Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, September 20, 2026

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:01 am

Rainiqui

gr 7

12:02 am

dofith

G'day folks.

12:02 am

dizgrannie

x 2, Rain

12:02 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:03 am

dizgrannie

hi all

12:03 am

Rainiqui

pr 7

12:05 am

dofith

tr 7 x 2

12:05 am

cybernan

seems like a lot of repeat words

12:06 am

broll

re 8

12:06 am

broll

deport

12:07 am

broll

crap! sorry

12:07 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:08 am

broll

re 9

12:08 am

cybernan

isnt this the same grid we had yesterday or the day before?

12:09 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, thanks Broll

12:10 am

Rainiqui

aero

12:11 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:14 am

cybernan

re 7 been called?

12:21 am

jesdraggon

half way. re8 and tr7x2

12:22 am

jesdraggon

po7

12:23 am

jesdraggon

re9, thanks broll

12:23 am

jesdraggon

NBS

12:33 am

cybernan

not finding that lone a

12:35 am

rolin

nan... alternative spelling of an et5

12:36 am

crayola

thanks, rolin

12:36 am

cybernan

mm - not the musical one

12:37 am

cybernan

nor the anesthetic

12:37 am

cybernan

oh - it is a 6

12:38 am

cybernan

ty rolin

12:38 am

rolin

oops...yes...sorry

12:38 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs and good night :)

3:25 am

mattygroves

Has anyone stats, please, for the lone E in the fourth row, second column?

3:32 am

mattygroves

NM, found it

7:40 am

rururocks

good morning matty

8:00 am

bichon

re 9, pls, have the re 6/21

8:14 am

Sophie214

add a different suffix

8:39 am

mkg

i cant find the top row A word. stat welcomone. ty.

8:43 am

mkg

found top row A. ty for clues below. ty.

9:07 am

phaeton

U stats?

9:11 am

saanichcat

up4/7 and up6/24 both normal words!

9:12 am

phaeton

ty saani

9:23 am

hurshy

morning

9:41 am

Nef

Morning,hursh

9:41 am

hurshy

:)

9:41 am

origami

good morning

9:41 am

hurshy

hi nef, origami

9:41 am

Nef

Hi ori

9:42 am

origami

Nice to "see" you, Nef

9:43 am

Nef

You too. Usually when I’m here it’s when no one else has posted for a while so I don’t try chatting

9:44 am

hurshy

but if everyone does that then there's no chat

9:45 am

Nef

Very true, hurshy, but IDK a lot of the people here anymore

9:48 am

Nef

Way too many vowels today!

9:48 am

hurshy

well, too few is worse, then you get very small grids

9:50 am

Nef

This past week has had a lot of smaller grids (at least when I’ve been here)

9:51 am

hurshy

yes, it has

9:56 am

Nef

I’m over half way & am hung up on the Os & Rs for now BBL. HAGD

9:59 am

hurshy

12 left here. 4-4-1-1-1-1

10:00 am

origami

Have a nice day, Nef

10:00 am

hurshy

aha got the 9!

10:01 am

hurshy

i guess the 8 i need is re8

10:01 am

hurshy

the other one wasn't called i think the one i have - it is ou8

10:02 am

hurshy

oh now i got it! yay!

10:02 am

hurshy

left 2 cols grey!

10:04 am

MollyL

I thought you were kidding about re8. That is a pretty simple word for you

10:08 am

rbud

maybe, but we all get babble blind sometimes. The ou8, on the other hand, is a ridiculous "word".

10:14 am

hurshy

and i'm sleepy and fighting a migraine

10:18 am

hokie carla

howdy, take a nap

10:18 am

hurshy

well, i'm sure i will at some point

10:19 am

hurshy

you have to wait til it kinda happens naturally

10:19 am

hokie carla

yep

10:20 am

MollyL

Ha! Wait until you get older. Sleeping is never a problem.

10:20 am

hokie carla

I used to be amazed at my uncle who could fall asleep sitting up anywhere

10:21 am

MollyL

I got like that when I was anemic. Once I got treated for it, that went away.

10:21 am

hurshy

interesting

10:21 am

hokie carla

I can never nap. I always want to.

