Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, June 29, 2004

12:10 am

Jemima

Um, I just needed to be the first message. :)

12:10 am

bazo0ka

ive played 3 games in 30 days and it doesnt have me on teh rank page.. should it? or am i mistaken?

12:14 am

squidlettesmama

eeeeee this puzzle frightens me!

12:15 am

eyezzz

It won't accept my name :)

12:16 am

Jemima

Bazooka, my husband and I were wondering why you weren't on the list. It made no sense to us.

12:20 am

ButterfliesMamma

I'm liking this one... 2 7s already :)

12:20 am

ButterfliesMamma

Except it won't take hiney...what the heck?!

12:21 am

bazo0ka

i have a j word! hehehhehe

12:21 am

nutkin

i kinda like it too

12:23 am

ButterfliesMamma

j word, huh???? hmm...I definatly don't see that one

12:23 am

bazo0ka

woo hoo i have an 8 :)

12:23 am

Jemper

Fun puzzle, so far! I dunno what's up with the rankings, I'm still not there and this is my 6th (7th?) consecutive puzzle...

12:23 am

bazo0ka

i have 4 "j" words.. they're unusual lol

12:26 am

SugarButt

Do they start with a "J" or is there a "J" in the word?

12:26 am

bazo0ka

start with "j"

12:27 am

bazo0ka

two are 4's, one 5, one 6
"j" words that is

12:27 am

SugarButt

Gotcha! Thanks! :)

12:30 am

Jemper

GRRR, my "cliff notes" website is down.

12:35 am

SugarButt

I have a cheat sheet site, would you like it? ;)

12:48 am

ButterfliesMamma

well that is weird...I just typed a word without really looking at the puzzle (was just typing all the different endings to a word)...and I do NOT see how it worked... Take a look, reins

12:49 am

ButterfliesMamma

nevermind. LOL I just figured out how it worked...DUH Okay, time for bed, I'm wayyyyy too tired for this.

12:49 am

bazo0ka

lol.. thanks ;)

12:58 am

Dragoncarer

bazoOka: Like I said before, just wait. Have you logged out for a while yet?

12:59 am

bazo0ka

a couple hours ago...

1:05 am

Dragoncarer

hmmm the other thing i though just before, is they mat not update the list for 30 days, or once a month. Which is ridiculous, but...I dunno. I just know that my name didn't appear till a few weeks (two or three) after I started my very first game.

1:07 am

bazo0ka

they say on that page they update it with every puzzle so :/ i dunno

1:08 am

bazo0ka

i keep typing in "needy" lol

1:09 am

Larry

Wow...new to this..It's pretty hard. Brain Cramp!

1:11 am

bazo0ka

and yield :/

1:18 am

bazo0ka

anyone know the stats for this one?

1:19 am

runningforhome

I don't, but there must be lots, because I have 70 words already. But it's bedtime, I have an appt. at 10 am tomorrow. :(

1:26 am

bazo0ka

theres gotta be over 200

1:26 am

ejackg22

76/4.93/1019
3-7's, 1-8 (55 pts.) (Joey)

1:29 am

bazo0ka

i have 7 7's and 1 8, but my 8 is only 45 points... hmmm? that means theres a couple? :)

1:30 am

Ray

I have 2 8's but one is for 45 and the other is for 50, I want to find the 55

1:36 am

bazo0ka

i got teh 55 one :)

1:48 am

ButterfliesMamma

hints?

1:49 am

bazo0ka

there is a 6 letter form of it.. and it starts with a "s"

1:57 am

ButterfliesMamma

I must not have the S word...I don't see it

1:59 am

eyezzz

I have a 6 letter s word but can only see how to make it 7, not 8. There must be another one in there somewhere :)

2:03 am

bazo0ka

it has an "r" in it and it isnt at the end :)

2:05 am

eyezzz

Got it!! Thanks!!

2:08 am

mellowmasher

Anyone over 100 yet?? I know there are lots but cant see them lol

2:09 am

bazo0ka

yeah, i ave over 100, i think theres over 200

2:10 am

eyezzz

I keep finding words that I have no idea what they mean!! LOL!!

