Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, August 19, 2026

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all - a manageable grid 2nite

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all - a manageable grid 2nite

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all - a manageable grid 2nite

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all - a manageable grid 2nite

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all - a manageable grid 2nite

12:01 am

hokie carla

with server blips

12:03 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:03 am

MetFan

If the bugs could be worked out in a timely manner......

12:03 am

MetFan

If the bugs could be worked out in a timely manner......

12:03 am

ursh

hello all

12:05 am

dofith

G'day folks. Exhausted after mammoth effort - fell 2 short of finish. Knackered!

12:07 am

hokie carla

valiant effort

12:09 am

dofith

Thanks, Carla. Did you finish?

12:09 am

hokie carla

I quit hours ago with 71 left

12:09 am

hokie carla

but this one's starting out good. top row gray!

12:11 am

dofith

Wiser than I. We were travelling; hubby driving, me tapping away on my tiny phone with fat old fingers! It was never going to end well - ony 2 short was a miracle!

12:12 am

hokie carla

even more valiant on a phone!

12:13 am

dofith

I'm going to reward myself with a coffee and even a smoke! Good luck!

12:13 am

hokie carla

thanks, enjoy your trip

12:14 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:18 am

hokie carla

hey nan

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

cybernan

ad 8

12:20 am

cybernan

hi carla

12:20 am

Gillie

hi - ad7

12:20 am

Gillie

st7

12:22 am

hokie carla

as7

12:22 am

cybernan

st 7 x2

12:23 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, sv 8

12:24 am

hokie carla

so nan's ad8 was really the ad7?

12:25 am

Rainiqui

I believe so

12:25 am

cybernan

yes it was -- sorry

12:26 am

MetFan

I was confused - until Raini called the sv8, I was looking for the ad8, which I already had as the ad7

12:26 am

hokie carla

my sv words I know might be limited to svelte

12:26 am

cybernan

you and me both

12:27 am

Rainiqui

This sv 8 is related to hematology

12:27 am

MetFan

(Sarcastically) Gee, that helps

12:27 am

hokie carla

lol, I was pretty sure it was going to be medical related since you called it

12:28 am

dizgrannie

the lone T is th 5

12:29 am

Rainiqui

Yes I passed my boards in hematology way back in the day....

12:29 am

MetFan

TY grannie

12:30 am

MetFan

Don't sweat it, I merely made a joke - got it from Best Words

12:31 am

MetFan

The sv that is....

12:32 am

Rainiqui

I didn't sweat it, I scratched it, I have hives from the pneumonia

12:33 am

MetFan

The famous Japanese terrodactyl is in the grid

1:25 am

dofith

fats

1:25 am

dofith

fatty

1:25 am

dofith

Sorry!

5:23 am

MollyL

Famous Japanese Terrodactyl?

6:07 am

ivesyj

clue for the first da 6 plz

6:08 am

ChampFit

The one I have is what animals have...it's something they shed. bbl...

6:10 am

dofith

I think it's an alternative for the stuff from our heads that makes our clothes look messy.

6:12 am

ivesyj

well tks but i still dont see it lol

6:14 am

ivesyj

does it work off of the word before it

6:15 am

ivesyj

got it!! yeaaa ty both

6:16 am

dofith

Lol!

7:55 am

phaeton

yummy food in the grid!

7:57 am

rururocks

what are the first two letters of that?

7:59 am

phaeton

fu

8:00 am

rururocks

oh.. that's more candy than food to me

8:01 am

phaeton

anything you eat is food...even if it's not nutritious.😉

8:02 am

maccafixx

da 7/40?

8:02 am

maccafixx

nm

8:03 am

maccafixx

defat

8:05 am

phaeton

Mac...can you clue the da7?

8:06 am

maccafixx

it uses the last vowel and a form of walking

8:08 am

maccafixx

is a form of walikf or milling around.

8:48 am

maccafixx

st 6/18?

8:49 am

ChampFit

builds off the 4/4 right before it. sounds like "one who does", but different vowel.

