Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, February 25, 2026

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:02 am

dofith

G'day folks

12:04 am

ursh

hello all

12:05 am

Robespierre

Hello!

12:06 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:06 am

dofith

re7

12:08 am

Robespierre

sp 8

12:08 am

Gillie

fe7

12:08 am

momof5

Ac7

12:09 am

Rainiqui

ac 8

12:11 am

dofith

sw7

12:15 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:15 am

SuzeeQ24

oo7 and 8

12:16 am

Robespierre

Really? I will never, ever find those oo words!

12:17 am

cybernan

me neither - nor that fe 7

12:18 am

Lizlin

Think nature for the fe7

12:18 am

cybernan

oh - did find the fe 7, not that I would ever use it

12:18 am

justafreep

I think it's worse that I did, in fact, find the oo7/8 despite not having a single idea what they mean. (Also... hi!)

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:29 am

cybernan

stats for the lone e please?

12:30 am

Gillie

I think that's the volcano

12:30 am

cybernan

oh so it is

12:31 am

cybernan

ty gillie - babble blindness setting in - time for bed!

12:31 am

Gillie

good night

12:32 am

cybernan

good night everyone :)

3:14 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

3:18 am

crosshair

Short night for me. My beloveds blood sugar was all over the place. Is under control now with some carefully selected snacks onboard.

7:39 am

hokie carla

howdy to anyone here this morning

7:45 am

ChampFit

hola!

7:46 am

hokie carla

como estas? buenos dias

7:46 am

hokie carla

this one is not easy like yesterday's

7:47 am

ChampFit

Definitely not. That was such a bummer tho. Too quick.

7:48 am

hokie carla

yep, though I did get more done yesterday without this dragging out all day.

7:48 am

ChampFit

Truth. I have a 9:00 meeting on Tuesdays and had no trouble getting there yesterday. ;)

7:49 am

hokie carla

struggling with the vowels here

7:50 am

ChampFit

I used morewords for the 07/8 after making myself crazy for a while.

7:50 am

hokie carla

well that explains why I can only find one O

7:50 am

hokie carla

what is the 2nd letter?

7:50 am

ChampFit

oo7/8. I've never seen it before.

7:51 am

hokie carla

hmm, will probably look it up eventually then

7:53 am

ChampFit

Crap! Just noticed I'm missing several 4's...

7:53 am

hokie carla

what is up with this G too

7:55 am

ChampFit

Still need 4 there. Not an easy one. I'm down to 3 or less on everything else.

7:56 am

hokie carla

well I found 5 G

7:56 am

hokie carla

6 now. moving on.

7:56 am

ChampFit

I can't believe there are 11.

8:00 am

ChampFit

Gotta get on with the day. BBL for last 24. Good luck!

8:00 am

hokie carla

bye! have a good one. 37 left here.

8:11 am

hokie carla

25 now. 3-6-8-6-2 must get ready for pickleball. TTFN.

8:21 am

mael

that was a quick gray of the left column, haha

8:33 am

Book Doctor Gwen

greetings! and thank the internet gremlins for giving us a decent sized grid today

8:37 am

phaeton

gr7 is not a normal word

8:53 am

LuvWordGames

could you please clue it?

8:58 am

LuvWordGames

nm I got it

9:02 am

mkg

phaeton is it from the gr 5/14?

9:03 am

BzznBea

yes

9:06 am

mkg

ty

9:12 am

mkg

any clues for the et word welcome. ty.

9:14 am

BzznBea

the volcano?

9:22 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt at last, woot

9:22 am

mkg

gwen clue for the et word please?

9:23 am

BzznBea

I clued it.

9:23 am

mkg

oops found it. duh!

9:23 am

mkg

ty

9:23 am

mkg

ty bea. missed it but glad i found it.

9:29 am

mkg

great clue.

9:29 am

mkg

ty

9:30 am

hurshy

morning all

9:32 am

hurshy

starting off with a tricky C, challenging

9:35 am

BzznBea

I thought so too.