2:11 am

eyezzz

And I just found another one by looking up the meaning of the first one ...

2:11 am

mellowmasher

ouch better keep looking then

2:14 am

Christine

I think my name appeared on the rankings after my 4th or 5th game - but I haven't moved for about a week - I've established roots at 55, so there!
This is moving very slowly today - it took over an hour to enter the wordlist I'd already compiled. But, I do have the four Js, and three 8s, no 9s, but I'll be baaaack.

2:16 am

bazo0ka

i found a 5th "j".. i dont think there are more.. but you never know ;)

2:21 am

eyezzz

how many a words do you have? I have just one (so far)

2:25 am

bazo0ka

i only have one word beginning with "a" also..
but im calling it a night
158 words//4.99//2146
have fun everyone!

2:28 am

Huh

AMBIEEEEE ?? if you drop in today ~ Well done on yesterdays Puzzle Darling :) :) You put The Aussie Goddess in her place *mutters been trying to do that for years* ;) LOL

3:00 am

Atalante

Yayyy! Got the 3 8's ... now working on the j's

3:02 am

Huh

hmmm Yes going back to Rankings I mentioned this some days back about the lake of Movment... Hell I'm thinking of getting a number 16 on my front Door ;) LOL

Well I for one am NOT doing another Puzzle till Babble get themselves sorted <sneaks a look> LOL

EEK you dont think they have abandoned us to a lifetime of frustration and Gridlock ?? LMAO!!

WE HAVE LIVES DAMN IT !! LOL er....

Everyone has the 7'er 44 points Starting with a H Right!? ...

Take heed *wink*

3:17 am

Ysegrim

The stats:
Words / Points: 212 3138
Max points/word: 55
Word length distribution: 81x4, 60x5, 52x6, 14x7, 5x8
Letter usage:
22 41 30 12 4
35 101 101 58 27
14 107 138 88 14
5 46 54 47 18
24 20 25 40 3
Usage as start letter:
4 0 1 1 0
12 23 23 5 14
0 35 3 14 3
5 0 2 17 3
10 2 1 33 1

3:18 am

Huh

Well can see 3 J words in the bottom two lines with one being a five letter word ....

B

3:24 am

Huh

The 5 Letter J word ??

Sounds like somthing in a Lamp that makes your wishes come true ?? *wink*

HI LOL

Just change the first letter to a J Okay!? and with THAT clue I bid you all Fairwel

Sue x

3:47 am

Jemper

SugarButt ~ My site is http://www.a2zwordfinder.com/, got it from another Babbler (maybe you?)

6:51 am

Hood86

Thanks for the info Ysegrim - really missed having that in the log yesterday!

7:15 am

Jemper

Where, oh where, is that third Y wooooord? ;o)

7:46 am

eyezzz

The third y.... could be a greek name for John

7:50 am

Jemper

Hmm...is the spelling correct for the Greek version?

8:01 am

eyezzz

Well, it's not using the greek alphabet ;) but it's written the way it sounds

8:11 am

Jemper

*scratching head after trying every possible combo*

8:13 am

eyezzz

Go to ovusoft ~ I'll pm you.

8:26 am

Jemper

Thanks! (Turns out I have that one).

8:42 am

Swtbtrcup

I found a sweet word with a 'y'

8:45 am

Jemper

Hmm...that sounds like the one I'm missing.

8:46 am

eyezzz

Jemper, i sent you another PM

8:46 am

Jemper

(Assuming it starts with Y)

8:47 am

Jemper

If not, I found it! ;o)

8:50 am

slt

bazo0ka and huh you should check the rankings again. I think that you will be pleased.

8:54 am

Christine

Dr.God fixed the rankings - and I dropped 12 places..... darn, now I'm sorry I contacted him

8:57 am

Swtbtrcup

Is it me or is this puzzle hard?

9:07 am

Christine

I have two Y-starters, and I know the third is staring at me, but...

9:09 am

Dr_God

I'm still not sure why the rankings weren't being updated automatically, but I just forced them to update. Hopefully they will continue to update every day from now on without me having to give them a kick in the butt.

9:18 am

Jemper

ARGH, what I would give for a -ter on this puzzle! :OP

9:36 am

Jemper

Darn, have only found 2 of the 5 8's.

