Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, January 23, 2026

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

MetFan

Sheesh - it's going off at flip - prepare for another night of losing it after 1/2 an hour

12:03 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:04 am

ursh

hello all

12:05 am

MetFan

Hello ursh and Rainiqui

12:06 am

Rainiqui

Hi

12:10 am

Gillie

pi7

12:17 am

Gillie

ta7

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:23 am

Gillie

can't get anything for the A's on the 4th row

12:23 am

Lizlin

at 6/30 I think

12:23 am

ursh

mans name ?

12:24 am

Gillie

ty - I got two for the rightmost A just after I said that

12:25 am

ursh

tx lizlin - at6/30 it is :)

12:26 am

Lizlin

:)

12:30 am

Jacula

61 keft until daytime in UK when it's not dark outside. Only came in to wish Godspeed to Jilly.

12:31 am

MetFan

I didn't know her but I'm sorry for all your loss....

12:32 am

Jacula

Thanks MetFan - she's been playing alongside us all for 20 years or more now.

12:33 am

sprite

morning, babblers. Be at peace, Jilly.

12:33 am

MetFan

Pugmama and I probably started playing around 2005 - then I fell out after about 4 years, and now she hasn't played in almost 10. I'm back because I'm now retired and looking for some ways to keep my mind sharp

12:34 am

MetFan

Hi Sprite

12:34 am

sprite

hi MetFan

12:35 am

Jacula

Good morning Sprite. I must get some sleep now, spent too log awake over night dealing with other things.

12:35 am

sprite

hi Jac *hugs* I hope you'll sleep well now

12:35 am

Jacula

Thanks, Sprite. See ou later/ xxx

12:48 am

sprite

phantom: shadow. Such a nice thing to post.

12:49 am

MetFan

The phantom I got is my greeting: Howdy

12:51 am

sprite

:)

12:56 am

MetFan

OK half done, time for sleep. See y'all on the morrow.

12:57 am

sprite

sleep well, MetFan

12:57 am

MetFan

Good night all, you too Sprite

1:04 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

1:24 am

vashongin

tine

5:58 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers.

7:41 am

dan2bit

morning all! grid needs more A's

7:54 am

FrenchToast

Fireworks :)

7:55 am

FrenchToast

So sorry to hear about Jilly, very sad news

8:01 am

saanichcat

Babble has its own family; we grieve when one of us leaves

8:24 am

katiemac

coat

8:24 am

penquis

yup... ;o)

8:25 am

katiemac

sorry!

8:25 am

penquis

no problem....been there, done that...

8:25 am

saanichcat

we have you covered

9:11 am

Sugrraleona

anyone have a clue for the at6i?

9:11 am

LuvWordGames

a + author Mark who wrote Tom Soyer

9:11 am

LuvWordGames

Sawyer

9:11 am

Sugrraleona

ty

9:17 am

welki

Godspeed, Jilly. You were a force to be reckoned with.

9:34 am

hurshy

hmmmm

9:36 am

BzznBea

question?

9:36 am

BzznBea

confusion?

9:36 am

hurshy

2nd row A on the right, i have an5 and ap5, can't think what else to try

9:37 am

penquis

i am missing two As from that tile....along with 10 other words....hard to close this one out...

9:38 am

penquis

found one of your fives, I think...

9:39 am

BzznBea

I have ap5 x2 and an5

9:40 am

penquis

ty, bea...

9:40 am

hurshy

ahhh thanks

9:40 am

penquis

oh duh...

9:41 am

penquis

is there more than one DH word?

9:41 am

hurshy

yeah, a 4 and a 5

9:42 am

penquis

ty...

9:47 am

hurshy

so who's got what for 7s? i have pi and ta

9:47 am

penquis

sh...

9:48 am

penquis

ta x 2...

9:48 am

hurshy

hmm well sh4gun isn't there

9:49 am

penquis

it's a word we have seen before, but I don't know what it means...

9:49 am

penquis

it's arabic for the devil or evil...

9:50 am

hurshy

interesting

9:50 am

hurshy

thanks

9:50 am

hurshy

got it

9:50 am

hurshy

2-2-1

9:50 am

penquis

2 3 1 here...watching tennis...

9:50 am

BzznBea

thanks, pen.

9:51 am

penquis

yw...

9:51 am

hurshy

got my W!

9:52 am

penquis

TTT D L S here....

9:52 am

hurshy

PTSC

9:52 am

penquis

it's weird....my first 21 words were all the Ps....never did that before...

9:52 am

hurshy

nice

9:55 am

penquis

if you can have cowy, why not sowy... ;o)

9:55 am

hurshy

so did you get both dh words? the other 3 are all do4

9:56 am

hurshy

for L there is one LO, the rest LA

9:56 am

penquis

yes....have all my Ds now, thanks....

9:56 am

penquis

down to 4...

9:57 am

hurshy

got my C!

9:58 am

penquis

cool....

9:58 am

penquis

i am annoyed that i am missing one four...

9:58 am

hurshy

any thoughts on what P i might have missed?

