Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, August 16, 2026

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:06 am

momof5

Hi all

12:06 am

momof5

Sm7, st7

12:06 am

momof5

Ne7

12:09 am

momof5

Na7

12:15 am

Shellbell_o-well

Im7, im8

12:16 am

momof5

Thx Shell. I just im7+d your words

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

MetFan

ty lickety

12:20 am

momof5

Sa8

12:20 am

Gillie

in8

12:21 am

pcal2

in9

12:23 am

skheiny

sa8

12:24 am

pcal2

nu7

12:37 am

dizgrannie

hi all, in 10, have nbs but that corner U has me stumped

12:38 am

momof5

Same

12:41 am

momof5

In10

12:41 am

momof5

Rather in9/10

12:42 am

Lizlin

ui 8/9 - I looked it up

12:45 am

dizgrannie

so did I, weird words, nbt/nbs

12:50 am

momof5

Re9

12:57 am

momof5

Mi8

1:08 am

dizgrannie

in 10 x 2

1:19 am

momof5

It7/8

1:22 am

dizgrannie

it 9/10

1:27 am

momof5

Thx! Got all the 10s. Time for sleep.

1:52 am

worzel

I always forget the is4/5

2:23 am

dizgrannie

over halfway, see you tomorrow or later tonight

6:36 am

MollyL

Seen on a bag of flour: Flour is raw. Please cook before enjoying. Really? Did someone grab a spoon and start chowing down straight from the bag?

6:48 am

ursh

please clue the ar 7 & 8

6:49 am

ChampFit

looks like a french ending

6:50 am

ChampFit

and plural

6:50 am

ursh

nope - blank stare :)

6:51 am

ChampFit

ar+ 2 vowels, double cons, vowel

6:52 am

ursh

oh silly me - got it thanks champ

6:52 am

ChampFit

Not silly at all! It's twisty.

7:51 am

mattygroves

That corner U - should I be seeing it?

7:56 am

ChampFit

No. I looked in the chat and it's a ui8-9. I went straight to morewords.

7:57 am

ChampFit

Unless you know a ui word...don't mean to shoot you down! ;)

7:57 am

mattygroves

Ooookaaay - may I have stats please? :)

7:57 am

ChampFit

ui8/45 and plural

7:57 am

mattygroves

Blinkin' heck.

7:57 am

ChampFit

Exactly

7:58 am

ChampFit

It's a glossy black hydrocarbon resin...just looked it up.

7:59 am

mattygroves

Morewords to the rescue there. a black lustrous asphalt occurring especially in Utah. Yeah, I had no chance

7:59 am

ChampFit

Same.

7:59 am

mattygroves

My knowledge of asphalt in Utah is non-existant

7:59 am

ChampFit

It's all over here, but I know nothing.

8:09 am

Alycia

49 words in and I just looked at the total. Yeah, I won't be finishing today!

8:10 am

ChampFit

I've typed so many words and feel like I'm not making a dent! They just keep coming...

8:25 am

mkg

does anyone have a clue for one of the 10s?

8:28 am

ChampFit

I have 2 - in10/77 and in10/70. One is a road.

8:29 am

ChampFit

The other is a "one who does". I builds off an in9

8:30 am

ursh

there is also it 9 and 10

8:31 am

ChampFit

ursh, do those come off the top or bottom i?

8:31 am

ursh

top i - i think

8:32 am

ursh

ends with a ra 4/4

8:33 am

ChampFit

got 'em, thanks!

8:33 am

ChampFit

I'm so word blind at this point.

8:34 am

mattygroves

I have the road - still struggling to see the other

8:35 am

ChampFit

An organization set up for learning or research

8:36 am

ChampFit

It can also be a verb, meaning to start something.

8:36 am

mattygroves

Oh, thank you! So word blind :)

8:36 am

ChampFit

:)

8:40 am

hokie carla

47 A's??? no thanks

8:42 am

ChampFit

Oddly, they aren't too bad. I'm missing more S's.

