Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, July 9, 2026

12:00 am

Book Doctor Gwen

wait i still have 60 to go!! (flip y'all)

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:00 am

ursh

hello all

12:00 am

MetFan

Oh well, I had another 42 to go

12:01 am

dizgrannie

hi all, ys are done..lol

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:04 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:06 am

Book Doctor Gwen

so7

12:07 am

Book Doctor Gwen

sn7

12:15 am

dizgrannie

nbt, just missing the 8

12:15 am

Book Doctor Gwen

Ms are mauled

12:16 am

Book Doctor Gwen

can't find the 8 either

12:16 am

cybernan

not seeing the o

12:16 am

dizgrannie

or 5

12:17 am

MetFan

Thanks grannie

12:17 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:17 am

cybernan

must be a babblet

12:18 am

cybernan

french

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

MetFan

ty lickety

12:22 am

Book Doctor Gwen

30 to go, see y'all on the morrow

12:25 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs...de 7/8

12:40 am

dizgrannie

FWs

1:00 am

Gillie

annoying that I can't find anything for the E in the middle column

1:01 am

MetFan

What you do to shorten an article at the newspaper

1:02 am

Gillie

no - that's the left-most E

1:02 am

MetFan

or a nene

1:02 am

momof5

Em5

1:03 am

MetFan

In Oz, Dorothy's aunt + when you run into someone

1:04 am

Gillie

I think I'm just too tired - good night, all!

1:10 am

MetFan

Or an actor who just passed, M. _____ Walsh - he played the swim coach in Rodney Dangerfield's "Back to School".

1:31 am

momof5

FW!

1:33 am

Robespierre

Struggling with the de 8. Are there two de 7s? I have one, but can’t imagine how to build on it to get to 8.

1:33 am

momof5

Yes

1:34 am

Robespierre

Thanks!

1:34 am

MetFan

One 7 is one who formulates a devkous plan.

1:34 am

Robespierre

That’s the one I’ve got

1:34 am

momof5

Add 2,000 to the de 4/6

1:34 am

momof5

Then pl

1:34 am

MetFan

The 8 builds off the earlier de 7

1:35 am

momof5

2,000 lbs

1:36 am

Robespierre

Aha! Thanks! Pretty sure I’d never have found that on my own!

1:36 am

momof5

It was a fluke for me. Just glad I tried that combo

1:37 am

momof5

Did you get the other de7?

1:37 am

Robespierre

Yup, already had the other one

1:37 am

momof5

Ok.

1:37 am

momof5

Need any other clues before I sign off?

1:38 am

Robespierre

I think I’m good. Many thanks, and have a fabulous day!

1:38 am

momof5

Good night

2:56 am

worzel

phantom envision

6:57 am

bichon

why isn't meme a word?

7:04 am

hokie carla

it is too new for the dictionary this game uses

7:04 am

bichon

bollix

7:05 am

hokie carla

are you calling bollocks on that? lol.

7:06 am

bichon

didn't they add spam by popular request

7:06 am

hokie carla

it was actually coined in 1976 but I never heard of it until the internet age.

7:08 am

hokie carla

I believe dr. god (the creator of this game) added it to this game. But this game uses the Enable list from like 2000 or so. There are a bazillion internet related words (including internet - which was capitalized back then) that have been added to dictionaries, such as merriam-webster and oxford, but the word list tied to this game has not been updated.

7:27 am

MollyL

Not sure why Dr. God makes exceptions and adds words like spam and stent.

7:27 am

hokie carla

I was surprised when he added spam. it was like it just suddenly started working.

7:29 am

hokie carla

like no announcement or anything. maybe he just gets tired of people emailing him.

7:36 am

hokie carla

well, stuck with 9 left. 3-1-2-2-1

7:39 am

Sugrraleona

4 left - me/5, to/5, di/5 and ro/6 - monkeying for a bit

7:40 am

hokie carla

have found 2 of the 4s

7:40 am

hokie carla

do you want a clue for the ro6?

7:41 am

Sugrraleona

found my di/5

7:41 am

hokie carla

and the me5?

7:41 am

hokie carla

I have N S J DDD N

7:41 am

Sugrraleona

yes clue please for the ro6

7:41 am

hokie carla

adj of the ro5

7:42 am

Sugrraleona

ty

7:43 am

hokie carla

found a d4 to finish my 4s

7:43 am

hokie carla

found an S7 to finish the S

7:43 am

hokie carla

0-1-2-1-1

7:48 am

Sugrraleona

you want clues? I still need to/5 and me/5

7:48 am

hokie carla

me5 ends in double vowel

7:48 am

hokie carla

as does to5

7:48 am

hurshy

phantom: noisy

7:49 am

hokie carla

I will keep looking, but thanks

7:49 am

hurshy

phantom: notified

7:50 am

hurshy

top row grey!

