Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, January 29, 2018

12:02 am

Rainiqui

re7

12:03 am

pugmama763

wi7

12:03 am

pugmama763

di7

12:03 am

pugmama763

di7 x 2

12:03 am

jessmom

si7

12:04 am

grannyrose

re7 x 3

12:04 am

pugmama763

di7 X3

12:07 am

pugmama763

fa7

12:07 am

pugmama763

de8

12:11 am

Rainiqui

de7

12:12 am

pugmama763

co7

12:13 am

pugmama763

co7 x2

12:17 am

jessmom

is8

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:20 am

rururocks

ca8 is the last 8

12:25 am

rururocks

wi7

12:26 am

pugmama763

beat ya to it ruru :)

12:26 am

rururocks

oh damn

12:26 am

rururocks

thanks pug

12:27 am

cybernan

ty ru

12:27 am

pugmama763

hehe no sweat

12:29 am

rururocks

aced the k.. GLAD to get that out of the way

12:29 am

pugmama763

phantom genocide

12:30 am

rururocks

wow.. that would have killed me to find that one

12:34 am

rururocks

eo7

12:37 am

rururocks

io7 called?

12:39 am

ursh

i have the ca8 and de8 - what is the thrid one please

12:40 am

rururocks

is8

12:40 am

ursh

ty ru

12:40 am

AnnaK

co

12:40 am

AnnaK

co 7

12:41 am

AnnaK

di 7, 40

12:41 am

cybernan

good night everyone

12:41 am

rururocks

good night nan

12:54 am

sprite

good morning all

12:55 am

rbud

hiya, sprite

12:56 am

sprite

hi rbud! How are you doing?

12:56 am

flosey

good morning Sprite

12:57 am

sprite

*hugs flosey* Hello dear lady, how are you today?

12:57 am

flosey

great thanks Sprite and you?

12:57 am

sprite

am doing great too this morning.

12:58 am

sprite

thanks! How is the grid? Any fun? :)

12:58 am

rbud

I'm fair to partly cloudy, bout like most days.

12:58 am

flosey

almost ready to hit the sack though!

12:58 am

sprite

*smiles at rbud* You are pretty, even in shade!

12:58 am

flosey

so far it's not too bad, if you consider 99 in almost an hour

12:59 am

sprite

sounds good to me, flosey!

12:59 am

rbud

I have 105 left, been not bad so far. took a while to figure out the bottom N for my nbt/nbs, though

1:00 am

sprite

I see what you mean. Every time I think I found it, the word comes from the top N, lol

1:01 am

rbud

turns out it's a plural of one of those

1:01 am

sprite

that should help, thanks

1:04 am

grannyrose

{{sprite}} {{flosey}} hugs and kisses. i have done NOTHING today. it has been a beastly 39C. cool change has arrived in town central but not out here yet. i refuse to do anything away from the A/C and fans. yesterday was the pits. went to church in the morning, by the time i was home, you could have wrung the sweat from my top.

1:04 am

sprite

aw sweetie :( That sounds ghastly. *hugs* in an igloo.

1:05 am

flosey

Hi there Rose, hugs and kisses to you too

1:05 am

grannyrose

made the vicar laugh tho'. as i said good-bye i said i'm going home to sit in the frig.

1:06 am

sprite

:D

1:07 am

flosey

I should be ashamed to admit that I still cannot think in C so accustomed to thinking temperatures in F

1:07 am

sprite

that is literally a killing heat, I am glad to hear you are doing nothing at all except surviving.

1:07 am

sprite

a 102.2 F, flosey

1:07 am

flosey

must remedy that!!

1:08 am

hurshy

grannyrose, i just read about a whole underground town in australia where it can be 122 above ground and 72 in the people's houses (without AC)

1:08 am

flosey

oooooooooooooooh, ugh, that is far too hot Rose, unbearable even

1:08 am

grannyrose

what sprite said flosey. is that warm enough for you?

1:08 am

sprite

hiya hursh

1:09 am

grannyrose

ah, hurshy, that would be Cooper Pedy. i plan on visiting one day.

1:09 am

hurshy

hi, going to bed but just saw the thing about the heat

1:09 am

hurshy

yes, that was it!

1:10 am

sprite

sleep well, hursh, and dream of pretty things

1:10 am

Kamanjah

Sounds like our past summer - only a few days under 100. Sat in the AC all summer long. I'm sorry you're having to deal with it there too. I hope our coming summer isn't as awful, but if you're having it now, we'll probably get it again..

1:10 am

Kamanjah

Night, hursh, sleep well!

1:10 am

sprite

*hugs Kam* Great to see you. How are you and your beloved?

1:11 am

Kamanjah

*hugs* sprite, rose & flosey - we're ok. He's aleep on the couch, so I need to get sleepy..not gonna happen in the next 45 minutes tho

1:12 am

sprite

have you been able to process the disappointment a little?

1:13 am

flosey

hi there Kam - hope you can find lots of words in that 45 minutes then

1:14 am

Kamanjah

He had a long day, this always happens. I'm a night owl.
I've been plugging away at this for a while - about ready to list cuz I feel stuck

1:19 am

sprite

ks killed

1:21 am

sprite

I have half an hour left to play before I have to leave for my meeting

1:21 am

flosey

way to go Sprite - don't have a single one yet - working on Cs

1:22 am

sprite

am only halfway with those!

1:28 am

flosey

need 4 more here

1:28 am

sprite

gooooo flosey

1:32 am

flosey

just monkeyed eo7 - don't remember ever seeing it

1:33 am

sprite

it looks familiar to me... might be from another game though

1:33 am

flosey

good one to remember for scrabble

1:33 am

flosey

a game I haven't played for years

1:34 am

sprite

*giggles* And the other name for it: , tetrabromofluoresceinic.

