Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, May 19, 2026

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:05 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:05 am

dizgrannie

hi all

12:07 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, ch 7 and 8

12:07 am

ursh

hello all

12:08 am

harpjane

hello

12:11 am

harpjane

found a big bird

12:16 am

cybernan

te 7

12:17 am

jessmom

sh7

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

jessmom

ch 7 x 2

12:20 am

MetFan

ty lickety

12:21 am

jessmom

qu 7

12:23 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs, finally got the Qs

12:27 am

ursh

haha diz me too - forgot my name

12:30 am

dizgrannie

LOL ursh

12:39 am

mkg

there is no que 5 that i see in more words that works in this grid. hmmm

12:40 am

ursh

scrap the e - go straight up

12:43 am

mkg

qusht???????not a word. sorry

12:44 am

mkg

done for today. going to sleep. didnt get any q words.

12:44 am

mkg

nibgvht all

1:43 am

Marian Todd

Veto

1:43 am

Marian Todd

Vetoes

1:44 am

Marian Todd

Apologies

2:01 am

Deeha

frankly I'm grateful for anything I get today

3:03 am

worzel

mkg did you manage to find the qu5 you wanted from Urshes clue? You need to do qu then go left up, up again, right

3:04 am

worzel

and pluralise it

3:08 am

worzel

could somebody please clue me the lone E in the fourth column?

3:09 am

worzel

nm found it

7:10 am

Sugrraleona

chevette no good

7:11 am

hokie carla

I was going to say it's a proper noun but they get car model names from all kinds of words so it's probably a real one I don't know.

7:11 am

Sugrraleona

good morning hokie

7:12 am

hokie carla

morning sug

7:12 am

Sugrraleona

hot here on Long Island - a bit of a heat wave -

7:12 am

rururocks

oh.. that's a nice change then

7:12 am

rururocks

I have a lot of friends on the island

7:12 am

Sugrraleona

we just need rain

7:13 am

Sugrraleona

hi ruru

7:13 am

hokie carla

was like 89 here yesterday. mid 60s right now. also very dry here in the whole carolinas.

7:13 am

hokie carla

hey ruru

7:14 am

bichon

We're having a heat wave in CT too. Relief on Thursday

7:14 am

rururocks

what's a heat wave to you guys

7:15 am

bichon

In May, temps in the 90's

7:15 am

Sugrraleona

bichon, what part of CT are you - I'm on the North Shore of Long Island, we get CT weather - my mom is on the South Shore and get completely different weather, especially in the winter - we'd get a foot of snow and she's get a dusting LOL

7:16 am

bichon

I'm in the center of the state. I grew up in Far Rockaway

7:17 am

Sugrraleona

nice

7:17 am

bichon

I miss ythe beach, but at my age, this suits me

7:17 am

rururocks

done.. nice grid

7:19 am

rururocks

have fun everyone. see you tomorrow.

7:20 am

Sugrraleona

bye ru :)

8:26 am

maccafixx

qu 5/18?

8:34 am

BzznBea

qu5 - a weird one we often have that has no other vowels.

8:35 am

maccafixx

ty BzznBea!

8:36 am

BzznBea

yw

8:48 am

welki

morning, folks

ntpn - an underappreciated fuel efficient car from the 70s

8:52 am

Book Doctor Gwen

(sneaking in) hi all

9:15 am

Book Doctor Gwen

26 to go, missing two tiles for nbt, argh

9:19 am

LuvWordGames

chevette

9:20 am

periwinkle

hi all need help with lone E in 4th column please

9:21 am

LuvWordGames

ec 4/6

9:22 am

periwinkle

ty Luv

9:23 am

LuvWordGames

Just finished, any other clues needed?