7:51 am

hokie carla

well, if you'd like to guess my top N, have at it, hurshy or sug

7:52 am

hurshy

no6/18 babblet

7:53 am

hokie carla

aha, thanks

7:53 am

hokie carla

J DD N

7:54 am

hokie carla

guess I could check the flip for the 8. wonder if my d's are a 7/8 set.

7:55 am

hokie carla

indeed

7:56 am

hokie carla

not that that's helping

7:57 am

rururocks

hokie is back..

7:57 am

hokie carla

and ruru rocks

7:57 am

hokie carla

did you miss me, ruru?

7:58 am

rururocks

yeah.. we were worried you got kidnapped by ISIS

7:58 am

hokie carla

had a nice trip to germany and austria

7:58 am

Sugrraleona

fireworks - anyone want any clues before I leave?

7:59 am

rururocks

oh wow.

7:59 am

rururocks

austria I would love to see

7:59 am

hokie carla

did not take my laptop so only occasionally played on my ipad

8:01 am

hokie carla

it was beautiful. we flew into munich and did a couple of days there. I just thought it was going to be like any city but I loved it. then we went to tyrolean alps in austria at a nice resort and met up with a big group from my neighborhood. most of us did a tennis camp all week. then mr. homie and I went to salzburg for 2 days.

8:02 am

rururocks

great.. nice trip...

8:02 am

rururocks

I'm going to Canada Monday

8:02 am

hokie carla

my first time in europe

8:02 am

rururocks

oh really?

8:02 am

hokie carla

we did trains and taxis/shuttles everywhere

8:03 am

hokie carla

gotta get back to my laundry. find my 4 words for me while I'm gone.

8:04 am

rururocks

found the de8

8:04 am

hokie carla

ok, I'm still here listening

8:06 am

rururocks

take the 5 and add 2,000 pounds

8:14 am

hokie carla

I guess the 5 is my other missing D

8:25 am

Flask1

clue for the de8 please?

8:28 am

BzznBea

It's Carla!

8:31 am

hokie carla

bea!

8:32 am

hokie carla

ruru gave a clue saying it's related to de5, but I can't find de5

8:34 am

Flask1

same here hokie...

8:37 am

Flask1

hokie the de5 rhimes with Ben ?????

8:38 am

Flask1

its a Scottish mountain

8:42 am

Flask1

sorry, its still only a seven....

8:46 am

LuvWordGames

The 8 is a plural

8:47 am

LuvWordGames

And it builds off a 4 not a 5

8:49 am

BzznBea

ends with the heavy weight plural

8:49 am

Flask1

thanks Luv...still looking....

8:50 am

LuvWordGames

If you have the 7 just make it plural

8:54 am

Flask1

Thanks Luv...great help! Got it!

9:03 am

hokie carla

what? I have a de 7 but it has the s in the middle. not seeing how to add the heavy weight to a de5. feels like I am taking crazy pills. guess I will look it up.

9:03 am

BzznBea

There are two de7

9:04 am

BzznBea

The one you have is at the end of the de's.

9:09 am

hokie carla

thank you bea!

9:09 am

BzznBea

yw

9:10 am

hokie carla

ruru muddied it all up for me

9:10 am

hokie carla

seems he was actually cluing the 7

9:11 am

hokie carla

so for clarity's sake if anyone else is confused...the de7 extends a de4 and the de8 is a plural.

9:13 am

hokie carla

and in case you're confused on why I was confused...ruru said the 8 extends a 5 and ends in a heavy weight

9:20 am

hokie carla

still a J and N left

9:21 am

BzznBea

I just got a ne4.7

9:22 am

hokie carla

from the bottom? that is the single one. need one from the right. is there another?

9:22 am

hokie carla

wait, I don't need 4s

9:22 am

BzznBea

two vi5

9:22 am

hokie carla

I need 1 J and 1 4th row N - a 5 and a 6

9:23 am

BzznBea

j is the 6

9:23 am

hokie carla

don't have one, so yes

9:24 am

hokie carla

got it, thanks!

9:24 am

BzznBea

Watching Coco.

9:24 am

hokie carla

one of my faves

9:24 am

hurshy

hmmm

9:24 am

hokie carla

I usually watch it every year on dia de los muertos

9:25 am

hurshy

phantom: oreide

9:25 am

BzznBea

It's been a fun year for the tournament.

9:26 am

hokie carla

lol, I thought you meant the movie Coco

9:26 am

hokie carla

I was like, what tournament?

9:26 am

BzznBea

Hell no!

9:26 am

hurshy

tennis?

9:26 am

BzznBea

Wimbeldon

9:26 am

hurshy

2nd row grey!

9:28 am

cherlyq

finally got the 8

9:28 am

hurshy

phantom: teiid

9:28 am

mkg

any clues Cherlyq?

9:29 am

BzznBea

REad the chat, mkg

9:29 am

hokie carla

lol

9:29 am

hurshy

how come you can retrieve but you can't trieve

9:30 am

cherlyq

yeah add to the 4 and a weight measurement pluraled

9:31 am

hurshy

phantom: fiend

9:33 am

hurshy

3rd row grey!

