Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, February 28, 2026

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

ursh

hello all

12:05 am

hurshy

hiya

12:08 am

hurshy

just got done with bridgerton's latest eps

12:08 am

Rainiqui

ha 7

12:11 am

hurshy

thanks rain

12:12 am

Lizlin

so7

12:12 am

Rainiqui

yw Hurshy

12:18 am

hurshy

thanks liz

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

Lizlin

yvw :)

12:32 am

hurshy

ha7 x 2

12:33 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, qu 8 and 9

12:34 am

hurshy

i was thinking they might be Q

12:34 am

hurshy

but no luck

12:36 am

MetFan

They are, but they're weird

12:36 am

Rainiqui

start with qui

12:36 am

MetFan

The big ones come off the qu5

12:37 am

hurshy

thanks, used MW to get 'em

12:37 am

MetFan

I use Best Words meself

12:37 am

hurshy

other 8 is also Q, not far off the pair

12:37 am

MetFan

And what they don't have Word Hippo fills in for iit

12:39 am

MetFan

There's a 7, two 8s and a 9

12:39 am

hurshy

oh yes, forgot to say that

12:40 am

MetFan

The rest are one 4 and a bunch of 5s

12:42 am

hurshy

1-2-4-3

1:00 am

Robespierre

Thanks Rain and Met! Between the clues and the monkeys I was able to find them. I’ve never heard of any of those words, and I certainly wouldn’t have found them on my own!

1:06 am

MetFan

yw Robespierre

1:30 am

ursh

I have not seen Sprite on here for a while -- hope she is ok

1:43 am

MetFan

Ditto

3:22 am

ivesyj

wow 27 h words !

5:34 am

ChampFit

100% wouldn't have found those Q words without the clues. Thx!

7:52 am

periwinkle

good morning all. have not seen Molly or sprite in a while. hope they are okay

7:52 am

periwinkle

thanks for the Q words

8:17 am

crosshair

Found the feather pen q's Thank you to all cluers. :)

8:17 am

crosshair

I would have never found that q9

8:18 am

Sugrraleona

my monkeys are killing me for the stupid af4 - help?

8:19 am

BzznBea

not near

8:19 am

crosshair

I come from af4

8:20 am

Sugrraleona

omg, i guess its still early LOL thank you cross

8:20 am

Sugrraleona

i was not eve looking at that a LOL

8:21 am

crosshair

Babble blindness affects us all now and the. :)

8:21 am

Sugrraleona

oh, Cross - my hubby and I are going to Canada on Friday - Sunday - he's from Albany and has never been to Niagara Falls - so I got us a wee trip from Santa LOL

8:22 am

crosshair

Very Nice!!

8:23 am

crosshair

It has years since I have been to the falls. It is well worth the trip.

8:37 am

Sugrraleona

yes, I can't wait to see the look on his face when he sees it

8:38 am

bichon

Memories of Niagra Falls!!!

8:54 am

Book Doctor Gwen

morning word nerds! diving in

9:03 am

penquis

what an odd grid...more vowels than consonants and a Q to boot....hello all....

9:06 am

penquis

*expecting Ru to pop in and say how easy it is*.... ;o)

9:07 am

rururocks

no.. ru's having a little trouble with this one

9:07 am

penquis

well that is depressing...hi ru....

9:08 am

rururocks

hi pen.. even more depressing.. it was 81 degrees here yesterday and sunny

9:08 am

penquis

well it's quite balmy here today....42 and sunny...shorts weather... ;o)

9:10 am

rururocks

found my last h finally

9:10 am

penquis

nice...don't even have half of those yet...

9:12 am

hokie carla

howdy folks. only 115 left here.

9:12 am

rururocks

only seven qu's though... missing s's and t's

9:12 am

penquis

i am only missing one Q....arrived when a few odd ones were being clued....

9:13 am

hokie carla

ruru, guess my L on the top row!

9:13 am

marksdolly

la 5/12

9:13 am

rururocks

la5/12

9:13 am

hokie carla

good guess

9:14 am

penquis

i need that one, too...

9:14 am

hokie carla

I was trying something similar but longer

9:14 am

hokie carla

top row gray!

9:14 am

BzznBea

I have all the Q's, she says smugly.

9:15 am

penquis

nice, bea...

9:15 am

hokie carla

I need 11 Qs :D

9:16 am

penquis

you'd better check the chat....a few longer odd ones....

9:16 am

marksdolly

some of those Q's I didn't know, tricky they were

9:16 am

hokie carla

I'm sure I'll need to

9:16 am

marksdolly

feet

9:16 am

hokie carla

currently struggling with the H

9:17 am

hokie carla

well, I found half so moving on

9:18 am

rururocks

there must be a bunch of qu words I don't know

9:18 am

penquis

yes....

9:18 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

9:18 am

penquis

qu 7/8/9/8...all similar....

9:19 am

penquis

go, gwen....

9:20 am

BzznBea

There are 5 qu that start with the feather.