9:24 am

periwinkle

ch7 pls I have the pl animal

9:25 am

LuvWordGames

I think it's 2 different spellings of the animal

9:25 am

periwinkle

ok will look

9:26 am

LuvWordGames

do you have the 1st ch 6/24? Add a vowel to that

9:26 am

periwinkle

no

9:27 am

LuvWordGames

the 6 ends in abbreviation for when you're going to arrive somewhere

9:27 am

LuvWordGames

or an acronym would be more accurate

9:28 am

periwinkle

not seeing it but will keep looking

9:29 am

periwinkle

I have ch6/24 food

9:51 am

origami

Could I get a hint for the q's?

9:57 am

ursh

origami - try me :)

9:57 am

BzznBea

It's the word that only has the u as a vowel

9:58 am

Aloyisius

lol ursh, good one!

9:58 am

origami

Thank you!

9:59 am

mkg

hi all.

10:00 am

mkg

would love help with the 8 please

10:00 am

mkg

and the q words. thanks.

10:01 am

BzznBea

a fast cat ch7 and 8

10:01 am

BzznBea

The q was just clued.

10:03 am

mkg

got the ch 7 and 8.ty. i thought it was a food but now got it. thanks.

10:03 am

mkg

looiking for the q. ty

10:06 am

mkg

monkeys not getting the qu word. darn. tried last night at the flip too. oh well.

10:07 am

mkg

also is the qu word in more words? i dont see it.

10:08 am

mkg

monkeys just found it. is this really a word? i say no.

10:08 am

mkg

not inmore words

10:09 am

BzznBea

It's in morewords

10:09 am

mkg

ok it is in more words. weird word. ty all for clues

10:42 am

hurshy

missing a V, have 3 fours and a 5, anyone know what i'm missing?

10:45 am

LuvWordGames

You're missing a six

10:46 am

hurshy

ah thanks

10:49 am

hurshy

is there an SQ word?

10:51 am

LuvWordGames

No

10:59 am

hurshy

down to 3, one from each S, and one C

10:59 am

hurshy

ah got the lower S

11:00 am

hurshy

and the upper

11:00 am

hurshy

done!

11:00 am

hurshy

thanks for the help luv, and earlier cluers that i saw :D

11:26 am

moolingwa

morning

12:59 pm

periwinkle

I need help with the ch8 that is not the pl of the cat

12:59 pm

periwinkle

was clued earlier but I did not get it

1:00 pm

periwinkle

is it an alternative spelling of the cat?have tried several options with no luck

1:02 pm

periwinkle

hey mool

1:02 pm

hokie carla

rehi

1:02 pm

periwinkle

hi carla

1:02 pm

hokie carla

hey peri

1:04 pm

periwinkle

do you have both ch8s

1:04 pm

hokie carla

havent gotten to the c

1:05 pm

hokie carla

just one 8 in the stats

1:06 pm

hokie carla

just found it though

1:07 pm

periwinkle

just checked stats. there are 2 ch7 I only have the cat

1:07 pm

hokie carla

you asked me about 2 ch8 though

1:08 pm

periwinkle

I know sorry I meant ch7

1:09 pm

hokie carla

ok, I only found the 7/8 so far

1:09 pm

periwinkle

ok

1:24 pm

hokie carla

ok, back with lunch and found ch6/7. for the 7, change the first vowel of the cat and the last letter to make a latin or greek plural

1:26 pm

hokie carla

13 left after first pass. not too tough.

1:29 pm

hokie carla

6-3-2-1 so that's good

1:35 pm

hokie carla

I certainly can't find the q's

1:36 pm

hokie carla

4-2-0-1

1:37 pm

hokie carla

no, that's not right. 1-2-0-1

1:37 pm

hokie carla

oh, I remember the q now

1:38 pm

hokie carla

1-1

1:38 pm

hokie carla

tada

2:36 pm

coffee

5 left.

2:37 pm

coffee

che 7/8. the 2 qu's Help, please??

2:45 pm

coffee

anybody there?

2:51 pm

MetFan

OK - the qu + rush minus the u

2:53 pm

MetFan

sets

2:53 pm

MetFan

setas

2:53 pm

coffee

thanks for the qu

2:56 pm

coffee

last 2 ch7/8. Please?

