Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, July 3, 2026

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

Rainiqui

en 8 and 9

12:01 am

MetFan

oooh, mega grid. I'm sure I'll never finish....

12:01 am

ursh

hello all - phew another 400 er

12:01 am

cybernan

oh wow - no way will I be finishing this one!

12:01 am

Robespierre

Whoo, this one’s a doozy!

12:02 am

Robespierre

Seems like it’s really been feast or famine lately

12:03 am

dizgrannie

hi all, e 7

12:04 am

dizgrannie

thats en 7

12:08 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:10 am

cybernan

lo 7-8

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

MetFan

TY Lickety

12:22 am

Deeha

77 S's!!

12:31 am

cybernan

can't find anything from that bottom r

12:34 am

ursh

nan the person / s that use a fishing re4

12:35 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:36 am

dizgrannie

half way with the Cs

12:36 am

cybernan

either don't see it or don't know it

12:47 am

cybernan

good night

1:00 am

jbp

happy flip!

1:28 am

dizgrannie

Cs completed, pretty much all normal words

1:47 am

Otis the Bear

Anyone else feeling like Goldilocks lately? That grid was too oo small. This grid is too BIG! 😂

2:05 am

MetFan

ust right is about 290 words

2:05 am

MetFan

ust

2:05 am

MetFan

Sorry, JUST

2:05 am

dizgrannie

lol

2:11 am

Otis the Bear

Nbt/nbs 242 left for later. Happy babbling! *poof*

2:48 am

ursh

so many re's

3:33 am

dizgrannie

night all, 168 left for tomorrow

5:13 am

hurshy

aaaaarrrrrgh

5:14 am

ChampFit

Yay!!!! I have such a light day today...lots of time to pick at this.

5:15 am

MollyL

No one wants to go house hunting on a hot 4th of July weekend?

5:16 am

ChampFit

Not yet. Right now I'm off.

5:28 am

MollyL

Seems most companies are taking today as the holiday.

5:29 am

ChampFit

yep. Nice for them to have 3 days.

5:30 am

MollyL

I saw a lot of "out of office" emails this week. I'm guessing a lot of people took the whole week.

5:31 am

ChampFit

Oh yes. Traffic as much lighter all week...made my life a lot easier.

5:32 am

MollyL

I also read that the DC fireworks are not starting until almost 11 PM. That is a long, hot day for people.

5:35 am

ChampFit

Way past my bedtime.

5:36 am

Deeha

perhaps every one was at trumps big do??

5:38 am

hurshy

i got up so early to go for a walk before it would get hot but the bugs would NOT leave me alone so i cut it short

5:38 am

hurshy

just ordered a mosquito net head cover

5:39 am

ChampFit

Hursh, I ate about 1000000 gnats yesterday on my run. They were all in a stretch of about 1/10th of a mile. Protein! ;)

5:39 am

hurshy

i don't understand people who just love being out in nature. are they just not attractive to bugs? i feel like nature hates me

5:40 am

ChampFit

So gross, because they stick to me since I'm so sweaty. And yes, mosquitoes like me.

5:40 am

hurshy

well i hope this net thing will help. it's also treated with some bug repellent

5:40 am

hurshy

because i just CANNOT cope

5:40 am

ChampFit

Fingers crossed!

5:41 am

hurshy

sigh

5:42 am

hurshy

anyway i have a weird babble thing now - i actually wish we had a K, lol

5:42 am

ChampFit

:)

5:42 am

hurshy

so we could have in5lock

6:09 am

hurshy

phantom: ni4te4

6:14 am

Sugrraleona

good morning everyone - 442 words? oh boy - here we go LOL

6:14 am

hurshy

morning :)

6:14 am

Sugrraleona

hi hurshy

6:34 am

hurshy

whoopsie, finished 4s

6:34 am

Sugrraleona

wow - I finished the a's

6:35 am

Sugrraleona

working on the r's

6:35 am

hurshy

i need one more i to vanquish all the vowels

6:36 am

Sugrraleona

not there yet sill missing about 17 r's

7:08 am

bubba218

Done !!

