Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, October 7, 2026

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:00 am

dizgrannie

hi all

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

dizgrannie

sq 7

12:01 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:03 am

cybernan

mo 7

12:06 am

ursh

ca 7&8

12:07 am

cybernan

no way is that 8 legitimate

12:17 am

justafreep

co9

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

MetFan

TY Lickety

12:18 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:56 am

Robespierre

Good morning! Er7

1:05 am

LuvWordGames

To wear away

4:00 am

mattygroves

Has anyone stats, please, for the centre O?

4:04 am

dizgrannie

og 4 and 5

4:04 am

dizgrannie

and or 5

4:10 am

mattygroves

Thank you!

4:11 am

dizgrannie

11 left and Babble blindness....will be back tomorrow

4:12 am

dizgrannie

when sober...lol

4:12 am

mattygroves

Enjoy - before you can, that or5 - do you have the point value as well?

4:51 am

ursh

or 5/10

5:33 am

mattygroves

Thank you (belatedly)

6:18 am

MollyL

Chilly morning here. Had to break out the long pants for the first time in a while.

7:01 am

JohanM

Molly - same here.

7:06 am

bichon

Uber chilly here.

7:11 am

MollyL

Fall makes her brief appearance.

8:11 am

Trifioso

good morning friends

8:20 am

Trifioso

I see Moira Rose has some friends in the grid today :)

8:32 am

rururocks

not sure who moira rose is

8:35 am

phaeton

hello...help with the co9?

8:35 am

penquis

rust...

8:36 am

phaeton

ty pen

8:36 am

penquis

yw...

8:43 am

MollyL

Moira Rose is a character in a Canadian sitcom called Shitt's Creek.

8:44 am

MollyL

I don't watch it so I don't get the reference made.

8:45 am

rururocks

I've never heard of Shitt's creek

8:45 am

ChampFit

Fantastic show. Binge-worthy. The sweetest ending ever.

8:45 am

Scrabbler

So well-written. So well-acted. So very funny.

8:45 am

ChampFit

Hi scrabs!

8:46 am

Scrabbler

Hi folks. How are you, Champ?

8:46 am

rururocks

I'm sure the plot lines are charmin

8:46 am

ChampFit

Great thanks. Glad to see you!

8:47 am

Scrabbler

I already shopped in town and paid my school taxes at town hall. I am not a morning person.

8:47 am

ChampFit

Well done!

8:47 am

rururocks

pay my school taxes will ya scrabs

8:47 am

Trifioso

Hello Scrabbler!

8:47 am

MollyL

Are you going to toilet punning about Shitt's Creek Ru?

8:48 am

Scrabbler

Ruru, I dished out $4.2K. That's enough. And it's a below average district due to rural poverty.

8:49 am

Scrabbler

Trif, congrats on another married child. Are you at another school this year?

8:52 am

Trifioso

HI! Thank you. One left - November 21st....so excited! And no, the music stopped and I did not get a chair. The number of teachers in my area laid off this year in my area is astounding to me. 25+ in a slew of tons.

8:52 am

Trifioso

towns

8:54 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no. Schools in Western NY are desperately in need of teachers and subs. Teachers are switching careers, for many reason, as you know.

8:54 am

Trifioso

I just realized I wrote "in my area" twice in one sentence - ugh. The chog desperately needs an edit feature....

8:55 am

Trifioso

I absolutely did a fantastic job in my last placement. When the job became available I applied first thing. They hired someone half my age.

8:58 am

Scrabbler

Keep looking

8:59 am

Trifioso

I want to do something else. I have discovered I am a part of a whole new category of worker: too old to hire, too young to retire.

9:00 am

rururocks

I'm very lucky I work for myself although I'm going to fire myself later this year

9:00 am

Trifioso

Will you be hiring, then, ruru?

9:01 am

rururocks

no I'll be retiring

9:01 am

Trifioso

rats. I was going to apply

9:02 am

Scrabbler

It's fascinating to become older and discover new "careers."