1:34 am

sprite

I love scrabble. Used to play Words with Friends with some people. Petered out though.

1:35 am

Kamanjah

I love all of the word games, but no one I know in person wants to play cuz I know too many Babble words, lol!

1:36 am

flosey

here we seem to play bridge more than anything else

1:36 am

sprite

lol, yeah, we are brutal adversaries

1:37 am

Kamanjah

Even my daughter, the English teacher, won't play with me on WwF

1:37 am

sprite

awww :(

1:38 am

Kamanjah

I feel bad sometimes, but this game teaches us more obsolete, weird, off-the-wall words than any dictionary could - I just tried to look one up - not in the dictionary, didn't go to my backup dictionary tho

1:39 am

sprite

I look up at least one new word every day, and try to remember it, lol.

1:39 am

Kamanjah

I know!

1:40 am

flosey

good for you Sprite

1:40 am

sprite

mwah, the remembering part does not always go as planned

1:41 am

grannyrose

yeah... there is a term for that. checking the meaning of words. don found it. don't ask me... i forgot it as possible... loll

1:43 am

sprite

dictionaritis?

1:43 am

Kamanjah

I'm simple, I just call it curious

1:43 am

grannyrose

that's a word??

1:43 am

Kamanjah

hahaha, sprite!

1:43 am

sprite

nah, made it up at the spot, silly

1:43 am

grannyrose

*whispers, your secret is safe with me Kam *

1:44 am

grannyrose

well it is a great word....loll

1:44 am

Kamanjah

*shhh*

1:44 am

sprite

:D

1:45 am

grannyrose

that gerund end comes mighty useful btw.

1:45 am

sprite

yeah it is a good one today

1:46 am

grannyrose

and that C tile needs to be shot. some very weird words from it.

1:47 am

sprite

just found the one with the latin ending, lol

1:48 am

sprite

Cs capped

1:48 am

grannyrose

and the first two de's should remind you of one of my grandkiddies.... loll

1:48 am

sprite

true, and you are in here as well

1:49 am

grannyrose

oh yeah... how about that ?? it's a ro4 gr4...

1:49 am

sprite

it is a ro- and de6 gr4

1:51 am

sprite

well, time's up here. *hugs* to you , one extra for ro4, and I wish you all a very good night.

1:52 am

Kamanjah

And a good day for you!

1:52 am

flosey

bye for now Sprite, have a good day

1:54 am

grannyrose

see you sweet lady. hope your days goes well. xoxox

1:57 am

flosey

think it's time for me to go, 65 left for tomorrow, good night all

2:02 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams flosey. xoxox

2:02 am

Kamanjah

Sleep well! I have to get 8 more...then get ready for bed.

2:02 am

grannyrose

kam, have to go. i have to fill out the paperwork for when i start cardiac rehab tomorrow. xoxox to you and DH

2:06 am

Kamanjah

good luck with the rehab, be a "good girl" rose! hugs!

4:28 am

flosey

so much for sleep!! no idea what woke me but might as well put the wakefulness to good use!!

4:38 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Flosey :-) Do you have the stats for the bottom N please?

4:39 am

lynxxx

ni6.18 I think Zooz

4:40 am

zoozzoom

Thanks, Lynxxx, Looking...

4:41 am

lynxxx

its single version came from another n

4:43 am

zoozzoom

Ah thank you found it!

4:43 am

flosey

it could be ni5/10

4:43 am

flosey

sorry to be so slow, was in the kitchen

4:44 am

zoozzoom

It was the plural of that one, Flosey.

4:44 am

zoozzoom

No need to be sorry. Real life comes first :-)

4:45 am

zoozzoom

I have 74 words left but have slowed down almost to a halt!

4:50 am

lynxxx

Bye

4:51 am

zoozzoom

Hope you have a sweet sleep, Lynxxx. And thank you for the help!

4:59 am

zoozzoom

Well 52 left for me to try and find later. Happy babbling everyone!

5:17 am

Scrabbler

Anybody still here?

5:17 am

rubyfoo

Hello

5:18 am

Buttonman

yes, but about ready to go back to bed

5:18 am

Scrabbler

Hello over there, Ruby. How are you today?

5:18 am

Buttonman

morning ruby and scrabbler

5:18 am

Scrabbler

Hi Buttonman. I would like to sleep another 1-2 hours but I have an appointment in about 2 hours.

5:19 am

rubyfoo

l'm managing, scrabs l had a medicatl question for you the other day, but l've forgotten itt!! LOL

5:19 am

rubyfoo

Hi button

5:19 am

Scrabbler

wise

5:20 am

Buttonman

hi to both of u

5:20 am

rubyfoo

lt is colder now than when l got up 5 hours ago!

5:20 am

Scrabbler

Not so wise.

5:20 am

rubyfoo

Wise enough!!

5:21 am

Scrabbler

I just got a winter storm advisory on my phone, but just 3-5 inches coming. I want more than that.

5:21 am

Buttonman

thanks for the word scrabbler, finished off the w's

5:21 am

Scrabbler

YW

5:33 am

flosey

fw and back to bed, good night - once again!!

5:34 am

Scrabbler

Sleep well, flosey.

5:43 am

rubyfoo

My dog stays outside while the housekeeper is here, but when she leaves, he rushes in to keep me safe

5:44 am

Scrabbler

Good dog.

5:44 am

rubyfoo

l am very fortunate!

5:46 am

rubyfoo

eros

5:46 am

rubyfoo

sorry

5:50 am

Scrabbler

TY, I missed that one.

5:52 am

Lizlin

Hi and thanks, Ruby from me too. I'd also missed that one.