7:21 am

Sugrraleona

bubba!!! awesome, congrats

7:40 am

bichon

bubba amazing!

7:46 am

kc8501

anyone have the stats on the J? Then I'll be at NBT at least

7:48 am

phaeton

jo5/20

7:48 am

kc8501

got it! Thanks

7:48 am

phaeton

yw

8:22 am

phaeton

bottom R stats pls

8:22 am

Shirlockc

i was wondering just this morning if Dr. God can chose the size of the grid -- i think not

8:23 am

penquis

re 7/28 is a plural....and re 6/18 is the singular....

8:24 am

penquis

and hello all....

8:25 am

saanichcat

finished!!!! but what a slog. good luck and good morning to all

8:25 am

penquis

those are the two Rs from the bottom that I have....

8:25 am

penquis

congrats, saani!!

8:25 am

rururocks

I think the re8 comes from the bottom

8:25 am

phaeton

have those, but thanks

8:25 am

rururocks

congrats saanich.. i have 120 to go

8:25 am

saanichcat

thanks. I had to keep track with the list.

8:26 am

phaeton

ru...can you clue the re8?

8:28 am

rururocks

to come in a door again

8:28 am

penquis

ty, ru...

8:29 am

phaeton

ty!

8:29 am

jbp

hi all. hint on lower right N?

8:30 am

rururocks

christmas cheer

8:30 am

penquis

not yesses...

8:31 am

jbp

ty pequis!

8:31 am

penquis

yw....

8:31 am

jbp

and Ru!

8:32 am

jbp

nbt, time for brekkies

8:37 am

phaeton

stats for the 9?

8:37 am

phaeton

any 9

8:39 am

penquis

i checked lickety...ca 9/60 and co 9/60 are two of them....

8:40 am

ChampFit

I have en 9/54 and li 9/54 so far

8:40 am

phaeton

ty

8:40 am

penquis

and there are two of those en 9s...related....

8:41 am

BzznBea

Thanks for the 9's

8:41 am

BzznBea

Morning all

8:41 am

penquis

ty for the li....

8:41 am

penquis

hi bea...

8:41 am

ChampFit

Thanks Pen. I'm not through with my first pass. Took a break and just got back.

8:41 am

origami

Hi Bea

8:43 am

penquis

yw...

8:56 am

hurshy

Shirlock - no, Dr God does NOT choose the size of the grids, and in fact they get generated way in advance

8:58 am

phaeton

greyed the T

8:58 am

penquis

cool...

8:59 am

hurshy

any chance you can guess which one i'm missing, phae?

9:01 am

hurshy

thanks for that co9 pen, still puzzling over the ca

9:01 am

penquis

that's ok...i am still puzzling over both.. ;oP

9:02 am

rururocks

WHEW .. finished.

9:02 am

penquis

congrats!!

9:02 am

rururocks

a few really hidden words

9:02 am

phaeton

no hurshy

9:02 am

rururocks

what do you need hursh?

9:03 am

hurshy

phae finished the T and i'm just missing 1 so i thought i'd ask :D no biggie tho

9:03 am

rururocks

probably te6/21

9:03 am

rururocks

or te 6/18

9:03 am

hurshy

i think i have the ones you mean

9:03 am

hurshy

you know how it is... sometimes i miss something easy

9:03 am

hurshy

oh well

9:04 am

phaeton

te8

9:04 am

penquis

is that the pl, phae?

9:04 am

rururocks

te 6/18 like mr. rockefeller

9:04 am

hurshy

yeah, have that

9:04 am

ChampFit

thx ru!

9:04 am

rururocks

on dennis the te6/21

9:04 am

hurshy

yep

9:04 am

rururocks

oh.

9:04 am

welki

hi folks

9:04 am

hurshy

i figured those were the ones you meant :)

9:04 am

hurshy

hi welki

9:05 am

rururocks

te7/28?

9:05 am

origami

Hi welki

9:05 am

hurshy

i have the one that plurals into an 8, yeah

9:05 am

rururocks

no.. two te 7/28

9:05 am

hurshy

ooh thanks

9:05 am

penquis

hi welki....