9:38 am

granadan

Ive only found 1 of the 8s.

9:42 am

Christine

So - Swtbtrcup - this sweet word, does it start with a Y??

9:43 am

Swtbtrcup

Nope its ends with a y.... and starts with an h

9:47 am

Christine

Pooh! I got that one, and I've spent 10minutes looking for this 3rd Y-word... I found a couple of words from Chaucer - didn't expect to recognize them.

9:50 am

Jemper

Let's see (this is weird, giving clues!)...2 of the 3 "Y" words are related (one is 2 letters longer). The third involves a body part.

9:59 am

Christine

I love sharing clues - do it with my sister all the tme. So ... I had the bodypart, and the longer word, but it wouldn't accept the short word, earlier in the nigt - now it does.... let me know if I can help. you, or anyone... this is only a game.

10:00 am

Jemper

Christine ~ I'm so glad you said that! I swear I had tried the shorter version earlier and it hadn't worked for me either. Thought I was going nutty. :oP

10:00 am

Jemper

BTW, my comment about feeling weird about clues came from the fact that I've never had the opportunity before. Usually I'm the one asking for them! ;o)

10:03 am

Clueless

um.. Dr God ?? Enyone ??

Does that mean the Rankings updat were just based on last Puzzle only or all the Previouse ones over the last week or so ??

Hate to think all that Blood swet and tears was for nothing :(

Know a friend had a good run and a top 3 spot a few days back and never moved!

10:04 am

Christine

The Hawaiian goose - is the plural the same as the singular?? Only two birds today.

10:05 am

Jemper

As much fun as I'm having, I gotta turn in for the night. My best showing yet, I broke 100 words! G'nite all.
113 / 4.94 / 1595

11:33 am

Mal

Christine
are you playing?

12:03 pm

eyezzz

are there really 33 words that start with h??????

12:09 pm

Mal

I have only 17 starting with were are the rest?

12:10 pm

Mal

I meant starting with the h!

12:10 pm

eyezzz

I have about 20+ ~ just found a few more. I guess they're in there ;)

1:14 pm

4t8

i've only 14. nice to see a high bar.

1:24 pm

4t8

ok. 17 now.

1:43 pm

Christine

Hey, Marianne -- how're ya doin', Babe? Just came back 'cos I found two words.
Clueless - as I undestand, the rankings are updated each day, taking your scores for the past 30-days, and figuring the average; but you must play at least three times in that 30-days period for them to include the totals.
If this is incorrect, or incomplete, will someone explain it to us.

1:44 pm

runningforhome

Woot, only missing one of the eights!

1:48 pm

fnurt

any hints on the 8s would be very appreciated! (i have only the 55 point one)

1:57 pm

4t8

think of those who'd rather not fight battles, once enlisted.

2:01 pm

4t8

*what have they done?

2:12 pm

Swtbtrcup

Tell us which line to look in... i have no clue where that word is

2:16 pm

granadan

think hot dry places

2:19 pm

widstje

starts with a d and ends with a d

2:46 pm

widstje

anyone get all the r words yet?

2:47 pm

COMFERT

hello all.

3:01 pm

catmom

I got eleven "r" words

3:01 pm

Christine

Marianne - are you still here? How's your score, today? I have 118 words for 1683 points

3:03 pm

runningforhome

I haven't found any of the a- words :(

3:13 pm

Christine

Running... go Navy!!

3:31 pm

SweetPickle

142 / 1949 and only one 8! just not seeing them. /:

3:42 pm

runningforhome

Christine, thanks! Got one now.

3:44 pm

granadan

think that was the only a word - stats were psosted earlier somewhere.

3:45 pm

runningforhome

Oh, you're right. For some reason I thought there were three.

3:49 pm

granadan

Ive got 4 j words - need one more , pure guesswork, ive never heard of any of them? What country is this dictionary from? or am i just having a thick night LOLs

4:22 pm

Mal

Christine I'm back are you playing?

4:30 pm

COMFERT

im so rubbish i only have 22 words!!! i want yesterdays one bac!!