5:52 am

rubyfoo

Hi Liz

5:53 am

Lizlin

How are you keeping Ruby? Haven't seen you in a while.

5:53 am

rubyfoo

is it still hot there? l am dy*** for spring!

5:54 am

rubyfoo

l'm hanging on; winter is very hard!

5:54 am

Lizlin

It's hot - a regular summer for us - nothing like the termperatures they

5:54 am

Lizlin

they've had in Melbourne.

5:54 am

Lizlin

Grrr! Typos

5:55 am

Lizlin

It sounds like a hard winter in Europe. Heard that Paris is on flood alert.

5:55 am

rubyfoo

l'm on a new medication, faslodex (fulvestrat) and tthe shots are very painful and leave me so** and bruised for days

5:55 am

Scrabbler

Ouch.

5:55 am

rubyfoo

Hopefully, it will work

5:56 am

Lizlin

Oooh! Not nice. Is it down to poor administration of the injection or just huge needles? Whatever, I hope the new meds work for you.

5:56 am

rubyfoo

Anaprozole was much easier, but it stopped working

5:56 am

Lizlin

Which meant you were no longer in remission???

5:57 am

rubyfoo

Actually, the visiting nure is very skillful, but it's a lot of liquid & takes minutes

5:57 am

Lizlin

That wouldn't be pleasant. Lots of sympathy coming your way.

5:58 am

rubyfoo

l don't know if you can call it remission after so many years, but we Watch the markers

5:58 am

rubyfoo

Fortunately, it's the most common form of breast cancer

5:58 am

Lizlin

Ah - sorry to be so ignorant. But like I said, hopefully this new stuff will be good for you.

5:58 am

Scrabbler

I just read about those meds. New to me.

5:59 am

Lizlin

Must have good docs to have access to new drugs.

5:59 am

rubyfoo

l think it is a new drug, second line of defence after anaprozole

5:59 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway so I am done. Not a fun gr4.

6:00 am

rubyfoo

The care is very good her

6:00 am

Scrabbler

Enjoy the day everyone.

6:00 am

rubyfoo

Bye scrabs! Enjoy the new snow

6:00 am

Lizlin

I've just listed with 70 left. Too tired to fight the gr4. I'll go as far as I can tonight and finish tomorrow.

6:00 am

Lizlin

Have a good day Scrabs

6:01 am

Lizlin

I'm glad you've got such good care Ruby. That's important.

6:01 am

rubyfoo

l don't know how to list, just limp along and stop when it's time for scrabble

6:02 am

rubyfoo

And l'm in th' system, so l even get 4 little massages a week

6:02 am

Lizlin

I select and copy the words I have in My Word List and paste them into Lickety's bulk add.

6:02 am

Lizlin

That sounds nice.

6:03 am

Lizlin

All these c's are really baffling me.

6:06 am

sandy211

c

6:06 am

rubyfoo

Hello sandy

6:13 am

rubyfoo

91 left, but that's enough for now

6:13 am

Lizlin

Have a good day, ruby

6:33 am

Bremen

nd

6:34 am

Bremen

hit the space bar by mistake... :(

6:35 am

Sandieangel

Can anyone clue me the in27 please? or at least give me the third letter.

6:42 am

pamrepton

it`s a c

6:43 am

Sandieangel

Thanks that may help.

7:00 am

MehNameIsHannah

hi yall im waiting at my school bus stop for my bus to come, thought i might as well play babble

7:03 am

markbowers7

good choice

7:03 am

MehNameIsHannah

lol

7:07 am

markbowers7

any clues for the 8's?

7:07 am

MehNameIsHannah

i havent got a single one yet sorry

7:08 am

Mubner

de 8/75

7:11 am

markbowers7

is that build on a smaller word>

7:12 am

MehNameIsHannah

idk ive got words that has 4 or 5 letters

7:12 am

MehNameIsHannah

clue for ac4,4?

7:13 am

MehNameIsHannah

nvm wrong letter

7:13 am

MehNameIsHannah

i guess my screen is kinda dirty lol

7:17 am

MehNameIsHannah

well here comes my bus gtg byeeee

7:25 am

Mubner

Mark, de 8/75 does not build on smaller word

7:26 am

bichon

clue, pls, Mubner

7:27 am

Mubner

think of what happens when someone takes a can of spray paint and writes on a wall

7:27 am

Shirlockc

was my first 8 word!

7:28 am

bichon

grafitti?

7:28 am

Mubner

like that Bich, third letter is f

7:29 am

bichon

ty Mubner, looking at the top row D

7:29 am

BzznBea

the root word is the front of you head

7:29 am

Mubner

bottom row

7:31 am

bichon

Got it, ty

7:40 am

BzznBea

Stats for the lower n, please?

7:40 am

LuvWordGames

ni 6/18

7:42 am

BzznBea

ty, luv

8:19 am

phaeton

hello...stats for top i plse

8:19 am

BzznBea

I'm finding the grid to be a bit devilish today.

8:19 am

LuvWordGames

in 4/4

8:19 am

phaeton

ty

8:29 am

bichon

co 5/16, second one, pls

8:30 am

LuvWordGames

if you have the co 6/27 below it, remove the last letter

8:31 am

bichon

ty Luv

8:31 am

msg

Cons

8:32 am

LuvWordGames

just finished, any other clues needed?

8:35 am

dan2bit

stats for the lone O?

8:35 am

BzznBea

on4

8:36 am

dan2bit

oh duh. babble blind

8:36 am

jzw

dyne

8:36 am

jzw

Oopsy!

8:37 am

dan2bit

good clue jzw :-)

8:37 am

jzw

my favorite kind!

