Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, January 28, 2026

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:00 am

ursh

hello all

12:01 am

justafreep

howdy!

12:03 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:04 am

justafreep

I don't want to brag, but my bottom row is gray....

12:05 am

ursh

haha freep - tough grid this

12:05 am

justafreep

yes

12:06 am

justafreep

im7

12:07 am

ursh

al 7

12:10 am

Lizlin

al7 x2

12:17 am

Lizlin

tr8

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

MetFan

Thanks Lickety

12:22 am

cybernan

don't think that tr 8 can be a common word

12:23 am

ursh

sail boat nan

12:24 am

Lizlin

With a number prefix

12:24 am

cybernan

thought the last vowel in that was an i

12:24 am

cybernan

ty ursh

12:25 am

cybernan

nbt/nbs - but only half way - a tough little grid

12:26 am

ursh

nbt but i have no sixes

12:26 am

cybernan

al 6, li 6

12:26 am

justafreep

ar6, too

12:27 am

cybernan

I must have tried that ar 6 at least 3 times and it wouldn't take

12:28 am

justafreep

it's because I hadn't called it and unlocked it. My bad.

12:28 am

justafreep

:-)

12:28 am

cybernan

lol

12:29 am

Gillie

down to 20 left here, thanks to all cluers

12:32 am

cybernan

33 here, but having trouble staying awake -- good night all :)

7:27 am

periwinkle

hello all. not seeing that clue

7:31 am

periwinkle

not seeing that tr8

7:35 am

Sidra

the tr8 is a sailboat

7:38 am

ChampFit

Sidra, does it start the same as the tr4?

7:38 am

rururocks

wow thanks sidra

7:38 am

Sidra

with a number prefix, yes

7:38 am

ChampFit

Thank you.

7:38 am

Sidra

de anda

7:38 am

Sidra

whoops, de nada

7:39 am

ChampFit

I know what you meant!

7:40 am

rururocks

at least I found all the a's

7:40 am

Book Doctor Gwen

morning y'all, diving in

7:44 am

periwinkle

don't like this grid and still do not see that tr8

7:46 am

ChampFit

It ends like a boat that has two parallel hulls.

7:46 am

Sidra

Peri, its like a cata-----, but with a tri

7:47 am

ChampFit

Great minds, Sidra!

7:47 am

Sidra

lol

7:47 am

periwinkle

ah ty all

7:51 am

rururocks

finished

7:51 am

rururocks

really tuff little grid

7:51 am

ChampFit

wtg!

7:52 am

origami

Little grids are always the toughest for me

7:53 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :) Nasty little grid, I see.

7:53 am

ChampFit

Yes...tedious for only 78 words.

7:55 am

crosshair

To top it all off I have a blind spot when it comes to K words.

7:56 am

ChampFit

I have 5 of them and they're all 4's.

7:57 am

Sidra

there is a k 5/22

7:57 am

Sidra

but I'm still short one k

7:57 am

ChampFit

Is it a kn?

7:57 am

Sidra

no, ke

7:57 am

saanichcat

ke

7:58 am

ChampFit

thx

7:58 am

ChampFit

got it

8:08 am

ChampFit

Done. Anyone need anything?

8:09 am

ChampFit

Ooops sorry! Gotta scoot. Good luck all!

8:31 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt at last, woot, and 34 to go

8:59 am

mkg

help with h word please. ty.

8:59 am

mkg

oops got it. sorry

9:16 am

mkg

any h elp with im words welcome

9:17 am

mkg

the im 7 that is. ty. i have other one.

9:17 am

penquis

there is no IN 7 in the grid that i can see....

9:17 am

mattygroves

It's just wrong. Just don't behave that way (that's the clue) - have you no shame? No guide to good behaviour?

9:18 am

mkg

silly me i just got it. ty.

10:09 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

10:10 am

penquis

hi nan...

10:13 am

penquis

stalled at 14....need a break....bye all...

10:19 am

cybernan

have the im 7 - what is the other one?