9:04 am

Trifioso

It is, but it is a lot less exciting to not get hired for jobs I could do in my sleep, because I am 61.

9:04 am

BzznBea

Becoming a volunteer has been the best thing since retirement.

9:05 am

rururocks

I would think that experience teachers would get priority

9:05 am

Trifioso

You would. I did. I was wrong.

9:05 am

Scrabbler

Retirement is tricky--you have to be financially stable to retire.

9:06 am

Trifioso

I am too young to retire. A particular joy is that Mr. Hate just did, and bought himself a second home - a million dollar plus property on Cape Cod. Tra la la

9:06 am

Scrabbler

Oh, wow.

9:08 am

Trifioso

he also gave a lovely speech at the latest wedding, and listed the groom's parents by name, but never mentioned me once, not even "Tertiare's mother...." so that was fun

9:09 am

rururocks

he's an asshole

9:09 am

Trifioso

October has been a self-esteem workshop

9:09 am

Trifioso

I'm the idiot for expecting anything less at this point, ruru

9:10 am

Scrabbler

His behavior is consistent. Have zero expectations

9:10 am

rururocks

that's really awful what a miserable piece of shit he is

9:11 am

Trifioso

FWIW, I did call him out on it, after he texted me the next day to ask me if I "had fun" at the wedding. I told him that i knew the wedding was not about me, but that the omission was nevertheless hurtful His helpful reply, "I am glad you understand it was not about you." Grrrrrrrr

9:12 am

Trifioso

some peole really are just oxygen thieves

9:12 am

Scrabbler

Yes.

9:12 am

Trifioso

that's all the real estate he gets today. I am counting on karma to do the rest of the heavy lifting

9:12 am

BzznBea

Your children notice things like that, Trif. They know the better parent.

9:12 am

rururocks

did you get a chance to make a speech.. i'd have slammed him

9:13 am

Trifioso

no. I was no more than a guest at this wedding. Sadly, Tertiare HATES me. Its a long, sad story, involving her MIL who never had girls, and now .....has one. Mine.

9:13 am

Trifioso

Adn she is not into sharing.

9:13 am

rururocks

oh .. wow

9:14 am

Trifioso

again....karma. I do not feed into their narrative.

9:14 am

Trifioso

Guess who they voted for and I am sure a clearer picture will emerge......

9:14 am

rururocks

oh.. jeezus

9:14 am

Trifioso

my dear little daugther drank alllll the kool aid. All of it.

9:15 am

rururocks

how a woman could vote for that felon is beyond me

9:15 am

Scrabbler

That's terrible. Do you like her fiance?

9:15 am

Trifioso

Sadly, our story is not unusual. Too many families have floundered in a similar way.

9:16 am

Trifioso

I don't share his political views, but he is a hard worker and very polite.

9:16 am

rururocks

oh sure mine did.. but at least I'm talking to my mom these days we've achieved a detante

9:16 am

rururocks

detente

9:17 am

Trifioso

It's the hypocrisy, for me. The MIL and FIL were only too happy to enjoy a free vacation in Mr. Hate's Cape Cod home, but then will happily vote against Mr. Hate's basic human rights to a life with his husband. It is so gross.

9:17 am

Scrabbler

Enjoy the day, pals. I have chores to do before my sister arrives from NJ.

9:18 am

Trifioso

and the mean girl crap is SO unnecessary Love doesn't divide, it multiplies. There is enough sorority for the MIL, my daughter, AND me.

9:18 am

Trifioso

Ooh, scrabbler, I always get so excited when your sister comes to visit! Hilarious stories to follow!

9:19 am

Trifioso

Ruru, I am glad to hear of the detente. I hope someday for a thaw as well.

9:20 am

rururocks

it will happen eventually.. her HATE will internalize and hopefully she'll deal with it in counseling and grow

9:20 am

Trifioso

It's been since covid, and they are married now, so I am less hopeful, but moms don't give up

9:20 am

Trifioso

ever

9:21 am

rururocks

it was 46 years for me.. but things change

9:21 am

Trifioso

wow. that shows so much strength, ruru

9:21 am

rururocks

I want the best for her now. I don't forgive her. She deserves to be happy at this point of her life.