8:48 am

Shirlockc

phantom regicide

9:04 am

MLFAN17

ni 6/18 clue pls?

9:05 am

Shirlockc

it's a pl, mlf, it's the word for japanese descendants

9:06 am

MLFAN17

ty shirl

9:07 am

Shirlockc

which means of course that the ni5 is the pair

9:07 am

MLFAN17

k stats?

9:07 am

MLFAN17

I knew that shirl:D

9:08 am

doseffing

ka 4/9

9:08 am

MLFAN17

hi dose ty

9:08 am

MLFAN17

nbt

9:08 am

doseffing

... ke 6/42 might be easier

9:08 am

doseffing

... only two I've got

9:09 am

Shirlockc

ka4/8 -- pl for the ka5

9:10 am

Shirlockc

and a ko5/6 pair

9:11 am

MLFAN17

well for me the is 8 wasn't hard to find:)

9:12 am

MLFAN17

nbs

9:12 am

mkg

hi all. clues for the 8s please.

9:13 am

MLFAN17

mkg is 8 ends end jolly old saint ***k

9:14 am

MLFAN17

is the is 7 related to that is8?

9:16 am

MLFAN17

found it never mind

9:24 am

mkg

i am not seeing is word. what is stat?

9:26 am

BzznBea

is 8/55

9:26 am

mkg

ty. any clues about first part of word or meaning would be helpful. ty.

9:27 am

mkg

just got it. ty.

9:27 am

penquis

MLF....the two words are related....

9:28 am

mkg

what is ending of the is 7?

9:28 am

mkg

nm got the 7. ty.

9:28 am

penquis

sometimes vowel....

9:28 am

BzznBea

stats are is7/44

9:29 am

mkg

any clues for the N bottom row? ty.

9:31 am

montreal13

NI6 - pl japanese descendants

9:31 am

BzznBea

clued at 9"05

9:32 am

mkg

ty got it montreal.

9:32 am

mkg

ty bea

9:33 am

mkg

got is 7 as well as ni 6

9:37 am

mkg

any clues for the other 8s? i only have the is. ty.

9:38 am

montreal13

only have IS 8

9:39 am

penquis

ca 8/55 is a plural....

9:40 am

mkg

ty. what is the meaning or any further clue please

9:41 am

penquis

de 8/75....

9:42 am

mkg

ty. got the de 8.

9:42 am

rururocks

ca is sort of Scottish for Knot

9:42 am

rururocks

sounds sort of Scottish.. not sure

9:42 am

penquis

ca 8 is a kind of woolen braid....never heard of it....

9:42 am

mkg

not seeing the ca.

9:43 am

penquis

looked it up....it's French....

9:43 am

penquis

almost rhymes with a small hard red veggie you might put in a salad....

9:44 am

Judi

Good morning, all. 9 K words. Give me a break.

9:44 am

penquis

it's also like the word for the guy who carries the pro's golf clubs...

9:44 am

mkg

pepper? red pepper? or maybe radish.

9:44 am

penquis

hi judi...

9:44 am

penquis

the latter....

9:44 am

mkg

got it. got it. great clue on the vegetable.

9:44 am

mkg

ty

9:45 am

mkg

got all 8s now. ty.

9:45 am

penquis

yw...

9:51 am

rururocks

mkg should pay you for clues and put you on celery

9:51 am

penquis

:oD

9:52 am

MLFAN17

I am not getting the ca8 it has a double cons right?

9:52 am

penquis

yes....

9:52 am

MLFAN17

forget it I just got it ty anyway

9:52 am

penquis

almost an anagram of the guy who carries the pro's golf clubs....

9:54 am

penquis

ca 6 is the singular...

9:58 am

rururocks

I'm having trouble with the c's

9:59 am

penquis

well there ARE 43 of them....ugh!

9:59 am

penquis

i am missing almost half of them...

9:59 am

bichon

ke 6/42, pls

9:59 am

rururocks

i'm down to four of them.. but the grid isn't budging

9:59 am

bichon

I haven them all, need a clue?

9:59 am

penquis

bichon....starts with a door opener...

10:00 am

therealblah

lock opener + gerund ending

10:00 am

suefrad625

thats the only one i have

10:00 am

penquis

too early for clues here, bichon, but thanks....

10:00 am

rururocks

I might bichon.. i'm down to three.. not sure what I need

10:00 am

moolingwa

morning all

10:00 am

bichon

ty blah

10:01 am

Judi

When the going gets tough, eat cashews. That's what I'm doing.

10:01 am

therealblah

yvw

10:03 am

rururocks

that'

10:03 am

rururocks

that is nuts judi

10:04 am

Judi

When you hear "cashew", you're supposed to say "gesunheit".

10:04 am

rururocks

when I hear Cashew.. I think of a Catholic crossed with a Jewish person :D

10:05 am

Judi

lol!

10:05 am

bichon

Interesting

10:05 am

rururocks

that would be a person who worries about sinning all the time :D\

10:07 am

Judi

A double dose of guilt, for sure.

10:09 am

penquis

gotta go....bbl to finish...bye all.....

10:15 am

suefrad625

bottom N please

10:15 am

suefrad625

not getting the Japanese clue

10:16 am

doseffing

ni6/18 .. plural of ni 5 .... japanese immigrant

10:16 am

Judi

That ni5 is tricky. Usually has two eses.

10:16 am

suefrad625

i thought that started with nik

10:17 am

godthaab

Name that Proper Noun: jazz trumpeter - American

10:23 am

Judi

Wi7, please?

10:24 am

Riverdance

has a gerund ending

10:25 am

Judi

Got it. Ty, River.

10:27 am

Trifioso

hi there. im not really "here" here - stealth babbling, and not very well....but wanted to say hello

10:28 am

Judi

Hiya, Trif.