9:05 am

hurshy

got it

9:05 am

rururocks

hi welks

9:07 am

rururocks

where's hokie?

9:07 am

penquis

haven't seen her...

9:07 am

hurshy

i dinna ken

9:08 am

welki

thinking of flying out to see my aunt, ru - trying to get over the yips of getting back to SFO in time for my flight back

9:09 am

welki

she said i could fly into santa rosa, but that would involve a 3 hour layover in either seattle or los angeles (and costs a WHOLE lot more money). maybe fly to sacramento?

9:10 am

origami

The airport in Sacramento is easily navigated and not nightmarish

9:10 am

welki

(blech - no direct flights to sacramento and very expensive, compared to san francisco)

9:11 am

welki

i mean, it's no big deal to leave the day before and spend the night in SF, but .... i'm such a big baby :)

9:14 am

hurshy

you kin do it welki

9:18 am

welki

maybe. i don't want to ask anyone to drive me from/to the airport, even the nearest one is two hours away. man, i hate being a chicken, but the time frame for visiting my aunt is growing shorter every day (she's 88, but sharp as a tack)

9:20 am

hurshy

you mean drive you to the airport on your end?

9:20 am

welki

no, on the california side. here, a ride to the airport is long, but covered

9:21 am

welki

i don't like being dependent, so would rent a car on the california side of the trip

9:21 am

periwinkle

welki it is okay to ask for help. the worst they say is no :)

9:23 am

welki

it's just my inside crazy telling me i'd break down on the road, i'd get lost, i'd miss my plane - that sort of irrational fright that can paralyze a person

9:23 am

periwinkle

found the two en9/ help with co9 or ca please

9:23 am

periwinkle

or ca9 please

9:23 am

penquis

sorry, don't have either....

9:23 am

welki

i have no nines, just started

9:24 am

rururocks

when is your trip welks

9:24 am

phaeton

I have se9

9:24 am

rururocks

sorry stepped away for a while

9:24 am

periwinkle

clue pls phae

9:24 am

welki

dunno, ru - maybe the end of the month

9:25 am

rururocks

write to me .. maybe I can help

9:25 am

welki

nah, wouldn't impose on you either, but thanks

9:25 am

periwinkle

I have an se8

9:25 am

MollyL

Ca9 is where you keep your flour and sugar

9:25 am

penquis

ty, molly...

9:26 am

phaeton

it's an inorganic salt

9:26 am

periwinkle

ty Molly

9:27 am

MollyL

It ends in short for Mr Hawthorne, Peri...the se9

9:27 am

phaeton

type of sulfate

9:28 am

periwinkle

I have an se8 that ends in Mr Hawthorne

9:28 am

penquis

me, too...

9:29 am

hurshy

and it won't pluralize :(

9:30 am

penquis

change the r to another consonant and pluralize for the 8...

9:30 am

penquis

sorry...pl for the 9...

9:30 am

hurshy

ahh, thanks pen

9:30 am

penquis

yw...

9:31 am

ChampFit

thx pen

9:31 am

penquis

yw...

9:31 am

MollyL

The se8 that ends in Mr Hawthorne does have a plural

9:31 am

hurshy

now i have all the 9s!!!

9:32 am

penquis

one se 8 does not...

9:32 am

hurshy

dunno why i couldn't see that ca pair before, sigh

9:32 am

penquis

i didn't see it either...

9:32 am

penquis

a little twisty...

9:33 am

MollyL

But the se8 that doesn't plural is not the one clued. A type of sulphate

9:33 am

penquis

i know nothing about sulfates....

9:33 am

hurshy

i think everyone got it now tho so it's ok right?

9:34 am

penquis

right...

9:34 am

hurshy

or does someone need another clue?

9:39 am

hurshy

it's so nice having the nicest kitten in the whole wide world

9:39 am

periwinkle

co9 please

9:39 am

penquis

aww....

9:39 am

penquis

don't have it, peri...

