Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, February 12, 2026

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

JoyOh

Hello!

12:02 am

cybernan

hi everyone

12:04 am

dofith

G'day, folks

12:04 am

ursh

hello all

12:05 am

ursh

pe 7

12:07 am

MetFan

Thanks ursh

12:08 am

cybernan

ty ursh

12:15 am

justafreep

no8

12:17 am

rbud

Q's quashed, none too tricky, yay. Hi all, thanks, freep

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:22 am

cybernan

still missing a q and the 2 bottom n's - probably one of them is the 8

12:24 am

JoyOh

I have the Q’s and there is no 8.

12:25 am

cybernan

i meant that one of the bottm n's was probably an 8

12:27 am

rbud

freep called the no8 at 12:15, and yes, it's from the bottom

12:27 am

JoyOh

Petunia

12:28 am

dizgrannie

thanks Joy..LOL

12:28 am

JoyOh

I am so sorry…avert your eyes!

12:29 am

cybernan

found the 8 - doesn't make much sense to me but then there are so many like that!

12:29 am

cybernan

nbt/nbs and off to bed -- good night all :)

12:42 am

Onpaki

hello everyone

1:00 am

dcseain

huh. that no8 was unexpected.

1:01 am

dcseain

and on that note, time for sleep. Happy Babbling, yall!

1:09 am

rbud

hi and bye, Seain, good to see ya here.

1:16 am

MetFan

Lots of words here make no sense, but it's a different dictionary that they use, so we just have to like it. I'm done, anyone for clues?

1:18 am

MetFan

If none are needed, see y'all on the next flip.

4:29 am

Atalante

no8 - it's at least used in fisheries, I know that much!

4:31 am

Atalante

you have no8 species that don't have specified catch limits

7:31 am

crosshair

Ty for no8 :)

8:42 am

bichon

Atalante, could you please reclue the no 8

8:51 am

MollyL

Negative prefix + limit

9:15 am

bichon

I don't get it

9:16 am

wingding

the limit would be similar to something you state from reading . or what someone says you would 'qu....' them

9:18 am

bichon

tyvm wingding, Molly

9:43 am

bichon

un 7/44, pls

9:49 am

pcal2

un + qu5/16

9:50 am

mkg

ty all cluers for the 7 and 7!

9:50 am

mkg

and the 8!

9:50 am

bichon

ty pcal2

9:50 am

pcal2

yw

10:46 am

rururocks

don't forget the ota you guys

11:30 am

mkg

what is the ota?????

11:31 am

penquis

it's the ending for a un 7/44...

11:32 am

mkg

oooh ok. got it.

11:32 am

mkg

i have a un 7 with different ending. are there two of them?

11:33 am

BzznBea

no

11:33 am

hurshy

hello babblers

11:33 am

penquis

hi all...

11:34 am

mkg

hi pen

11:35 am

hurshy

i feel in trouble already with the P

11:35 am

BzznBea

most are pu

11:35 am

hurshy

how about something really crazy

11:36 am

penquis

missing one P....

11:36 am

hurshy

Name That Phantom Proper Noun! brand of pet food

11:36 am

penquis

no idea...

11:36 am

BzznBea

purina

11:36 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

11:37 am

penquis

a phantom?

11:37 am

hurshy

yes, it's not there

11:37 am

hurshy

but if it were there it wouldn't count because it's proper

11:37 am

hurshy

i combined my two things

11:37 am

penquis

ok...

11:38 am

penquis

drop a letter for a word...

11:38 am

hurshy

thanks

11:38 am

penquis

i sound like Will Shortz, lol....not sure how he spells his name...

11:39 am

hurshy

i think that is how he spells it

11:39 am

BzznBea

I'm finished. Need nap, but will go to Aldi first.

11:39 am

penquis

congrats, bea....

11:42 am

hurshy

well the Us are also a struggle but i got the 7

11:43 am

bichon

qu 5/16, first one pls

11:44 am

penquis

ends with a double consonant...

