Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, August 20, 2026

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:03 am

lshult

flip

12:03 am

lshult

morning all

12:03 am

MetFan

Howdy all - after a slight blip

12:05 am

ursh

hello all

12:07 am

Rainiqui

co 7

12:16 am

dizgrannie

hi all, co 7 x 2

12:16 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

MetFan

ty lickety

12:31 am

Rainiqui

ce 7

12:33 am

Rainiqui

ecollide

12:36 am

cybernan

that lone e has me stumped

12:37 am

MetFan

electric fish nan

12:39 am

cybernan

blind is what I am -- ty

12:39 am

dizgrannie

ec 7/8

12:40 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:45 am

cybernan

not seeing the 8 but calling it a night.

12:48 am

Robespierre

Off to a slow start…32 words so far, and not a single one is longer than 5 letters!

12:51 am

Robespierre

So of course immediately after I wrote that, I found two 6 letter words. Progress!

1:48 am

worzel

Can't say I like this grid very much

3:40 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

3:40 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey everyone - I'm trying a bit of an experiment. I've created a cut down version of my clues site that's completely created by AI - each day - but it takes 1 person to hit "Grab Grid" after the flip to populate the clues. I've added a link to it on my clues page near the top called "AI Clues". the URL for it - if you just want to view it is: https://babblekey-daily-solver.lickety
splitaus.chatgpt.site

3:43 am

licketySplitAUS

At this stage it's a bit of a backup (in case I don't post clues) and also if someone wants to get clues before I post. Might change in the future (location), but let's see how it goes. It's extremely fast to solve.

3:55 am

lbdawger

that sounds cool, Lickety. Thanks for all the hard work you do for us!

4:01 am

worzel

lame I know, but can I get a clue for the ae6 please?

4:01 am

worzel

nm found it

7:15 am

hokie carla

cool lickety, thanks

8:17 am

maccafixx

Did anyone clue the ec 7/44?

8:22 am

LuvWordGames

Ebola not accepted

8:27 am

hurshy

it was only a sym***** gesture, but she appreciated the moral support. make ec7 like that.

8:30 am

maccafixx

ty hurshy!

8:31 am

hurshy

yw :)

8:32 am

hurshy

wouldn't have found it if you hadn't asked about it!

8:33 am

bichon

tyvm hurshy

8:36 am

hurshy

phantom: smell

8:42 am

hurshy

phantom: calico

8:44 am

maccafixx

sc 6/21?

8:45 am

hurshy

and charybdis

8:45 am

maccafixx

ty again!

8:45 am

hurshy

yw! :)

8:46 am

maccafixx

secs

8:46 am

hurshy

was worried you were going to say "what???" about the charybdis clue so i'm relieved you knew what the heck i was on about :D

8:47 am

hurshy

oh how did you guess that was my missing top S?!?!

8:47 am

maccafixx

a hunch? lol

8:48 am

hurshy

phantom: allele

8:48 am

hurshy

gotta go to work now, ttfn

8:49 am

maccafixx

fireworks

11:45 am

mkg

cant find ec 7/8. is it from the germ ec?

11:47 am

mkg

found ec 7/8. ty for lead

12:16 pm

hurshy

i'm kinda disturbed that that one was called at the flip but the other 8 wasn't. does that mean it's EVEN WEIRDER?!

12:19 pm

BzznBea

sc8

12:20 pm

hurshy

is it any relation to the sc6 i clued for macc?

12:27 pm

BzznBea

You clued an ec, right?

12:30 pm

hurshy

yes but then i clued sc6

12:31 pm

hurshy

two clues

12:33 pm

hurshy

bottom row grey!

12:34 pm

hurshy

left col grey!

12:34 pm

BzznBea

Not alike.

12:34 pm

hurshy

may i have a clue then?

12:35 pm

BzznBea

ens with head parasites

12:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, wandering in for a moment or two

12:37 pm

hurshy

morewords doesn't think there is such a word

12:37 pm

BzznBea

It comes from the lower S.

12:38 pm

hurshy

i know

12:38 pm

hurshy

but i put in sc--(head parasites) and it says no words found :(

12:39 pm

BzznBea

The parasites are plural so take away a -

12:40 pm

hurshy

i tried that too just in case

12:40 pm

hurshy

so it's a 7 and 8?

12:41 pm

BzznBea

No. SC8.50

12:41 pm

hurshy

aHA

12:41 pm

hurshy

got it

12:42 pm

hurshy

still need 2 more 7s, i wonder if they are Cs, that would make most of the 7s C words if so

12:43 pm

hurshy

but 6/13 of my remaining words are C so the odds are decent

12:44 pm

BzznBea

2 ca7

12:45 pm

hurshy

yes i just found one of them!

12:45 pm

hurshy

the one i found ends like that sc8

12:50 pm

hurshy

back to work for me, ttfn, 11 to go!

1:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hoet, woot

1:46 pm

cybernan

have tried everything I can think of for that sc 8 and nothing--- different vowel combos, double letters nothing is working

2:22 pm

BzznBea

Its sc+ vowel + head parasiteS.

2:22 pm

parisla

Rhymes with the plural of helix

3:44 pm

hokie carla

howdy folks. still 114 left but am hung up on the first O.

3:46 pm

BzznBea

ob 4, 4, 5, 5

3:46 pm

hokie carla

and the top E. keep wanting emcee.

3:46 pm

hurshy

that one is easy, you'll kick yourself

3:47 pm

hokie carla

thanks, bea. found ob4 but was convinced the rest of them were os.

3:48 pm

hurshy

i'm about to list for my last 6 i think

3:52 pm

hokie carla

finally see it!

3:53 pm

hokie carla

was not thinking of that 2nd letter

3:53 pm

hurshy

*nods*

3:53 pm

BzznBea

Flotsam and Jetsom?

3:53 pm

hokie carla

classic

3:54 pm

BzznBea

One of my favs

5:41 pm

mkg

any help with the L words for fifth column L welcome. thanks.

5:42 pm

mkg

oh gee just found one. sorry.

7:10 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

sc 8 pls?

7:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

nm night all

11:06 pm

Jacula

mkg - which l words do you need help with? la or li?

11:07 pm

Jacula

I'm assuming not lo ones.

11:14 pm

Jacula

I don't understand the times on the chog but I guess I came in too late.

11:15 pm

origami

I think the times are Central US time.

11:15 pm

Jacula

5.14am here for me after a medical procedure at about 8am yesterday.

11:16 pm

origami

Hope all is well.

11:19 pm

Jacula

I'm in UK. But thanks, origami, I'll have to look that time up again. All seems well since the op., so far, thanks for asking origami. Got to go to local surgery in 2 weeks time to have stitches removed.

11:33 pm

Jacula

I was hoping for disvolable stitches or even the itchy glue but, the surgeon told me, bak skin is very thick and taks a long time to heal. Shame he wasn't around with all his advice when the Vikings and Saxons were slashing and fighting.

11:35 pm

Jacula

No one seems to need any more clues now, so I will bow out. Happy Babbling to anyone still doing it.

11:35 pm

origami

LOL Hope you feel better soon I'll check on FB

11:38 pm

Jacula

Origami - If we are FB friends you can do that, if not my profile is friends and family only.

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