9:40 am

hurshy

peri, sorta combine a garment that women wore to control their figures with a kind of jewelery you wear on your wrist

9:40 am

penquis

ty, hursh...don't remember seeing that before...

9:40 am

welki

nice clue, hursh!

9:41 am

periwinkle

ty hursh

9:42 am

hurshy

i think we must have had it before and that's how i dug it out of the recesses of my mind

9:42 am

hurshy

but ca9, which i have and use every day, nooooo

9:42 am

penquis

my recesses have become more like a bottomless hole...

9:43 am

hurshy

lol

9:44 am

ChampFit

great clue hursh!

9:46 am

hurshy

ty, i try :)

9:52 am

hurshy

phew, done with list for last 17

9:52 am

penquis

nice...congrats!!

9:52 am

ChampFit

Way to go! I'm gonna take a break. Congrats hursh!

10:07 am

Book Doctor Gwen

fulfilling a deep-seated wish to babble -- hi all

10:07 am

penquis

hi gwen...

10:07 am

Book Doctor Gwen

done! (snark)

10:13 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

10:13 am

Book Doctor Gwen

biggest grid we've had in a while, yummy yummy

10:18 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbs woot

10:18 am

Book Doctor Gwen

vose

10:26 am

penquis

got distracted...taking a break...bye for now...

10:26 am

Book Doctor Gwen

come back soon! i'm saving 300 words your you lol

10:27 am

penquis

lol...

10:46 am

periwinkle

li8 or li 9 please

10:47 am

periwinkle

nm

10:49 am

Book Doctor Gwen

halfway do4, woot

10:54 am

phaeton

66

10:57 am

bichon

jo 5/20, pls

10:58 am

Book Doctor Gwen

I lot a LOVE JO5

10:58 am

BzznBea

Mr Smith and Mrs jo5

10:58 am

bichon

ty gwen, Bea

10:59 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i got (not I lot) oops

11:14 am

MollyL

Basketball jo5, I got a basketball jo5, I got a basketball jo5 oh baby ooo ooo ooo.

11:25 am

phaeton

FW!

11:27 am

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg phaeton !!!!!!!!

11:36 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hoet at last, oy

11:37 am

Book Doctor Gwen

time for lunch, BBL

11:46 am

ivesyj

grids like today makes me miss how we used to be able to add the words on same page

12:38 pm

MollyL

Add the words on the same page?

1:06 pm

mkg

getting half way is major time today. nice grid but too big for me.

1:13 pm

mkg

need help with bottom row R words.all help welcome. ty.

1:15 pm

mkg

i have lots from other R but not seeing this R. i assume it uses other R intheword

1:24 pm

mkg

still no Rsfor bottom row R. darn. any help welcome

1:25 pm

mkg

got 3 more r words but none from bottom row R. darn.

1:25 pm

BzznBea

RE7 and 8 go in again

1:32 pm

ivesyj

the puzzle had the words right next to it. at least mine did. lol

1:33 pm

BzznBea

You must be talking about Expert from lickety

1:34 pm

ivesyj

yes ty !! thats the one i mean. lol

1:36 pm

BzznBea

It's still there. It just doesn't work like it did before the server change.

1:38 pm

ivesyj

yes i still use it to find words. .comes in handy

1:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

i call bs on si8/40,

2:17 pm

MetFan

Did 290, tired of wracking my brain. See y'all at flip

2:23 pm

MollyL

I agree. I can't waste a whole day looking for "not words" 😊

2:43 pm

Shirlockc

i actually grayed 7

2:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

red box, anyone?

2:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

red box, anyone?

2:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

red box, anyone?
\

2:47 pm

Dippnall

15 to go and the game's broken.... argh!

2:48 pm

BzznBea

Not here

2:49 pm

worzel

yep

2:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's only 99 F. here...

2:50 pm

Dippnall

terete

2:50 pm

Dippnall

sorry!

3:01 pm

BzznBea

The R's are brutal!

3:01 pm

ChampFit

Completely agree.

