Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, November 20, 2025

12:01 am

Rainiqui

Good evening to all

12:01 am

ursh

hi rain - 8am here

12:01 am

Rainiqui

1 am here

12:03 am

rbud

found a marsupial! Hi, folks

12:04 am

cybernan

wow - a flawless login! Hello everyone :)

12:09 am

cybernan

ha 7

12:10 am

gremlinn

ch8

12:11 am

cybernan

ty grem

12:11 am

gremlinn

is yours mostly the same?

12:12 am

cybernan

yes, but I didn

12:12 am

cybernan

didn't see yours

12:12 am

gremlinn

I needed your help first

12:12 am

Gillie

un7

12:13 am

harpjane

hello

12:16 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:18 am

harpjane

found a fish

12:23 am

sprite

thank you, Lickety. Morning babblers

12:25 am

cybernan

hi sprite

12:26 am

sprite

hi nan

12:26 am

sprite

ks killed

12:26 am

rbud

volcanos AND needlecases, this one has it all, haha

12:27 am

cybernan

wd - struggled to find 2 k's

12:27 am

sprite

ks suck. End of story :D

12:28 am

cybernan

any kn's?

12:28 am

sprite

no, surprisingly enough not

12:48 am

cybernan

my word finding has come to a halt - time to call it a night. A demain

12:48 am

sprite

night nan

12:53 am

LuvWordGames

One letter off from making nuisance

12:55 am

sprite

phantoms galore today

12:55 am

MetFan

and Rockne's first name is here....

1:36 am

ursh

fw

1:57 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

6:27 am

Sugrraleona

gm - anyone here? any clue for the tu6?

6:45 am

FrenchToast

sugar it is a type of silk, has double consonant in the middle of the word

6:49 am

Sugrraleona

ty french xox

8:01 am

MollyL

That is my "learned something new" moment of the day. I know nothing about fabric.

8:16 am

phaeton

that R is in the wrong spot

8:41 am

phaeton

wow...got the sa8

8:47 am

rururocks

I am missing so many 8's from s I have no idea

8:48 am

rururocks

so many words from s that is

8:49 am

rururocks

still not awake really

8:56 am

MollyL

*Brews some extra strong coffee

9:00 am

rururocks

wow.. challenging grid today

9:00 am

rururocks

some very weird words not seen before

9:22 am

hokie carla

agreed, this is a tough grid

9:31 am

mkg

would love a clue for the sa 8 word. ty.

9:31 am

hokie carla

I don't have any 8s, sorry

9:39 am

rururocks

sa (a story) + the last part of crosby and stills

9:40 am

hokie carla

what in the world does that mean? thanks.

9:40 am

LuvWordGames

thanks ruru

9:40 am

rururocks

english speaking

9:40 am

hokie carla

and what is up with this U?

9:40 am

rururocks

sounds like a oatmeal cereal dish or grits or something

9:41 am

rururocks

you're welcome luv..

9:41 am

rururocks

happy to help you for once

9:42 am

LuvWordGames

well I appreciate that :-)

9:43 am

LuvWordGames

this is a really tough grid

9:43 am

hokie carla

yep

9:43 am

hokie carla

still 59 left

9:43 am

LuvWordGames

65 here

9:46 am

mkg

hi all.

9:46 am

mkg

not such a nice grid.

9:46 am

hokie carla

hey

9:47 am

mkg

any clues for an o word welcome. not getting any of them.

9:47 am

hokie carla

I only have the one in the desert

9:47 am

LuvWordGames

that's the one I have too

9:48 am

LuvWordGames

one ends in breaking a commandment and then plural

9:48 am

hokie carla

oh yes, thanks

9:48 am

hokie carla

op5 and 6, mkg

9:49 am

mkg

breaking a commandment? hmmm. ty

9:50 am

mkg

got the desert one! ty

10:06 am

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

10:07 am

hokie carla

49 here I'm going to leave for later

10:07 am

mkg

i am missing the i word. any help welcome.

10:08 am

maccafixx

last un 6/21?

10:08 am

hokie carla

are you having an is5 with your vision?