11:44 am

hurshy

one of the Walmart brands for OTC meds is Equ5

11:44 am

penquis

i am down to five...all fives and sixes....PTNAI....or...PAINT... ;o)

11:46 am

hurshy

did you get the to5 that ends in a double vowel

11:46 am

penquis

yes...

11:47 am

hurshy

what about the longer spelling of Jewish scripture

11:47 am

penquis

to 5?...got that...

11:47 am

hurshy

then you need to6 more posh

11:48 am

penquis

oh, duh....ty....

11:49 am

hurshy

i have 1 ra, 1 re, 1 ri, 3 ro, 1 ru, what do i need one more of

11:49 am

penquis

two ra...

11:49 am

hurshy

ah thanks

11:50 am

hurshy

2nd row grey!

11:50 am

penquis

cool...you can guess my missing A...

11:50 am

hurshy

left or right?

11:51 am

penquis

i have two ae, one ai, two an, two aq, two ar...

11:52 am

hurshy

are you sure your missing A is from the second row then?

11:52 am

hurshy

oh ok

11:52 am

hurshy

ae5

11:52 am

penquis

yes...i gave you all my A stats....

11:52 am

penquis

another duh...ty...

11:54 am

penquis

down to two now...

11:54 am

hurshy

and one of them is an i word? cause i am also not seeing my last i

11:54 am

penquis

yes...P and I....

11:56 am

penquis

found the in ... in 5...

11:56 am

hurshy

boy, these Ns will really make your head spin

11:56 am

hurshy

are you referring to one of two in5/12s or is it different points perchance

11:57 am

penquis

my last was the last in 5/12....and the last in....

11:57 am

hurshy

aHA mine was in5/14

11:58 am

penquis

what is my missing p 6?....

11:58 am

hurshy

idk, i need 3 P and 3 U

11:58 am

hurshy

have no P6

11:58 am

penquis

well there is one...

11:58 am

penquis

it's my last word...

11:59 am

hurshy

so are both 7s U or is there also a P7?

11:59 am

penquis

there is a P 7....real word...

11:59 am

hurshy

and is it PU?

12:00 pm

penquis

pe...

12:00 pm

hurshy

ok

12:00 pm

hurshy

thanks!

12:00 pm

penquis

yw...

12:02 pm

hurshy

ok so i need the same P as you, plus 3 U6s

12:02 pm

hurshy

got one U!

12:02 pm

penquis

there are two un 6s that are similar in spelling...three actually....

12:03 pm

penquis

sorry...that is two un 6 and one up 6...

12:03 pm

penquis

all are similar in spelling...

12:03 pm

hurshy

you mean one un6 and two up6, thanks!

12:03 pm

penquis

and the odd un 6.....adds a real four letter word, but ai have never seen it...

12:03 pm

hurshy

i got them

12:04 pm

hurshy

ok so what is this last P we need

12:04 pm

hurshy

must be tricksy

12:04 pm

penquis

i have no idea...

12:04 pm

hurshy

i know, it was a rhetorical question

12:05 pm

hurshy

unless of course any lurkers know

12:06 pm

hurshy

aHA

12:06 pm

hurshy

pu6 more small and runty

12:06 pm

penquis

yes...just found it...i am done...

12:07 pm

hurshy

woot woot hooray for working together and not needing the list!

12:07 pm

penquis

hah!...congrats...

12:07 pm

penquis

i am off to my online newspaper...

12:07 pm

hurshy

ttfn

12:07 pm

penquis

bye all...

12:10 pm

bichon

qu 5/16, first one, pls

12:11 pm

penquis

ends with a double consonant....i think i said that before... ;o)

12:12 pm

penquis

only two options and one is correct... ;o)

12:12 pm

penquis

guess there are three....

12:12 pm

penquis

options, i mean...

12:13 pm

penquis

just finished reading an interesting article about chocolate sardines....

