Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, July 5, 2004

12:11 am

Kokopli

here we go again

12:12 am

bulldog

I finally moved up in the rankings to 131, up seventy, better still not great. Nice work yesturday Lawyer

12:13 am

boatierra

Aye, from that last puzzle, I cannot believe I missed torc and nonreader. I looked at some other lists. I really think I could do better if I just put a little umph into it.

12:16 am

nutkin

i don't like this one either

12:18 am

boatierra

Blast, it won't take 'swater'. I could be trying to stretch it though.

12:19 am

The Divine Miss

At 12:18 am mulhermujer said...

Blast, it won't take 'swater'. I could be trying to stretch it though.

ahh...but add another letter and you have yourself a 7!

12:20 am

boatierra

I already got the one with 's' on the end instead. But I'll look for that 7. Thanks!!

12:35 am

genny

anyone got higher than a 7?

12:37 am

Q

51 words, one 7, nothing higher yet.

12:49 am

Shimmer

45 words 2-7 letter words (2nd time to ever play :o)

12:49 am

bazo0ka

*wow* if how did i drop in teh rankings so much if i only missed 1 game? lol
*OH WELL* ;)
hope ya'll had a good 4th of july.. im going ot go set off fire works in the front lawn now..
have fun with this puzzle ;)

12:52 am

Q

I'm sure your neighbors will love you for it, z0ook. Be sure to aim some at their trees, 'cause they especially like that.

12:52 am

boatierra

Took me long enough, but I got the 7. I got a lot of other words in the mean time.

12:53 am

boatierra

60 words, 4.40, 587. I'm outtie. Have fun y'all.

12:53 am

phinzzz

71//752 -- only 2 7s found so far

12:54 am

genny

68 / 4.54 / 735
2 7's, 5 6's...
hate not knowing if this is good or crappy! :)

1:00 am

Shimmer

48, 4.52, 530 (2nd time to play)

1:04 am

Shimmer

Gnight

1:28 am

bulldog

119 words 4.60 1339

1:30 am

bulldog

1x8
3x7
11x6

1:31 am

bulldog

There is a seven that when plurarlized becomes the magical 8

1:31 am

genny

clue for the 8?

1:31 am

genny

ahh...i wonder if it's my missing 7 :)

1:32 am

genny

must be...can't pluralize my 7's

1:34 am

bulldog

musical term then again I'm a band director and I have a couple of degrees in music

1:37 am

bulldog

it's part of an opera

1:38 am

bulldog

I used J three times

1:43 am

bulldog

one of the words with J is worth 48

1:50 am

Atalante

Oh - thats a lovely 8 :)

1:57 am

Tolinya

evening all didnt' even try with the last one that one sucked! will play in morning when kid gets me up..tired...night

POOF

1:57 am

genny

hmm...i dont' think i'll be able to figure out an opera word! :(

2:12 am

genny

hmm...i've been googling "parts of an opera" :) i have a 4 and a 5 letter opera word...i wonder if that has something to do with the 8?

2:14 am

genny

got em!

2:19 am

genny

93 / 459 / 1020

i give up!

2:23 am

bulldog

yes the 4 and 5 are related to the 8, but the eight is smaller,hint,hint

3:12 am

Huh

Morning all :) Wahhoooo I have moved into the Top Ten in the Rankings :o :O *hands around drinks*

Oopsy remeber a bit of Modesty Sue ;) lol AND see an 8 WHICH has nothing to do with an Opera CAN THE DAY GET ANY BETTER?? ;)

JESSSSSSSSSSSS ?? LMAO!!

4:55 am

Atalante

ohhhh my - I just put a word in thinking how lovely it would be if it really was a word, not even thinking that it would be accepted and it was *faints* and it was 8 letters!

4:55 am

Atalante

and its an 8 for 75, by the way ;)

4:56 am

Aussie Goddess

Hello Sue......dont push ma buttons blondie :p

5:15 am

Jemper

Any clues on these big-scoring words? ;oP

5:53 am

Jemper

('cuz I'm getting nowhere with the opera hint)

6:05 am

Christine

jemper - what's a verrrry common word in xword puzzles? Then pluralize it (is that a real word?), then minimize it, then pluralize it, again.... whew - it's exhausting work, but worth about 80 points.

6:09 am

Jemper

Sounds like a great clue! Unfortunately, that's not going to help me. I avoid xword puzzles like the plague...may have to ask my SIL (who's a xword afficianado).

6:22 am

discodave

Well, I got a fish word. But it's more polish than piscine...