10:08 am

mkg

oops just found it. ty.

10:08 am

mkg

ty carla.

10:08 am

mkg

dont have un 6. sorry

10:09 am

hokie carla

I still only have 1 U word

10:22 am

Leaf

un6 sing together, or un6 turmoil

10:26 am

BzznBea

Thanks, leaf

10:27 am

Leaf

ye :)

10:38 am

LuvWordGames

Sorry I offered to clue then got distracted "SQUIRREL!" LOL

11:01 am

crosshair

Good afternoon, Babblers. :)

11:08 am

crosshair

Ugh. Lots of little "babblets" today. :/

11:38 am

hurshy

hiya folks

11:39 am

varumba

hi hursh

11:41 am

hurshy

yes, finding many A babblets right off the bat but still need 5 more from that first tile!

11:44 am

hurshy

got a weird an6 & 7 pair

11:45 am

hurshy

phantom: chassis

11:45 am

varumba

oh hell I typed it I don't know how many times

11:45 am

hurshy

got an 8! ch8

11:46 am

moolingwa

hidey hodey

11:48 am

hurshy

hello mool

11:48 am

moolingwa

hey hursh, happy thursday

11:48 am

BzznBea

Don't you just LOVE on hold music? said no one ever.

11:48 am

hurshy

happy thursday

11:49 am

moolingwa

maybe they could diversify on hold sounds

11:49 am

moolingwa

maybe like the sound waves the sun makes, or a heart beat

11:49 am

hurshy

i recently heard that the first hold music was just someone inadvertently picking up a nearby radio signal, and i guess the person on hold liked it, and then they started doing hold music on purpose

11:49 am

moolingwa

curious

11:50 am

hurshy

phantom: chaneteuse

11:50 am

hurshy

*chanteuse i mean

12:00 pm

moolingwa

was going to ask

12:00 pm

hurshy

if that H were a T we'd have potassium

12:01 pm

hurshy

but that's ok, i already ate a banana this morning

12:01 pm

moolingwa

guess we'll just have to eat bananas

12:01 pm

hurshy

jinx

12:01 pm

moolingwa

:)

12:08 pm

hurshy

are all the U words UN?

12:08 pm

moolingwa

only just got to it

12:08 pm

hurshy

whoops peri'd, no, there is one that isn't

12:11 pm

moolingwa

well first pass kind of...59 remaining

17-22-15-4-1

12:11 pm

moolingwa

6OFOET

12:11 pm

hurshy

i am very perplexed on the G

12:11 pm

hurshy

have only found one pair

12:11 pm

moolingwa

2 G's left

12:11 pm

moolingwa

5OFET

12:11 pm

hurshy

found another singleton (afaik)

12:11 pm

moolingwa

5OFOET

12:12 pm

hurshy

phantom: gasket

12:13 pm

hurshy

ttfn

12:13 pm

moolingwa

4OFOET

12:13 pm

moolingwa

ciao

12:36 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

1:59 pm

hokie carla

rehi

2:00 pm

hokie carla

hurshy is gone, anyone know what U word is not UN?

2:00 pm

ChampFit

UK 5/20. Never saw it before. Peeked at the list and went from there.

2:03 pm

hokie carla

thanks, will work on it

2:03 pm

ChampFit

It's a Russian edict.

2:03 pm

hokie carla

oh, I think I have seen that

2:04 pm

hokie carla

lol, was thinking some kind of chemical ending

2:04 pm

ChampFit

anything goes!

2:04 pm

hokie carla

the foreign inclusions on enable are a real mystery

2:04 pm

ChampFit

100%

2:06 pm

hokie carla

I still have A6 C8 A O P - L4 N2 H2 - A3 A K2 S - G3 N5 - T M4. Feels like I have maxed out.

2:06 pm

hokie carla

8-14-16-6-1

2:07 pm

hokie carla

guess I could try 4s

2:12 pm

ChampFit

I'm down to 35 and it's like pulling teeth!

