Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, June 13, 2026

12:02 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:02 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:03 am

ursh

hello all

12:04 am

dizgrannie

hi all

12:07 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, ca 7 and 8

12:11 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:13 am

dizgrannie

ra 7

12:15 am

MetFan

co 6 & 7

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

MetFan

ty lickety

1:23 am

dizgrannie

FWs

1:54 am

MetFan

FWs

6:20 am

Christa

Good Morning

7:49 am

ivesyj

clue for the first po 4 plz

7:50 am

ivesyj

got it

8:12 am

ChampFit

copout isn't a word. annoying.

8:13 am

phaeton

I thought the same thing

8:59 am

MollyL

I have never thought of that as all one word

9:02 am

penquis

i have....one would say "That's a copout" like a bad excuse)....a noun....i would never expect to see "that's a cop out" or "that's a cop-out"....

9:14 am

penquis

well i am stalled at 14....taking a break....bye all....

9:19 am

hurshy

morning all

9:21 am

hurshy

that's a lot of Os

9:28 am

hurshy

i think it looks most sensible with a hyphen, but don't know what is correct

9:32 am

hurshy

got the 8!

9:42 am

hurshy

3rd row grey!

9:49 am

hurshy

4th row grey!

9:50 am

hurshy

bottom row grey!

9:50 am

hurshy

1-1-2-1

9:50 am

welki

no rows grey!

'morning :)

9:50 am

hurshy

morning welki

9:52 am

hurshy

name that proper phantom! pardon me, do you have any Grey ______?

9:52 am

welki

Poupon!

9:52 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

9:53 am

welki

even after all those decades, we still use that line every now and then

9:53 am

welki

... and a scandanavian capital for ntpn

9:54 am

welki

(and the first name of the narrator of war of the worlds)

9:55 am

rururocks

Oslo, Orson

9:55 am

welki

'morning ru (and a hearty ding)

10:00 am

hurshy

morning ru

10:04 am

hurshy

well for the top R i got a pair, does anyone have the third one?

10:08 am

hurshy

also 2nd row A, have 3 ae words and totally flummoxed what else to try there

10:09 am

welki

is it r4?

10:10 am

hurshy

perhaps! the r4s i have are all from the other R so far

10:10 am

welki

i think your a is a spray

10:11 am

hurshy

ahh thanks

10:11 am

hurshy

oh boy, i finally see the r4

10:11 am

hurshy

how silly of me

10:12 am

hurshy

down to C and S now

10:13 am

hurshy

phantom: creole

10:13 am

hurshy

got the S!

10:14 am

hurshy

so my C is definitely a 6

10:22 am

Shirlockc

stats for the lone O on the left?

10:25 am

welki

oc 5/12, i think (a babblet)

10:25 am

Shirlockc

got it, thx welki

10:33 am

Shirlockc

stats for the lone K?

10:52 am

MollyL

ko5/22

10:52 am

momof5

K5,22

11:27 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all

11:39 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

12:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom parole

12:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hoet, woot

12:21 pm

Shirlockc

thx for the k stats, was out for my walk but got it

12:21 pm

periwinkle

morning all. ca7/8 please

12:22 pm

BzznBea

Christmas singers

12:22 pm

periwinkle

ty

12:23 pm

periwinkle

lone O left column please

12:25 pm

BzznBea

oc5

12:25 pm

periwinkle

hmm looking

12:26 pm

periwinkle

ty Bea

12:38 pm

hokie carla

howdy folks

12:40 pm

dcseain

hello

12:41 pm

hokie carla

hey seain

12:44 pm

dcseain

hey, carla

12:46 pm

dcseain

cu5 coffe

12:46 pm

dcseain

or tea

12:49 pm

dcseain

the U was easy.

12:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

middle row done, woot

12:50 pm

dcseain

go, go Gwen!

12:50 pm

dcseain

just found the K!

12:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8 - D

12:50 pm

dcseain

bottom row grey

12:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

might someone give stats for the 8? tx

12:56 pm

dcseain

apparently a ca 7/8

12:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hmmmm, tanks, hunting

12:57 pm

dcseain

fishy

12:57 pm

dcseain

and twisty

12:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

got 'em. not even that weird lol

1:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbs and 31 to go, BBL

1:03 pm

hokie carla

just finished first pass. 29 left and HOET

1:13 pm

dcseain

nice

1:15 pm

dcseain

there are a LOT of Spanish words in the grid today.

1:23 pm

hokie carla

think I've only seen one. better keep looking. 20 left now.

1:23 pm

hokie carla

6-8-4-2

1:24 pm

MollyL

Depends on your definition of "a lot" Carla 😊

1:24 pm

hokie carla

well I found a little

1:26 pm

hokie carla

funny I missed p4 that I do all the time

1:26 pm

dcseain

thanks for that. i’d missed that too

1:27 pm

dcseain

despit having similar nearby words of like construction

1:27 pm

hokie carla

and that was pu4, not po4 ;)

1:27 pm

hokie carla

I never do that

1:27 pm

dcseain

oh, i have that one a wihile ago. golf, yes?

1:28 pm

hokie carla

yes, golf

1:28 pm

dcseain

found while figuring out what was not possible from that pu

1:28 pm

hokie carla

lol, just found po4 that I hope to do every day ;)

1:29 pm

dcseain

heh

1:29 pm

dcseain

phantom pupa

1:29 pm

hokie carla

phantom potluck

1:30 pm

dcseain

phantom putout

1:30 pm

hokie carla

I saw phantom output earlier

1:31 pm

hokie carla

wow, found another regular p4. that's 4 I missed. 2-6-4-2

1:32 pm

hokie carla

C4 A N2 S2 P4

1:32 pm

dcseain

not fork, but po4

1:33 pm

dcseain

aw, EROLS is in the grid.

1:35 pm

hokie carla

just typed in my last A and still don't see it

1:35 pm

dcseain

sometimes it’s like that

1:35 pm

hokie carla

yep

1:38 pm

dcseain

ah, i see. ae7 was my lat, and yeah, easy to not understand how it works.

1:38 pm

dcseain

very twisty

1:38 pm

hokie carla

yep, that one

1:38 pm

dcseain

last a that is.

1:39 pm

hokie carla

phantom reran

1:39 pm

dcseain

it’s been very hot up here, haw’s down by you?

1:39 pm

hokie carla

oh yeah

1:40 pm

hokie carla

90s

1:40 pm

dcseain

goodness, so it’s avery large heat dome. Same up here

1:40 pm

hokie carla

and as you know, humid

1:40 pm

dcseain

we’re in drought. It’s been raining, but no mud, the ground is soaking it all up.

1:41 pm

hokie carla

same

1:41 pm

dcseain

today i walked through all the courtyards where ilive. They recently planted a bunch of new trees. Two are really struggling. I think they may need nitrogen.

1:41 pm

saanichcat

El Nino has begun, hot hot hot

1:42 pm

hokie carla

we went to the lake yesterday and it's like 8' below full pond

1:42 pm

dcseain

those are two i see from my BR and bathroom.

1:42 pm

dcseain

Four Mile Run was so low i could barely see the thin stream oof water in it.

1:43 pm

dcseain

the Potomac is low also, but no water restrictions yet, happily.

1:43 pm

hokie carla

they had restrictions in charlotte area a month ago. not sure if they have been lifted or not.

1:51 pm

hokie carla

well, I'm stuck again with 9 left.

1:51 pm

hokie carla

1-4-3-1

2:03 pm

bichon

Greeting from Clarkston WA

2:05 pm

hokie carla

hey bichon, how's the weather there?

2:08 pm

bichon

perfect. No heat and humidity. We are starting a cruise on the Snake and Columbia rivers

2:11 pm

hokie carla

cool, have fun

2:30 pm

hokie carla

well, listed for last 9 and had to look up 2 c's

3:58 pm

periwinkle

hi all. not doing well with this grid. co6/7 please

4:01 pm

periwinkle

found them

4:08 pm

Q

hints for co6/7?