9:21 am

penquis

well six if you count the feather....right?

9:21 am

hokie carla

well I found 6

9:21 am

BzznBea

yes

9:21 am

penquis

ty...

9:21 am

hokie carla

will look for more feather words

9:23 am

rururocks

finished.. tough grid for a small one

9:23 am

penquis

yes...congrats, ru....

9:23 am

hokie carla

well done, ruru

9:23 am

rururocks

never have seen those big qu's before

9:24 am

penquis

me either....

9:24 am

rururocks

it's like a feather dropped into a babblet

9:24 am

penquis

LOL....

9:24 am

hokie carla

well, I still don't see them. have tried everything starting with a feather.

9:24 am

penquis

lots of vowels at the ends....

9:24 am

rururocks

think of the ra4 hokes

9:24 am

penquis

or at least in the second half...

9:25 am

rururocks

ra 4 babblet that is

9:25 am

LuvWordGames

thanks ruru

9:25 am

hokie carla

ok, got 8/9, thx

9:25 am

hokie carla

an d the 7/8

9:25 am

penquis

is there another odd Q?....i am still missing one...

9:26 am

hokie carla

now still one left here too

9:26 am

marksdolly

how many 5/16 do you have?

9:26 am

hokie carla

the only odd one I have pen, is the bird

9:26 am

marksdolly

there are 5 in a row

9:27 am

rururocks

gotta go..to work .. ON A WEEKEND dammit see you all later

9:27 am

penquis

i have that one...i have four 5/16 Q words...

9:27 am

penquis

bye, ru....

9:27 am

hokie carla

bye ruru

9:27 am

marksdolly

you're missing a 5/16, thinking it is between the qu 4 plural and the calming word

9:28 am

penquis

ty...will look...

9:28 am

hokie carla

ok, def mine.

9:29 am

LuvWordGames

it sounds like the bird

9:29 am

penquis

oh i have that one....

9:29 am

hokie carla

oh, twisty. thanks.

9:29 am

penquis

must be missing another qu 5/16....

9:30 am

marksdolly

there are 5 fives in a row

9:30 am

hokie carla

so, the calming one maybe?

9:32 am

penquis

guess so....wondering what that is....

9:33 am

hokie carla

to qu5 your fears

9:33 am

marksdolly

just change the vowel in the feather word

9:33 am

hokie carla

could also sound like the bird in certain accents. I don't say them the same.

9:37 am

penquis

oh, duh...i was assuming it was a qua word since it was in a string of qua words...ty...

9:41 am

penquis

can you guess my missing top row O?

9:42 am

hokie carla

a 4 babblet.

9:42 am

hokie carla

or a plural

9:42 am

penquis

ah, it was a pl...found the sing. going in a different direction...

9:43 am

penquis

ty...

9:46 am

hokie carla

well 28 left after first pass

9:46 am

penquis

23 here....

9:46 am

BzznBea

I have 38 left. Heading to the kitchen to make jam,

9:46 am

penquis

bye, bea...

9:49 am

penquis

well i am down to 20....taking a break....bye all....

9:55 am

hokie carla

just found 7 H's, so now 21

9:55 am

hokie carla

but still have 5 H's

10:44 am

Book Doctor Gwen

HOET, 35 to go, what a grind

11:02 am

hokie carla

I am maxed out now at 14 left. 2-2-5-5 hence the maxing out.

11:02 am

hokie carla

H5 L S2 R A F S F2

11:08 am

hokie carla

found the L

11:21 am

hokie carla

ok, listed for the last 13. definitely a slog.

1:14 pm

cybernan

good morning - diving in

2:06 pm

dan2bit

11 left, mostly Fs

8:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

back to finish, if possible, 31 to go

9:15 pm

mkg

hi all. just arrived. gpot half way almost but missing all 7s, 8s and the 9. any help welcome

9:19 pm

mkg

justs got a qu 7 and 8. never saw that word before. but ok.

9:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the two 8s and the 9 all start with the feather pen, then add two different vowels on the end

9:27 pm

mkg

ouch, the 9 is a qu word. i am so stumped.

9:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

same ending as the ra4 (three vowels in a row)

9:29 pm

penquis

counting the pen word and its plural, there are six words that start with the pen word....5/7/8/9/8/6

9:29 pm

mkg

wow. ty pen. must look for more. i have the pen word only

9:29 pm

penquis

i am done....aanyone need anything else before i go?

9:29 pm

penquis

just add vowels....

9:30 pm

penquis

and then plural letter...

9:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

3 to go, all A words

9:30 pm

penquis

go, gwen!

9:31 pm

mkg

wow got them. ty ty ty

9:32 pm

penquis

yw...

9:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fire go splodee woot

9:32 pm

penquis

heading out...goodnight all....

9:32 pm

mkg

ty for the super clues. done for today.

9:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

night penquis, mkg, and all the lurkers

10:38 pm

MonicaYT

Laso also

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