2:13 pm

hokie carla

haven't found any 4s but found a 5

2:13 pm

cybernan

I listed at 98 and I have not found one word that I could define - and there were some that I monkeyed before that!

2:14 pm

hokie carla

yeah, even ruru declared this a tough grid

2:14 pm

ChampFit

I was saying that going down my first column. And didn't get the wordle today, so really, it's NOT my day for words.

2:14 pm

cybernan

oops - just found two -- what my grandkids call me

2:15 pm

ChampFit

:)

2:15 pm

hokie carla

yeah, wordle was tough yesterday and today

2:15 pm

cybernan

took me 5 yesterday - haven't done today's

2:15 pm

hokie carla

I think yesterday was 6 for me and 5 today

2:16 pm

ChampFit

One of the kids missed too, so didn't feel too bad about it.

2:21 pm

BzznBea

I got it in four. Tough fo sure.

2:23 pm

hokie carla

well found 1 4. 7-13-6-6-1 think I am done for the day.

2:26 pm

ChampFit

What're the stats for the other 8? I have the ch

2:29 pm

BzznBea

sa8.55

2:30 pm

ChampFit

I don't know the word, do I?

2:33 pm

BzznBea

Its a weird one

2:34 pm

ChampFit

yep. and no I don't know it. Looked it up. Reminds me of Outlander

2:43 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with that sa8 please

2:45 pm

ChampFit

It's the second sa, and starts like the first sa4/6. ends in na4, which isn't a real word. Don Johnson played a character , "na4 Bridges".

2:47 pm

periwinkle

ty champ great clue

2:47 pm

ChampFit

yw

3:07 pm

BzznBea

Gotta go to chatgpt for some help with dinner. ugh!

3:08 pm

ChampFit

by bea!

3:14 pm

moolingwa

rehi

3:17 pm

ChampFit

HI moo

3:17 pm

moolingwa

hey champ, happy Thursday

3:17 pm

ChampFit

I'm on my last 4 L's and am just typing all combos.

3:19 pm

moolingwa

I'm down to my last 42 of varying letters :)

3:19 pm

moolingwa

1 L remaining

3:19 pm

moolingwa

L's complete

3:20 pm

ChampFit

Way to go!

3:20 pm

moolingwa

some weird l's tho

3:20 pm

ChampFit

I clearly don't know the first 4. That makes me feel a bit better tho!

3:20 pm

moolingwa

yeah, the first 4 are all weird

3:21 pm

hokie carla

rehi - I guess those are my missing 4 L's

3:21 pm

moolingwa

the L is actually one of only 6 I have greyed (excluding the freebie N)

3:21 pm

hokie carla

though my first 2 L's are weird

3:21 pm

moolingwa

hoke!

3:22 pm

ChampFit

driving me crazy

3:22 pm

moolingwa

probably missing some of the middle currency based L's then hoke

3:22 pm

hokie carla

mooo! I have grayed S N on 2nd row, i, S U on 4th row, E R E on bottom

3:22 pm

moolingwa

oh, very nice hoke

3:22 pm

moolingwa

L, N
A, I
and E, R on the bottom

3:23 pm

ChampFit

Phantom: Lasagna

3:24 pm

hokie carla

yum

3:24 pm

moolingwa

phantom garfield would be pleased

3:25 pm

hokie carla

lol

3:25 pm

hokie carla

any suspects for my missing upper left N, moo?

3:25 pm

moolingwa

that k really messes up a lot of things

3:26 pm

moolingwa

I need one there too

3:26 pm

hokie carla

oh

3:26 pm

moolingwa

greyed the H

3:26 pm

hokie carla

found a set of L's Imma as6 are the currency ones

3:26 pm

ChampFit

maybe no4/5?

3:26 pm

moolingwa

that's the upper right no?

3:26 pm

hokie carla

other N, champ

3:27 pm

hokie carla

any guesses on my 2 H then, moo?

3:27 pm

ChampFit

Sorry!

3:27 pm

moolingwa

greyed that n...was n5

3:27 pm

hokie carla

nose related?

