Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, January 22, 2026

12:07 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:08 am

cybernan

hello :)

12:09 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:09 am

cybernan

are you getting hit by that storm, rain?

12:09 am

Rainiqui

NO Nan

12:09 am

ursh

hello all

12:09 am

Rainiqui

st 7

12:10 am

Gillie

de7

12:10 am

cybernan

that's good

12:10 am

Gillie

pi7

12:10 am

Rainiqui

is there supposed to be one heading here?

12:12 am

cybernan

I thought so

12:13 am

Rainiqui

Hmm, don't see anything on our weather page

12:13 am

justafreep

st7/8 and happy late flip

12:16 am

cybernan

tr 7

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

pr7

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety!

12:19 am

mkg

re 7

12:20 am

mkg

re8

12:20 am

mkg

st7

12:20 am

mkg

st7x2

12:22 am

justafreep

li7

12:23 am

justafreep

(and I dunno why li7 is a word but de9 is not. But it's obviously not.)

12:32 am

Gillie

st7 x 3

12:34 am

Gillie

du7

12:37 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs and over half way - couldn't find the pi 7 though - maybe tomorrow. Good night :)

12:39 am

justafreep

night, nan

12:39 am

jeanne314

cybernan...if you're still here, think woodpecker

10:46 am

Dippnall

hurrah!

10:46 am

montreal13

yay !

10:47 am

montreal13

326, yikes !

10:54 am

Dippnall

many thanks dr g

11:04 am

phaeton

it's always the big ones!

11:10 am

montreal13

reached 150...

11:11 am

montreal13

34 Fs !!

11:11 am

Sugrraleona

59 s's

11:25 am

montreal13

bbl for last 71, fairly "easy" grid - have a great day all

11:26 am

hurshy

hi all

11:33 am

hurshy

phantom: translate

11:36 am

phaeton

tried that one too

11:37 am

hurshy

just need one more T to grey the top row so it's a bummer

11:37 am

phaeton

wow...not that close

11:39 am

hurshy

if you can be al5, looking for danger, surely you can also be unal5

11:39 am

phaeton

makes sense to me lol

11:43 am

bichon

Why doesn't Enable allow snarf?

11:43 am

hurshy

because it's from pinky and the brain and it hadn't made it in

11:43 am

hurshy

i guess

11:44 am

bichon

thanks hurshy

11:44 am

hurshy

pinky and the brain were based on two real guys, if you google it, you can see their pics, it's amazing how much they look like theem

11:47 am

hurshy

and the guy on whom pinky was based really did say snarf, apparently

11:50 am

bichon

got it ty

11:51 am

hurshy

you say that like i gave you useful information lol

11:53 am

bichon

hah!

11:57 am

hurshy

Es Eliminated!

12:14 pm

hurshy

Ss Sunk!

12:15 pm

hokie carla

howdy folks

12:15 pm

hurshy

hi carla

12:16 pm

hokie carla

oh, I saw the bones today!

12:16 pm

hurshy

good job!

12:17 pm

hurshy

if you know which other U i might be missing let me know :D

12:17 pm

hokie carla

I only found those 4 and then went back to top row

12:20 pm

BzznBea

6 ul and 3 un

12:21 pm

hurshy

ok, need a UN then

12:21 pm

periwinkle

hello all. I am all set for the coming storm. I have gin and tonic and dark chocolate :)

12:21 pm

hokie carla

are the other 2 ul also bone related?

12:21 pm

hokie carla

nice, peri

12:22 pm

hurshy

4 bone words, 2 babblets

12:22 pm

hokie carla

ulan

12:22 pm

hurshy

yep

12:22 pm

hokie carla

oops

12:22 pm

BzznBea

That works

12:22 pm

periwinkle

of course I have other things to eat too

12:22 pm

hurshy

my 2 UN words are both fives. how long is the other one?

12:22 pm

hokie carla

we will get anywhere from 0-24" of snow

12:22 pm

hurshy

that is quite a large range

12:23 pm

hurshy

oHO i got it

12:23 pm

hurshy

UN6

12:23 pm

hokie carla

yeah, they have no idea

12:23 pm

hokie carla

and it keeps changing

12:23 pm

saanichcat

6 letters hurshy

12:23 pm

saanichcat

snap!

