Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, October 19, 2026

12:05 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:05 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:05 am

dizgrannie

hi all

12:08 am

harpjane

hello

12:09 am

harpjane

found a feline

12:11 am

dizgrannie

sa 7

12:12 am

Robespierre

Hello! Here’s hoping today’s grid is a bit more forgiving than yesterday’s!

12:15 am

mkg

CA7

12:16 am

Robespierre

cu 8

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

MetFan

TY Lickety

12:24 am

dizgrannie

nbt...just need a 9

12:28 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs...ha 9...think dinosaurs

12:32 am

Gillie

mi7

12:43 am

dizgrannie

he 8 and 9

1:01 am

Robespierre

Thanks for those h 9s. Neither of them are words I’d ever heard of before.

2:34 am

dizgrannie

geez, just got an st 6/33

5:20 am

ivesyj

thats what im looking for ! clue plz??

5:24 am

FrenchToast

ivey it's ends with the high point tile

5:26 am

ivesyj

got it ty french!

5:27 am

ChampFit

I've never seen that before! Thanks FT!

5:27 am

FrenchToast

Yeah it's a weird one

5:27 am

ChampFit

Plants or international currency get me every time!

5:29 am

Atalante

omg the ha9 <3

5:31 am

FrenchToast

does it build off the ha4 /ha5 before it?

5:33 am

FrenchToast

Haha never mind, I found it.

6:18 am

FrenchToast

I love when I type in a word but I make a typo, but it turns out to be a word. Haaahahahahhaa

7:14 am

FrenchToast

Weirdest word: st7,32

8:05 am

pabtrek

hu

8:41 am

phaeton

hu to you too pab

8:42 am

hurshy

well it's not haphazard, whatever it is (ha9) :(

8:43 am

hurshy

that would be such a cool word to get in a grid

8:43 am

phaeton

stats for the corner E?

8:43 am

hurshy

ex4 and 5

8:44 am

phaeton

ty

8:44 am

ChampFit

hursh...dizgrannie clued it at 12:18 the ha9

8:45 am

hurshy

tx

8:46 am

hurshy

off to work, ttfn

8:57 am

mkg

is the ha 9 two words? ty

8:58 am

BzznBea

one

8:58 am

Atalante

it's a bit of a dinosaur

8:59 am

Atalante

though actually ....

9:00 am

mkg

searching. ty

9:01 am

mkg

i got it! ty.

9:01 am

Atalante

how are there 19 Ss from the right hand S

9:01 am

mkg

just luck.

9:02 am

FrenchToast

I have them all Ata, if you need a clue lol

9:02 am

FrenchToast

There are a LOT of sc words

9:04 am

Atalante

so I see :)

9:46 am

phaeton

clue for the os9?

9:47 am

BzznBea

act of shunning, excluding

9:47 am

phaeton

ty

9:47 am

BzznBea

yw

9:52 am

ChampFit

fantastic clue bea!

10:06 am

BzznBea

Thanks!

10:09 am

bichon

tyvm Bea

10:15 am

godthaab

French beavers in the grid!!!

10:20 am

FrenchToast

OMG is that what ca5 oil is made from?

10:20 am

FrenchToast

GROSS

10:20 am

FrenchToast

No wonder it stinks so bad

10:21 am

penquis

no, it's made from a plant...

10:21 am

BzznBea

The oil is made from beans

10:21 am

penquis

seeds actualy....

10:21 am

FrenchToast

Oh okay

10:21 am

penquis

seeds from a castor bean plant...i looked it up...

10:23 am

BzznBea

Thats the word.

10:30 am

FrenchToast

My fav veg is in the grid

10:31 am

BzznBea

We eat a lot of them too.

10:31 am

FrenchToast

I love them cooked with a honey mustard glaze

10:35 am

Gobias

I haven't gotten to the veg yet... but you had me at honey mustard glaze!

10:36 am

FrenchToast

Wheeeeeee Fireworks

10:37 am

FrenchToast

Clues needed before I go?

10:57 am

rururocks

no veggies here either but i found an os9

10:58 am

montreal13

thanks ru !

11:00 am

MollyL

I love the vegetable mentioned but I don't care for mustard on anything but ham and hot dogs.

11:00 am

MollyL

Oh, and hot mustard with egg rolls.

11:00 am

rururocks

mustard in salad dressings is nice

11:01 am

BzznBea

Whole grain mustard in my deviled eggs.

11:06 am

MollyL

Oh I put mustard in things like deviled eggs and baked beans. I was thinking of mustard on things.