10:21 am

rbud

I find that falling asleep is easier than staying asleep, these days.

10:22 am

MollyL

Sleeping is hard for "always need to be busy" people.

10:29 am

hokie carla

ooh, found the 9 on a hunch

10:29 am

hurshy

:)

10:30 am

hokie carla

is it just me or is the top R a pain?

10:31 am

hurshy

a little, but, you can get through more of them if you persist

10:34 am

hokie carla

rats

10:35 am

hurshy

?

10:36 am

hokie carla

was just saying darn to your answer, but in an r

10:36 am

hokie carla

I did persist up to 11 but moving on

10:36 am

hurshy

but isn't it a better answer than "yes those words are impossible"? lol

10:37 am

hurshy

i just got my last one of them, ro7/36

10:37 am

hokie carla

I guess it depends on how you look at it. if they're not impossible it just means I'm dumb.

10:38 am

hokie carla

got it, thx

10:38 am

hokie carla

need to rem. to try that all day.

10:38 am

hurshy

yeah it's a popular ending today

10:39 am

hokie carla

name that tree character who was adorable as a baby!

10:39 am

hurshy

aha, my last O suddenly flashed into my head from previous grids, or6/24

10:39 am

hurshy

groot

10:39 am

hokie carla

ding ding ding

10:41 am

hokie carla

ooh, grayed the G. now just need 3 R for top row gray

10:41 am

hurshy

there's a nice re7

10:42 am

hokie carla

def need that

10:42 am

hurshy

think photographs

10:43 am

hokie carla

well I've typed retroage several times which is neither a word nor 7 letters.

10:43 am

hurshy

no it's not as fancy as that

10:43 am

hurshy

it's just like, oh, let's remove that stray hair from your picture

10:44 am

hokie carla

duh, thanks

10:44 am

hokie carla

was stuck in old timey photos thinking

10:45 am

hurshy

done!

10:45 am

hokie carla

noice!

10:46 am

godthaab

Name that proper noun: car

10:47 am

hokie carla

haven't come across one yet

10:48 am

hurshy

tuareg

10:48 am

hokie carla

good one

10:49 am

hokie carla

how are there 8 O's on the 2nd row?

10:51 am

godthaab

Bushy , you win a vintage 1947 Bug!

10:52 am

hokie carla

lol, bushy

10:52 am

hurshy

woohoo!

10:52 am

godthaab

Uhhh, that would be Hurshy….

10:52 am

hurshy

well did you see where i said my last O was a weird or6/24?

10:52 am

godthaab

Damn autocorrect!

10:53 am

hokie carla

no, I didn't read anything that happened before I got here

10:53 am

hurshy

it wasnt' before you got here

10:53 am

hurshy

it was between you asking and me answering groot

10:53 am

hokie carla

I remember that O though, thanks

10:53 am

hokie carla

you know posts disappear

10:54 am

hokie carla

did you happen to mention the single E on the right?

10:55 am

hurshy

no

10:55 am

hurshy

it's normal

10:55 am

hokie carla

really? I feel like I've looked everywhere.

10:57 am

hurshy

maybe it was there but then the sea washed it away

10:57 am

hokie carla

oh, geez. thanks

11:06 am

maccafixx

to 6/24?

11:06 am

BzznBea

man wig

11:06 am

hokie carla

something a bald man might have

11:06 am

hokie carla

lol, or what bea said

11:07 am

hokie carla

surprised adding a D for an adj isn't a word - that to7 man

11:07 am

maccafixx

ty BzznBea!

11:10 am

hokie carla

phantom uproot

11:13 am

hokie carla

this P is a bit of a problem

11:13 am

hurshy

aw, today is the 49th anniversary of the day Fonzie jumped the shark

11:14 am

hokie carla

wow

11:14 am

hokie carla

thought I watched that on first airing but I would've been 4

11:15 am

hurshy

there is a brand of chicken

11:15 am

hurshy

that counts

11:15 am

hokie carla

thanks

11:15 am

hokie carla

just saw my missing easy 4 letter D when looking for that.

11:16 am

BzznBea

Must have missed that episode.