9:36 am

rururocks

it's not that bad you guys

9:37 am

hurshy

i've got 14/16

9:38 am

hurshy

and 6/7 on the other two now

9:40 am

hurshy

phantom: stoic

9:40 am

hurshy

general phantom: -ing

9:44 am

hurshy

i have ko5, 4, 4, 5, 6, what am i missing?

9:44 am

BzznBea

another 4

9:45 am

hurshy

ty

9:45 am

hurshy

and thank heaven for small favors (such as small k words)

9:47 am

hurshy

is there a PH word?

9:48 am

Good Enough

no PH

9:48 am

hurshy

that's good enough for me!

9:52 am

hurshy

mm, this O is harder than it looks

9:54 am

BzznBea

Two are insect egg sacs.

9:55 am

hurshy

o dear

9:57 am

hurshy

long ones, i see! thanks, my wanderoos came through for me

9:58 am

hurshy

more used to them with out the beginning (for babble i mean - not used to either term in real life!)

10:00 am

hurshy

Ts Toppled!

10:01 am

BzznBea

I am always on the look out for them in the gardens. The ones made by the Asian mantid are always burned in the fire pit.

10:01 am

hurshy

invasive species are the pits

10:08 am

hurshy

well i remembered the sherlock holmes word for a change

10:19 am

periwinkle

hello all. Didn't Dorens die not long ago.

10:21 am

BzznBea

Yes.

10:22 am

periwinkle

I thought so. But either she rose from the dead or someone is playing Babble using her name because she finished Babble yesterday

10:22 am

periwinkle

check the archives

10:24 am

periwinkle

tough grid for me

10:25 am

periwinkle

bbl

10:30 am

hurshy

oh my

10:34 am

rururocks

this game is so addicting that even those that leave have to come back and finish grids

10:34 am

BzznBea

It was only 27 words.

10:34 am

hurshy

i know i would if it is possible

10:35 am

rururocks

hurshy the ghost.. I like it

10:35 am

hurshy

babble is one of the great pleasures of life

10:35 am

rururocks

it's not in my top ten but I do enjoy the game

10:36 am

rururocks

I think maybe Molly stopped playing now too.

10:37 am

BzznBea

I was wondering about her the other day. Do you still talk to her?

10:38 am

rururocks

I've emailed her with no response so far. I haven't seen her play in a long time now

10:40 am

rururocks

I hope she's okay

10:50 am

hokie carla

I saw her stick her head in once or twice in the last couple of weeks

10:50 am

hokie carla

maybe she is busy at work or wondering if we will speculate on what happened to her like others.

10:51 am

rururocks

well I hope it's busy at work and not something health related.

10:51 am

hokie carla

and rehi y'all

10:51 am

hokie carla

it's weird she wouldn't respond to your email though, unless it's not one she checks often.

10:51 am

rururocks

that's good if you've seen her.. I haven't for quite a while now. But I'm usually just here in the early morning.

10:52 am

rururocks

I imagine that's her "Babble" email and probably doesn't check it often.

10:52 am

hokie carla

she used to always be online but is off right now

10:52 am

rururocks

exactly

10:52 am

hokie carla

maybe she is more productive if she closes it out. I know I am.

10:53 am

hokie carla

I've definitely seen her recently

10:53 am

hokie carla

but don't ask me to pinpoint a day. if I'm bored later I will check the archives.

10:53 am

hokie carla

doing a pickleball camp this afternoon and then music bingo tonight

10:54 am

rururocks

it's ok.. hopefully she's just busy.

10:55 am

hokie carla

it's possible I go through this grid again and see nothing so then I'll have plenty of time.

10:56 am

hokie carla

found a word!

10:56 am

rururocks

i gotta get to work now.

10:56 am

rururocks

take care hokes

10:57 am

hokie carla

bye ruru, have a good one. don't work too hard.

10:58 am

hokie carla

there's another word, but both these were 4s. 1-6-8-6-2 too many big ones left.

11:02 am

hurshy

are you wanting helps?

11:02 am

hokie carla

just looked up the Os

11:03 am

hokie carla

did you finish?

11:04 am

hurshy

yes

11:04 am

hokie carla

nice

11:04 am

hurshy

listed for last 13

11:05 am

hokie carla

will probably list later. need C S K3 W3 T2 C E G4 C A2 R2 if there's anyting obvious

11:07 am

hurshy

there is a co7

11:07 am

hokie carla

okay, I don't have one of those.