11:19 am

rururocks

several h's i've not seen before

11:19 am

mattygroves

All I could think of was parsnip, but obvs not that...

11:20 am

BzznBea

You will slap yourself with a fish when you find it.

11:21 am

periwinkle2

hi all not getting the dinosaur clue for the ha9

11:21 am

BzznBea

You have the first two and the last four...

11:22 am

periwinkle2

"??

11:23 am

BzznBea

Look at the words in your post.

11:23 am

periwinkle2

ok looking

11:24 am

MollyL

Peri, think of the 4 letters that are in most dinosaur names

11:26 am

mattygroves

Aaah - I had the veg all along - we don't really eat them (or call them that) here - though we do have sugary spuds (if you catch my drift). I thought it would be something longer :)

11:28 am

BzznBea

Brits don't eat ca7?

11:28 am

MollyL

Why not?

11:28 am

mattygroves

Wait, I was thinking of ya4 - is there something else I'm missing?

11:29 am

BzznBea

ca6/7

11:29 am

mattygroves

Yes. Yes there was

11:29 am

mattygroves

Fish time.

11:29 am

mattygroves

Yeah, we eat lots of those :D. Hasn't helped my eyesight, sadly ;)

11:29 am

BzznBea

lol

11:32 am

MollyL

I thought I had seen ca7 on many a British table in TV shows.

11:34 am

mattygroves

So we have TWO root vegetables that are good with honey and mustard in the grid

11:35 am

rururocks

i've never put mustard on ya4's

11:36 am

MollyL

Me either. I like them with brown sugar and butter.

11:36 am

BzznBea

and a sprinkle of nutmeg or cinnamon

11:36 am

rururocks

just butter for me.. they're plenty sweet

11:37 am

MollyL

Plus you are always watching your girlish figure 😊

11:37 am

BzznBea

I do a lot of smashed sweet potatoes.

11:38 am

rururocks

well if you had the metabolism of a sloth like I do...

11:39 am

MollyL

After menopause and thyroid removal I have no metabolism at all. Looking at food puts weight on me.

11:40 am

rururocks

just s's to go now

11:41 am

rururocks

I know I eat a leaf of lettuce and gain a pound.. it sucks

11:42 am

cybernan

good morning all

11:42 am

rururocks

hi nan

11:43 am

cybernan

ho ru - no storms your way I hope

11:43 am

rururocks

no..been nice weather here mostly

11:45 am

rururocks

went swimming yesterday

11:45 am

rururocks

and the day before

11:45 am

cybernan

a little chilly for that here now even though the water is still warmer than the air

11:48 am

periwinkle2

finally got the ha9 help with he8/9 please

11:48 am

periwinkle2

ruru and Molly do you exercise?

11:49 am

rururocks

i do.. i walk and swim.

11:49 am

cybernan

isn't exercise a 4 letter word?

11:49 am

MollyL

i walk

11:49 am

rururocks

but my pool will be shutting down soon for the winter

11:50 am

periwinkle2

found the he8/9

11:50 am

rururocks

although walking around here is dangerous

11:51 am

MollyL

Crime?

11:51 am

Kaplan the Magne

I'm having mobility problems that limit my ability to walk

11:51 am

Kaplan the Magne

Sucks

11:51 am

rururocks

no.. there's a walking trail but also speeding bikes use it. I got plowed into recently on the trail walking with a friend and ended up in the hospital

11:52 am

cybernan

doesn't someone who begins beore everyone else have a he 9?

11:52 am

periwinkle2

lone D please

11:52 am

periwinkle2

not lliking this grid

11:52 am

cybernan

guess it is 2 words

11:52 am

MollyL

Don't get me started on idiots on bicycles

11:53 am

periwinkle2

nm got the D

11:53 am

Kaplan the Magne

Mei neither. They just changed some roads in my very congested city to favor bikers and make it harder to drive. Idiocy.

11:54 am

periwinkle2

they changed a road near me too to favor bikers. it was a a nice short cut for me

11:55 am

cybernan

bikers certainly have the right of way here --- bicyle lanes added everywhere -- surely there other things more important for the taxpayer dollar to pay for

11:56 am

hurshy

hello

11:56 am

periwinkle2

hi hurshy

11:56 am

hurshy

oh no, periwinkle2? did you lose access to your original account??