10:29 am

Trifioso

hi judi!

10:34 am

rubyfoo

is that really River?

10:36 am

bichon

Hi ruby

10:39 am

bichon

sn 5/12, pls

10:40 am

Shirlockc

sarcasm bichon

10:41 am

bichon

ty Shirl

10:45 am

Judi

Vowels done. Now I can say I accomplished something today.

10:46 am

rubyfoo

l've accomplished nothing

10:47 am

rubyfoo

l guess getting out of bed counts for something

10:48 am

Shirlockc

i got up an extra hour early so i can get back into the swing: gym, shower, breakie, commute, WORK

10:48 am

rururocks

it means you are upright

10:48 am

Judi

That counts, Ruby. Are you still in your jammies or did you get dressed?

10:48 am

Shirlockc

i start a new job next week!

10:48 am

rubyfoo

wow, shirl, that would be a month for me!

10:49 am

Shirlockc

2 years of works from home, i was spoilt

10:49 am

Shirlockc

ro6 the last?

10:49 am

rubyfoo

Thanks judi, no, i bathed, c dressed, ate, but that's not enough

10:50 am

bichon

Feel well, ruby

10:51 am

BzznBea

ro6 - more ro5/10

10:51 am

rubyfoo

thank you, bichon, l'm trying

10:51 am

Shirlockc

yep, i just monkeyed it, thx tho

10:57 am

Judi

Time for lunch. See y'all later. *POOF*

11:08 am

Marc Freeman

I need a clue for the first co5/16, please?

11:09 am

Marc Freeman

found it thanks

11:23 am

bichon

re 7/40, pls

11:23 am

suefrad625

i have gr5 again

11:24 am

suefrad625

like you gr5 coffee

11:27 am

bichon

ty sue

11:29 am

suefrad625

yw

11:29 am

suefrad625

can someone spell out the ni bottom n and clue the upper i please

11:30 am

moolingwa

ni + type of whale...which you may not have heard of for the 5...then plural for the 6

11:31 am

suefrad625

ty

11:32 am

bichon

mool, have never heard of the whale. Could you pls clue it?

11:32 am

suefrad625

i googled type of whales

11:33 am

moolingwa

it's a three letter name for a whale bich...has two vowels in it

11:34 am

bichon

got it, ty

11:34 am

suefrad625

sounds like where they live, not ocean but the

11:34 am

suefrad625

top I please

11:35 am

chrisk

there is an in 4/4 and an is 8/55

11:35 am

suefrad625

i never remember the in4, ty

11:35 am

suefrad625

clue for the is8 please

11:36 am

bichon

sorry, don't have it, yet

11:39 am

chrisk

is* - prefix meaning equal plus ***** suffix meaning producing or relating to a ***e (think dna)

11:42 am

bichon

ty chrisk

11:54 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

12:03 pm

mkg

is this a tough grid or is it me?

12:03 pm

mkg

there is a ge 5 word that is the last part of that is 8.

12:04 pm

bichon

They are all tough IMHO

12:05 pm

mkg

i guess i prefer the ones with lots of ea combos rather than i's. i think i find i's challenging

12:06 pm

mkg

i do find i's challenging.........

12:06 pm

moolingwa

I find vowels to be tougher than consonants

12:07 pm

mkg

for sure. but of all vowels the i and u are most difficult for me.

12:08 pm

cybernan

I've got to the point where there are so many non-recognizable words that I list as soon as I've reached nbt, nbs and can't see any more

12:08 pm

moolingwa

u can be easier if it's un...otherwise yeah

12:08 pm

moolingwa

there are a lot of esoteric a words tho

12:08 pm

mkg

yup.

12:09 pm

mkg

i recall a grid with high 400's of words and it wasnt hard due to all the s, t, e and a 's. also r and n 's/

12:09 pm

moolingwa

yes, the scrabble rack with the most bingos is aeinrst

12:11 pm

cybernan

it's words like the fa 5/28 that annoy me -- no way should that be in any dictionary

12:12 pm

cybernan

also half words and prefixes

12:12 pm

moolingwa

you think it's a fa5/28 kind of word?

12:13 pm

moolingwa

Ultimately word dictionaries are like law...they rely on someone making a good argument and then it gets adopted :)

12:13 pm

cybernan

yeah (another piece of slang that shouldn't be allowed)

12:13 pm

moolingwa

hard to come up with a good objective way to put words in dicitionaries

12:14 pm

moolingwa

this dictionary, which is from about 1998 or so, was basically the TWL98, or official scrabble players dictionary from 1998

12:14 pm

moolingwa

or thereabouts

12:14 pm

mkg

the issue is we have become so global. when i was a kid in the 1950s there were no spanish words being used in our dictionaries. nor yiddish words. i spoke yiddish but knew those words were not in dictionaries. now they are in the grid.

12:14 pm

moolingwa

they've updated it a bit since then, so now we have words like TIZ, EMAIL etc that are now good

12:15 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that's certainly a part of it mkg...and it should be noted this is the AMERICAN dictionary we're using. There's a separate "Official Scrabble Words" dicitonary based out of the UK, which is far broader

12:16 pm

cybernan

the problem being depending on where you live, there is still no spanish, japanese, greek, italian, yiddish or anything else in common use

12:16 pm

moolingwa

I'm most comfortable with the US one, and particularly this version, because it's what I started with. I play Wordtwist as well, and that has a pretty exotic dictionary

12:17 pm

moolingwa

There's a lot of yiddish words that are pretty commonly used, or at least understood

12:17 pm

moolingwa

a fair number of spanish words too...

