Saturday, February 28, 2026

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

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