2:57 pm

MetFan

Spotted leopards

2:58 pm

MetFan

On the grid, from lower right corner to upper left

2:58 pm

coffee

TY!

2:59 pm

MetFan

My pleasure....

2:59 pm

coffee

The last 4 words were painful. Thanks for putting me out of my misery.

3:01 pm

coffee

may I offer a clue to anyone else before I go?

3:01 pm

MetFan

No prob - when I get stuck (like I can't find them on the Best Words list, even tho they're staring me in the face) I get frustrated too

3:02 pm

coffee

I just kept switching directions before I should have.

3:02 pm

coffee

Hopefully, will see you all tomorrow. 8)

3:02 pm

Shirlockc

stat/clue for the other Q?

3:03 pm

coffee

Plural

3:04 pm

Shirlockc

i've tried that multiple times

3:05 pm

MetFan

ends in -es

3:13 pm

Shirlockc

omg, thx metFan

4:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

lone E in the 4th column?

4:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

did everyone finish already? argh lol

5:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

20 to go and i still don't have nbt

5:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

don't make me open the list cuz i'll do it!!!

5:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt at last !!

5:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

15 to go, all H, S, and T words

5:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

6 to go, all Ts

5:33 pm

Gillie

that - freebie if you don't have it (my last word, strangely enough)

5:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg gillie !!!!!!!

5:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

3 to go, got that that lol

5:34 pm

Gillie

thanks - enjoy your grid!

5:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

can't believe i'm stuck on a 4 (in fact two 4s)

5:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fw, OY

5:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

g'nite all you lurkers

7:03 pm

cherlyq

off work now 43 remaining

7:39 pm

nrkii

here's the first time I'm having to ask this question ... I just got a word confirmed that I typed even though I knew it wasn't possible. And it took it. ch7/40. What am I missing?

7:39 pm

nrkii

OOH, found it

7:40 pm

nrkii

corner-to-corner

7:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi nrk

7:43 pm

nrkii

Hiya, TO!

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am so done swith this grid, boring

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

yet frustrating

7:49 pm

nrkii

I'm down to 8 now

7:51 pm

nrkii

done... listed for last 8

7:52 pm

nrkii

anyone need a clue or two before I go?

7:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

maybe or the q word?

7:55 pm

nrkii

rhymes with the actor with first name Judd (from the Breakfast Club)

7:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh that vowel less one...thanks/ i rwally miss the dictionary function.

7:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

how are you feelingm dancing?

8:00 pm

nrkii

Not sure. Ask me again in a day or two -- I danced Cha Cha and Swing tonight over the course of 90 minutes. Nothing too strenuous, but my back may make me pay for it.

8:00 pm

nrkii

How are you doing?

8:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

i've been better.

8:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

car issues today

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

anf no appoinments until 6/2. like a doctor, it's insane.

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

AND now need therapy for shoulder.bicep issue in addition, glad you asked?

8:06 pm

nrkii

oh no! I'm so sorry!

8:07 pm

nrkii

if it makes you feel better, I have a soil/sewer pipe that sprung a leak in my basement, and now an animal has died in the wall behind my bathtub so my bathroom REEKs and I have flies... I would cry but it's so much easier to just laugh.

8:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow. rhanks for sharing. EVERY time i complain i find the person i talk to has it much worse. it's laughable.

8:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

speaking of nothing has larry moved yet? i heard he iis selling off his collections in preparation.

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

have you seen him around?

8:16 pm

nrkii

I haven't seen him in years

8:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

i cannot parallel park yet so not looking for events at his place.

8:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

well time to go. i was to try to dance thursay but rain is predicted...

8:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

i sincerely hope things work out soon. ih it were i would be hysterical at this point/

8:22 pm

nrkii

Thanks. Take care!

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

you as well

11:28 pm

harpjane

stats for the right column T please? and the H?

11:54 pm

rururocks

th 4 x 2

11:56 pm

harpjane

thanks I got them

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