12:17 pm

moolingwa

There's a lot of French in the dictionary too

12:17 pm

mkg

yup. i went to connecticut and was amazed to go to a grocery store and see ONLY white americans. employees were also only white americans. i am sure it is like that all over new england.

12:17 pm

moolingwa

I imagine you know the Hawaiian words aloha and luau

12:18 pm

moolingwa

A fair number of maori words as well, though only nouns...takahe, kiwi, tuatara, kauri

12:18 pm

moolingwa

sauna I believe is finnish

12:19 pm

mkg

depends on where in country for yiddish words. i lived in seattle and once said to a friend "what a schlepp" and the friend said "what?" she never heard the word before. also went to see Annie Hall in seattle theatre and we were laughing hysterically and no one else was laughing!!!!!!!!!! you had to be a new yorker or live close by, and had to be jewish.

12:19 pm

cybernan

I live in a bilingual country and very few people in the west can speak french -- isn't taught in our schools until grade 9 and even then it is an elective --- when I look at how fluent European children are in at least 2, if not 3 or 4, languages I think that is a crying shame and outright failure of our education system. What in the world is more important than good communication?!!!

12:19 pm

mkg

and gaelic and scottish...........one day there may be one international language.

12:19 pm

moolingwa

Indeed mkg...though I bet if you used the words schlong, kybosh or even verklempt, they might have broader understanding

12:20 pm

moolingwa

Agreed nan, I think I learned far more about English, from learning some French. Picked up some limited Spanish too, and had a few "aha" moments as I learned the words for things

12:21 pm

moolingwa

I do find verbs the hardest though. Listening to my daughter attempt to do past tense of English verbs, I realize how much inconsistency there is those

12:21 pm

mkg

i agree as to languages. start kids in K with a second language and they will flourish. i say start them with a second alphabet too: like chinese, russian, thai, japanese.........learning two alphabets is crucial and creates a brain that is much smarter. studies have shown this. we all know the hebrew alphabet and the english one. and two of my sons they picked up chinese and speak that too now and read and write it.

12:22 pm

mkg

done with this grid. 123 words only but enough for today.

12:22 pm

cybernan

yes I agree - conjugations are difficult, but when travelling in foreign countries I've found that people are pleased that you will try to communicate with them and they don't really care if you use the correct conjugation.

12:23 pm

moolingwa

Although I wonder whether the Cyrillic alphabet might soon become more exclusive. Didn't Kazakhstan just make the decision to go to the English alphabet?

12:23 pm

moolingwa

Have found the same nan...and it's surprising how far you can get with a few words

12:23 pm

moolingwa

Managed to communicate with a Balinese person with broken english and gestures to find Drammamine

12:23 pm

MLFAN17

did you get the is word sue?

12:24 pm

cybernan

lol - biggest problem travelling was that we couldn't read the street signs in the Czech Republic

12:25 pm

moolingwa

Heh, yeah....and their pronunciation is so different from English as well

12:26 pm

moolingwa

Took me a few goes in Paris to get the taxidriver to understand my pronunciation of Montmartre...but we got there in the end

12:27 pm

cybernan

the best advice I can give anyone planning to travel in Europe is to learn 5 phrases in the languages you will need: please, thank you, I'm sorry, how much? and how do you say? (assuming you have a finger to point with)

12:27 pm

moolingwa

solid advice :)

12:28 pm

cybernan

I guess 6 things -- hello is important too!

12:31 pm

sajarn

....and

12:32 pm

sajarn

and "where is the bathroom?"

12:33 pm

cybernan

there are signs in most places and "toilet" in some form or other is pretty universal

12:36 pm

mkg

street signs are an issue........japan is good to travel in as english is there a lot.

12:36 pm

mkg

and many japanese speak english. i was in negoya for a week and did fine.

1:02 pm

MLFAN17

do any of you play scrabble on pogp?

1:02 pm

MLFAN17

pogo

1:03 pm

cybernan

no -- play morewords sometimes, though

1:03 pm

cybernan

or wordsplay

1:04 pm

MLFAN17

mkg I lived in the orient for three years signs were good there too

1:04 pm

MLFAN17

i just had someone in scrabble accuse me of cheating?

1:05 pm

MLFAN17

all i did was get a BINGO ie 7 letter word

1:06 pm

cybernan

ac 5/12 please?

1:06 pm

MLFAN17

looking with you cyber

1:08 pm

cybernan

or the in 6?

1:09 pm

cybernan

ac + not out + vowel

1:09 pm

MLFAN17

ty cyber

1:11 pm

rubyfoo

l had French in NYC public school starting at age 11

1:11 pm

cybernan

in 6 please?

1:12 pm

rubyfoo

but we didn't speak, justlearned to write it down, basically take dictation

1:12 pm

rubyfoo

and learned 16 conjugations of verbs

1:13 pm

rubyfoo

l didn't become bi-lingual 'til we moved here and l had no choice

1:14 pm

rubyfoo

Now l often dream in French and use both languages, sopmetimes in thee same sentence

1:14 pm

MLFAN17

mystery to me so far cyber

1:14 pm

MLFAN17

i found fa 6/30:)

1:15 pm

rubyfoo

the dogs are tri-lingual, Eng, Fr. and whine

1:15 pm

MLFAN17

what about bark and growl ruby?

1:15 pm

MLFAN17

ogine

1:15 pm

MLFAN17

oops

1:16 pm

cybernan

not finding that in 6/27

1:16 pm

rubyfoo

part of whine, l guess

1:17 pm

MLFAN17

ruby do you have it?

1:17 pm

MLFAN17

whine that is true

1:18 pm

rubyfoo

nope, l only have 142 words

1:18 pm

cybernan

We haven't been to France for 6 years now, so I am losing it again. I would love to take one more trip back - not sure where - maybe somewhere in the St. Emilion region

1:19 pm

rubyfoo

l've been playing this for years and get no better

1:19 pm

MLFAN17

de 5/22?

