Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, October 11, 2026

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

MetFan

We're back!!

12:01 am

Robespierre

Hello! Grateful for a smooth flip today!

12:01 am

dizgrannie

hi all

12:01 am

MetFan

Flip wasn't smooth for me - I had to refresh

12:03 am

Rainiqui

Me too MetFan

12:03 am

Robespierre

Grateful for a *relatively* smooth flip today!

12:03 am

MetFan

Right, Raini???

12:04 am

Rainiqui

Yes indeedy

12:07 am

Robespierre

ch 8

12:08 am

dizgrannie

in 8

12:10 am

dizgrannie

in 7

12:12 am

cybernan

hello everyoe

12:12 am

dizgrannie

hi Nan

12:13 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:16 am

pcal2

Sh7

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

MetFan

TY Lickety

12:32 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs - good night

12:44 am

rururocks

done.. nice grid

12:50 am

dizgrannie

FWs

3:40 am

worzel

can i have a clue for the gl6 pls

3:40 am

mattygroves

stickier

3:40 am

worzel

ah thank you

7:20 am

Book Doctor Gwen

NOW it loads! 9tried to load this game yesterday, waited a long time, I guess I left my browser open hoping it would load, Oy

7:30 am

bubba218

Could not load it at all yesterday. Tried it at different times

7:38 am

periwinkle2

could not get on babble all day yesterday

7:44 am

FrenchToast

Hi peri!

7:46 am

Dippnall

Same here, Peri - it went down - for me - on Friday pm - just when I was enjoying a juicy, big grid. Shame I couldn't finish it.....

8:07 am

ivesyj

this may be petty but i dont think we should have lost ranking points becuz the puzzle wasnt available

8:23 am

SuzeeQ24

I agree

8:24 am

ivesyj

ty . glad im not the only one

8:26 am

penquis

the site did come back up last night....no idea what time, but in time for me to play....and lickety was rebooted sometime after that....

8:27 am

ivesyj

guess they have us there then.

8:39 am

penquis

i am not at all fond of this grid...

8:40 am

ivesyj

no im not either.

8:40 am

phaeton

phantom...juice

8:41 am

penquis

good one...

8:41 am

penquis

i can't even see phantoms in this grid...

8:41 am

phaeton

well, I keep trying.

8:41 am

phaeton

*to type it

9:04 am

bookgrrl

phantom: fuchsia

9:05 am

penquis

another good one...

9:05 am

mael

clue for the in8?

9:06 am

penquis

hurts....

9:06 am

mael

oh duh, thank you

9:06 am

mael

fireworks

9:06 am

penquis

yw...

9:06 am

penquis

congrats....

9:06 am

penquis

what are the stats for the other 8?

9:06 am

mael

I thought for sure it needed an F

9:06 am

mael

ch8/50

9:07 am

penquis

ty...

9:25 am

BzznBea

9:25 am

penquis

hi bea...

9:26 am

BzznBea

That's weird.

9:26 am

BzznBea

I made a post in that box.

9:26 am

penquis

yes...

9:27 am

penquis

just tried to get an empty post and wasn't able to...

9:27 am

BzznBea

I'm glad Babble is back.

9:27 am

penquis

me, too....

9:28 am

hurshy

hello all

9:28 am

penquis

hi hursh....

9:30 am

hurshy

top row grey!

9:31 am

penquis

go, hursh....been here a while and i don't have the top row gray....only have the bottom row gray....

9:31 am

hurshy

it's often a matter of persistence

9:32 am

penquis

i get bored and move on...

9:32 am

hurshy

exactl

9:32 am

hurshy

y

9:33 am

hurshy

phantom: gulf

9:36 am

hurshy

oh look, i fruit i want to like but don't

9:44 am

hokie carla

hello foilks.

9:44 am

hurshy

hokie!

9:44 am

penquis

carla!

9:44 am

hokie carla

I played last night so have 14 left.

9:45 am

hurshy

ah

9:45 am

penquis

you must have been up quite late...

9:46 am

hokie carla

even later

9:46 am

hokie carla

so annoying

9:46 am

hokie carla

3-3-4-3-1 I might be stuck at this. will look more.

9:47 am

penquis

20 left here....

9:52 am

hurshy

phantom: fugue

9:52 am

hokie carla

so far no words found

9:53 am

maccafixx

re 7/36?