4:32 pm

COMFERT

oh wow 24 words!!!

4:34 pm

COMFERT

oh wot just checked rankings and i have dropped by 200!!!

4:43 pm

Mal

2HOTT I have checked the ratings and I have also dropped.But then Im not too good at this

4:47 pm

bazo0ka

damn i have a good rank ;) im proud of that
* sorry :D *

5:09 pm

Mal

Jemper & Christine said there was a body part, well I must be looking at a different grid!

5:11 pm

bazo0ka

lol

5:14 pm

meggiemoo

gosh! i only have 14 words...for my small vocabulary that's pretty good, but still..that's pathetic

5:18 pm

meggiemoo

is the body part internal or external? ike...can u touch it?

5:19 pm

bazo0ka

geeez i have 30 "h" words and REALLY cant find anymore

5:20 pm

meggiemoo

god, i have one h word

5:20 pm

periwinkle

Hi all, I am not able to view the stats from yesterdays game. Anyone else having that problem?

5:21 pm

Mal

I still have only 20 H words and that was hard work.

5:22 pm

Mal

Have no clues to where these body parts are.

5:23 pm

Krista

I have 19 -and like you said, Mal..hard work! Where do the stats come from? I have more than one 'n' word from the bottom.

5:24 pm

meggiemoo

ok, doin a little better, 3 "h" words and one "n" word from the bottom like krista

5:24 pm

bazo0ka

"h" words are teh hardest.. ive learned a lot of new "h" words today ;)

5:26 pm

Krista

I knew one (and a variation) from Shakespeare - knew it would be good for something one day!

5:27 pm

meggiemoo

what's that thing car that takes away dead people?....like....i can't remember!

5:28 pm

Krista

It's a hearse...unfortunately, it has an 'a' in it!

5:28 pm

runningforhome

A hearse.

5:29 pm

meggiemoo

right, ok. blonde moment

5:30 pm

Mal

I tried "hearst" well it sounded good. I got an oops.........

5:31 pm

meggiemoo

how did u get the "a" in hearst?

5:32 pm

Krista

wonder why 'entre' isn't a word here!

5:32 pm

meggiemoo

and hiney

5:32 pm

bazo0ka

you're missing a letter ;)

5:33 pm

bazo0ka

and its hinny, not hiney :/ i looked in the dictionary lol

5:33 pm

Krista

I already tried hiney, heiney, and heiny! Great minds.

5:33 pm

meggiemoo

ohhhhh no wonder

5:33 pm

Mal

I thought I saw an "a" Im having a senior moment.

5:34 pm

bazo0ka

krista, my "missing a letter" hint was for you.. have you gotten it yet?

5:34 pm

meggiemoo

there is an a....

5:36 pm

Krista

OH yeah...thanks..I was thinking more of the French word, but was thinking they both were spelled the same anyway...got it!

5:37 pm

meggiemoo

does anybody have any "o" words?

5:37 pm

bazo0ka

lol

5:37 pm

bazo0ka

i have 4 "o" words

5:37 pm

Krista

Two here

5:38 pm

Mal

The a is on the bottom left of the grid I was using it towards the top

5:38 pm

Krista

I'm stumped on the j - only have one.

5:40 pm

Krista

You're up late in Blighty, Mal. :)

5:42 pm

meggiemoo

where's blighty?

5:43 pm

Krista

nickname for England

5:44 pm

meggiemoo

my good friend lives in london!

5:44 pm

Krista

Mal and I 'met' here the other day. She is in London, and my husband is from there.

5:44 pm

Mal

Hi Krista, I am actually thinking of calling it a night. I have only 97 words 1238 points. Very sad!!!

5:45 pm

Krista

Where are you meggiemoo?

5:46 pm

Krista

When I get that far, I'll feel sorry for you, Mal. :) G'night!

5:46 pm

Mal

London at the moment even at this time of night is very warm. A nice place to be.

5:47 pm

meggiemoo

hunstville, Alabama

5:49 pm

meggiemoo

i haven't even cracked 1000 yet

5:50 pm

Krista

just looked at a map - you're a "northerner"...I've only been in the corner of Alabama on my way to Panama City...I know I know..this isn't Babble related conversation. Sorry.