3:27 pm

moolingwa

but there's a standalone n4 it could be

3:28 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that was my last n

3:28 pm

hokie carla

I have the architecture babblet I always miss

3:28 pm

moolingwa

but the n4 possibly for you

3:28 pm

moolingwa

then n6?

3:28 pm

hokie carla

only na6 I have is chips

3:28 pm

ChampFit

There's also one that's part of a 6/7 that uses n's from 2n and 3rd column.

3:29 pm

ChampFit

It's a disease of cattle.

3:29 pm

moolingwa

6-12-12-3

3:29 pm

hokie carla

well, I still need 5 on the lower so I prob need those

3:29 pm

hokie carla

quite sure I don't know that nor have it

3:30 pm

hokie carla

google knew though

3:31 pm

hokie carla

reminds me of dana carvey's george bush impression

3:32 pm

BzznBea

Chatgpt told me to fix broccoli alfredo. Excellent!

3:32 pm

moolingwa

canastum - singular of canasta :)

3:32 pm

hokie carla

would be better if it could cook it for me

3:33 pm

moolingwa

chef cpt

3:33 pm

moolingwa

gpt

3:33 pm

hokie carla

champ, what is the stat of the na word you said is related to the na6/7 from the other?

3:33 pm

moolingwa

greyed the third row/first column a

3:33 pm

moolingwa

it's a jewish word

3:34 pm

hokie carla

impressive. still need 3 there.

3:36 pm

moolingwa

greyed the g

3:36 pm

hokie carla

great googly moogly

3:37 pm

hokie carla

still need 2

3:37 pm

moolingwa

yes my moogly is indeed great and googly

3:37 pm

moolingwa

25 left

5-9-8-3

3:38 pm

moolingwa

some elephants have more tuskage than others

3:39 pm

hokie carla

tried that and tuneage

3:39 pm

hokie carla

or tunage

3:39 pm

moolingwa

your oboe needs some serious tuneage

3:40 pm

hokie carla

exactly

3:40 pm

ChampFit

Did you get the one clued way earlier that's a type of material? tu6/24?

3:40 pm

hokie carla

yes

3:40 pm

hokie carla

and I got one TS

3:40 pm

moolingwa

I believe I have that :)

3:41 pm

ChampFit

My last one for that T was te6/21

3:41 pm

hokie carla

almost tenrec!

3:41 pm

moolingwa

yes, the rules for tenrecs are tenregs

3:41 pm

MollyL

!!!

3:41 pm

ChampFit

You know I tried it moo!

3:41 pm

hokie carla

not tenuti this time either

3:42 pm

ChampFit

FW! Stupid Ls!

3:42 pm

hokie carla

congrats

3:42 pm

moolingwa

congrats :)

3:42 pm

ChampFit

Starts that way though carla...you have the first 4 letters.

3:43 pm

ChampFit

Anything else I can help with before I go?

3:43 pm

hokie carla

got it, thanks

3:43 pm

hokie carla

did you see my ? earlier about the na word you said was related to the 6/7 from the other tile?

3:43 pm

moolingwa

it's not related

3:43 pm

moolingwa

it's a jewish word

3:43 pm

hokie carla

6-12-14-5-1

3:43 pm

moolingwa

I guess that would be hebrew :)

3:44 pm

ChampFit

There's a na6/24 that's similar to the chips. Comes right before them in fact

3:44 pm

hokie carla

okay, I saw that statemnt but wasn't sure if it was to me. I know next to no hebrew, so stat might help - both letters and points, P&TY

3:44 pm

hokie carla

aha, thanks, champ

3:45 pm

ChampFit

wooHOO!

3:45 pm

hokie carla

when I found the chips this morning I was thinking there was a word that looks like them but then forgot

3:45 pm

ChampFit

Ok...outta here for now. Enjoy!

3:45 pm

hokie carla

now need 1 P and 4 M for last col and bottow row gray

3:45 pm

hokie carla

good night!

3:45 pm

moolingwa

1 and 2 for me

3:45 pm

moolingwa

seeya champ

3:46 pm

moolingwa

m greyed

3:46 pm

hokie carla

marvelous

3:46 pm

moolingwa

P greyed

3:46 pm

hokie carla

perfect!