9:22 am

Trifioso

very wisely counsel

9:22 am

Trifioso

You deserve happiness too.

9:24 am

rururocks

I do have happiness. I've had a pretty good life. I just wish I knew what I know now 20 years ago.

9:24 am

Trifioso

My wish for a time machine could not be accurately expressed.

9:24 am

Trifioso

Okay, I have to go deliver some fabric. My life is so exciting.

9:27 am

rururocks

later

9:44 am

Shirlockc

caught up on the chog and Tri, karma is a thing, and ruru i wish the same about knowing what i know now 20 years ago, but it's not too later!

9:46 am

rururocks

I guess. It is never too late to learn life's lessons. At least I figured it out eventually

10:43 am

Sophie214

so much sadness here in today's chat....in my 70s....last 15-20 years have been the best....I've learned to be thankful for what I have....not much, but better than many.....grateful every day for the family and friends I have..... not forgiving, I have found, hurts me, not the other person.....time to (slowly) walk my dog and enjoy God's creation....have a peaceful day

11:03 am

clg47

there is a mo7 & 8 that I can't crack the code on - any clues?

11:08 am

Dippnall

if you have the mo 6/7 - use a double consonant - both mean the same thing

11:10 am

clg47

TY - thought I had tried that combo, but I must have made a typo error

11:39 am

hurshy

finally a non-small one! yay

11:41 am

bichon

finally, a big one

11:42 am

hurshy

phantom: admonish

11:43 am

bichon

I despise the 47 word grids

11:43 am

hurshy

me too

11:43 am

hurshy

or, well, they disappoint me, is probably more accurate in my case

11:44 am

Shirlockc

stats for the 9?

11:44 am

bichon

sit there fors trying to get words

11:44 am

hurshy

phantom -ing

11:49 am

hurshy

shirl, i haven't found it yet but i just got a ca7 & 8 pair

11:50 am

marksdolly

co 9/60 think of metal rusting

11:50 am

marksdolly

or something eating away

11:50 am

marksdolly

or something eating away

11:53 am

hurshy

thanks dolly

11:53 am

marksdolly

:)

11:54 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! capital of Latvia

11:56 am

Shirlockc

got the 9 thx!

11:56 am

marksdolly

:)

11:57 am

Shirlockc

and the ca7/8 pair

11:57 am

bichon

Riga

11:57 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

11:57 am

marksdolly

whoohoo!!

11:58 am

bichon

I read the book "Dogs of Riga" and have visited Riga

11:58 am

hurshy

nice

11:59 am

hokie carla

howdy folks

11:59 am

hurshy

hi hokie

12:00 pm

marksdolly

hi Hokie!1

12:00 pm

hokie carla

starting off slow

12:00 pm

hokie carla

hello dolly! and hurshy

12:00 pm

hurshy

phantom: sinew

12:02 pm

bichon

The plural of ma 4/7 doesn't exist.

12:02 pm

hokie carla

ma4/7 is a plural

12:02 pm

hurshy

singular ends with -us

12:03 pm

hurshy

no, wait, maybe just e

12:03 pm

hokie carla

I thought e

12:03 pm

hurshy

wiki says -us but i'm sure i've seen e

12:04 pm

hokie carla

well, in HP there's animagus

12:04 pm

hurshy

yeah

12:05 pm

bookgrrl

The --e ending refers to a wizard, the -i ending is a Zoroastrian priest.

12:05 pm

hokie carla

a mage is a wizard but the ma4 in the bible are "wise men"

12:05 pm

hurshy

well, back then, there wasn't much distinction between those ideas

12:05 pm

hurshy

they didn't know there would be a difference between science and magic

12:06 pm

hurshy

oops sorry

12:06 pm

hokie carla

yeah, that's what I was wondering

12:06 pm

hokie carla

speaking of HP, name that horrible couple from the last book

12:08 pm

hurshy

might need a first letter to jog the memory

12:09 pm

hokie carla

C

12:09 pm

hurshy

Carew?