11:56 am

Kaplan the Magne

It was the easiest way to get from Somerville to Cambridge, and go to the supermarket and CVS in the shopping center. This will isolate me more. I've been driving a certain route for decades and it is altered so there is gridlock in another place, and I have to go a half mile out of my way

11:57 am

periwinkle2

I needed to change my email address and it would not let me use periwinkle

11:57 am

BzznBea

Nan, the ha9 is not two words. It is a prehistoric animal. Lots of clues sprinkled in the chat.

11:57 am

hurshy

hmm weird

11:57 am

Kaplan the Magne

Not everyone can bike. But we are officially a bike friendly city. Sucks when you are a senior.

11:58 am

cybernan

is the he 8-9 a compound?

11:58 am

periwinkle2

yes both common words

11:58 am

cybernan

just came on board be - guess I need to download the chat log

12:00 pm

hurshy

phantom: curtsy

12:00 pm

MollyL

The two words that make up the 8/9 are common words. The 8/9 are not

12:01 pm

hurshy

hey look at that, i just found ca6 and i am EATING a ca6 RIGHT NOW

12:03 pm

hurshy

are there any ci words today?

12:03 pm

rururocks

no

12:03 pm

hurshy

mk, thanks

12:03 pm

cybernan

tried everything bginning with the noggin, so must be something else.

12:04 pm

BzznBea

I need a clue for the st6.33, please?

12:06 pm

hurshy

rhymes with the seuss character who speaks for the trees

12:07 pm

cybernan

must have come along after my kids finished with Seuss

12:07 pm

rururocks

st** not go + yes in spanish and not dad

12:08 pm

cybernan

stop isnt in the grid

12:08 pm

rururocks

like a dog command nan

12:08 pm

hurshy

you are cluing a different word

12:08 pm

BzznBea

That's the other word you need for that he8/9 combo, nan

12:08 pm

rururocks

oh ooops

12:08 pm

LuvWordGames

ends with what you chop wood with

12:08 pm

rururocks

sorry

12:09 pm

rururocks

my mistake... not awake I guess

12:09 pm

hurshy

ruru's is 7/32 and you have to drop the Y from it

12:09 pm

cybernan

ty hurshy

12:10 pm

rururocks

I meant to add drop the sometimes vowel

12:12 pm

cybernan

not even half way and have had enough of this!

12:14 pm

hurshy

any SM, SN, or Si ?

12:14 pm

BzznBea

si

12:14 pm

hurshy

ah thanks, i tried that as an SY instead

12:15 pm

BzznBea

Finally got the st6. Thanks Luv.

12:15 pm

LuvWordGames

:-)

12:18 pm

BzznBea

If I should go missing, look in the freezer. Just kidding. Lots going on here and something needs to be paused. Babble isn't a must for now. But, I will be back.

12:19 pm

ch1212

Take care Bzzn.

12:19 pm

hurshy

back to work, ttfn!

12:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

If I can just find the 4 letter words I'll be content. I have only 63 of them. There are so many phantoms.

12:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Someone tell Dr God that he threw the letters down in the wrong way today

12:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Its all pig-latin

1:09 pm

bichon

he 5/24, pls

1:10 pm

bichon

nm

1:15 pm

hurshy

phantom: daisy

1:17 pm

hurshy

phantom: mayhap

2:30 pm

therealblah

we need one more Y for mayday or payday

3:57 pm

hurshy

i need one more 7. have: ca, cu, mi, sa, st. anyone got the other one?

3:59 pm

welki

there are two mi7s

3:59 pm

hurshy

ahh interesting

3:59 pm

hurshy

thanks! got it!

4:00 pm

welki

:)

4:00 pm

welki

14 left here and it's slow going

4:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

This is a not fun grid for me, anyway.

4:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

But I came back and found two words.

4:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

sometimes you take a break and come back later and see more stuff. Mostly fish, but still- I would just like to get the 4 letter woprds

4:44 pm

bichon

ha 9, pls

4:47 pm

movieman

a type of dinosaur bich

4:59 pm

hokie carla

oh, that's a nice one

5:22 pm

hokie carla

I see a small town in SW Virginia in the grid. would be absolutely shocked if anyone gets it.

5:32 pm

penquis

hello all....

5:32 pm

hokie carla

pen!

5:33 pm

penquis

carla!

5:33 pm

hokie carla

once again the S's are a struggle

5:34 pm

penquis

well i listed at 40...

5:34 pm

hokie carla

43 left here. 9 + 5 on the S

5:36 pm

hokie carla

need 7 P too and am tired of looking

5:37 pm

penquis

missing 7 plus 5 of the Ss and 8 of the Ps....

5:38 pm

penquis

some weird words here...