9:58 am

mkg

those A words are killers.

9:58 am

BzznBea

do you have pa6?

9:58 am

hurshy

i have two

9:59 am

penquis

one is a pl and the other adds a letter to a common word...

9:59 am

BzznBea

They are all normal Ps.

10:00 am

hurshy

ahh i had missed the colada

10:00 am

penquis

one of the Pa 6 words is one that I don't recall seeing before...

10:02 am

hurshy

ok down to one S5

10:03 am

penquis

you probably have the ones I have....i am missing an S....

10:04 am

penquis

do you have the chicken on a skewer with peanuty sauce?

10:04 am

hurshy

woot thanks!!!

10:04 am

penquis

that was my last S...

10:04 am

hurshy

i always joke that that word must mean "delicious"

10:05 am

penquis

missing TTT L....4 5 5 6....

10:05 am

mkg

any help with 7s welcome. ty.

10:05 am

hurshy

ta6 i believe is a poisonous legless reptile

10:05 am

hurshy

6/21 that is

10:05 am

hurshy

we all know 6/18 is a worm

10:06 am

penquis

those colorful things that are full of candy that kids swing at at a party....it is a pl....

10:06 am

penquis

that was for pi 7....

10:06 am

hurshy

2 ti, 2 to, 3 tw words

10:06 am

mkg

got the pi 7! ty great clue

10:06 am

penquis

ty....i will work on those Ts....

10:08 am

penquis

the TW was the four i was missing...

10:09 am

penquis

down to T L....a 5 and a 6....

10:10 am

BzznBea

I'm done for the day. Hoping we do not lose power tomorrrow.

10:10 am

penquis

found my L....

10:11 am

penquis

bye, bea...expecting highs in single digits over the weekend here...

10:12 am

penquis

one left...a T 6....

10:16 am

hokie carla

pen!

10:17 am

penquis

carla!

10:19 am

penquis

can anyone guess my ta 6?....it's my last word....

10:19 am

hokie carla

uk sp?

10:20 am

penquis

i have thi have three tapeworm words....

10:20 am

penquis

sorry...have three ...

10:20 am

hokie carla

I still have 99 left

10:21 am

penquis

i found the grid more fun than I thought I would....

10:25 am

penquis

found my word...i am done...

10:25 am

hokie carla

congrats

10:25 am

penquis

ty...

10:37 am

penquis

heading out...bye all....

10:39 am

mkg

stumped at 59 words. darn. those As are killer.

11:16 am

hokie carla

well I haven't found the middle col A yet

11:38 am

ChampFit

I'm back for a whopping 10 mins. Did you find the A yet carla?

12:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

babble time, hi babblers

12:29 pm

mkg

i need that A too! and two of the As in fourth column. ugh.

12:32 pm

mkg

god bless lickety just found another a.

12:35 pm

mkg

why doesnt satan count? is it a capital?

1:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

one third of every tile, woot !!!

1:28 pm

Freeman

Need some help on at6 please?

1:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

a + author Mart T****

1:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(argh, I mean Mark T****)

1:51 pm

Freeman

Thank you

2:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

why are my pajanas in the grid

2:20 pm

Sugrraleona

ja6?

2:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(phantom janeway)

2:22 pm

hokie carla

rehi - thanks for that A

2:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

no luck here finding a ja6 00 only 20 left -- maybe i'll be back later -- have fun

2:25 pm

Sugrraleona

I found it nm :)

2:25 pm

Sugrraleona

wait, no i didn't

2:26 pm

Sugrraleona

ok, now I found it

2:30 pm

cybernan

good afternoon everyone - glad it is a small grid today!

2:31 pm

hokie carla

we can play jai alai in this grid

2:32 pm

cybernan

what is that?

2:33 pm

hokie carla

I only know it's some kind of sport and associated with FL but also a beer now

2:34 pm

hokie carla

Google AI tells me it's a fast-paced Basque sport. It is worldwide, but I guess only in FL in the US have I heard of it.

2:50 pm

hokie carla

well I am stuck with 13 left

2:54 pm

cybernan

don't have the ja 6 either

2:56 pm

cybernan

below freezing today, so think I'll go and make myself a croque monsieur for lunch :)

3:06 pm

hokie carla

53F here but we're supposed to get a bad ice storm tomorrow

3:51 pm

SummerBreeze44

There is no ja 6.

3:56 pm

Freeman

Could I get some help on sh7, please?

4:03 pm

MollyL

Starts with a leader in Iran, middle is a vowel, ends with the color you get in the sun

4:12 pm

Freeman

Thanks

4:42 pm

Sugrraleona

fireworks - anyone need a clue before I finally sip my vino?

5:04 pm

MollyL

What were you waiting for?

7:02 pm

cybernan

hi agai - it's take me all day to get back here!

7:30 pm

cybernan

left with the ta 6/21 :(

7:39 pm

hokie carla

I think that was pen's last word

7:40 pm

hokie carla

still 13 left here. guess I will list.

7:49 pm

hokie carla

ok, looked up the ta6 - it's that snake

7:51 pm

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