11:07 am

hurshy

to make an assumption together

11:08 am

hurshy

ko5/18 is the first k, it is the kind of greek used in writing the new testament... i know that won't help but maybe the points help or you can google

11:09 am

hurshy

then there are 3 4s, and then a 5, 6 combo that is an alt spelling of something sycophants do

11:09 am

hokie carla

I have one ko5/18 that looks like money

11:09 am

hurshy

yes that is the one that is a kind of greek

11:09 am

hurshy

so then what i said about the others

11:09 am

hokie carla

ok, got the set, thanks

11:10 am

hokie carla

and found the other 4, thx

11:10 am

hurshy

2 wi6s

11:11 am

hokie carla

still trying to figure out make an assumption. wondering if I don't have the root.

11:11 am

hurshy

it's like, not an ASSUMPTION but a logical in__________

11:11 am

hurshy

it was just the closest word i could think of

11:12 am

hurshy

if you said you drove to the store i would in5 that you have a license, but i could be wrong

11:12 am

hokie carla

hmm, not cooinfer

11:12 am

hurshy

um

11:12 am

hokie carla

lol

11:12 am

hokie carla

saw it as soon as I typed that

11:12 am

hokie carla

I mean my extra letter

11:12 am

hurshy

yeah

11:13 am

hurshy

so anyway the 2nd wi6 is like the end of the name of Ron's little owl that he gets after his rat turns out to be Peter Pettigrew in his animagus form

11:14 am

hurshy

so thoughtful of Sirius

11:14 am

hokie carla

ah, thanks

11:14 am

hokie carla

I think we've had that before

11:14 am

hurshy

yes

11:14 am

hokie carla

is the first wi6 a regular word?

11:14 am

hurshy

pretty much

11:14 am

hurshy

hot dog

11:15 am

hokie carla

argh, saw it right after I asked. those various spellings usually trip me up.

11:15 am

hurshy

my last C from the right was a 100 dollar bill but idk if that is yours

11:16 am

hokie carla

I kept seeing that as a phantom from the left

11:16 am

hokie carla

found a T

11:16 am

hurshy

all the left are CA

11:16 am

hokie carla

oh, forgot a plural there

11:17 am

hurshy

ac7 has an 8 adj to go with it

11:17 am

hurshy

and there's also an an7 adj

11:17 am

hurshy

that doesn't go with them

11:17 am

hokie carla

ok, got the 8, thx

11:19 am

hokie carla

found a G

11:19 am

hurshy

an7/40 is the stat

11:20 am

hokie carla

and phantom generic

11:20 am

hurshy

did you get the weird ge6,7 combo that we have sometimes

11:20 am

hurshy

ends with "also"

11:21 am

hokie carla

no, thanks. I do have the 6 that reminds me of the witcher even though it's not his name in case that is your next guess.

11:22 am

hokie carla

well, last 7 will have to wait. gotta get moving. thanks for help. 0-2-2-3

11:23 am

hurshy

ok ttfn

11:23 am

hurshy

first second third fourth fifth sixth
imagine we did that with colors to get gr7

11:26 am

nrkii

Thanks, hurshy... I just poached your last 20 minutes of clues :)

11:27 am

nrkii

Down to 14, and 10 of them are 4s!

10-1-1-1-1

11:27 am

nrkii

So I'm going to focus on 4s for now and see how much I can whittle that down with a little patience

11:30 am

hurshy

nice

11:34 am

nrkii

3-1-1-1-1

SS O T F E

11:34 am

nrkii

OO

11:34 am

hurshy

are you in need of the awful oo7 and 8

11:35 am

hurshy

oo + th5, and latin pl

11:35 am

nrkii

yep... will look

11:35 am

nrkii

oh, thanks!

11:41 am

nrkii

ooh, down to 4 ... 3-0-1 ... SS F E

11:42 am

nrkii

got two S 4 words

11:45 am

hurshy

no F6

11:46 am

nrkii

oh, it was the old-fashioned er6

11:46 am

nrkii

done!