12:15 pm

bichon

I couldn't figure that out, pen

12:15 pm

penquis

go down the left hand column...

12:16 pm

bichon

I have the qu 5/28

12:16 pm

penquis

that is the first qu 5....sorry...i misread your request....you want qu + consumed...

12:17 pm

bichon

ty pen

12:17 pm

penquis

i think i am too tired to cue....

12:17 pm

penquis

yw...heading out...bye, bichon....

12:33 pm

bichon

in 6/18, pls

12:34 pm

bichon

sorry, an 6/18

12:35 pm

moolingwa

something a priest might do with oil

12:37 pm

bichon

ty mool

12:37 pm

moolingwa

yw

12:54 pm

hokie carla

hideyho

12:54 pm

moolingwa

hey hoke, I've only got a couple of minutes before I got to go

12:54 pm

hokie carla

no probs, just on lunch break from disneying

12:55 pm

moolingwa

only got 6 left

12:55 pm

moolingwa

3-1-2

12:55 pm

hokie carla

nice, 80 here

12:55 pm

moolingwa

almost there :)

12:57 pm

moolingwa

well, gotta go

12:57 pm

moolingwa

enjoy the mousing

12:57 pm

hokie carla

thanks, adios

12:58 pm

hokie carla

first col gray!

1:28 pm

hokie carla

well, I have 14 left and had all the ones in the current chat so probably missing regular words instead

1:29 pm

hokie carla

oh, found a flower

1:52 pm

rururocks

put the petal to the metal hokie

1:54 pm

hokie carla

leaf it to you

1:56 pm

hokie carla

I sure can't find the bottom N

1:57 pm

hokie carla

and 8 other words

2:00 pm

saanichcat

hiya carla! The bottom n/5 is nigerian money

2:00 pm

hokie carla

well that's not surprising. will look, thanks

2:01 pm

hokie carla

no, that's from 4th row N

2:02 pm

saanichcat

oh so it is, is it the no/7?

2:03 pm

hokie carla

must be. I have all the other N's

2:04 pm

hokie carla

I assume it's a not word

2:04 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

2:04 pm

hokie carla

hey nan

2:05 pm

hokie carla

well, I need to get up. 9 left for later.

2:07 pm

saanichcat

hi nan, how goes it?

2:11 pm

cybernan

hi saanich - pretty good - enjoying the mild winter

2:12 pm

cybernan

how are you doing?

2:25 pm

dcseain

We have all your cold and snow and ice here.

2:25 pm

cybernan

that must be a shock

2:26 pm

dcseain

it happens now and again. Last in 2016.

2:30 pm

dcseain

it’s finally above freezing this week, so the ice is finnally melting.

2:30 pm

cybernan

we had a couple of inches of snow early in Nov. but nothing since -- looks like another year of drought

2:31 pm

dcseain

we had rare snow before Christmas. It melted fast.

2:31 pm

MollyL

But we hardly ever get the extended days of bitter cold we have had this year. It's been brutal.

2:32 pm

cybernan

struggling with the u's - still need 4

2:35 pm

cybernan

just found two totally ridiculous ones

2:40 pm

cybernan

done - hagd everyone

3:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

un7/44 pls?

3:59 pm

Gillie

While the polar vortex has been wrecking havoc down south, it seems to have been largely missing Calgary - we've been having spring-like weather, and pigeons busily building a nest. Calgary gets warm Chinooks now and then in the winter, but we've had a few winters now that were largely exceptionally warm.

4:00 pm

MollyL

un + cite what someone else said

4:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty. no wonder i could not find it, thought i already enterted it

4:19 pm

phaeton

un6/24?

4:19 pm

phaeton

first one

4:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

un_

4:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

=+to4/4

4:21 pm

phaeton

no...the one before un5/14

4:42 pm

WoolyChris

Un 6 - to shave your head

5:30 pm

rururocks

unmarines

5:30 pm

rururocks

damn it

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