10:26 am

penquis

im 4

10:26 am

cybernan

ty pen

10:27 am

penquis

yw...bye again

10:47 am

cybernan

ra 6 please? I'm stuck

10:48 am

rururocks

a male ship and most of the tray in the cash register

10:48 am

rururocks

sorry for the baaaaaad clue

10:49 am

cybernan

got that part, but no idea what a cash drawer tray is called

10:53 am

cybernan

have tried everything I can think of to follow that animal with the high hopes

10:55 am

cybernan

oh - found it = ty --- I think of that as another word for the entire cash register

10:55 am

cybernan

that's me done - thanks for the help.

10:55 am

cybernan

anyone want anything before I leave?

10:57 am

cybernan

off to wordle then - hagd

12:19 pm

hurshy

hello all

12:19 pm

hurshy

or any

12:19 pm

hokie carla

howdy hurshy

12:20 pm

dan2bit

hiya hurshy!

12:20 pm

hokie carla

hey dan

12:20 pm

hurshy

hi guys :)

12:21 pm

hokie carla

not finding this as easy as others

12:21 pm

hurshy

just started, got Ls alright

12:21 pm

hokie carla

need 2 L's if you have a guess

12:21 pm

hokie carla

I have the li4/6 set

12:22 pm

hurshy

lo5/10 babblet

12:22 pm

hurshy

and maybe li4/7 or lo4/5 ?

12:22 pm

hokie carla

oh, the 4 was one

12:23 pm

dan2bit

there is a li4/5 + 6/21 combo

12:23 pm

hurshy

yes but she said she had that

12:23 pm

hokie carla

I have a lo5/10 babblet and one lo4/5 too

12:23 pm

dan2bit

sorry i misread "set"

12:24 pm

hurshy

the bean?

12:24 pm

hokie carla

found it - the bean

12:24 pm

hokie carla

ha

12:24 pm

hurshy

ooh nice al7

12:24 pm

hokie carla

ok, that is one of my A's

12:24 pm

hurshy

TWO al7

12:25 pm

hurshy

one more old-fashioned word than the other

12:25 pm

hokie carla

ok, that is one of my A's ;)

12:25 pm

hokie carla

found one! thanks

12:26 pm

hurshy

odd little ar4/8

12:26 pm

hokie carla

have that one

12:26 pm

hokie carla

how many points for the more old fashioned al7?

12:27 pm

hurshy

32

12:27 pm

hokie carla

found an al6

12:28 pm

hokie carla

and found the 7

12:28 pm

hurshy

oh i need the 6

12:28 pm

hokie carla

means the same as that 7

12:29 pm

hurshy

tx

12:29 pm

hurshy

dunno if i have seen it spelt that way before

12:29 pm

hokie carla

funny, I've seen the 6 before but not the 7

12:30 pm

hurshy

go figure

12:31 pm

hokie carla

RRR A I MMMMM A NN KKK T

12:32 pm

hokie carla

found 3 M's

12:32 pm

hurshy

2 ae4, one ar5

12:32 pm

hurshy

which i did you get? mine is im4/8

12:32 pm

hokie carla

im7

12:32 pm

hurshy

yay

12:32 pm

hurshy

thanks

12:32 pm

hokie carla

lol, that's oddly reversed

12:33 pm

hurshy

i was hoping it would be

12:33 pm

hokie carla

thanks

12:33 pm

dan2bit

ra6 clue?

12:33 pm

hurshy

guess i need that

12:33 pm

hokie carla

don't have

12:34 pm

hokie carla

how many points, dan?

12:34 pm

dan2bit

it is not rocker joey 6/21

12:36 pm

hokie carla

and yet I typed ramone at least twice

12:36 pm

hurshy

i tried it once

12:37 pm

periwinkle

hello all. have no 7s. help with either al7 please

12:38 pm

hokie carla

one is what spouse might have to pay after divorce

12:38 pm

periwinkle

ty carla

12:38 pm

hurshy

i was thinking if an ex-wife with kids got enough of that to live on and didn't have to work, you could call her an alimom

12:39 pm

hokie carla

the other is one who gives charity

12:39 pm

periwinkle

ty

12:39 pm

hurshy

so if i counted right you just need 2 M now, is that right hokie?