8:43 am

hokie carla

still on top row, got hung up on the B

8:45 am

hokie carla

phantom sinister

8:46 am

ChampFit

ooooh...good one.

8:47 am

hurshy

morning babblers

8:48 am

hokie carla

howdy

8:48 am

ChampFit

hola!

8:50 am

hurshy

phantom: distant

8:51 am

hokie carla

well, I grayed the bottom i looking for the upper, so that's nice. usually I struggle with the bottom duplicates.

8:51 am

ChampFit

There are so many and they twist all over. All the 10's are i's.

8:51 am

hokie carla

oh my

8:52 am

ChampFit

So if you see something, stretch that puppy out!

8:52 am

hurshy

all the 10s are is

8:52 am

hurshy

ok

8:52 am

hokie carla

what if you don't see anything

8:52 am

ChampFit

Uncross your eyes!

8:52 am

hokie carla

lol

8:53 am

ChampFit

Did you see the chat about the corner u?

8:53 am

hurshy

for the D i have all 4s except one 5, what do i need?

8:53 am

hokie carla

phantom intimate

8:54 am

bichon

My bichon died, he was 19 yo

8:54 am

hokie carla

I still need 3 D's

8:54 am

hurshy

oh, i'm so sorry bichon :(

8:54 am

hokie carla

so sorry to hear that bichon! they are like family.

8:54 am

ChampFit

OH , I'm so sorry bichon! 19....what a great long life!

8:55 am

bichon

Yes, and he was a wonderful compamion

8:55 am

Shirlockc

RIP for bichon and 19 was a great run, but sorry for your loss

8:56 am

hurshy

it's never long enough, is it? :(

8:56 am

ChampFit

ooooh...just found a di8/45!

8:56 am

hurshy

does it have anything to do with diminution, champ?

8:56 am

hurshy

oh, no, i guess it can't have an M

8:56 am

ChampFit

Not, it's more of an "undo"

8:57 am

hurshy

ty

8:58 am

hokie carla

phantom dismiss

8:59 am

hokie carla

phantom banister

8:59 am

hurshy

how can there be this many Bs

9:00 am

hokie carla

no idea. I still need 8.

9:01 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! a city in Iraq

9:01 am

hokie carla

still trying to get another 2 upper i's so I can move on

9:01 am

hokie carla

there we go

9:01 am

ChampFit

Oh for goodness sake! Just found B6 and 7

9:02 am

hokie carla

does it remind you of a raccoon?

9:02 am

ChampFit

Yes...

9:02 am

hurshy

WHICH b6 and 7

9:02 am

hokie carla

darnit

9:02 am

hokie carla

I only have that set

9:03 am

hurshy

ok well hokie i have a pair that's like the funny little conversations we have sometimes in chat

9:03 am

hokie carla

duh, thanks

9:03 am

ChampFit

Ba6/27 and plural Smokey and the...

9:03 am

hurshy

ok so take that ba6 and make... idk like... an Italian plural out of it?

9:03 am

hurshy

for ba8

9:04 am

hokie carla

which ba6, the smokey one?

9:05 am

hurshy

yes

9:05 am

ChampFit

Wild word! never would've tried that hursh. thx

9:05 am

hurshy

idk what inspired me to try it either

9:05 am

ChampFit

I'm a little annoyed that you can't add an a to the 6 and be like a girl badass.

9:06 am

hokie carla

lol, I tried that several times

9:06 am

hurshy

but now i only need 2 B so that's better

9:06 am

ChampFit

I need one...

9:06 am

hokie carla

ok looked that up and now see what you were saying

9:06 am

hokie carla

I still need 5

9:07 am

hurshy

bi7 is more small

9:07 am

ChampFit

I have that

9:07 am

hokie carla

was just looking at that for i word

9:08 am

hokie carla

just made nutella banana muffins. delish.