12:09 pm

hokie carla

no, but that's a famous baseball player from the 80s or so

12:09 pm

hokie carla

the Carrows - they kinda moved in on hogwarts and were running it

12:10 pm

hurshy

ah i forgot about them

12:10 pm

hurshy

was so focused on the GOOD couple of Lupin and Tonks and how mad i was that they both died

12:10 pm

hokie carla

yeah

12:11 pm

hokie carla

was just thinking of tonks the other day when I used some orange shampoo

12:12 pm

hurshy

the second time i read the last book, i finished it on the beach and i was basically just sitting there for like 3 hours reading and crying

12:12 pm

hokie carla

I believe it

12:13 pm

hurshy

this lower O is a puzzle

12:13 pm

hurshy

only got one of the 3

12:14 pm

bichon

Has anyone here read the new John Grisham book "The French Illusion"?

12:14 pm

hokie carla

I haven't read him in years. is it good?

12:15 pm

bichon

Super!

12:16 pm

hokie carla

will have to remember that

12:16 pm

hokie carla

hurshy, I'm not even finding one on the lower O

12:16 pm

hurshy

the one i got is or5/10, babblet

12:17 pm

hokie carla

oh, I was looking the lowest O which has 0 words. LOL

12:17 pm

hurshy

tee hee

12:18 pm

hokie carla

found an og4

12:18 pm

hokie carla

well, it has a pl 5 too

12:18 pm

hurshy

ah thanks

12:18 pm

hurshy

i had tried that with the last two letters reversed

12:18 pm

hurshy

my brain must have vaguely remembered it but not quite

12:18 pm

hokie carla

like you were starting with a D

12:19 pm

hurshy

yeah

12:19 pm

hurshy

bottom row grey!

12:20 pm

hurshy

by the way i found another 8, re7 & 8, along the way

12:20 pm

hurshy

4-6-2-5-1

12:21 pm

hurshy

also phantom: moron

12:21 pm

hokie carla

are those from the first or second R? can only find 3 on the 2nd one

12:22 pm

hurshy

first

12:23 pm

hokie carla

are they redo words and I just havn't found the root?

12:24 pm

hurshy

yes and i have know way of knowing if you have the root

12:24 pm

hokie carla

well, that was me pontificating on why I can't find them

12:24 pm

hurshy

if someone got dethroned but then later defeated cromwell or something, the archbishop of canterbury might re7 him

12:25 pm

ch1212

thanks, hurshy!

12:25 pm

hokie carla

ah, did not have the root. thanks

12:25 pm

hurshy

2nd row grey!!!

12:25 pm

hokie carla

but I did have the birds and tried to redo them

12:25 pm

hurshy

me too, like as in brag again

12:26 pm

hurshy

only 2 other again word roots, 3 total words

12:26 pm

hurshy

and those are all the re words

12:26 pm

hokie carla

well I just need one left but three right

12:27 pm

hurshy

they are all five left

12:27 pm

hokie carla

oh, I have all those

12:27 pm

ch1212

lol! I just tried the name of the brothers running Hogwarts in Deathly Hallows thinking Rowling might be playing on another real word, but alas ...

12:27 pm

hurshy

right has 5 ri and 2 ro

12:29 pm

hurshy

phantom: corsage

12:32 pm

hurshy

back to work, may be in and out

12:32 pm

hokie carla

I'm playing golf in a bit so just trying to get through a first pass.

12:32 pm

hokie carla

will see you later

12:38 pm

hokie carla

oh, last col gray

12:40 pm

hokie carla

bottom row gray

12:52 pm

MollyL

I must have read a different Harry Potter series as nothing like Peverell is in the grid

12:53 pm

hokie carla

maybe you did indeed

12:59 pm

hokie carla

just now saw ch's post - she does like to play on real words a lot!

1:00 pm

hokie carla

not a bad move to try it - I did too before I posted

1:04 pm

MollyL

So it was not the Peverell brothers who ran Hogwarts?