3:05 pm

periwinkle

the Cs are tough for me

3:08 pm

ChampFit

I just typed so much this morning and feel like everything I see I've already tried.

3:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

disappearing words. a fact of life/

3:08 pm

periwinkle

149 left

3:08 pm

ChampFit

You said it, TO!

3:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

makes long grids even longer

3:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have done none of the holiay activities this year. too hot, too crowded with world cup.

3:11 pm

ChampFit

It's pretty icky out there.

3:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

usually go to at least one museum

3:11 pm

ChampFit

I'm thinking of going to see Toy Story 5 tomorrow. We're going to a pool party, but not till late afternoon.

3:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

so much work and planning and many cancellations.

3:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

i'd like to see the young george movie

3:12 pm

mich_pdx

A movie sounds delightful! I'm having an early dinner with my mom at her assisted living.

3:13 pm

ChampFit

She'll appreciate that!

3:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

via fandango it only costs a five tomorrow.

3:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

i want to see calder gardens but a real possibility of being stranded by heat effect on trains.

3:16 pm

ChampFit

I'm totally against being stranded. ;)

3:16 pm

BzznBea

Wait until Sept.

3:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

i also have a free ticket for longwood gardens.

3:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

but it's a pretty long trip and not doable after dark so miss light show.

3:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

break time. stay cool.

4:09 pm

BzznBea

Thats me. Done! wow!

4:09 pm

periwinkle

well done Bea

4:09 pm

ChampFit

WAY TO GO!!!

4:09 pm

periwinkle

120 left here

4:09 pm

ChampFit

I need to list soon....this is getting crazy. 52 left

4:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

for bottom n, i have dissents and chridtmas carol/s...missing?

4:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

bottom right, thst is.

4:14 pm

ChampFit

I still need one there too

4:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

same?

4:16 pm

ChampFit

Yep

4:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

i went outside...the light is actalluy bright white. air is awful.

4:20 pm

ChampFit

It rained really hard here. Sprinkling now. My yard guy got started and the lightning drove him off.

4:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am losing some plants no matter what i've done to protect them. tried for two yrears to find this variety, too.

4:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

unless the mulch touched them...

4:24 pm

mkg

hi al. back and still dont have any R words for bottom row R. any help welcome!!!!!!!!

4:24 pm

ChampFit

They're all re+ en words I believe. Back in a bit!

4:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

have you consulted lickety?

4:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am going to start dinner. later

4:26 pm

mkg

there must be dozens of re words. and ro words. so not sure it will help to consult lickety but i will try

4:26 pm

hokie carla

Go back in a room

4:29 pm

mkg

ty carla

4:29 pm

mkg

GOT TWO OF THEM. YEAH CARLA! FANTASTIC CLUES. TY TY TY

4:30 pm

mkg

and more than half way!!!!!!! whew. made it. ty all

5:14 pm

gemini_J13

yes,,, 250 better than l thought l would do!!!

5:31 pm

pcal2

5:31 pm

pcal2

fw...finally! oh my aching arm/shoulder!

5:32 pm

ChampFit

wtg!

5:33 pm

pcal2

i keep promising myself i won't even start these big ones, but here i am

6:09 pm

harpjane

found the common volcano poker words

6:16 pm

harpjane

found a skinny fish

6:18 pm

harpjane

and a sea bird

6:20 pm

harpjane

and simians

6:21 pm

harpjane

and red horsees

6:37 pm

MollyL

Oh Lord

6:42 pm

penquis

well i am done....fun grid for one this size....

6:44 pm

penquis

anyone need anything before i go?

6:46 pm

penquis

guess not....goodnight all....

7:41 pm

gemini_J13

lean

7:41 pm

gemini_J13

7:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

back to find 158 more, hi again

8:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

novile = a really bad novel

8:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom resolve

9:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

121 to go, calling it a night. It's a night

10:41 pm

maccafixx

1st se 8/40?

10:55 pm

bookwomen

se+glass in glasses singular +man's name plural for 9 hope this helps

11:49 pm

parisla

a chemical. Sounds like it's related to the moon

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