11:48 am

hurshy

woot woot!!!

11:55 am

cybernan

good morning :)

12:05 pm

moolingwa

hidey hodey

12:05 pm

Sophie214

Hi ya'll from TN

12:06 pm

moolingwa

hey soph, happy Wednesday

12:08 pm

cybernan

thanks for all the great clues carla and hurshy -- wi went over my head - no idea about Rons little owl

12:56 pm

cybernan

co 7 please?

12:56 pm

nrkii

co + draw a conclusion

12:57 pm

nrkii

If you didn't get the wi6 yet, perhaps you remember a comedic song called Poisoning Pi----s in the Park...

12:58 pm

cybernan

sorry - don't know the song

12:58 pm

nrkii

Think about the flying creatures one might feed (or poison) in the park

12:58 pm

cybernan

keep in mind I am of your mother's generation :)

12:59 pm

nrkii

Poisoning Pi----s in the Park was a favorite of my dad's

12:59 pm

nrkii

Tom Lehrer

12:59 pm

nrkii

(he wrote it, he wasn't my dad) :)

1:00 pm

cybernan

ty - the bird clue gave it to me

1:00 pm

MetFan

Lehrer's work has been posted for free downloads on his website. He specifically left that decision so that others couldnt profit from him after his demise.

1:01 pm

nrkii

Lehrer wrote a lot of satirical (and very funny) songs... more of a comedian than a singer

1:01 pm

nrkii

Oh, nice to know. I haven't listened to anything by him in a long time. My dad's been gone for 15 years.

1:02 pm

MetFan

Sorry - mine's been gone for 23 years

1:03 pm

nrkii

Doesn't get easier. Tom Lehrer was one of many things he and I co-enjoyed. My mom and I have different things we co-enjoy.

1:03 pm

MetFan

nicer

1:03 pm

MetFan

sorry

1:03 pm

cybernan

oh my goodness, they must have been really young when they passed

1:04 pm

nrkii

My dad was 72, and my mom is now 86. Not sure how young you think I am. :) :) :)

1:04 pm

MetFan

Doesn't matter - I'm almost 67

1:04 pm

cybernan

I'm 83 - so definitely your mom's generation

1:05 pm

wingding

ty hurshy for the ge 6/7

1:05 pm

nrkii

My dad was an old 72. Chronic and debilitating arthritis of a particularly nasty kind since childhood. He outlived expectations.

1:05 pm

MetFan

My mom and dad would be 95 and 99, respectively, this year if they were still here

1:08 pm

MetFan

My cousin Vivian had debilitating arthritis throughout her body practically all her life. If she's still with us she'll be 87 this year. Unfortunately we haven't spoken or seen each other in 15 years.

1:08 pm

nrkii

My mom has just started showing her age in the last couple of years. She finally gave up her car this past week because she physically just can't leave the house on her own and struggles even when someone takes her places. It makes my heart ache for her, because with my dad's illness, my mom was always the one who bore all the physical burdens and just never stopped moving and doing things.

1:09 pm

MetFan

It's sad to see our loved ones break down physically, not to mention mentally.

1:10 pm

MetFan

oops

1:10 pm

nrkii

brain still at 90%, thank goodness for that blessing

1:11 pm

nrkii

heh, I was trying to figure out what you were apologizing for with your last comment :)

1:12 pm

MetFan

Nothing - Just gave away a word

1:12 pm

nrkii

yeah, it finally clicked

1:13 pm

nrkii

okay, time to walk doggy through the snow... any clues needed before I go?

1:13 pm

MetFan

Doing OK on my own....

1:13 pm

nrkii

have fun!

1:46 pm

FrenchToast

Are you still here, metfan?

1:47 pm

Gillie

I don't remember seeing the gr7 before

1:48 pm

FrenchToast

Yes isn't it strange Gillie?

1:49 pm

MetFan

Tes I am French Toast. Did you need something?

1:49 pm

FrenchToast

No just saying Hi :)

1:49 pm

MetFan

Right backatcha

1:50 pm

periwinkle

nan, Curling was one of the answers on Jeopardy recently. None of the contestants knew the answer but I did

1:50 pm

periwinkle

Hi French Toast! hello all

1:50 pm

FrenchToast

Hi peri!