3:46 pm

moolingwa

first column or row greyed therefore

3:47 pm

hokie carla

what was your last P?

3:47 pm

moolingwa

p4

3:49 pm

hokie carla

I have 2 p4

3:49 pm

moolingwa

yep

3:51 pm

hokie carla

aha

3:51 pm

moolingwa

:)

3:52 pm

hokie carla

found 1 M

3:52 pm

moolingwa

magnificient!

3:52 pm

hokie carla

still need 3 though

3:53 pm

moolingwa

you would for two of them, yes :)

3:54 pm

hokie carla

ha, just found that set and now get your post

3:54 pm

hokie carla

now just need 1

3:54 pm

moolingwa

I'll be here all night

3:55 pm

moolingwa

3OFOET

3:57 pm

hokie carla

I'm lucky to have HOET

3:57 pm

moolingwa

it was a nice setup that you gave me tho

3:57 pm

hokie carla

I'm good at those

3:57 pm

moolingwa

all that tennis

3:59 pm

hokie carla

still need 4 to list

3:59 pm

moolingwa

20 to go

3:59 pm

moolingwa

4-8-6-2

4:00 pm

hokie carla

find it too annoying to list with 30+

4:00 pm

moolingwa

AAA CCC A O - S - KK S - S NNN U - T EE

4:01 pm

hokie carla

33 here. 4-12-12-4-1 if I could find that 8 I would have a nice palindrome. I think I saw it is CH.

4:01 pm

moolingwa

that's the easy one if you're missing it :)

4:01 pm

moolingwa

might help you get your 4

4:01 pm

moolingwa

if you don't have the related words :)

4:02 pm

hokie carla

A6 C8 A O - L2 H2 - A3 A K2 S - G2 N3 - M

4:02 pm

hokie carla

chances are good I don't have if I need 8

4:02 pm

moolingwa

2nd row s cleared...and now I can breathe easier :)

4:02 pm

moolingwa

2nd row greyed

4:04 pm

hokie carla

okay, found 3 CH. had the H words.

4:04 pm

moolingwa

there you go

4:09 pm

moolingwa

o's owned

4:10 pm

moolingwa

top a's administered

4:10 pm

hokie carla

what was the O?

4:10 pm

moolingwa

mine was a regular word

4:10 pm

moolingwa

there's only one regular word on the o

4:11 pm

moolingwa

and it's a good one to find, especially if you're dying of thirst

4:11 pm

hokie carla

so what's the weirdo not in a set?

4:11 pm

moolingwa

it's not in a set, right

4:11 pm

moolingwa

I bet Ghengis caused a lot of khanage

4:11 pm

hokie carla

yes, what is it?

4:12 pm

moolingwa

sounds like a made up element

4:12 pm

hokie carla

oh yeah, thanks

4:20 pm

moolingwa

not making any headway here

4:20 pm

moolingwa

4-6-5-2

4:30 pm

hokie carla

one of my old friends is texting me with a class pic from the 70s and we are chatting about it. so I am still 4-11-11-3.

4:41 pm

rururocks

I. Height

4:41 pm

rururocks

I. Height

4:41 pm

rururocks

In height?

4:42 pm

origami

Hi all

4:43 pm

MollyL

Origami. The chic shoes lady : D

4:44 pm

origami

Ha! My footwear is very fetching :D

4:53 pm

MollyL

Crocs roc

4:53 pm

origami

Yes. But I also wear oxfords. Now those really rock.

5:01 pm

MollyL

Oxfords are classy shoes

5:01 pm

hokie carla

rehi - I'm currently wearing Minnie Mouse crocs

5:02 pm

MollyL

You should hide your head in shame. Dear God

5:02 pm

hokie carla

I almost added "does anyone have a problem with that"

5:03 pm

hokie carla

it's the ones that are shaped like birkenstocks

5:04 pm

origami

I have some bright red mickey mouse crocs :D

5:05 pm

hokie carla

{high five}

5:06 pm

MollyL

Where is Ru when I need him?