1:19 pm

MLFAN17

ruby join the club on that one

1:20 pm

rubyfoo

no 8's or any of the words you were seeking

1:20 pm

MLFAN17

i have all of the 8s

1:20 pm

cybernan

*!* - had to look the in 6 up to finish -- never heard of it before

1:21 pm

MLFAN17

congrats on finishing cyber

1:21 pm

MLFAN17

clue it pls?

1:21 pm

rubyfoo

yay nan!

1:21 pm

cybernan

in + NY city island missing one vowel

1:23 pm

cybernan

ca 8 is a plural of a 6 and begins like a luxury car

1:23 pm

MLFAN17

recleu in 6 pls?

1:23 pm

cybernan

de 8 is marking up the surface of something

1:24 pm

rubyfoo

ty for the de8

1:24 pm

cybernan

is 8: is + poet Nash missing one consonant + most of frozen water

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

what a nice word and great clue!

1:26 pm

cybernan

yw ruby

1:26 pm

MLFAN17

in 6 reclue pls?

1:27 pm

cybernan

which one mlf?

1:28 pm

MLFAN17

in6 about the ny island no idea?

1:28 pm

cybernan

amusement park island

1:29 pm

MLFAN17

ah got it ty

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

good night. Time to watch more épisodes of the Good Wife, 4 or 5 a night

1:30 pm

MLFAN17

well i found 101 words at the moment

1:31 pm

cybernan

goodnight Ruby - sleep well

1:31 pm

cybernan

I'm off to make some lunch - hagd everyone

1:31 pm

MLFAN17

bye cyber

1:31 pm

rubyfoo

Bye nan, thanks for the help

2:08 pm

bichon

di 6/24, pls

2:29 pm

zoozzoom

More risky.

2:31 pm

zoozzoom

Start with a cube with one to six on it.

2:32 pm

m9f9l

ah thanks! I had the gerund, but not the more like

2:33 pm

bichon

ty zooz

2:34 pm

zoozzoom

Welcome.

2:48 pm

circe

conger

2:49 pm

circe

eeek so sorry!!

3:07 pm

jwr

It's not an "eeek" Circe, it's an "eeel"

3:24 pm

Marc Freeman

de8, please?

3:27 pm

zoozzoom

DE + what you look at in the mirror + gerund

3:29 pm

zoozzoom

Like putting graffiti on a wall.

3:30 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks

3:31 pm

zoozzoom

Wonders what cheerwine is like.

3:31 pm

zoozzoom

Can not get it here.

3:35 pm

jwr

Oh, I wish ruru had been here to appreciate my wordplay ... I usually don't think of the right riposte until it's too late.

3:39 pm

jwr

And looking back in the chat I see MLFAN had a "whine that is true" line that sounds like a Danny Kaye takeoff, and very very clever then.

3:48 pm

mixi6

is7,44?

3:50 pm

Marc Freeman

Same as the is8 before it but ends in a sometimes vowel

3:50 pm

mixi6

ty fw.

3:52 pm

Marc Freeman

yw

4:08 pm

eieios

Clue for the lone n on the bottom row.

4:16 pm

jzw

Plural of the one above. The singular is from the top.

4:18 pm

jzw

Persons of Japanese descent born outside of Japan.

4:18 pm

jzw

Or Ni+ spanish word for six

5:10 pm

phandmd

so many CO words...

5:12 pm

MLFAN17

zooz cheerwine is a cherry soda here in nc I think it is made here

5:14 pm

MLFAN17

Cheerwine is a cherry-flavored soft drink produced by Carolina Beverage Corporation of Salisbury, North Carolina. It has been produced since 1917, claiming to be "the oldest continuing soft drink company still run by the same family".

5:15 pm

MLFAN17

it is Black Cherry .. I tried it once and I don't like it

5:16 pm

phandmd

1st CO 5/16?

5:17 pm

MLFAN17

phan I have a co 5/16 6/27 and 7 that are related

5:17 pm

MLFAN17

use the 3 point tile

5:18 pm

phandmd

Yeah, I figured they might be related and I figured it used the g, but that is all I got...

5:19 pm

phandmd

oh. No. those are later ones

5:19 pm

phandmd

the jungle right?

5:19 pm

MLFAN17

the rejection of someone

5:19 pm

MLFAN17

also ends in a vowel like the word you just gave for jungle

5:23 pm

phandmd

sigh. Not getting it.

5:24 pm

phandmd

Oh. I think I have those words too.

5:24 pm

MehNameIsHannah

what are u guys talking about??

5:24 pm

phandmd

the ones I need are after the college term

5:24 pm

phandmd

1st CO 5/16

5:25 pm

MehNameIsHannah

dont have any of them

5:28 pm

MLFAN17

yes phan the clu I just gave you is after that college word

5:29 pm

MLFAN17

clue

5:29 pm

phandmd

is it also before the money word?

5:30 pm

Tomago

transpose the gerund ending

5:30 pm

MLFAN17

on my lit of words I have found its the college word and right after that is the money word

5:31 pm

phandmd

No. there is a 5,6,7,6 before the money word

5:31 pm

MLFAN17

i don't have them

5:31 pm

phandmd

thanks, Tom!

5:31 pm

MLFAN17

my only 5 6 7 co is after

5:32 pm

phandmd

use the clue, Tomago just gave.

5:32 pm

MLFAN17

change the vowel at the end of the type of dance

5:33 pm

phandmd

now all I need for the COs is the 6/27 before the jungle.

5:33 pm

MLFAN17

tomango is it the word i just clued?