5:51 pm

Krista

I'm at 939 - 1,000 is my goal..haven't had much time on here today.

5:51 pm

meggiemoo

where are you krista?

5:52 pm

Krista

Hagerstown, Maryland...70 miles west of Baltimore and Washington.

5:53 pm

bazo0ka

im missing 20 words according to the stats

5:54 pm

meggiemoo

how many words do u have bazo0ka?

5:54 pm

bazo0ka

now i have 194.. just got more :)

5:57 pm

Krista

They do seem to come to me in bunches. Need a few more bunches.

5:59 pm

meggiemoo

i need a LOT more bunches

6:00 pm

meggiemoo

i still only have 7 "h" words

6:01 pm

Krista

I can't wait until tomorrow to see the 'j' words.

6:02 pm

bookworm

I would be interested in seeing another "E" next to a "T"

6:05 pm

bazo0ka

im missing 1 "d", 3 "h", 3 "i", 2 "l", 1 "n", 3 "r", 4 "s", and 1 "t". *sigh* at least i know what im looking for...(kind of..)

6:09 pm

Krista

Do you have 2 variations of a word that means to hurry (h words)? I doubt I have something you don't but could be.

6:10 pm

periwinkle

I only have 44 words but I have to go. I need to prepare a presentation for work. Will be back later If I am not too tired. GL all

6:17 pm

bazo0ka

yeah i have the "hurry" words.. i think ive tried every combination i can think of ;) still dont have it.. but i do have an "h" word with a "y" in it..

6:17 pm

bazo0ka

also a couple that refer to your behind ;)

6:19 pm

Krista

Yep, got that one. But still only 20. Have you found these stats to be correct?

6:20 pm

Krista

there are 4 variations meaning to refine...betcha have those too

6:21 pm

bazo0ka

well i have 30.. and if you add up the ones i have according to the stats, it looks to be true.. it just means im missing 3 h words :)

6:22 pm

Krista

there is supposed to be only one "n" word from the bottom - there are more than that - that's what had me curious about the stats - unless I am reading them wrong

6:24 pm

bazo0ka

im not sure about teh refine ones..

6:25 pm

Krista

Used a lot in a sentence like, "He _ _ _ _ _ (sharpened) his skills.

6:25 pm

bazo0ka

with the "n" words and "t" words.. it could possibly be more than one "n" or "t" its coming from.. for example *hope im not spoiling this for anyone* the word "tree" COULD come from teh bottom one.. but the stats just says it comes fomr the top.. since the bottom has 0.. so i think it just bunches them all to the ones most likely to be noticed or something.. you following me here? lol

6:27 pm

Krista

No, that makes perfect sense. Bet that's it.

6:29 pm

Krista

ok, got a second j word - which I thought I tried already...

6:31 pm

bazo0ka

one of the "j"'s is a 6 letter.. which i never would have known to be a word :) but they all have the same 3 letter beginning- so work from there ;)

6:36 pm

Krista

Hmm...will try that out more later..can't seem to get it..broke 1,000 so I must attend to my kids for a while...

6:39 pm

bazo0ka

you can almost get senile ;)

6:41 pm

darius776

how do you all know how many words are to be found, and what letters they start with?

6:43 pm

bazo0ka

someone posted it earlier.. but here it is again:
The stats:
Words / Points: 212 3138
Max points/word: 55
Word length distribution: 81x4, 60x5, 52x6, 14x7, 5x8
Letter usage:
22 41 30 12 4
35 101 101 58 27
14 107 138 88 14
5 46 54 47 18
24 20 25 40 3
Usage as start letter:
4 0 1 1 0
12 23 23 5 14
0 35 3 14 3
5 0 2 17 3
10 2 1 33 1

6:44 pm

bazo0ka

i think im done.. this is all i can find- for now at least
195 words//5.03//2823
see you all later tonight ;)

6:45 pm

darius776

thanks man, have a good one

6:59 pm

meggiemoo

not real talkitive huh?

7:33 pm

Jemper

Howdy all!
Any hints for the 8's?

7:34 pm

sleeky

I think it's bizarre that eden isn't allowed.