4:08 pm

periwinkle

what you use to save money at the grocery store

4:09 pm

Q

arararrrrr i shoulda seeeeeen ty

4:09 pm

periwinkle

yw

4:09 pm

periwinkle

pr7 please

4:14 pm

Q

er. like what you use for heat on an outdoor grill, but spelled wrong

5:12 pm

rururocks

tequila

5:13 pm

rururocks

damn it

5:57 pm

periwinkle

I got it thank you

6:20 pm

mkg

cant find the o word first column o. help welcome. ty

6:27 pm

mkg

still cant find that first column o word. anyone have it? if so clues welcome. ty.

6:30 pm

penquis

oc 5....a babblet we have had before....ends in two vowels...

6:31 pm

mkg

ty pen. got it. ty. off for the evening

6:31 pm

penquis

yw...

6:46 pm

penquis

i am done...out of curiosity, I looked at Best Word list and they included copout as one word... ;o) ... Goodnight all....

7:37 pm

periwinkle

copout is one word in my scrabble dictionary too

8:56 pm

MollyL

Google shows it as hypenated

10:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

top row done, woot

10:27 pm

Trifioso

NBT at long last, and hello friends

10:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya trif

10:28 pm

Trifioso

hello gwen - any good book recs?

10:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(shh, i just sell 'em, i don't read 'em) (i'm mainly a ninfiction type of person)

10:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

*nonfiction

10:30 pm

Trifioso

thats okay with me! I am currently reading a book my son loved, and, at over 800 pages, I am SO ready for it to wrap up!

10:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

actually i am reading a book right now: Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump
by Peter Strzok

10:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

800 pages! which harry potter is it LOL

10:32 pm

Trifioso

ooh, that does sound good. The books that will be written about his disastrous administrations would take a lifetime to read....

10:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom: apropos

10:32 pm

Trifioso

its a book called Seven eves, and it reads like non-fiction

10:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm just getting started on this counterintelligence book. it's amazingly dull so far. hoping for at least a few interesting bits sooner or later

10:36 pm

Trifioso

there's certainly a lot to unpack, I would imagine

10:39 pm

Trifioso

missing one o from the top row, ugh

10:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and this author leaves out no detail is some places, and too much detail in others

10:39 pm

harpjane

stats for the K please>

10:40 pm

Trifioso

5,22

10:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

do you have oc5?

10:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ko5/22

10:40 pm

Trifioso

ues

10:40 pm

Trifioso

yes

10:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oops, forget that oc5, not from top row

10:41 pm

harpjane

thanks book dr

10:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(!)

10:48 pm

Trifioso

woo! Top row done, almost done left column. FMitch level smugh

10:49 pm

Trifioso

I miss torgone

10:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

go go go trif !!!

10:51 pm

Trifioso

nah, I am crawling now....

10:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

20 to go

10:54 pm

Trifioso

36 for me, but nearing midnight, so I am flagging

10:57 pm

Trifioso

cmon gwen, get er done!

10:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

15 to go, woot

10:57 pm

Trifioso

You've got this!!!

11:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

stuck on co6/27 and co514, in that order

11:06 pm

Trifioso

How many co 6/27s are there? I have one

11:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

there are two. i don't need the last two cos, (discount chits), i need the 7th and 8th word as the list is shown

11:08 pm

Trifioso

haven't listed yet, so I am not helpful, sadly

11:12 pm

lshult

co6/27= like an Indian snake but switch out the middle letter for a double letter instead

11:12 pm

Trifioso

thank you!

11:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hey, i got it, thanks ishult

11:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and both

11:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

3 to go

11:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

FISH ME!

11:22 pm

Trifioso

is that fireworks, then?

11:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fireworks and my last was eo4

11:22 pm

Trifioso

well done you! With that, I go to bedforshire.....congrats!

11:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(when you are *sure* you already typed it but you didn't)

11:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nighty night trif and all

11:39 pm

Trifioso

oh gosh! Fireworks for me too! Woot woot! Wow, it's been AGES since I finished a grid!

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