9:53 am

penquis

it's an again word.....

9:54 am

penquis

starts with the first R in the last row....

9:54 am

hurshy

well it would have to

9:54 am

hokie carla

oh, that's my missing bottom row word

9:54 am

penquis

goes up ... and goes down.....

9:54 am

maccafixx

ty penquis!

9:54 am

penquis

yw...

9:56 am

origami

Well, yay! Glad it's back.

9:56 am

penquis

hi ori...

9:56 am

hurshy

phantom: juice

9:56 am

hokie carla

well I'm not seeing that re7. do I need more coffee?

9:57 am

origami

Hiya pen

9:57 am

hokie carla

hey ori

9:58 am

origami

Hi carla

9:58 am

penquis

perhaps....the last part means to bring something negative onto yourself....like to ***** expenses....

9:58 am

hurshy

it's always harder when the re-whatever root word starts with a vowel

9:58 am

hurshy

it's like the spanish inquisition

9:59 am

hokie carla

well, I still need H I CC I H SSS FF RR R

9:59 am

hokie carla

aha, I see it now. thanks for the twofer.

9:59 am

hurshy

for third row i they are all 4s

10:01 am

hurshy

i need twice as many Fs as you do!

10:01 am

hokie carla

there's a 4 similar to your phantom

10:01 am

mkg

any clues for the bottom corner i word? ty

10:01 am

hurshy

in8

10:02 am

hokie carla

also there are 2 very similar fr4/5 sets

10:02 am

hurshy

thanks for that 4 hokie, i think i have the sets you mean tho

10:02 am

hokie carla

found the i. that dumb alt sp.

10:02 am

penquis

the bottom corner i word is in 8....ordinary word...it's a pl with no singular in the grid...

10:03 am

hurshy

oHO the apple/mountain

10:03 am

hurshy

didn't think it would count but it DOES!

10:03 am

hokie carla

ah, thanks

10:03 am

phaeton

help with the ch8 pls

10:03 am

hurshy

oh that wasn't the other one you had that i didn't?

10:03 am

penquis

don't have it...

10:04 am

hurshy

ch8 is the fruit i want to like but don't

10:04 am

hokie carla

nope, needed it and now need one, hursh

10:04 am

hurshy

they look so yummy

10:04 am

hurshy

but blech

10:04 am

phaeton

got it ! FW

10:04 am

hokie carla

all I can think is chocolate

10:04 am

hurshy

dat's not a fruit

10:04 am

hokie carla

yes, I know that's not fruit

10:05 am

hokie carla

but can't think of a fruit

10:05 am

hurshy

it is like in8 in being plural with no singular in the grid

10:05 am

hokie carla

what does it look like besides fruit

10:05 am

hokie carla

I meant besides yummy

10:05 am

hurshy

red

10:05 am

hokie carla

ah, I hate that too

10:05 am

hokie carla

thanks

10:06 am

hurshy

oh wow

10:06 am

hurshy

a bird just landed on my window screen briefly

10:06 am

hurshy

like just in the middle of it, only grasping in the holes of it with its feet

10:07 am

hokie carla

okay. 1-2-4-2

10:07 am

hurshy

that's kinda impressive

10:07 am

hokie carla

maybe you need fu6?

10:07 am

hurshy

i have one fu6

10:07 am

hokie carla

ok, me too

10:08 am

hokie carla

do you have one that looks like the brass instrument in the army that plays Taps?

10:08 am

hurshy

no, thanks

10:09 am

hurshy

2-3-3-2

10:09 am

hokie carla

found my H

10:09 am

hurshy

what was it

10:09 am

hokie carla

lower H, still need an upper

10:10 am

hokie carla

he7, in the ch8

10:10 am

hurshy

upper has 2 ha4, 1 ha5, and 1 hi4

10:10 am

hurshy

thanks!

10:11 am

hokie carla

thanks for the upper. that was in my mind but couldn't make the turn in the right direction.

10:12 am

penquis

well i am stalled at 13....need a break...bye all....

10:12 am

hokie carla

bye pen!

10:12 am

hurshy

got my left Rs, a pair, ru5 and pl

10:13 am

hokie carla

darn, I have one of those

10:13 am

hurshy

G was gl6, more sticky adhesive

10:13 am

hokie carla

so what other 2 would I be missing?