9:08 am

ChampFit

sounds yummy

9:11 am

hurshy

now to see what long As are against- and before- stuff

9:12 am

hokie carla

yeah, I didn't bother with that yet

9:12 am

hurshy

well it is annoying since there might not be any

9:12 am

hokie carla

exactly

9:13 am

hokie carla

I currently have 10 words with those first 3 letters

9:13 am

hurshy

i think i have 12

9:13 am

hurshy

if i counted right

9:15 am

hurshy

phantom: absent

9:17 am

hokie carla

if you dye something the wrong color you mistint it. I don't have time for anti- or mis- right now with enable's shenanigans.

9:17 am

hurshy

yeah it's very bad

9:18 am

hurshy

well, there cannot be more than 4 such, cause i need 2 upper and 2 lower and haven't found any yet

9:19 am

ChampFit

There's an mi8/9 that's similar to the di we were talking about earlier.

9:19 am

hokie carla

hmm, why do I think tatimi is a word

9:19 am

hurshy

tatami

9:20 am

ChampFit

ahhhh...

9:20 am

hurshy

crossed with sashimi perhaps lol

9:20 am

hokie carla

treat

9:20 am

hokie carla

phantom

9:21 am

bookgrrl

phantom: minutiae

9:22 am

hokie carla

no santeria

9:22 am

hurshy

now there's a nice sm7

9:23 am

hokie carla

are you that with your kitten?

9:23 am

ChampFit

just found an sa8

9:23 am

hurshy

yes

9:23 am

hurshy

phantom: sister

9:24 am

hurshy

ok i just found one with the ending we were talking about there at 9:19 - 9:20

9:24 am

hurshy

sa7, sounds like a magician the great sa______

9:25 am

hokie carla

so random enable is

9:26 am

ChampFit

thanks for that!

9:27 am

hurshy

what was your 8?

9:27 am

ChampFit

Latvian money...good grief!

9:27 am

hokie carla

ok, just found a non s plural of the te6 word that reminds me of Judy from the 80s

9:27 am

hurshy

bother

9:28 am

hurshy

oh no you're saying that was my 7

9:28 am

BzznBea

I remember her.

9:29 am

hokie carla

no, it's another te6

9:29 am

hurshy

judy blume is all i can think lol

9:29 am

hokie carla

she was an actress/comedian

9:29 am

hurshy

no, i was saying that Champ's comment about Latvian money was a commentary on my sa7, not a clue for her sa8

9:29 am

hokie carla

we have the word here from time to time

9:29 am

hokie carla

ah

9:30 am

ChampFit

My sa8 is what garbage men do

9:30 am

hokie carla

hi bea

9:30 am

hokie carla

don't see that form often, thanks, champ

9:30 am

ChampFit

yep

9:30 am

hurshy

ty

9:31 am

hokie carla

omg, just got to the first U

9:32 am

ChampFit

ui8/9

9:32 am

hokie carla

I'm assuming it has to be UT

9:32 am

hokie carla

lol

9:32 am

hurshy

good heavens

9:32 am

hokie carla

will just go ahead and look that up

9:32 am

ChampFit

save yourselves and go directly to morewords

9:33 am

hokie carla

well, I guess it makes some sense reading the def.

9:33 am

BzznBea

Thanks for those.

9:39 am

hokie carla

well, gotta get a move on. we are doing a 70s themed couples golf this afternoon. 112 left after first pass. But HOET!

9:39 am

ChampFit

Have fun! Guess your stuff came in on time?

9:40 am

hokie carla

yes, one said it was coming on the 19th but I discovered everything in the mailbox yesterday

9:40 am

ChampFit

WooHOO! Go get 'em!

9:40 am

hokie carla

well, the shirts. the iron-ons came the day they were supposed to, even though it said they were delayed.

9:41 am

hokie carla

will do!

9:44 am

phaeton

help with the last st8 pls

9:45 am

hurshy

b-b-b-ut i don't know if it's the last one

9:45 am

Shirlockc

super clue hursh

9:45 am

phaeton

ty

9:49 am

hurshy

ok i got one of the 10s

9:50 am

ChampFit

They're all i's

9:50 am

hurshy

i know, you said

9:51 am

hurshy

have they all got the same first FIVE letters?