12:23 pm

periwinkle

does anyone happen to have the lone T?

12:24 pm

BzznBea

I think we will get freezing precip and little snow.

12:24 pm

hurshy

peri, it's te6/21, having breasts or udders

12:25 pm

periwinkle

ty hursh

12:26 pm

hurshy

for 8s i have li, st, te - anyone have the other one?

12:26 pm

hokie carla

is the top S hard or is it just me?

12:27 pm

hurshy

well i was able to Sink it

12:27 pm

saanichcat

re 8/45

12:27 pm

hokie carla

still need 9

12:27 pm

periwinkle

no 8s here

12:28 pm

hurshy

is it weird or normal, sannich?

12:28 pm

BzznBea

Thanks, saan

12:28 pm

periwinkle

got the li8

12:28 pm

saanichcat

very normal!

12:28 pm

hurshy

and re- is used as a prefix?

12:28 pm

hurshy

oh i found it

12:28 pm

hurshy

no not really prefix

12:29 pm

hurshy

i had the 6, idk why i missed that

12:29 pm

hurshy

and i had the 7 also

12:29 pm

saanichcat

great!

12:29 pm

periwinkle

help with that re8 pls

12:29 pm

hurshy

that diamond ring re8 for $1000

12:29 pm

periwinkle

ty hursh

12:30 pm

BzznBea

Already sampling that g&t?

12:30 pm

hurshy

but since my fiancé ditched me i'll let you have it for $500

12:34 pm

hurshy

la la la LA dee da
zip bop zim boo lee ay
da dum da dee dee DOOOO
la dee da da dee dee dum

12:38 pm

hurshy

fritz must have given me some of his zest this morning without me noticing

12:42 pm

hurshy

boy am i stuck

12:42 pm

hurshy

3-5-5-4

12:42 pm

hokie carla

still 141 left here

12:43 pm

periwinkle

132 left here

12:43 pm

hurshy

now every deciduous tr4 has to dele4 itself in the fall

12:43 pm

hurshy

so that should be a word

12:44 pm

periwinkle

bbl

12:47 pm

hurshy

ooh found an odd li6, 7 combo

12:47 pm

hurshy

Ls Landed

12:53 pm

hokie carla

6/18? I still need 2 but have an odd combo

12:54 pm

hurshy

yeah

12:54 pm

hurshy

ends with same letter as starts

1:01 pm

hokie carla

58 left and HOET after first pass

1:04 pm

penquis

wow....nice big grid....hello all...

1:05 pm

phaeton

fw...the only really strange word I found was al6-7

1:05 pm

saanichcat

hello to pen!

1:05 pm

hokie carla

pen!

1:05 pm

penquis

hi saani....

1:05 pm

penquis

carla!

1:05 pm

penquis

congrats, phae....

1:05 pm

hokie carla

congrats

1:06 pm

saanichcat

fw here too, see you tomorrow

1:06 pm

hokie carla

well done

1:06 pm

penquis

congrats, saani....

1:14 pm

penquis

well the first half of the grid was fun...

1:17 pm

hokie carla

50 left now

1:17 pm

penquis

134 here....

1:17 pm

hokie carla

7-22-14-6-1

1:18 pm

penquis

i am also interested in the 8...

1:18 pm

hokie carla

hurshy named them earlier but I didn't pay attention as i'd just started

1:22 pm

hokie carla

any ideas on my missing top E?

1:23 pm

hokie carla

1:23 pm

hokie carla

1:24 pm

penquis

el 4, 5 and el5...

1:24 pm

Good Enough

does it still el5 you?

1:24 pm

hokie carla

well, I guess that was fitting

1:46 pm

crosshair

Good afternoon, Babblers. :)

1:46 pm

hokie carla

32 left now. 2-11-12-6-1 taking a break

1:46 pm

penquis

hi crossy....

1:46 pm

penquis

100 here...