8:59 am

maccafixx

ty ChanpFit!

8:59 am

ChampFit

np!

9:00 am

maccafixx

taus

9:09 am

Kaplan the Magne

He is an ethnic slur

9:10 am

Kaplan the Magne

I haven't fussed about that lately

9:31 am

Kaplan the Magne

awe all know about Enable, so what's the point.

10:01 am

Shirlockc

seriously, redust isn't a word? i do it all the time

10:18 am

Trifioso

hello all

10:31 am

ChampFit

FW! Last word was su5/14.

10:31 am

bichon

Hi Trif

10:31 am

ChampFit

Anyone need anything before I poof?

10:35 am

ChampFit

Enjoy! The 8 is something I've never heard of, fyi.

10:40 am

Shirlockc

stats for the 8?

10:51 am

hokie carla

SV, save yourself the trouble andlook it up

11:11 am

Vicuna

For those who don't like to look up:sv8/80 - Swedish-sounding and ends with a mountain of ice

11:12 am

DHB

Excellent hint, Vicuna. Thanks!

11:20 am

hokie carla

well, I think the only word I've found this morning is champ's su5. guess I will have to list later.

11:23 am

hokie carla

3-6-4-5

11:53 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, hope i can get more than halfway done today, diving in

12:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sudafed is in the grid

12:08 pm

hokie carla

lol, I thought I saw it but never followed through on making sure

12:12 pm

hokie carla

phantom beaus, beauts, beauty

12:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and sudafeds, oooh lol

12:18 pm

hurshy

greetings all

12:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

welcome to the second most annoying grid of the week! lol

12:19 pm

hurshy

o dear

12:19 pm

hokie carla

I thought it was fine. got to the teens last night pretty easily. but still pretty stuck there, so it's one of those.

12:20 pm

hokie carla

I have D5 S2 N F4 D G3 B2 left

12:20 pm

hurshy

yesterday i missed things like "aide"

12:20 pm

hurshy

smh

12:20 pm

hokie carla

lol, I didn't finish yesterday but don't remember seeing aide.

12:21 pm

hokie carla

just checked - can confirm I missed aide and aides

12:21 pm

hurshy

well i guess that's slightly reassuring lol

12:22 pm

hokie carla

I also looked at that grid and it's pretty obvious. not sure how we missed it.

12:22 pm

hurshy

need one more left T to grey top row...

12:22 pm

hokie carla

do you have the one that looks kinda like zorro's sidekick?

12:22 pm

hurshy

you mean the lone ranger's sidekick?

12:22 pm

hurshy

yes

12:23 pm

hokie carla

lol, maybe

12:23 pm

hokie carla

obvi they are all TA, but all 4s and 5s

12:23 pm

hurshy

ok

12:23 pm

hurshy

one 4 or two? most of mine are 5s

12:23 pm

hokie carla

2

12:24 pm

hurshy

ty, got it!

12:24 pm

hokie carla

np

12:24 pm

hurshy

phantom: tornado

12:24 pm

hokie carla

well, I see it now. grayed that on first look so never noticed it.

12:25 pm

hurshy

i have greyed it but

12:25 pm

hurshy

still kinda wanted it

12:26 pm

hokie carla

I would never look for words on a gray tile! LOL

12:26 pm

hurshy

i saw it on the way to grey

12:26 pm

hurshy

it was fast but it was squished in there

12:26 pm

hurshy

phantom: donut

12:27 pm

hokie carla

yes to the donut

12:27 pm

hokie carla

and I normally donut see that since I spell it the other way

12:27 pm

hurshy

this is too many Ds

12:28 pm

hokie carla

definitely

12:30 pm

hurshy

phantom: defuse

12:30 pm

hokie carla

yep

12:30 pm

hokie carla

I found the G to be gritty today

12:31 pm

hurshy

i feel like i don't like the letter G

12:31 pm

hurshy

not just in babble but in general

12:31 pm

hokie carla

I feel the same

12:31 pm

hurshy

it's just not the nicest letter

12:31 pm

hokie carla

time to get ready for golf. may stop back in if I have extra time.