9:51 am

ChampFit

No. 2 have the same first 2 letters,

9:52 am

hurshy

oh man i was figuring they were all in

9:53 am

ChampFit

Only 2. The other one is it

9:53 am

hurshy

i have two it7s, is it related to those?

9:54 am

ChampFit

No. it's an it9 and 10.

9:56 am

hurshy

ok i got those! woot!

9:56 am

ChampFit

wooHOO!

9:56 am

ChampFit

Time to get ready for church. BBL for last 58. Enjoy!

9:56 am

hurshy

ttfn champ

10:00 am

Shirlockc

clue for the corner U please?

10:00 am

hurshy

it's ui8 & 9, we all just MWd it

10:01 am

MollyL

That is used morwords.com for those who don't acronym

10:02 am

rururocks

I think everyone is using acronyms now in BBL

10:02 am

Shirlockc

yep, never would have gotten those Us by myself

10:09 am

Shirlockc

anyone here in the Austin area?

10:09 am

Shirlockc

i'm anticipating a new job/move to austin

10:09 am

rururocks

I thought you live in NY?

10:09 am

rururocks

oh..

10:10 am

Shirlockc

I know right? who would have thunk at my age, new job, new location

10:11 am

Shirlockc

but it's a great opp and my neighbors want to rent my apartment so it's like dominos where all the thing are in line

10:11 am

Shirlockc

and yes you betcha i'm adding my blue vote to TX

10:12 am

rururocks

yeah

10:12 am

rururocks

vote for talarico

10:12 am

rururocks

i like that guy

10:12 am

hurshy

they'll have gerrymandered it to minimize the impact of your vote tho

10:12 am

Shirlockc

it counts way more in TX than in NY

10:13 am

hurshy

so apparently US allies in the middle east are thinking of no longer having american military bases

10:13 am

hurshy

they're sick of trump's sh**

10:14 am

Shirlockc

it's so obvious that there is no plan, i feel for all those sailors in that area

10:14 am

hurshy

it's crazy hegseth is more worried about how much testosterone they have than how much FOOD they have

10:15 am

rururocks

trump's cabinet is like a confederacy of dunces

10:15 am

Shirlockc

they should "serve" on those ships

10:21 am

MollyL

Forget Trump. The Navy will never admit to the terrible conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Good for the families and loved ones for making that public.

10:22 am

Shirlockc

i actually heard someone who did admit to it, i can't really which navy person it was, but then it was on NPR and might have been anon

10:32 am

Shirlockc

my memory is not great and it could have been veterans or someone else all together

10:51 am

hurshy

my baby is so fuzzy wuzzy

10:52 am

MollyL

🙄

11:01 am

hurshy

ooh i just need one more upper S to grey the left col

11:05 am

hurshy

i just realized the Ms are so hard because they all have to be mi

11:43 am

BzznBea

The A's and I's are going to make me nuts. Or more so than I am already.

11:56 am

hurshy

well there are no before- or against- prefix words in the As

11:56 am

hurshy

so at least there's that

1:09 pm

ivesyj

clue for the second in 9 (in9/60) plz

1:12 pm

ChampFit

a place of learning or research

1:12 pm

ChampFit

Extend for the 10

1:13 pm

ivesyj

omg! ty

1:13 pm

ChampFit

:)

2:06 pm

ivesyj

clue for the mi 8 45after what 60 seconds are

2:19 pm

ivesyj

never mind

2:31 pm

mkg

i have mi 7 but not 8 or 9. any clues welcome...

2:40 pm

BzznBea

mi8 and 9 have to do with a burial in the wrong place.

3:02 pm

ChampFit

Wow...got kicked off for a few minutes. About had a cow! :)

3:04 pm

MollyL

Moo

3:05 pm

ChampFit

:)

3:08 pm

ChampFit

I'm supposed to be at an open house, but when I got there, the electricity was off, and the floors in the study were buckled. There was a small puddle on the floor in the room beyond, which thankfully is tile. It's vacant, and I'd just checked on it a week ago!