11:17 am

hokie carla

what?? it's where the phrase "jumping the shark" came from

11:17 am

hokie carla

he was water skiing and jumped a shark, and that's the moment happy days went downhill

11:18 am

hokie carla

so now it's used to signify the point any show or whatever goes downhill

11:18 am

BzznBea

That was 1977. I was working two jobs and going to school.

11:20 am

hokie carla

yes, but the phrase entered the pop culture in 1985 per wiki, and has been used a bazillion times since

11:25 am

hokie carla

almost croupier

11:26 am

MollyL

Jumped the shark gets used all the time for shows when they introduce a ridiculous plot point.

11:29 am

MollyL

Sad that the brand of chicken is more recognized than the University.

11:29 am

hokie carla

isn't the univ spelled pu though

11:29 am

MollyL

Oops, you're right, it is

11:30 am

hokie carla

that's how I first tried to spell the chicken and then remembered it was pe

11:30 am

MollyL

I guess it's really sad that I can't spell 😊

11:30 am

hokie carla

haha

11:33 am

hokie carla

well, stuck now with 17 left. 4-5-5-2-1 that's a decent breakdown. will look for 4s.

11:35 am

hokie carla

geez, my last lower R was a 4 that I only found because I finally saw my other U

11:40 am

hokie carla

1-5-4-2-1 TTFN

11:53 am

ivesyj

clue for the ou 7 plz

11:55 am

ivesyj

never mind got it

12:00 pm

hokie carla

hmm

12:00 pm

dcseain

my first word was an re8. that doesn’t happen a late.

12:01 pm

hokie carla

oh, got the O, thx

12:01 pm

hokie carla

and the other O related

12:01 pm

hokie carla

doesnt' happen a latte to me either, seain

12:15 pm

cybernan

good morning

12:17 pm

penquis

hello all....

12:23 pm

cybernan

don't know the chicken nor the university -- pe?

12:23 pm

penquis

i have no idea what you are talking about...

12:23 pm

cybernan

conversation in the chat

12:24 pm

cybernan

see 11:29 - a brand of chicken in the grid

12:25 pm

cybernan

got it -- french for lost

12:25 pm

penquis

oh...ty...

12:26 pm

cybernan

extend it for a 6

12:28 pm

penquis

ty...

12:29 pm

hokie carla

well the chicken is probably US only and the univ is in US too

12:29 pm

cybernan

knew you spoke french

12:29 pm

penquis

yup... :o)

12:29 pm

hokie carla

still need 5 P's here!

12:30 pm

cybernan

me too

12:30 pm

cybernan

need 50 to finish

12:30 pm

penquis

i need lots more...

12:30 pm

hokie carla

oh, didn't have the 5 so took me a while to un-extend for smaller than the 6. 4 P's now.

12:30 pm

hokie carla

10 left here

12:31 pm

penquis

106 here...

12:31 pm

cybernan

you'll catch up and pass me in no time pen

12:33 pm

cybernan

doesn't like french powder though

12:33 pm

penquis

nope...

12:33 pm

penquis

i am also watching football...

12:34 pm

hokie carla

same

12:35 pm

hokie carla

need to get off the couch and eat though

12:36 pm

hokie carla

R2 T R2 P4 C

12:39 pm

cybernan

just found an ou 8

12:39 pm

penquis

dumb word...

12:39 pm

cybernan

doesn't make much sense, mind you

12:40 pm

hokie carla

well, the 7 doesn't either

12:40 pm

penquis

true...

12:41 pm

cybernan

nope

12:41 pm

hokie carla

who are you watching, pen? I don't know who else is playing right now. patriots?

12:41 pm

penquis

pats agains the steelers...

12:41 pm

penquis

you?

12:42 pm

hokie carla

panthers/falcons

12:43 pm

BzznBea

Both games are snoozers.

12:43 pm

hokie carla

well, we're currently winning so I'm still awake

12:48 pm

cybernan

going out for the afternoon, so listing now

12:59 pm

penquis

well i am down to 37....