5:39 pm

penquis

i do like this updated Expert...

5:41 pm

MollyL

Haysi

5:44 pm

penquis

i am assuming that means something...

5:44 pm

MollyL

The answer to Carla's small town question

5:45 pm

penquis

ah, ok...

5:45 pm

penquis

spent time in Charlottesville a long time ago, but didn't really get to the SW part of the state...

5:47 pm

redturtlehead

Cast

5:47 pm

redturtlehead

Cuts

5:47 pm

penquis

yup...

5:47 pm

redturtlehead

Sorry

5:48 pm

penquis

no problem...been there, done that...

6:00 pm

Trifioso

hello friends. So I have seen the he9 listed as two common words stuck together to form a not so common word. Im still looking, but wonder why the 9 letter word for letting someone begin a race before someone else is not an accepted word?

6:01 pm

penquis

it's two words....the one word version is used in advertising and such, but it's not proper usage....i looked it up....

6:01 pm

Trifioso

thank you penquis. Given my years in education, I was thinking of the early ed program too....

6:01 pm

hpb

Think of holding the [root word] in place

6:02 pm

Trifioso

that did it, hpb, thank you!

6:02 pm

penquis

it's part of a sailing craft....

6:02 pm

hpb

aha

6:02 pm

Trifioso

ah. I thought perhaps millinery

6:03 pm

Aloyisius

st 6.33 anyone? has me stumped..

6:03 pm

penquis

ends with Paul Bunyan's tool...

6:03 pm

hpb

rhymes with the Seuss environmentalist

6:03 pm

Trifioso

rhymes with the guy who speaks for the trees....

6:05 pm

Aloyisius

omg, thanks for the hints .. a newbie for me!

6:05 pm

hpb

help on the 2nd mi7?

6:05 pm

dcseain

thanks, i never would have tried that.

6:06 pm

penquis

i am done...

6:06 pm

Trifioso

hoorah, penquis!!!

6:06 pm

penquis

ty...

6:06 pm

penquis

mi 7 ...what a carpenter doesn't want to do....

6:07 pm

hpb

thx pen!

6:07 pm

penquis

yw...

6:10 pm

penquis

anyone need anything else before i go?

6:10 pm

hpb

pa6?

6:11 pm

penquis

starts with a western friend and ends with a short expression of wonder...

6:12 pm

hpb

never would have gotten there. thanks!

6:12 pm

penquis

yw....i monkeyed it...

6:12 pm

Trifioso

that was a great clue, pen! I have no dexterity in that area, so I am always so impressed by those who do it well

6:13 pm

penquis

ty...

6:13 pm

penquis

anything else?

6:13 pm

Trifioso

I'm just puttering along, no hope of finishing today

6:13 pm

hpb

I have 51 to go, so take your pick, lol!

6:14 pm

penquis

lol....

6:14 pm

hokie carla

I knew Molly would somehow get my answer. No way she has heard of it. So how? back to my theory of her being a bot. LOL.

6:14 pm

penquis

pr 5/6....double vowel in the middle (two of the same)....

6:14 pm

penquis

LOL>..

6:15 pm

hpb

thanks! that double vowel shows up a lot in this grid

6:15 pm

penquis

yw

6:18 pm

penquis

well i am heading out....one more freebie....st 7....think of an st 5 (not in the grid) that means to hide something away....add p*** (three letters) cotton....

6:18 pm

penquis

forgot to say that you have to delete the last letter of the hiding word...

6:19 pm

hokie carla

weird one, thx

6:20 pm

penquis

yw....heading out....goodnight all....

6:34 pm

hokie carla

good night, pen!

6:50 pm

MollyL

Yes way I have heard of that town. I have a friend from Big Stone Gap.

7:01 pm

periwinkle2

cu7/8 please

7:01 pm

MollyL

Museum employee

7:02 pm

periwinkle2

ty Molly

7:08 pm

hokie carla

oh yes, you have mentioned the BSG connection before. good pull. Haysi is under 500 people for those who have never heard of it.

7:32 pm

dcseain

Huh. I dad a friend whose family is from Haysi. I’ve actually been there.

8:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, diving in

8:00 pm

dcseain

enjoy, Gwen

8:07 pm

hokie carla

crazy, who knew so many people had heard of Haysi

8:08 pm

dcseain

only because her grandparents are buried near there.

8:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ntb woot

8:20 pm

dcseain

go, go!

8:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom adapt

8:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hoet, 8 tiles greyed out, 62 words to go, night all

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