9:36 am

hurshy

don't they defin sharks to make shark fin soup (such a problematic thing to do!!!)?

9:39 am

hokie carla

I certainly tried defin more than once

9:41 am

hurshy

should i be seeing this middle column E word?

9:42 am

BzznBea

yes

9:42 am

BzznBea

em

9:43 am

hokie carla

like smith from the dallas cowboys

9:43 am

hurshy

ah, ok, thanks

9:43 am

cherlyq

d's done

9:43 am

hokie carla

rhymes, sp different

9:44 am

hurshy

wonder what that means when it's not a proper noun

9:44 am

hurshy

i need one more D7

9:44 am

mkg

i am having no luck with the de 7 or 8 despite clues. not sure why not but oh well.

9:44 am

hokie carla

it's an ant per scrabble dictionary

9:44 am

hokie carla

em5, that is

9:45 am

hurshy

de7 the one that goes with the 8, kinda sounds like that company that advertises with the slogan, "the many colors of be______"

9:45 am

BzznBea

mkg - de + you and ** + heavy weight for the 7

9:45 am

hurshy

aha found the other 7! done!

9:45 am

hurshy

nice little grid

9:46 am

hokie carla

mkg, there is a de4/6 that's almost like actress moore or singer/actress lovato. add a heavy weight and then plural.

9:48 am

mkg

well i got mandy moore, and david and barbara all moores. sorry.

9:48 am

hurshy

no the one from GHOST

9:48 am

hurshy

and do not say whoopi goldberg

9:48 am

BzznBea

Look at my clue. breaks it down

9:49 am

mkg

just found the de 7 and 8. so ty. got it.

9:49 am

BzznBea

Always a relief.

9:53 am

hokie carla

I was going to say always entertaining

10:01 am

LuvWordGames

fe 5/20 please?

10:01 am

BzznBea

add a cons to the 4

10:02 am

parisla

French woman

10:02 am

LuvWordGames

thanks paris

10:02 am

LuvWordGames

fireworks for me, any clues needed?

10:02 am

Shirlockc

paris, french woman, heh

10:03 am

parisla

Well I usually miss all the French words...

10:05 am

parisla

but, yes, I am

10:06 am

Shirlockc

just found another french word in the grid

10:07 am

parisla

de4?

10:09 am

parisla

Fireworks. On to getting some work done before the match!

10:10 am

Shirlockc

not the de4, it's a t5 (french word)

10:21 am

parisla

Ah yes, that one too.

10:42 am

Bubbebobbi7

dite

10:43 am

cherlyq

fire works

10:45 am

cherlyq

off to get something done hopefully

1:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

afternoon (insert your time of day) all!

1:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

2:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

foreworks woot

2:31 pm

periwinkle

hello all. bottom middle M please

2:37 pm

hokie carla

me4/6

3:37 pm

periwinkle

ty carla

3:37 pm

periwinkle

not liking this grid

3:38 pm

periwinkle

got the de7/8 but not the other de7

3:46 pm

periwinkle

got the other de7

3:47 pm

periwinkle

so7 please

4:03 pm

hurshy

pt of so6/18

4:18 pm

periwinkle

ty

4:24 pm

tessagram

snortforted

4:25 pm

MollyL

*Wonders how many people will try that one

4:27 pm

tessagram

oops1

4:29 pm

rururocks

I read that as Snortfarted

4:30 pm

tessagram

lol

4:30 pm

MollyL

Don't dogs do that? Snortfart

4:31 pm

tessagram

etid

4:44 pm

ivesyj

what do all of you to find your words. any special thing?

4:45 pm

ivesyj

i used to use the one on babble expert . but they want you to pay now and im not paying to find words.lol

4:51 pm

rururocks

I use morewords

4:53 pm

ivesyj

tks ru i looked it up .will see if i can figure it out lol

4:55 pm

rururocks

click on the OLD VERSION link.. that's easier to use

5:05 pm

ivesyj

ok tks ru! will try it tomorrow

5:13 pm

rururocks

then click on the words by length link.. that's the best in tracking down weird words in my opinion

6:34 pm

pcal2

FYI: I was using the A to Z links on Lickety's clues page today and my computer locked up. Tech guy said malware had been installed. Just a heads up if anyone else uses those links. I emailed Lickety about it and he may be removing the links.

7:17 pm

hokie carla

I haven't used A to Z in years. penquis & I both use bestwordlist.com

7:27 pm

MollyL

A2Z is annoying now because it has a DISABLE AD BLOCKER message that constantly pops up.

8:18 pm

rbud

I still prefer morewords because it lets you add a ^ and then list the letters that aren't in the grid. Really thns the options down.

8:19 pm

rbud

example: today the * would be entered into the morewords box as:
de------^bcgklpquwxz

8:19 pm

rbud

excuse me, the 8 would be entered ...

8:21 pm

rbud

and yes, I use the old morewords. You know you are there when the URL says oldmorewords.com in it.

8:50 pm

rbud

~*~ done! yay, me. ~*~

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