12:32 pm

hurshy

have fun

12:32 pm

hokie carla

thanks

12:33 pm

hurshy

ooh i found a good word

12:37 pm

hurshy

phantom: sa4ty

12:46 pm

hurshy

Fs also seem to be overrepresented in this grid

12:49 pm

hurshy

phantom: gender

12:50 pm

hurshy

and gerund

1:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Grond is on the grid

1:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(i mean in the grid)

1:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom rondeau

1:41 pm

hurshy

but what is a grond

1:47 pm

hurshy

ok got sv8 and da7 from chat

1:47 pm

hurshy

3-3-5-3

1:47 pm

hurshy

oooooh found a great word, du7/48

1:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i give up, asking for stats for the lone T and also the t in the fourth columns, thanks

1:56 pm

hurshy

th5/16

1:56 pm

hurshy

ty5 with two sixes for the 4th col

1:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

thanks, hunting

1:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

gon the 4th column one

1:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

got the th5/16, weird one!

1:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt at last, and 49 to go

1:58 pm

hurshy

yeah

1:59 pm

hurshy

3-2-2-2

2:01 pm

hurshy

aha two A4s i had missed, 1-2-2-2

2:07 pm

hurshy

i think i'll list now

2:08 pm

hurshy

well THAT's an odd one

2:08 pm

hurshy

be7/52

2:13 pm

hurshy

well i didn't miss anything fishy today! that's a relief

2:17 pm

cybernan

does anyone have a clue for the sv 7 that was called last night?

2:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i have a sv8, sv + man's name + german word for a mountain

2:20 pm

cybernan

mmm - dont know german

2:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(google says it's a unit of desimentation rate) -- i know nothing about that

2:21 pm

marilyn992

last 4 letters of the thing the Titanic hit

2:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sv8/80 = sv + man's name (2 letters) + mountain of ice is an ice****

2:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

what marilyn said

2:23 pm

cybernan

ty Gwen and Marilyn -- certainly not a word I would ever use!

2:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

one last hint: the sv8 doe not use any letters except ones in the bottom two rows

2:24 pm

cybernan

I'm always afraid when I ask for a clue that it will turn out to be something I should or do know

2:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i for one have never heard of a sv8 unit until today

2:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

plus a bonus be4 woot

2:29 pm

marilyn992

I had to use Morewords

2:32 pm

hurshy

yeah very few of us would know THAT one!

2:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hoet finally, 39 to go

2:44 pm

cybernan

45 here, but Ive had enough

2:47 pm

origami

Those D;s were tough for me

2:50 pm

Shirlockc

first fa6 pls?

2:52 pm

origami

Like the pt of to catch swimming animals

2:59 pm

BzznBea

Ori, I have the word, but I don't have a clue on your clue.

3:00 pm

origami

sorry

3:05 pm

Shirlockc

i think that's the 2nd fa6 not the first

3:06 pm

BzznBea

I finished the F's and now the clue makes sense.

3:07 pm

BzznBea

the first is the air stirrer + a male name

3:27 pm

Shirlockc

thx bzzn

4:11 pm

rururocks

yeah bea it's like going hinting for bears

4:20 pm

MollyL

Why do I always feel like I've downed three shots when I read this chat?

4:26 pm

rururocks

maybe because you have :D

4:28 pm

MollyL

I wish

4:30 pm

MollyL

It's bad enough that the longest word in this grid starts with sv

4:31 pm

rururocks

just when you think the word list can't get weirder right?

4:33 pm

MollyL

I never think that about Enable. It is the weirdest collection of words ever. I can't believe it is still being used for word games.

4:41 pm

rururocks

just think if enable accepted acronyms for points

4:41 pm

rururocks

:D

5:00 pm

MollyL

Oh my God, Carla and Hurshy would be tied for Babble Queen.

8:09 pm

mkg

help for the 8 please. ty.

9:20 pm

mkg

found it. nm

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