7:36 pm

sleeky

Woo! I broke 1000! Not bad for my third puzzle. :-)

7:42 pm

4t8

neither hiny nor hiney work - ?

7:47 pm

ejackg22

100/4.89/1300
2-8'S,3-7'S,23-6'S

7:51 pm

Jemper

4t8 ~ Try different spellings...

7:56 pm

4t8

i googled, and the tooshy was spelled hiny...oh well. the sugary stuff is close enough i guess.

7:57 pm

4t8

oof, it's a tushy isn't it.

8:13 pm

Jemper

LOL, no it just needs another vowel (or two...)

8:20 pm

meggiemoo

I BROKE A THOUSAND ON MY FIRST PUZZLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8:20 pm

bazo0ka

ehh i think im going to look for 3 hours and not find one more :) i need 17 lol

8:41 pm

4t8

good grief, that was hard!
Thank you, Jemper! :)

8:47 pm

slt

too many d*mn e's...

8:49 pm

4t8

if there were 1 more, we'd have interest. ;)

8:55 pm

meggiemoo

this is harder than it looks....a LOT harder

9:03 pm

Ladlegul14

Night y'all ... I've had enough. Broke 1000 on my 2nd try and learned some words I didn't know existed! I consider myself lucky I got the AWOL soldiers and the German tushy! :-)

9:37 pm

Doug

why did my wife have to send me this..... Just broke 1000

9:40 pm

Krista

Don't feel bad, Doug..we all were going to play 'just once.' ;)

9:44 pm

SweetPickle

LOL Krista...yeah. It's like potato chips. "Just one more, just one more, just one more...bag"

9:47 pm

Krista

Good comparison. Hey - at least this isn't fattening! One more reason to play. Thanks!

9:48 pm

SweetPickle

oh I dunno..sitting on one's butt in front of this puzzle for hours isn't exactly UNfattening. (;

9:57 pm

Mara232

Any hints for the 8 letters?

9:58 pm

SweetPickle

There's a good hint below for one 8 (look for battle) and I'm missing the others. /:

10:04 pm

genny

i have 8 7's but only 1 of the 8's :( i'm missing the hit...who said it?

10:05 pm

genny

missing the hiNt...sorry. ;)

10:05 pm

Mara232

I can't believe there are 212 words!?

10:22 pm

runningforhome

Lenin not a word? The commies are going to be pissed.

10:28 pm

genny

96 words...must...get...100! :s

10:31 pm

genny

yah! 2 more 8's! i have three...hmmm...what are the other 2?

10:46 pm

fixitfmly

thinking I should give up and go to bed but I so want to get some bigger words.
Only 3x 8's and 7x 7's so far.
Would like to hit 2000 but unlikely at this point.
128/1845

11:06 pm

4t8

the 8 for 55! had bypassed it as a 6 because i didn't look in all directions.
think calmly...and it may come to you. ;)

11:11 pm

Mara232

can you give a hint what ketter it starts with?

11:14 pm

fixitfmly

got the 55, AWOL and relocating birds
any hints on the others??

11:17 pm

Mara232

a hint for the 55?

11:18 pm

4t8

starts with s.

11:19 pm

fixitfmly

4t8 gave a good hint -- think calmly! ;-D

11:21 pm

nutkin

i agree. good hint!

11:23 pm

Mara232

114 words 4.87 1451

I'm cooked

11:24 pm

fixitfmly

must be more -est and -ly words but I'm going to have to call it a night w/o the other 8s & 7s. At least I broke 2000! ;-)
139/2027

11:24 pm

SweetPickle

Very good hint, thank you! was missing that one. (:

11:27 pm

4t8

aw shucks, anytime.

11:28 pm

Mara232

I'm not very good at big words.

Anyone know if you can buy BABBLE books - puzles - to do by hand? This would be great when travelling

11:31 pm

SweetPickle

Well you could buy a Boggle set (it's the same grid size isn't it?) but that could get awkward to carry around.

11:34 pm

SweetPickle

169 / 2405. Still missing an 8 but I'm fried. night all! (:

11:36 pm

Mara232

Okay - I'm officially done - need sleep! :) Good Night!

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