7:00 am

eyezzz

If I got a point for each time the puzzle tells me "that wasn't a valid word" I think I would be over the top with points today :P

7:05 am

Jemper

OK, found the 8-lttr word that Bulldog gave a hint for. Now, if only I could figure out that 48-pt J word!

7:06 am

Jemper

Christine ~ Got 'em, thanks! ;)

7:11 am

Jemper

Gotta love taking a break...found that 48-ptr. Only 60 words though, more to find!

7:26 am

Jemper

Atalante ~ I'm doing the math on your 75-pt 9-lttr word and I'm not seeing how that's happening on this board?

7:27 am

Atalante

does the 48 J start with j or have j in it??

7:27 am

Jemper

(oops - make that 8-lttr)

7:28 am

Jemper

The 48-ptr has J in it...

7:29 am

Jemper

Nevermind, just figured out the math. *blush*

7:31 am

Jemper

(I think)

7:36 am

Jemper

Atalante ~ Is your 8 ptr word obscure, and/or a compound word?

7:36 am

Jemper

8 ltr (sorry for all the typos)

7:37 am

Atalante

he he - the 75 pt one is two words joined together. rather animal-y.

7:37 am

eyezzz

I just got a 6 ltr word with j at the end that I can't find at dictionary.com :? It's worth 48 points, whatever it means :P

7:39 am

Jemper

Yup! There is a definition on Webster.com, if you're curious (I was).

7:47 am

Jemper

This word is gonna be like that one a few puzzles back...seedeater, I think?

7:47 am

Jemper

Or germfree. *grin*

7:51 am

Atalante

yeah ... its definitely along those lines .... I was actually almost joking when I typed it in just cos I thought it sounded nice

7:52 am

eyezzz

I'm sure that'll come up a lot in conversation .... LOL!!!

7:52 am

Jemper

Does it include the letter J, or is my math off (again)?

7:54 am

Atalante

your maths is off again :P

7:54 am

Jemper

Nevermind! Yes, my math was off (at least I was looking at the wrong tile combo). Jeez, I should've got that right away considering the pets I own!

7:55 am

Atalante

he he - good word isn't it!

7:56 am

Kukana

So there's no 'j'?

I figured that for a 75-point 8, there must be 15 points in the word. So either it has the J for 8 points, plus 7 1-point letters, or else it has both Cs (3 pts each), one of the 4s (H or W), and five 1-point letters. I can't see any other way...

7:57 am

Jemper

Very nice! Looks like Bulldog found 3 7's, but I'm guessing this combo wasn't one of them since he only listed 1 8-lttr. So, I'm thinking at least 4 7's & 2 8's...

7:58 am

Jemper

You're on the right track, Kakuna (no J in the 75-ptr).

8:05 am

granadan

Ive got 3 x 7's. a 28, 36 and a 40.

8:06 am

Kukana

Oh... got it at last! How obvious now I see it... and what a nice word :-) Thanks :-)

I have two 8s now, and four 7s, two of which are closely related to the 8s.

8:10 am

Jemper

Yup! Gotta find the other 2 7's, thanks to granadan's stats (thanks!).

8:13 am

Atalante

I've got 4 7s and 2 8s ...

8:16 am

granadan

well, two are the same apart from one letter. thanks for tips - i got the 75!

8:20 am

Jemper

granadan ~ You're welcome! I have a good idea what letters are different between your two 7's...now I just gotta figure out the rest of the word.

8:22 am

Jemper

Now, WHY won't it take carseat?

8:35 am

Christine

I knew I shouldn't've started this bloomin' puzzle.... I have only 4-7s and the 'pretty 8' word... I came back because I saw the fish, on my printout, now I've been stuck here for 15 minutes.... grrrr I want to get back to my book... one bird, no animals and I'm feelin' a little stoopid, this mornin'.... just can't understand any of the clues - sigh -

8:37 am

Jemper

I was really frustrated with them at first, but stick with it! It helped me greatly to figure out which tiles were involved based on point totals....

8:44 am

Atalante

2 birds :P

8:59 am

eyezzz

car seat is two words.

9:11 am

lawyer-1

It's time for me to get serious for a moment. In an effort to make it easier for Senator Kearry to narrow the field of potential vice-presidential candidates, I am, as of today, officially withdrawing my name for consideration as his running mates. I know that my announcement will probably hurt his chances with the Babble crowd, but I must do what I must do.

9:12 am

Jemper

Lawyer ~ On behalf of all the other true believers, thank you for your bold sacrifice!

9:23 am

Jemper

I'm done for the night!
71 words / 4.54 / 825
(Gonna come back and hunt for those 2 7's in the morning!)