1:47 pm

hokie carla

oh, hi/bye crossy

1:47 pm

penquis

bye, carla...

1:56 pm

FrenchToast

does anyone have stats for the single T word lower right?

1:56 pm

FrenchToast

It's probably so obvious but I can't find it.

1:56 pm

penquis

every T i try comes from a different T....

1:56 pm

Gillie

I believe it's te6/21

1:57 pm

FrenchToast

thank you Gillie, I'll keep looking

1:57 pm

penquis

by, gillie...

1:59 pm

penquis

got it...

1:59 pm

FrenchToast

moi aussi

2:03 pm

periwinkle

Hi French Toast, hellon all

2:03 pm

periwinkle

hello all even

2:03 pm

penquis

hi peri....

2:03 pm

FrenchToast

Hello peri!

2:10 pm

periwinkle

I wish there was a rotate button

2:11 pm

penquis

me, too!

2:14 pm

Sugrraleona

anyone have a clue for the pr6?

2:14 pm

penquis

the first part of a musical piece....

2:15 pm

penquis

like an introduction to the piece...

2:15 pm

periwinkle

isnt that the pr7

2:15 pm

Sugrraleona

isn

2:15 pm

Sugrraleona

t that the 7i?

2:15 pm

Sugrraleona

i need the 6

2:15 pm

penquis

oh sorry....yes....

2:16 pm

Sugrraleona

haha

2:16 pm

periwinkle

used the high point tile

2:17 pm

penquis

ah yes, ty....

2:17 pm

periwinkle

yw

2:17 pm

Sugrraleona

I got it thank you

2:17 pm

periwinkle

yw

2:19 pm

periwinkle

100 left bbl

2:24 pm

penquis

bye, peri...

2:24 pm

penquis

down to 67 here...taking a break....bye for now...

5:07 pm

penquis

almost three hours and no conversation.... :o|

5:07 pm

Deeha

I thought you'd gone!!

5:07 pm

penquis

i was gone....just came back....

5:08 pm

Deeha

lol

5:16 pm

Deeha

I'm down to 72 and that is pretty good for me. Think I'll do a hot drink and take my book to bed. Goodnight folk

5:17 pm

penquis

goodnight...

5:22 pm

Gillie

here's an st7 that looks like plural that I'm always trying in the singular version

5:23 pm

penquis

hmmm...

5:24 pm

Gillie

It's "an elder of an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic monastery or convent" - it's been in the grid before, but I never seem to remember it

5:28 pm

Gillie

add a letter in the middle and you have minor celebrity Hollywood actors

5:29 pm

penquis

ah, ty...

5:31 pm

Gillie

Anyway, fw - so I'm off now - good luck with the grid!

5:31 pm

penquis

ty...congrats!

6:04 pm

penquis

i am done....goodnight all...

6:34 pm

periwinkle

st8 or te8 please

6:39 pm

periwinkle

I need help with the st7/8 please

6:40 pm

Filomena

Has to do with theft (st7/8)

6:40 pm

periwinkle

ty Filomena

6:40 pm

periwinkle

te8 please

6:46 pm

Filomena

Wow, had to look up that definition. I'm sure I've seen it before, thought. It has to do with aviation guidance.

6:46 pm

periwinkle

hmmm no idea

6:48 pm

Filomena

The 8 is a plural.

6:49 pm

periwinkle

may I have the 3rd letter please.

6:49 pm

periwinkle

is it L or T?

6:49 pm

Filomena

L

6:49 pm

periwinkle

ty will keep looking

6:50 pm

periwinkle

go them thank you

6:51 pm

periwinkle

got them even

8:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

flying in, hi all

9:14 pm

cybernan

hi everyone

11:43 pm

Jacula

tel 7/28 - tel + vowel + past tense of run, te8/40 is the plural,

11:44 pm

Jacula

So said to hear about Jill Deppel's demise. So many long time Babblers lost along the way. :(

11:45 pm

Jacula

*Sad not said, I meant.

11:58 pm

MetFan

I didn't know her, but she must have meant a lot to the Babblers. Truly sorry for all your loss.

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