1:03 pm

cybernan

I listed at 32

1:03 pm

hokie carla

still 10 but not actively looking

1:03 pm

hokie carla

going to eat lunch and then hope to see them

1:14 pm

hokie carla

found a 6!

1:15 pm

penquis

go, carla!...i am down to 31....

1:15 pm

hokie carla

go, pen!

1:18 pm

penquis

missing 14 fours....gotta look for those...

1:19 pm

hokie carla

still can't find one and I have tried all kinds of stuff

1:19 pm

cybernan

been stuck on the up 6 forever - my last one

1:20 pm

penquis

don't have it yet...will look...

1:20 pm

hokie carla

there was an up6 after trump did one of his trump things

1:20 pm

penquis

yes, just found that one....

1:20 pm

hokie carla

or an up6 from the crowd after the home team scored

1:20 pm

cybernan

ty - isnt there one of those every day?

1:20 pm

penquis

just about...

1:21 pm

cybernan

what are you looking for carla?

1:21 pm

penquis

raut

1:21 pm

penquis

sorry...

1:22 pm

hokie carla

RR T R PPPP C 1-4-3-1

1:22 pm

hokie carla

probably stupid re words

1:22 pm

cybernan

the one you tried all kinds of stuff on?

1:22 pm

penquis

perhaps you are missing the th 6....

1:23 pm

hokie carla

for my last 4 letter word I tried every combo of 4 letters on my remaining tiles. but I obviously missed it.

1:23 pm

cybernan

do you have the re 9?

1:23 pm

hokie carla

I have a th6 and re9

1:23 pm

penquis

are those related?

1:24 pm

cybernan

which was the one you were struggling with?

1:24 pm

hokie carla

no, but you suggested th6 and nan suggested re9, so I was just confirming I have both

1:24 pm

penquis

ah, ok....

1:24 pm

hokie carla

struggling to find the last 4, nan. no idea what it is.

1:25 pm

hokie carla

I need a T from the right

1:25 pm

penquis

ah, ok....

1:25 pm

cybernan

dr 4?

1:26 pm

hokie carla

has to be R T P or C

1:26 pm

hokie carla

I will do one more try

1:26 pm

cybernan

ta 5 - rhymes with not small

1:27 pm

hokie carla

nope, have that one

1:27 pm

cybernan

te 5/14?

1:27 pm

BzznBea

Carla, there are 20 R4

1:27 pm

hokie carla

nope, have that one. probably a normal T word I just can't see. too many from that tile.

1:28 pm

cybernan

to 5/14 pt

1:28 pm

penquis

to 5 ends with two vowels....

1:28 pm

cybernan

how about to 6 - submarine weapon

1:28 pm

hokie carla

aha, the weapon, thx

1:28 pm

cybernan

sorry that was a to 7

1:29 pm

BzznBea

4 C4

1:29 pm

hokie carla

ok, how did you know I was trying all the c4's right now? thanks, will stop that one.

1:29 pm

hokie carla

will look at P again

1:30 pm

hurshy

my last p was pr4

1:30 pm

hurshy

no, second to last. close enough.

1:30 pm

BzznBea

10 P4

1:30 pm

hokie carla

have a babblet pr4

1:30 pm

cybernan

have to run -- hagd everyone

1:31 pm

penquis

bye, nan....

1:31 pm

hokie carla

bye nan, have a good one

1:31 pm

hokie carla

only counted 9 p4, so will try again, thx

1:31 pm

BzznBea

I'm going to go putter in the kitchen.

1:32 pm

penquis

happy puttering...

1:32 pm

hokie carla

sounds good. I need to do some sourdough starter maintenance and replace my fridge filters.

1:32 pm

hokie carla

finally found my 4!

1:33 pm

penquis

nice....have those p 4 words....working on the other 9 fours...

1:38 pm

hokie carla

4 5s and 3 6s left. guess I will list.

1:39 pm

welki

hi hokie, everyone

1:39 pm

penquis

6 fours still missing here....

1:39 pm

penquis

hi welki...

1:39 pm

hokie carla

welki!

1:39 pm

welki

hi pen

1:39 pm

penquis

16 left...

1:41 pm

penquis

well i am stalled....taking a break....bye all....