1:28 pm

Gillie

My memory of Harry Potter generally is sketchy, so I'm relying on Google, but it seems that the Peverell brothers were legendary rather than actual individuals in the Harry Potter universe, and they had no involvement in running Hogwarts. I have no idea who ch1212 is referring to.

1:29 pm

hokie carla

the peverells were the 3 brothers from the old legend with the deathly hallows. the carrows were a couple of death eaters - the woman taught some class that was just propaganda and the man was like deputy headmaster and taught defense against the dark arts under snape.

1:32 pm

MollyL

So a woman and a man who were teachers were brothers who ran the school?

1:32 pm

hokie carla

I think maybe she was confusing the two

1:32 pm

hokie carla

I mentioned the couple earlier in the chog

1:33 pm

welki

Heh - things were much simpler when we spoke about Archie and Jughead, Betty and Veronica :D

1:34 pm

hokie carla

Archie was always just stringing both along

1:36 pm

BzznBea

Actually Archie wanted Jughead.

2:21 pm

hurshy

well that would explain why he would string girls along

2:22 pm

hurshy

you could say a crazy Scot is a madmon

2:22 pm

hurshy

(she said because she needs 4 more M words)

2:23 pm

hurshy

Scot OR Jamaican, i guess

2:40 pm

hurshy

anyone done with the E? can't figure out one of them

2:40 pm

hurshy

woohoo, the peri principle strikes again

2:41 pm

ChampFit

Damnit! I popped in to rescue you! Out again..

2:41 pm

hurshy

lol

2:41 pm

hurshy

did you think i was missing eo5 or er7? it was er7

2:41 pm

hurshy

you can rescue me on the i though, need one of those too

2:43 pm

hurshy

and one of the lower A

2:44 pm

hurshy

ooh found the i!

2:47 pm

hurshy

if there is an AM then that would be what i would need

2:47 pm

hurshy

or if there is an AD

2:48 pm

hurshy

or AS or AY

2:48 pm

hurshy

or AO

2:48 pm

hurshy

really there are too many ways to go

3:22 pm

FrenchToast

hurshy do you have ag5,14

3:59 pm

MeridianElement

Sounds a little like a breed of hairy rabbit

3:59 pm

MeridianElement

agoric

4:00 pm

MeridianElement

Ignore that one :/

4:06 pm

Tabbycat2

I'm missing the am/7and the ar/7. Can I get hint for them please?

4:07 pm

BzznBea

am7 is a + sheep breed

4:08 pm

BzznBea

ar7 is a fancy closet

4:09 pm

BzznBea

The am7 is a misspelling of the sheep

4:10 pm

Tabbycat2

Got the closet, thanks

4:11 pm

Tabbycat2

Still guessing at the sheep. City girl here

4:11 pm

Shirlockc

think of the wool sweater type

4:11 pm

Tabbycat2

Got it, thanks

4:31 pm

ivesyj

clue for the co 9 plz

4:35 pm

ivesyj

got it

4:44 pm

hurshy

yes, i have got ag5

4:44 pm

hurshy

it was that am7

4:44 pm

hurshy

thanks toast and bea

4:50 pm

hurshy

oHO the chat from right before i first arrived today was ALSO helpful, gave me all four of my missing Ms

4:50 pm

hurshy

that leaves S, G, and five C

4:51 pm

hurshy

got the S!

4:52 pm

hurshy

got the G!

4:53 pm

hurshy

got a pair of C! now my last three words are all C5s

4:53 pm

hurshy

got one!

4:55 pm

hurshy

got another one!

4:55 pm

hurshy

and done!

6:17 pm

penquis

anyone here?

6:19 pm

penquis

nm...i am done...goodnight all....

6:21 pm

hokie carla

darnit, was scrolling the chat and missed pen

6:22 pm

hokie carla

22 left here

6:35 pm

MollyL

Oh no!!

6:42 pm

Mary

caro

10:51 pm

harpjane

found a crustacean

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