Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, September 15, 2004

12:12 am

jayferg

I can't remember the last time I played. It is nice to take time off.

12:20 am

boatierra

Yeah, Baby, Yeah!! Danger is my middle name.....(hint, hint)

1:08 am

Q

45 words for 607.

my 'biggie" is a 7 for 40. (four 7's total so far, and seven 6's).

2:52 am

goforit

Today's babble stats:

By word length:

4 ..... 63
5 ..... 27
6 ..... 24
7 ...... 8
8 ...... 2
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Total: 124
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By start letter:

A 6
C 16
D 5
E 1
F 6
i 3
J 5
L 7
M 5
N 5
O 8
P 24
R 18
T 13
Y 2

2:57 am

Christine

Oh dang... 50 words for 518...six 6s... a cup of tea, then try to find the 'big' words.
..

6:02 am

marigold

7 for 32

7:28 am

fnurt

I have an 8 for 45.

7:45 am

Treble99

can you give a clue or starting letter for the 8 thanks

7:46 am

fnurt

Starts with O

7:50 am

Treble99

Thanks fnurt

8:14 am

marigold

Does anyone know what letter the second 8 starts with? I got the 8 for 45

8:33 am

jlm_mi

I can only tell you that it does not start with D or E, as I have all of those and don't have the second 8. This puzzle is a toughie for me!

8:39 am

jlm_mi

Has anyone found any Y words? I thought ytria was a word, but apparently that has 2 Ts.

8:56 am

Atalante

well put 2 Ts in then :P

8:57 am

jlm_mi

Doh, I'm an idiot!!!! LOL, have a free word everyone. :-p

8:58 am

Atalante

*giggles*

8:59 am

Minski

Thanks JLM_MI.
I never would have found that one.
:-)

9:03 am

Karin

Thanks .The 2nd Y is spelt the same except the last letter.

9:10 am

Minski

Thanks to you also Karin!

9:12 am

Xinyi

jim why don't you tell us all the words u have found :D

9:13 am

jlm_mi

Xinyi - I'll think about it, but don't hold your breath. ;)

9:33 am

stevedallas

you know my dog is a drooler

9:34 am

jlm_mi

I thought exactly the same thing, steve! And I have great pictures of my little brother, the drooler, when he was a baby. :)

9:57 am

Krys10

Stuck in my head: "I see you shiver with anticip-"

10:02 am

jlm_mi

Any clues for the 7/40?

10:05 am

Krys10

7/40: "bitingly sarcastic"

10:24 am

Minski

What letter does the 7/40 start with?

10:25 am

Minski

forget it.
found it.

10:26 am

jlm_mi

Just an update to the quest for the other 8 letter word - it doesn't start with D,E,i,J,M or Y.

10:43 am

jlm_mi

If panini isn't a word, then what is that I'm eating when I go to Panera?????

10:53 am

Minski

I don't know but it sure tastes good!
Maybe panini is one of those foreign language words that babble doesn't accept.

10:57 am

fnurt

I have 3 N4's (5,4,6) and 1 N6 (24). What am I missing?

10:58 am

jlm_mi

You are missing a 5/16, and I'm missing that 6. Thanks for the help!

11:00 am

jlm_mi

Got the N6! The N5 could start from either N if that helps. :)

11:02 am

Minski

Ask any Dead Head and they'll tell you that tripier is a word.

11:08 am

fnurt

Thanks for the clue, jlm. I used to work in a bank and you'd be surprised how many people think 'ninty' is a number.

11:50 am

jlm_mi

Sadly, I'm not surprised by that. ;)

12:07 pm

parsec

the other 8 is a P for 70.

12:13 pm

fnurt

That was a REALLY weird word until I looked up the definition. Guess I should have paid attention in chemistry class!

12:15 pm

fnurt

How is everyone doing with 7's? I have only 5 (36, 32, 40, 28, 48)

12:25 pm

parsec

Is your 36 a P? If not, well, there is a 36/P.

12:28 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks for more clues. Will search for a P/8/70 and a 7/48. Sorry, fnurt, I only have the four 7s you mentioned and not the 48. Though, I don't know if yours are in alphabetical order. Mine go 32,40,36 (the p mentioned below),28

12:29 pm

jlm_mi

Yay, the chemistry hint led me to the right prefix for the P/8/70 and from there it was easy! Thank you so much. :-D

1:05 pm

parsec

There are at least three 7/36s. I have two at the beginning, then my P.

1:23 pm

fnurt

So then we have 36, 36, 32, 40, 36, 28, 48, and one mystery 7.

1:28 pm

fnurt

The last one is a T-7 for 40.

1:35 pm

jlm_mi

Oh, that T40 is a beautiful one to find!

2:14 pm

fnurt

I am still missing 2 P's. I have PAx9, PIx9, PRx4, but alas, no more...

2:21 pm

jlm_mi

So, to summarize what I know of the big words. Anyone else please fill in blanks!