1:41 pm

hokie carla

bye pen!

1:42 pm

hokie carla

well, got my c with the list and still couldn't see it in the grid

1:44 pm

welki

guess i'll be here a while, i just started, have 90 left

1:44 pm

hokie carla

well it might take me that long to find my last 3 with the list

1:50 pm

hokie carla

geez, finally found one of the elusive ones

1:50 pm

hokie carla

now down to a RE6

1:51 pm

hokie carla

gonna have to look it up unless someone still here has a clue for first re6/24

1:52 pm

hokie carla

feels like I have to have the 3rd letter narrowed down but maybe that's where I'm going wrong

1:52 pm

hokie carla

finally got it

1:52 pm

welki

maybe it's .... whew, it's hard to clue!

1:52 pm

hokie carla

not sure what that means unless it's like a bl8 (not in grid)

1:56 pm

welki

looked it up - i think it means a headache caused by spinning. https://tinyurl.com/ycyssm2t

1:57 pm

hokie carla

wow

1:57 pm

welki

enough of this for now, later all

1:57 pm

hokie carla

who knew

1:57 pm

hokie carla

bye!

1:57 pm

welki

(if that's the right re6)

1:57 pm

hokie carla

probably. I think I'd bl8 if I spun.

1:57 pm

hokie carla

like a lot

2:31 pm

dcseain

took a 2h nap.feel refreshed.

2:32 pm

rbud

hiya, seain, good to see ya out & about

2:35 pm

dcseain

hello rbud!

2:40 pm

dcseain

Huh.Local brand of chicken in the grid, and accepted. As well as the pain per5

2:49 pm

dcseain

and a misspelling of the thick soup/stew of meat, veg, grain po6 goodness.

2:53 pm

Soodle

Hi all. Seain - I’m a big fan of two hour naps.

2:53 pm

dcseain

:) hello, soodle!

3:05 pm

dcseain

phantom rodeo

3:49 pm

harpjane

hi everyone

3:49 pm

harpjane

I don't see KFC in the grid

3:56 pm

Gillie

po6 is the French spelling of the soup/stew

4:49 pm

hokie carla

jane, it's not KFC, it's chicken brand you buy in grocery stores. pe6/27

4:54 pm

MollyL

As if KFC would be acceptable in Babble😊

6:09 pm

hokie carla

yes, I assumed it was a joke

6:16 pm

penquis

hello again....can someone please clue the re 7/40?

6:18 pm

hokie carla

you would use something like photoshop to do this to pictures

6:18 pm

penquis

ty...i am done...

6:19 pm

hokie carla

woot woot

6:19 pm

penquis

ty

6:19 pm

penquis

anyone need anything before i go?

6:26 pm

penquis

guess not...goodnight all....

6:32 pm

harpjane

yes, it was a joke, btw

9:53 pm

phaeton

any help for the to7?

9:54 pm

jesdraggon

I don't have it yet, phaeton, sorry

9:56 pm

phaeton

np jes

9:57 pm

jesdraggon

I've got all the a's and c's though :)

9:59 pm

jesdraggon

and d's

10:04 pm

jesdraggon

got it, phaeton. to7, 36 - underwater missle

10:04 pm

jesdraggon

missile

10:06 pm

phaeton

ty

10:06 pm

jesdraggon

welcome :)

10:11 pm

jesdraggon

do you have the or6,24?

10:11 pm

phaeton

or cons consume food

10:12 pm

jesdraggon

thanks

10:14 pm

phaeton

yw...fw

10:14 pm

phaeton

want any more clues?

10:14 pm

jesdraggon

yay!

10:15 pm

jesdraggon

I have about 20 left, not sure how many clues you want to give. but currently looking for pe5,12

10:21 pm

phaeton

PE and most of what you do with a book

10:23 pm

jesdraggon

thanks!

10:23 pm

jesdraggon

12 left

10:24 pm

phaeton

good luck!

10:30 pm

jesdraggon

quitting at 8 gotta go get ready for work tomorrow

10:31 pm

jesdraggon

okay, 6

11:50 pm

rururocks

is that because people do a lot of finger licking around here?

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