12:39 pm

hokie carla

just one now

12:40 pm

hurshy

well i need 3 so :D

12:40 pm

hurshy

oh no now i am down to 2

12:41 pm

periwinkle

lower A in right column please

12:41 pm

periwinkle

nm

12:41 pm

hokie carla

I have an5

12:41 pm

hokie carla

what did you find? I need another

12:41 pm

hurshy

an4/9 is the other

12:41 pm

periwinkle

I found an5

12:42 pm

hokie carla

oh yes, thanks

12:42 pm

hurshy

no P for nymph

12:44 pm

hokie carla

found an N!

12:44 pm

hokie carla

both, N gray

12:44 pm

hurshy

what is it

12:44 pm

hokie carla

ne5 and 6

12:44 pm

hurshy

ah thanks

12:45 pm

hurshy

1 ka, 2 ke, 1 kn, 2 ko

12:46 pm

hurshy

5 left, 2-0-1-1-1

12:46 pm

hokie carla

2-1-2-1-1

12:46 pm

hurshy

well it's not al7 x 3

12:46 pm

hurshy

lol

12:46 pm

hurshy

i don't mean that in the usual sense

12:47 pm

hurshy

i mean it's not a tr7 that i made up that would mean you got al7 from three exes

12:47 pm

hokie carla

ok, I need a ke and ko. all 4's?

12:47 pm

hurshy

no, one ke5

12:48 pm

hurshy

woot woot got the 8

12:48 pm

hokie carla

got the k5

12:48 pm

hurshy

so missing 7 is either R or M

12:48 pm

hokie carla

not sure I'm following you on the tr7

12:49 pm

hurshy

it's ok, it's not a real word anyway

12:49 pm

hokie carla

what was the 8?

12:49 pm

hurshy

just me being silly

12:49 pm

hurshy

tr8

12:49 pm

hokie carla

so there's not a tr7

12:49 pm

hurshy

no

12:50 pm

hokie carla

should I know the tr8?

12:50 pm

hurshy

no not really

12:50 pm

hurshy

think of a cata boat and make it 3 instead

12:51 pm

hokie carla

I was on a cata* just a week or two ago in the beautiful caribbean

12:51 pm

hokie carla

thanks

12:51 pm

hokie carla

1-0-2-1 RR A M

12:52 pm

hurshy

but i told you what came from the corner A

12:52 pm

hurshy

2 ae4 and one ar5

12:52 pm

hokie carla

must've missed it

12:52 pm

hurshy

no i don't mean that

12:52 pm

hurshy

gah

12:52 pm

hurshy

2 ar5 and one ar6

12:52 pm

hurshy

i am a DOOF

12:53 pm

hokie carla

ok, I have 3 ar5 so going to assume I need the 6

12:53 pm

hurshy

well if you haven't got an ar6 then obviously that would be the one

12:53 pm

hokie carla

yes, powers of deduction!

12:54 pm

hokie carla

how many points?

12:54 pm

hurshy

18

12:55 pm

hokie carla

not seeing anything

12:55 pm

hurshy

nipple word

12:56 pm

hokie carla

argh, thanks

12:56 pm

hurshy

done, listed for last 3

12:56 pm

hokie carla

found my 4

12:56 pm

hokie carla

0-0-1-1

12:57 pm

hurshy

it's ra6/21 and mo7/32

12:57 pm

hokie carla

okay, will see if that helps. thanks.

12:57 pm

hokie carla

oh, we already knew about the not ramone word

1:01 pm

hokie carla

found the M, gonna have to look up that R

1:02 pm

hurshy

yeah it's weird

1:04 pm

hokie carla

never seen that before

1:05 pm

hurshy

well, see you tomorrow i guess! :)

1:05 pm

hurshy

ttfn

1:57 pm

MetFan

Thank you hurshy - I was banging my head against the wall looking for that ar6 and your clue got it

6:22 pm

mkg

is the tr 8 a real word? very interesting. ty for the clues below for that word.

6:23 pm

mkg

ty for ar 6 as well. super clues. ty

6:23 pm

mkg

done for the night.

11:28 pm

bleugirl2

FIREWORXXX!

11:32 pm

harpjane

hello

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