Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, June 17, 2026

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everybody

12:00 am

dizgrannie

hi all

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

ursh

hello all

12:06 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:07 am

harpjane

found a flying mammal

12:10 am

harpjane

found simians

12:16 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, sa 7

12:16 am

cybernan

not finding any v words

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

MetFan

ty lickety

3:07 am

worzel

Are the va 5,6 and 7 all related?

3:19 am

origami

The 6 and 7 are

3:25 am

Sandieangel

For the 5 start with the beginning of the word for a holiday and then add 2 vowels.

3:41 am

worzel

got the 5, thanks Sandie

8:24 am

mael

good morning

8:45 am

hurshy

isn't it funny how quickly our brains accept new words that we hear being used? like i'm all "vape" "vapes" and enable's all "uh, what?"

8:46 am

hurshy

and whatever enable does have for this V is probably going to evoke that reaction from me lol

8:49 am

mkg

any clues for v words welcome. ty

8:50 am

origami

The va 6/7 is like the Hawaiian for female.

8:51 am

mkg

ty

8:51 am

mkg

vahine

8:51 am

mkg

ooops sorry

8:52 am

mkg

darn. so sorry all.

9:02 am

ChampFit

py7

9:03 am

BzznBea

Thanks, champ.

9:04 am

ChampFit

Got lucky with the monkeys on that one. ;)

9:05 am

ChampFit

Just found an ne7 with the same ending.

9:05 am

ChampFit

Back in a bit.

11:14 am

cybernan

good moring everyone

11:17 am

origami

Hi nan

11:23 am

cybernan

hi - feel like i've tried every possible vowel combo for the end of that va 5 with no success.

11:28 am

clg47

pl of the household appliance

11:32 am

cybernan

oh - thought the clue was holiday beginning _ 2 vowels

11:33 am

cybernan

got it - ty

11:33 am

clg47

yw

11:33 am

cybernan

now for those 2 7's: ne and py that end the same

11:35 am

cybernan

found

12:12 pm

hurshy

hi all

12:20 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! home of Damascus and Aleppo

12:26 pm

godthaab

SyriA

12:26 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

12:34 pm

hurshy

first pass done, 20 left

12:34 pm

hurshy

not the nicest grid ever but not the worst either

12:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

come for to Babble (hi all)

12:40 pm

hurshy

hi gwen

12:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi hurshy! 78 to go

1:01 pm

hokie carla

howdy folks

1:03 pm

hokie carla

well I thought I was doing well on the first S but still need 5

1:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hoet woot

1:38 pm

hokie carla

nice!

1:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and i almost have a "V" shape of greyed out tiles

1:40 pm

hokie carla

just on 3rd row here

1:52 pm

hokie carla

first pass finished. afraid I didn't find any V's.

1:54 pm

hokie carla

I guess the enable peeps never went on any vacays

1:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom himf lol

1:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

argh XXXXX phantom nimf

1:56 pm

hokie carla

lol, I was wondering what a himf is

1:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

all the Vs are weird.

1:57 pm

hokie carla

and nimf

1:57 pm

hokie carla

was there a movie with nimf

1:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nymph to spell it "right"

1:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and the rats of nimh

1:57 pm

hokie carla

ah, so technically it isn't a phantom since it's here, it's just not in the dictionary

1:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i enjoy spelling things "wrong" for fun

1:58 pm

hokie carla

well there are so many alt spellings that are allowed, you never know

1:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i mean speling things rong for fun

1:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

51 to go, gotta run, ciao y'all

2:00 pm

hokie carla

47 left here. thinking about quitting for the day.

2:01 pm

hokie carla

finery

2:01 pm

hokie carla

oops

3:05 pm

periwinkle

hi all help with sa7 please

3:06 pm

cybernan

Don Rickles style humour

3:06 pm

LuvWordGames

sa 7 is a plural of a type of comedy

3:06 pm

periwinkle

ty Luv

3:07 pm

periwinkle

ty nan

3:45 pm

hurshy

helloes again

4:02 pm

MetFan

What's this? The server usually goes poof on weekends

4:02 pm

hurshy

seems like it was a blip

4:04 pm

hurshy

fw

4:16 pm

MetFan

FW and poof

8:51 pm

rururocks

*does last rites for the chat*

10:31 pm

MollyL

Dominus vobiscum

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