5:34 pm

Tomago

No idea. There's a co 5, 6, 7 that transposes the gerund ending.

5:35 pm

MLFAN17

got them

6:07 pm

penquis

phan....are you still here?

6:41 pm

dan2bit

firewords - tx lickety and all cluers - re7 to make coffee beans useful again was my last

6:43 pm

penquis

congrats...

6:51 pm

MollyL

Great clue, 2Bit. And no **** : D

7:02 pm

penquis

can't find my last word....in 6?

7:04 pm

penquis

found it....i am done...

7:05 pm

MollyL

morewords helps

7:05 pm

penquis

i just monkeyed it.... ;o)

7:06 pm

MollyL

Oh, okay. I guess you are more clever than using morewords.

7:06 pm

penquis

process of elimination....and a little luck....

7:17 pm

penquis

well i am heading out....goodnight all....

7:33 pm

wht

Hello,is anyone still here?

7:33 pm

wht

I am looking for a clue for the dy6/7 combo

7:39 pm

phandmd

I am just coming back...

7:40 pm

dan2bit

adding color to and plural, wht

7:40 pm

dan2bit

like the 5/6 that follows it but with an extra vowel amidships

7:41 pm

phandmd

can I get a clue for the CO 6/27 before the jungle please?

7:41 pm

wht

Of course. Thanks dan.

7:42 pm

wht

It will take both of your eyes to see that one, phand.

7:42 pm

phandmd

thanks, WHT!

7:45 pm

phandmd

de 6/24 7/36 pair?

7:45 pm

wht

church official.

7:46 pm

phandmd

Thanks again!

7:47 pm

wht

in6,27 please.

7:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

now 5 letter words are disappearing. *sigh*

7:48 pm

phandmd

a clue I found: in + NY city island missing one vowel

7:52 pm

wht

ty phand. Took me a while to get the island. Went through Manhatten, Staten, Rykers, Long and Liberty before I thought of that.

7:52 pm

phandmd

unfortunately, I am not figuring it out and google isn't helping me...lol

7:52 pm

wht

Think of the amusement park.

7:52 pm

phandmd

ah! thanks!

7:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

sego

7:56 pm

phandmd

EO 7? does it build off the 5?

7:57 pm

wht

Yes it does.

7:57 pm

phandmd

Thanks, WHT, I was missing that direction...

8:02 pm

phandmd

fa 6/30?

8:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

de 8 cluepls?

8:03 pm

phandmd

uses the gerund ending.

8:03 pm

phandmd

to vandalize?

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty. the last ones have me reaching for my hair

8:15 pm

wht

and Fireworks.

8:15 pm

phandmd

well done!

8:16 pm

phandmd

FA 6/30 please

8:16 pm

wht

Does anyone need more clues?

8:17 pm

wht

Little kids might wrinkle their nosies and eyesies and make funny fa****.

8:18 pm

phandmd

That's a funny word!

8:19 pm

wht

It is indeed. It took my funny monkeys to find it.

8:22 pm

phandmd

is 8?

8:22 pm

phandmd

NM, I must have been mistyping

8:25 pm

phandmd

KE 6/42?

8:25 pm

phandmd

NM.

8:27 pm

wht

Phand, I see you have been taking lessons from Peri.

8:28 pm

phandmd

lol. I guess I have...

8:28 pm

wht

I think that I will be off. Good night all.

8:28 pm

phandmd

have a good night!

8:38 pm

phandmd

NI 6/21 (if anyone is around...)

8:45 pm

maggiej

a B vitamin

8:45 pm

phandmd

Thanks, Maggie!

8:45 pm

phandmd

1st re 6/24?

8:46 pm

maggiej

an area, local

8:46 pm

maggiej

locale

8:47 pm

phandmd

thanks again!

8:47 pm

maggiej

yw I still have 23 to go

8:48 pm

phandmd

I have 25...

8:49 pm

phandmd

do you have the last re 5/12?

8:51 pm

phandmd

NM, I monkied it

8:51 pm

maggiej

change last letter of the last re 5/10 to the 4th letter in the alphabet

8:54 pm

phandmd

now I am down to 23...

8:56 pm

maggiej

20 here

8:57 pm

phandmd

me too... looking for RI 5/14 6/24 pair now

8:58 pm

maggiej

exert effort sort of ... rhymns with figure

8:59 pm

maggiej

i just have some Cs, Ds, Gs & Is to go

9:00 pm

phandmd

I have all those so if you want clues let me know.

9:00 pm

maggiej

k

9:09 pm

phandmd

se 5/14s are driving me batty! I only have the 3rd one...

9:11 pm

maggiej

u have the 1st se 4/6?

9:11 pm

phandmd

yes

9:12 pm

maggiej

the 2 above it begin the same way ... in the 4th position add a constant (sp) 5th position is a different vowel for each

9:13 pm

phandmd

I would not have gotten those! Thanks

9:14 pm

phandmd

now for the last 3 SEs

9:14 pm

maggiej

in 6/21? any hints?

9:14 pm

maggiej

6/27 that is

9:15 pm

phandmd

in + NY city island missing one vowel

9:15 pm

phandmd

If you need more of a clue let me know.

9:16 pm

maggiej

don't know my islands

9:16 pm

phandmd

think amusment park...

9:18 pm

phandmd

or In+co4/7

9:18 pm

maggiej

manhattan, long island, bronx, statin island ...

9:18 pm

maggiej

lol thanks

9:18 pm

phandmd

yup, NP.

9:19 pm

phandmd

I am down to 11 left but must go to bed now.

9:19 pm

maggiej

7 left ... you done?

9:19 pm

maggiej

nite thanks for the hints

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