3:35 pm

pcal2

Fireworks!!!

3:37 pm

ChampFit

CONGRATS!!!

4:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

greetings, diving in

4:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

5:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom ratatui lol

5:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hoet, 146 to go, later buds

8:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

di8/45 pls?

8:08 pm

penquis

sorry, don't have it...

8:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

missing that and two it9s

8:15 pm

penquis

i have the IT 9s....there are four...which do you need?

8:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty pen i found them. checking chat log for the di8/45

8:18 pm

penquis

ok

8:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am tearing my hair out over this. perhaps someone will join who has it.

8:21 pm

phaeton

unbury

8:22 pm

penquis

ty, phae...

8:23 pm

phaeton

i'm stuck on the in9/60

8:23 pm

phaeton

yw pem

8:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

clues?

8:25 pm

mkg

just cming back to do more. i have no tens. all help welcome. also missing the U words bottom corner AND the i words for the second column fourth row i. would love any help. thanks.

8:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

try plurals

8:25 pm

phaeton

use morewords for the UI words

8:26 pm

mkg

ty phae

8:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

olay my wrist is killing me...going to bed happy babbling

8:27 pm

penquis

bye, TO....

8:27 pm

mkg

got those ui words. wow. thanks phaeton for the help.

8:27 pm

penquis

ty, phae...i did that this morning...

8:28 pm

phaeton

yw

8:29 pm

mkg

got a ten! the in ten. ty.

8:29 pm

mkg

just missing that i in second column fourth row. darn.

8:32 pm

penquis

i think it 7/8 comes from that i....words we often see here....ends with interest *** (what determines what you will pay when you borrow money)....

8:35 pm

mkg

thanks. i got two of those words: thanks much.

8:35 pm

penquis

yw...

8:39 pm

penquis

i think i will call it a day....using the list still left me with 25 to find....too many to look up....goodnight all....

8:40 pm

phaeton

help with the it9

8:40 pm

penquis

there are four....which one?

8:41 pm

penquis

sorry, not true.....there is an it 9/10 that i don't have...

8:41 pm

phaeton

those are in/9 I have those

8:43 pm

penquis

found it....a lot of the same letters as in the 8...almost like the it 7 but ends with consumed...

8:50 pm

penquis

burst of energy got me down to 19....really leaving now....bye all....

9:00 pm

phaeton

FW

9:12 pm

Jacula

in10/77 and re9/60 are stumping me. :(

9:14 pm

momof5

D8 = three letter prefix + i5

9:15 pm

momof5

Similar to the mi8/9

9:27 pm

Jacula

Just the in10/77 go find now. Clue please, anyone?

9:27 pm

Jacula

*meant 'to' find now!

9:32 pm

broll

one who does, jac

9:34 pm

broll

assuming you have the 9/60

9:35 pm

momof5

Person who starts something new

9:35 pm

Jacula

Thanks broll! *~*~*~ Fireworks!

9:35 pm

broll

yw

9:35 pm

Jacula

Than momof5, also.

9:35 pm

Jacula

*ThanKs, I meant.

9:35 pm

momof5

Yw. But I think you got it before I could post. Lol

9:36 pm

Jacula

Yes, but I appreciate you replying. momof5.

9:37 pm

Jacula

I'm off to bed now unless I can reciprocate with any clues for those still playing.

9:37 pm

momof5

Same. I always wish people would post clues after someone asks for one, even when they say ‘nevermind’, bc I still need the clue.

9:38 pm

momof5

I wish I could finish this grid but I am exhausted tonight.

9:39 pm

Jacula

I know how you feel momof5. The heat here in UK has been draining, plus the wildfires. It's cooler tonight, thank goodness.

9:41 pm

momof5

We were hit with a lot of smoke in the Vanc, WA from the Spokane fires during our hottest week. Super hot but not much sun.

9:41 pm

momof5

The smoke has all cleared as well as our temps.

9:42 pm

momof5

Good night all

9:47 pm

Jacula

'Night, night. Sleep tight all.x

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