5:07 pm

origami

He has experienced the glory of my red crocs worn with my mickey mouse pjs

5:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

there are not 215 words in this grid. no way

5:16 pm

Atalante

I agree

5:17 pm

rururocks

no where near the glory of KFC crocs though

5:18 pm

rururocks

Ori's mickey mouse crocs are hideous

5:20 pm

Atalante

I have crocs with tardises on them

5:40 pm

hokie carla

crocs are very comfortable

5:40 pm

penquis

i have a pair of gray ones with small holes...very comfortable and good support for my arches...

5:42 pm

hokie carla

pen!

5:43 pm

penquis

carla!

5:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

carla!

6:00 pm

penquis

hi TO...

6:02 pm

penquis

anyone have the first AS 6.24?

6:03 pm

MollyL

Ends like plural of monkey fruit

6:04 pm

penquis

ok....ty...will look...

6:04 pm

hurshy

that's as 6/18 isn't it?

6:04 pm

penquis

i have that one...

6:05 pm

hurshy

when people used to actually heat their houses with fires, they would have an as6 by the fireplace to scoop out the remnants into before starting a new fire

6:05 pm

penquis

of course....ty, hursh...

6:06 pm

MollyL

Sorry, I thought she wanted the first as6

6:06 pm

hurshy

you said "the first", is there another 6/24?

6:06 pm

hurshy

oh yes of course

6:06 pm

hurshy

i have another

6:06 pm

hurshy

silly

6:06 pm

penquis

yes, there are two...

6:07 pm

hurshy

it was hiding off the bottom of the list of what i have

6:09 pm

penquis

first LA 6?

6:09 pm

hurshy

a follower of Wicca might be called a p****; rhyme with that, then pl

6:10 pm

MollyL

Wicca and Pagan are different things

6:10 pm

hurshy

oh, i thought Wicca was like a subset of pagans

6:10 pm

penquis

isn't that the LA 5/6?

6:10 pm

spellit

La6 alcoholic drink with added vowel

6:10 pm

penquis

i have those...

6:10 pm

penquis

ty, spellit...

6:11 pm

hurshy

so you're saying there is an LA6 that comes before those?

6:11 pm

hurshy

ah cool thanks

6:11 pm

hurshy

i was betting mine was the first but bet wrong this time!

6:11 pm

hurshy

nobody expects a double A

6:11 pm

penquis

yes..

6:12 pm

hurshy

that G is still a stumper. i got half, but that still leaves the other half.

6:12 pm

penquis

spellit....is that the beer you used in your clue?...i have one that is the second LA 6/24....

6:13 pm

hurshy

see what i said about "nobody expects a double A", pen

6:13 pm

penquis

ok...will look...ty...

6:14 pm

penquis

found it...ty both...

6:16 pm

penquis

i am done...

6:17 pm

penquis

anyone need anything before i go?

6:20 pm

penquis

guess not....goodnight all....

6:31 pm

NANCY

clue for the ch6/24 after the 8 please

6:32 pm

NANCY

just o

6:32 pm

NANCY

just got it

6:47 pm

hurshy

thanks nancy, i needed that one too!

6:50 pm

periwinkle

I don't see that ch6

6:51 pm

hurshy

rhymes with a Disney girl from recent decades M****

6:52 pm

periwinkle

ty hursh

6:52 pm

periwinkle

new word for me

7:29 pm

moolingwa

rehi

10:47 pm

cybernan

my page zoomed in and I can't get it to zoom out - any suggestions?

10:55 pm

moolingwa

if you have a mouse with a wheel, you can hold down control and use the wheel to zoom

10:55 pm

moolingwa

if you're using chrome, you can click on the three vertical dots in the top right and set the zoom through that

11:01 pm

cybernan

I couldn't see the 3 dots. but had an update pending - installed that and managed to reduce the size so all is good

11:20 pm

cybernan

6 left - throwing in the towel

11:20 pm

moolingwa

16 left for me, tough board

11:22 pm

moolingwa

well, found two more

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