8/45/O - one who confers orders on a priest or rabbi
8/70/P - a VERY small unit of measure in chemistry

7/36/C - a gemstone
7/36 - not sure what this starts with, so it may go before the other one
7/32/D - one that empties liquids from something
7/40/M - bitingly sarcastic
7/36/P - grassy plain
7/28/R - wetter climate
7/48 - not sure what this starts with
7/40/T - divine trio

For 6's I'll just list points in alphabetical order:

18,24,24,30,39,42,24,18,21,33,33,24,39,18,27,33

2:21 pm

jlm_mi

fnurt - I think I have the same P words that you have . . .

2:22 pm

parsec

I have PIx10, but I'm also missing 2 Ps, so I'm not sure where your other missing one is. (I'm missing one of your PAs.)

2:27 pm

Christine

jlm_mi, m'dear... thank you for your (inadvertent) clue to the two Y-words... no way I'd've found them... well, I guess I could've noodled for two or three hours.
Any other mistakes you want to confess to us?

2:28 pm

jlm_mi

Well, I keep seeing picnic and onion, and that's making me hungry. But I don't think you can get any words from those. :-p

2:29 pm

parsec

also, the gemstone is actually the second 7/36. The first is "an oily liquid" I found by accident--it's related to a 6/24 and (letterwise, not meaningwise) to a 4/6.

2:33 pm

fit1

Got the O/8, but I have never been a chemistry person. Oh, well, there's an 8 I won'g get :)

2:34 pm

parsec

and another addition (sorry, i keep getting interrupted so I can't process the comments properly) My sixes: I have 4x24 there after the first 18, 3x24 between the 33 and 39, and an extra 18 after the 39.

2:43 pm

jlm_mi

fit1 - If you have a math/science background other than chemistry, it is "one trillionth of" something. (The something being the second half of the word.) The something is a very basic chemical unit, and also an animal. :)

2:43 pm

jlm_mi

oh - and thanks, parsec, for the hints to other big words. :)

2:56 pm

parsec

No problem. Thanks for listing the clues for everything I'm missing in the j-o area =)

2:57 pm

King Henrik

Surely a "drooler" is someone who drools?
Another black mark to go into my book of grievance.......

2:59 pm

Christine

jlm_mi ... :-p .. id you poke out your tongue?

3:01 pm

Christine

Of course, that should've said 'DID'... aargh

3:01 pm

jlm_mi

Yes. It was meant to be a sign that I'm feeling silly. I wasn't giving you a raspberry! :-D

3:04 pm

keadyj

what, it won't take LENIN? ;-)

3:09 pm

Mal

Christine are you still there?

3:09 pm

jlm_mi

I tried it too, thinking it sounded like a perfectly good word, but in truth, it's only a proper name.

3:38 pm

jlm_mi

How about O word? I have 3xOL and 3xOR and am missing 2.

3:40 pm

Christine

Marianne - I'm here (did you see how jlm_mi dissed me? go get her)

3:44 pm

fnurt

There are 5 OR's. You might be missing a 5/6 combo.

3:46 pm

fit1

Thanks Jlm_mi - between my daughter and me, we finally got it.

3:47 pm

jlm_mi

I was, thanks. I had no idea what they were, but as soon as you said that, they became obvious noodling choices for some reason. Thanks!

And Christine - I think I'm going to call my mom and have her come take me home. It's no fun playing here anymore if you're all going to gang up on me. :-D

3:48 pm

jlm_mi

Well, I have to go home and take the pups swimming, but I'll come back later to see if I can find any more words I'm missing. I still need 3 6s. Looking for 2xA, 4xC, 2xL, 1xP, 5xR, 2xT. Clues always welcome! :-D

3:51 pm

fnurt

4 of the A's start with the same 3 letters.

4:15 pm

Mal

Christine you just tell this old bird will fix them for you

4:34 pm

Christine

Thank you, Babe.... obviously, she know not what a load o' rubble she could get on her head....
Are you doing well, on this grid? I have 65 for 900, (six each 6s and 7s, no 8s), and need a cup of tea, before I can go further.

4:58 pm

Mal

Christine I have 84 word 1265 but I am now stuck need coffee.
You have MAIL

4:59 pm

incender

panini, anyone?

5:04 pm

Mal

What's a Panini?

5:37 pm

Krys10

I have a 6/24 that i don't think is on our list yet - it's between the 6/21 and the 6/33

5:44 pm

Mal

Christine You Have MAIL

5:48 pm

Kaetchen

Panir, anyone?

6:18 pm

modina

the O's and A's are drawing a blank....

7:54 pm

jlm_mi

There are 4xAi and 2xAN, 3xOL, 5xOR.

8:11 pm

periwinkle

I have none of the I (eye) words.

8:13 pm

periwinkle

I only have one L word 4/4

8:14 pm

periwinkle

I now have 3 L words.

9:32 pm

fit1

75 - 1059. Not very good I fear

11:50 pm

runningforhome

Any last-minute hints for the c-7s?

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