1:51 pm

MetFan

Hey Peri

2:16 pm

cybernan

hi again :)

2:18 pm

cybernan

still have 31 to go, but heading for the list

2:20 pm

cybernan

co 7 please?

2:25 pm

MetFan

dime orpenny, ended with two people con*** over a point

2:26 pm

MetFan

confer = agree

2:27 pm

cybernan

ty metfan

2:27 pm

MetFan

I'm at fireworks, if anyone needs a hint of something, speak now or forever, well you know

2:28 pm

cybernan

er 6 please?

2:28 pm

MetFan

I work the puzzle differently than most - I try for all I can see, then go to list and knock 'em off alphabetically.

2:29 pm

MetFan

Before this point in time

2:31 pm

cybernan

ty

2:33 pm

MetFan

Sometimes one can miss the simplest of words, and then sometimes I slap my forehead at the stupidity of some things that are indeed actual words.

2:34 pm

MetFan

And then there are the words that are words that they don't accept

2:34 pm

cybernan

exactly

2:37 pm

MetFan

If no more then I am poofing - I'm listening to a great box set of Dionne Warwick's Complete Scepter recordings.

2:37 pm

cybernan

bye metfan - thanks for the help

2:38 pm

MetFan

yw, nan - see you at flip

2:44 pm

cybernan

lost a few words overnight, even though I did refresh before shutting down

2:51 pm

cybernan

anyone need help before I leave?

2:52 pm

saanichcat

hi nan, same here losing words, several a day lately

3:01 pm

hokie carla

my internet has not been reliable enough for me to know the difference

3:05 pm

FrenchToast

Does anyone have the single E word in first column?

3:05 pm

FrenchToast

I'm afraid it might be a fishslap.

3:08 pm

FrenchToast

nm

3:08 pm

FrenchToast

sheesh

4:18 pm

moolingwa

rehi

4:28 pm

periwinkle

hey moo

4:28 pm

moolingwa

hey peri, happy wednesday

4:28 pm

periwinkle

same to you

4:28 pm

moolingwa

thanks

4:30 pm

periwinkle

not doing well with this grid

4:30 pm

moolingwa

10 left here

4:31 pm

periwinkle

68 here

4:31 pm

moolingwa

ah, found a word

4:38 pm

periwinkle

I have 008 help with other 8s please

4:38 pm

moolingwa

ac8

4:38 pm

moolingwa

and sp8

4:38 pm

periwinkle

ty looking

4:39 pm

periwinkle

got the ac8 ty

4:39 pm

jzw

more of a eating utensil. sp8

4:39 pm

periwinkle

and the sp8 too ty

4:39 pm

moolingwa

yw

4:39 pm

periwinkle

ty jzw too

4:40 pm

moolingwa

6 to go

4:40 pm

periwinkle

down to 56 not sure I will be back later

4:40 pm

moolingwa

but half of them are 7s, so that will be interesting

4:40 pm

moolingwa

seeya peri

4:40 pm

periwinkle

go go mool!!

4:41 pm

moolingwa

found my last 6

4:44 pm

moolingwa

yay a 7

5:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

moo

7:49 pm

penquis

glad to see the site is back up...anyone around?....

8:12 pm

penquis

well i am done....goodnight all who might be here....

8:17 pm

GrandmaS

caer

9:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

Wi6/36 clue pls?

9:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

Nm

9:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

Good night

9:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wi6/36, rhymes with city bird

9:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm too slow! WTG TO !!!

9:18 pm

hokie carla

I am back. Only gr7to go

9:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i have that one if you want clue

9:19 pm

hokie carla

Sure!

9:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

gr7/40, a color + the last two letters of Miss Paltrow

9:21 pm

hokie carla

Well that’s new to me, thanks

9:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yeah, sorta archaic, maybe poetic

9:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

42 to go -- is that a good number to stop on?

9:24 pm

hokie carla

Sure

9:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

k, good night hokie and all the lurkers

9:37 pm

Soodle

Thankyou for the gr 7/40 Gwen. Sounds like a Dr Suess character.

9:58 pm

harpjane

hello

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