9:31 am

tallboy957

it wont take taser...isnt that a real word though?

9:32 am

lawyer-1

100 words 4.80 1366

9:35 am

lawyer-1

TASER is a registered trademark and therefore not acceptable here.

9:40 am

banny

47 words 447 pts, I´m swedish without a dictionay, quite ok? /Banny

9:44 am

granadan

Banny - blooming marvellous! Im english, not resorted to dictionary yet, but not doing any better than you!

9:46 am

Christine

lawye - I agree it'll hurt his chances, but.... for my part, I find my knee surgery precludes my accepting a spot on the Lakers team.. resulting in this years loss. But, Dear One, we can do no more than our best, so I'm sticking with Babble.

9:46 am

banny

Thanks, I jump in here when I have breaks at work, but maybe I´m spending a bit too much time here. just discovered this site last week, will be up on the ranking tomorrow =)

9:48 am

lawyer-1

I'm all in favor of the Lakers having someone named Christine as a member!

10:08 am

Christine

Perhaps, since we've lost Phil Thingy, I could coach.... oops, spelled it COUCH....

10:18 am

genny

it took taser for me 2 puzzles ago! but not last time or this time.

10:37 am

sapphie

Hmmm Atalante...two birds...none here yet, but I do have the fish. Must hunt for the birds.
85/ 4.62/ 1038

10:46 am

genny

missing a bird i think. i have a bird, and a "bird word"...so close...i have all the clued words, but still only 96 words

10:53 am

granadan

67 words. going off in a huff for a while! <grins>

10:57 am

sapphie

I have the birs word, but no birds...that I know of...LOL.

Only got one words starting with j, the one for 48 with the j at the end is eluding me, but what is the third j word....any hints???

10:57 am

periwinkle

My score was low yesterday cause I was out most of the day for 4th of July Celebrations. Will try to make up for it today.

10:59 am

baby#3

Anybody have the stats? I hate playing without the stats.

11:04 am

genny

i'm walking away...I SO wanted to get to 100, but I cannot waste any more of my husband's day off. :)
98 / 4.65 / 1209

11:06 am

lawyer-1

The word ending in "j" is not in the babble dictionary....another example of babble welfare. For a clue, try India. The 3rd 'j' .... think money.

11:11 am

frodo

anals is not the plural of anal?
Would it be asses?

11:12 am

Q

"anal" is an adjective.

11:16 am

frodo

Oh yeah!
I was thinking of anus which of course is not in this puzzle.
Thanks Q !

11:35 am

sapphie

I have been trying the india angle...so will keep at it...and thanks for the cash clue...should b a great help..thanks lawyer-1

11:43 am

periwinkle

Only have one j word. Unfortunately, the clues for the other j words are not helping me. Will keep trying tho.

11:45 am

baby#3

how many 8's are there?

11:47 am

lawyer-1

I hace 2 8's

11:47 am

periwinkle

Only have one 7 letter word. nothing higher :(

11:48 am

lawyer-1

By typing 'hace' instead of 'have', I have given you the secret to my high scores. Many of my words are the results of typing mistakes. Go figure!

11:55 am

baby#3

I'm calling it a day at 127 words 4.65 1547. I have 2 8's and 5 7's and can't see anymore. Have fun!

12:11 pm

lawyer-1

hmmmmm...Baby has 2 more words than I do. Nice going!

12:15 pm

Atalante

Woot! Got to 100 words!! But I still can't find the third J - the cash one?

12:22 pm

lawyer-1

Don't worry, Atalante, it's worth only 1.2 cents.

12:27 pm

sapphie

God...these j's are really bugging me...on 94, but can't see how I'll get to 100, never mind the heady heights ot lawyer-1 and baby...where the bloody hel are an extra 30 odd words hiding???? LOL

12:35 pm

Atalante

ohhhh American money stuff - I give up now then :)

12:52 pm

GeneralVanya

there's another 8 letter word, btw

1:07 pm

sapphie

General V ...you are such a tease ...;)

1:10 pm

GeneralVanya

i know :)

1:13 pm

GeneralVanya

wait no there isn't i fort u only had one oops

1:15 pm

sapphie

LOL...for that you have to give us a clue for the six letter j word LOL!!!

1:23 pm

sapphie

Finally...100/ 4.63/ 1190 ....still need the fifth 7 letter word and those blasted j words.... off work today so time to babble properly, but kinda wish it had been a bigger scoring grid!!

