

8:01 pm

nrkii

Or, think of a polite job title for a garbage collector - sa******** worker. Shorten that first word.

8:09 pm

pam

Hi, all!

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

nrk how are you feeling?

8:56 pm

hokie carla

well I managed to get HOET and that will have to do

9:39 pm

suefrad625

Hello all

9:39 pm

suefrad625

Glorious days

9:51 pm

mkg

got them! ty ty ty

9:51 pm

mkg

ty nrkii.

9:51 pm

mkg

i am missing bottom row A words. any help welcome.

9:54 pm

mkg

ugh. missing two tiles still. the bottom row A words and the middle of grid E word. help please.

10:06 pm

Otis the Bear

Middle is my only grey tile :) that E is in the center, not along an ed 4/7 hth!

10:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

looks like I should have started earlier (hi all)

10:37 pm

mkg

got it! thanks much.

10:38 pm

mkg

got the ed word. now for that bottom row A with 5 words and i am blocked.

10:38 pm

mkg

just found one. whew. guess i still have some brain cells working

10:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i have this one: az5/20, rhymes with small water-going vessel

10:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

1/2 done, woot

11:00 pm

mkg

go gwen!!!!!!!!!!

11:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

HOET except one tile that's kicking my ass

11:06 pm

mkg

which one gwen? i have one word from each tile. i can help.

11:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

it's the same A that was kicking your ass LOL

11:08 pm

Gillie

there's an az5 & 6 pair

11:09 pm

Gillie

and ap6/24

11:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

thanks, 2 so far, hunting for ap6

11:10 pm

Gillie

based on an ap4 babblet

11:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

that's 3 out of 5, thanks y'all

11:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

now to get 2/3 of the words, hmmmm

11:13 pm

mkg

ap 4/6. go left and up

11:13 pm

mkg

that is the only one i have.

11:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

tanx mkg

11:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

plagal, toph, piano, potion, zaphod, galaga -- all phantoms

11:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

2/3 done, 128 to go, out of autron energy. later buds

11:49 pm

cybernan

hoet is going to have to do for me

11:51 pm

cybernan

quitting at 250/138

View Word List Thursday, October 9, 2025

FINAL SCORES

ENTIRE CHAT LOG