10:13 am

hurshy

well if you have one

10:13 am

hokie carla

C SSS F RR

10:13 am

hurshy

oh i see

10:14 am

hokie carla

no, I meant I have a pair

10:14 am

hurshy

the rest are all more normal

10:14 am

hurshy

6 ru total

10:15 am

hurshy

i need a lower R tho

10:15 am

mkg

got ch 8. but dont have any 7s.

10:15 am

hokie carla

ok, ri they are, thx

10:15 am

hokie carla

drop the c for he7, mkg

10:15 am

mkg

ty carla.

10:16 am

mkg

got it. ty. still missing the bottom corner i word. any clues welcome.

10:16 am

hokie carla

when I played soccer I had a LOT of in8

10:17 am

hurshy

ideas for my lower R?

10:17 am

hokie carla

if you have the 7 the rest are all 4s

10:17 am

hurshy

oh thought i put that babblet but i guess i hadn't

10:18 am

hurshy

1-1-1-1

10:18 am

hokie carla

1-1-4-1

10:18 am

hokie carla

I have 2 ri6, are there more?

10:19 am

hurshy

one more yeah

10:19 am

mkg

any clues for first column U word? ty

10:19 am

hurshy

ur4

10:19 am

origami

Thanks for the ini8 carla

10:19 am

hokie carla

no prob, ori

10:20 am

mkg

ty got it.

10:20 am

hurshy

oh my 5 was just a plural i hadn't put in

10:21 am

hokie carla

I'm going to have to list. I got nothing.

10:22 am

mkg

i am still missing the bottom corner i word. i may have missed clues. but please send me some help. ty.

10:22 am

hurshy

and so was my 7

10:22 am

hurshy

my friend fell off a mountain and died of his in8

10:22 am

mkg

THANK YOU HURSHY!!!!!!!

10:22 am

hokie carla

mkg, I'm not going to keep doing clues when I just did clues

10:22 am

mkg

got it very quickly. ty carla.

10:23 am

hurshy

(that's true by the way, about my friend. it was tragic.)

10:23 am

mkg

omg! so sorry hurshy........wow. so sorryt

10:24 am

hokie carla

my friend's son who was in school with my youngest was found at the bottom of a mt dead of his in8. just terrible.

10:24 am

hokie carla

sorry, hurshy

10:24 am

hurshy

:(

10:24 am

hurshy

sorry about your friend's son, too

10:25 am

mkg

horrible stuff.............horrible stuff.

10:25 am

mkg

may they rest in peace. we never know when our time is up................

10:25 am

hokie carla

yep

10:25 am

mkg

when we die in old age, it is not a tragedy. but when we die younger it is indeed tragic.

10:26 am

hokie carla

I recently heard a country song called Til You Can't that is so sad. Really can appreciate it after losing my parents.

10:27 am

mkg

i just heard of a lady in her 70s who died yesterday........a long life is a blessing and we must realize that to live beyond 70 is indeed a blessing.

10:27 am

mkg

being over 70 makes me feel very lucky and blessed.

10:28 am

hurshy

i don't care much how LONG i live, i just want to have a death without a lot of pain and suffering ... something quick and easy

10:29 am

hokie carla

yep

10:29 am

mkg

amen hurshy. amen.

10:29 am

mkg

may we all die peacefully in our beds asleep.

10:31 am

hokie carla

well, last word - se6/24. do you have hurshy? I can't find.

10:33 am

hokie carla

well, looked it up. was on the right track but couldn't see the twisty. gotta get busy living. adios.

10:34 am

hurshy

looks kinda french

10:34 am

origami

See ya' carla

10:34 am

welki

greetings from snowy alberta

10:35 am

welki

guru

10:35 am

origami

Hi welki

10:35 am

welki

well, there ya go

10:35 am

72 Temple Owl

welk

10:36 am

welki

hi ori, and my fave zydeco dancing fan, owl!

10:36 am

origami

Wow, snowing! Finally dropped below 95 degrees here.

10:37 am

welki

yeah, way too hot in your neck of the woods

10:37 am

72 Temple Owl

alas, today is a rainout. poor pensacola, love it there

10:37 am

72 Temple Owl

enjoying the videos

10:38 am

72 Temple Owl

i am studying the houston ones

10:38 am

welki

the hurricane videos?

10:39 am

72 Temple Owl

no teh dance / laid back style.