2:05 pm

periwinkle

Not a good game for me. Only 60 words. Only one 7 letter one. :(

3:10 pm

COMFERT

hello all! not sure about this one. I dreed looking on the rankings!!!

4:57 pm

Atalante

103 / 4.67 / 1276
I'm sure there are no more words ... anyone that has more words than that must be dreaming :P

5:37 pm

lawyer-1

Atalante,

Pease wake me when my dream is over.

5:51 pm

granadan

Can I borrow your sandman!

6:02 pm

maraca

any hints for the second 8? i have the opera one already.

7:02 pm

dimwit

start with a c, maraca - its a furry thing !

7:13 pm

rapsodie

sweater

7:14 pm

frodo

it won't take carseat

7:21 pm

AimeeJane

The rules say only words in the Scrabble Players Dictionary will be accepted. These people play some weird form of Scrabble...

7:52 pm

boatierra

OK, I'm at 72 words, 4.46, 736. Not great but OK.. Its take me 37 minutes to get the last four. So I think I'm done. I've have only one 7 word. I have three 'E's, one 'I' 'J' 'L' 'O' words, and two 'RH' words. Good luck everyone!

8:03 pm

Jemper

OK, I haven't found all the 7's yet...any more clues?

8:04 pm

dimwit

I can only find two 'e' words, and I only have 65 words, but I have 762 points.
It's 2 am here and time I went to bed! There's more time to spend on tomorrows.

8:04 pm

Jemper

frodo ~ I know! Apparently car seat is 2 words...

8:40 pm

Krista

One can tell who the moms are, here. ;)

9:32 pm

Kat

Won't take Aries???

9:35 pm

Christine

Oh poo... took a loooong nap, and thought I'd come back refreshed -- not!
2-8s, 5-7s, 2 birds, a fish a furry thing, a nice smell and dinner - I'm going back to my book. Can't use the 'India' clue, or the 1.5ct clue... I'll check with you tomorrow for the answers.
G'nite all.

9:43 pm

Christine

Woohoo -- found the undefined 'India' word -- guess I won't leave, just yet.

10:13 pm

lawyer-1

It's 1.2 cents.

10:18 pm

bulldog

124 words 4.65 1482
how's everybody doing at the puzzle?

10:21 pm

bulldog

Y is no one posting stats anymore?

10:21 pm

lawyer-1

Bulldog....if you will check earlier messages, you will see that baby#3 has a higher score.

10:23 pm

bulldog

I know but I'm doing my best to ignore it!!

10:24 pm

lawyer-1

Then why ask for stats just to ignore them?

10:25 pm

bulldog

I didn't mean those stats, silly. I meant the grid and the possible number of words formed from each square in the grid, those stats were very helpful.

10:26 pm

lawyer-1

sorry for the confusion

10:28 pm

bulldog

I wish I had enough programing knowledge to create my own cheating program, as it is I must work hard at this.

10:29 pm

bulldog

127 words 4.68 1566

10:31 pm

lawyer-1

well, bull, you have more words than I do.

10:34 pm

AlyMac

Anyone wanna give up some more clues?? I am doing horrible this round... :(

10:34 pm

bulldog

Yeah maybe, but I've had more words than you in the past and you always get more points.

10:36 pm

lawyer-1

For that, bull, I shall not apologize. Now, if you will all excuse me, I will try to get some shuteye as visions of babble grids dance thru my mind.

10:38 pm

bulldog

nine words begin with se

10:56 pm

bulldog

unless someone posts a higher score I am going to assume I have found all the words
129 words 4.68 1586

11:09 pm

Q

Well, don't look at me. Feh.
94/4.68/1186

11:13 pm

boatierra

bulldog - Before your 'se' clue, I had only three 'se's. Now I have six.
Those other three are totally eluding me. Thanks for the clue. Got me three more.

11:15 pm

Jemper

9 words starting with SE? Hmm. 6 found so far....

11:15 pm

bulldog

16 h words

11:16 pm

Jemper

Never did find that J word that's related to money somehow....

11:16 pm

bulldog

21 a words

11:17 pm

bulldog

19 c words

11:18 pm

boatierra

I'm done for the evening. 76 words, 4.46, 768. I've got three birds, but that's 'cause one of them is a plural. Didn't find any fish, and I'm totally curious as to the India word. 'Nites.

11:18 pm

bulldog

crazy word with J starts with s

11:26 pm

rapsodie

Bah! Not having a whole lot of luck today ...

11:37 pm

Jemper

84 words / 4.54 / 948
Broke my streak of breaking 1,000 points. C'est la vie.

11:50 pm

Jeanette

how many l words?

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