10:40 am

welki

ahhh

10:40 am

72 Temple Owl

so many styles, it's interesting; horace trahan next saturday, it's a big deal. hardly ever comes north.

10:42 am

welki

fun!! (just looked him up, and listening - this video has a kid playing the washboard)

10:44 am

72 Temple Owl

yep. when at crawfish festival pensacola three years ago, there was an 11 yer old girl who played with curley taylor's frattoir player. she went toe to toe with him

10:45 am

72 Temple Owl

i have two friends who p;ay. one is now touring with a NJ group

10:46 am

72 Temple Owl

zydeco revelators/

10:47 am

welki

cool name - there's a uke company that has a line of beautiful instruments called revelator (would like to try one out someday)

10:48 am

72 Temple Owl

yes. jake Shimabukuro was just here.

10:49 am

welki

THE virtuoso. (not taimane)

11:15 am

worzel

This is sad - can I get a clue for the ha5 pls?

11:16 am

ch1212

Gretel's brother without the l

11:16 am

worzel

ah thank you

11:27 am

Christa

Greetings

11:32 am

periwinkle2

help with left corner i please

11:35 am

Aloyisius

are the ni5 and 6 weirdos? I can't even monkey them.. help appreciated!

11:36 am

worzel

think of a specialist subject

11:36 am

periwinkle2

a receding place or hollow aloy

11:36 am

Aloyisius

peri, his in8s were fatal from the crash

11:37 am

periwinkle2

thank you aloy

11:37 am

Aloyisius

oh, ty peri.. was looking the wrong way! great cule..

11:37 am

Aloyisius

clue that is, lol

11:37 am

worzel

clue for se6 24 pls?

11:38 am

Aloyisius

need that one too worzel

11:42 am

periwinkle2

the last 3 letters are the same as the word I just clued for you

11:43 am

Tabbycat2

The se6 24 is my last one too. Still looking

11:43 am

worzel

ah thank you - FWs!

11:43 am

periwinkle2

actuall the last 4 letters are the same

11:43 am

Aloyisius

yay, ty peri

11:44 am

periwinkle2

yvw

11:44 am

Tabbycat2

Thanks peri - FW

11:46 am

Aloyisius

phew, FW too.. off to chores.. Happy Babbling!

6:01 pm

Trifioso

hello friends. see the chog has been very quiet today

6:11 pm

ChampFit

omg...thanks so much for that se6 clue...I was BLIND to that, even looking at morewords.

6:12 pm

ChampFit

Trif, anything I can help with before I go?

6:13 pm

ChampFit

Good luck!

6:20 pm

Trifioso

hi there champ, so sorry, got distracted for a second....

6:46 pm

periwinkle2

ch8 please

6:47 pm

Trifioso

I don't have it yet, peri, but I will look, now that I know it exists.

6:50 pm

penquis

peri...a fruit...pl....

6:50 pm

periwinkle2

sheesh ty pen

6:50 pm

Trifioso

oof. yes. of course. Thank you, pen

6:50 pm

penquis

yw...took me a while to see it too.....take off the first letter for a seven...

6:51 pm

penquis

yw...

6:51 pm

periwinkle2

ty

6:51 pm

penquis

yw...

6:58 pm

penquis

weird F words today...

7:03 pm

penquis

done....last word was a weird se 6....

7:07 pm

Trifioso

I should quit, but keep plugging away.

7:09 pm

penquis

well i was able to monkey my last 13 words using the list...so I guess it could have been worse...didn't have to use Best Word list.....let me know if you need help with anything....i am puttering online....

7:17 pm

Trifioso

I have all my stats and such and am more than halfway, so I really should pack it in....

7:18 pm

penquis

well goodnight then....have a good evening....

7:18 pm

Trifioso

you too!

7:19 pm

penquis

ty...

9:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

greetings word nerds! diving in

10:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

10:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbs, and 37 to go, woot

11:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

stuck on the in7/32

11:49 pm

FrenchToast

plural the in6

11:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

thanks -- sorry, my eyesight is so bad, I had that one, missing the in5/14

11:59 pm

FrenchToast

You will in5 a penalty if you don't pay on time

12:00 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ooh, tyvm

12:00 am

FrenchToast

Time to flip!

12:01 am

Book Doctor Gwen

argh, 19 to go

12:01 am

Book Doctor Gwen

night all

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