Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, September 29, 2004

12:20 am

Christine

Dang - yesterday I had about 200 words, but came late to the board, and entered only 100 or so... today, lots of time, and so far only thirteen words...
Onward, onward.

12:31 am

pat7936

won;t accept satan

12:33 am

4t8

weird - ?
yesterday i did horribly. 3 7's so far.

12:34 am

4t8

i mean 6.

12:34 am

pat7936

I have 5

12:39 am

4t8

7. may have reached my high for the day already, lol.

12:42 am

zebobes

8 7's... and 1 8!

12:51 am

4t8

done for the night/possibly day at 43/618. 'night all. :)

2:30 am

goforit

BabbleStats

By word length:

4 ..... 48
5 ..... 30
6 ..... 17
7 ..... 12
8 ...... 1
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total: 108
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By start letter:

A ..... 3
E ..... 4
F ..... 2
G ..... 4
H ..... 7
J ..... 7
N ..... 13
O ..... 5
P ..... 7
R ..... 5
S ..... 22
T ..... 20
U ..... 9

2:34 am

granadan

Does anyone else have this babble problem? Im having to enter words about 8 times before they come up. Its driving me nutty - takes so long and when im not thinking - can enter about 60 words only to find one are showing!

2:42 am

goforit

Maybe you are starting to enter the word before babble has returned focus to the the ... um ... word entry box.
Before you hit [add] check to see the beginning letter(s) of the word are there.

2:47 am

granadan

Tried that - its always worse now (first thing in morning in UK) so maybe its my slow dial up connection?

3:01 am

goforit

can't say
i've reached the limits of my technical knowledge ;)
Oh i too have a very slow dial up connection. For me, the only problem is what i described below

7:20 am

Atalante

3 words to go .... and they are *really* bugging me!

7:53 am

Minski

You have to make sure that the cursor is blinking in the enter box before you enter a word. If it is not just take your mouse and click in the enter box and the cursor will go there automatically. It doesn't matter if your computer is finished thinking, it should still work. I do it all the time.

8:03 am

zebobes

I'm missing three words too...

which ones are you missing? I'm missing an A, S, and T

8:14 am

Atalante

I'm missing an E and 2 Ts

8:15 am

Atalante

As - 2x4 (4 points each), 1x5 (10 points)

8:50 am

Minski

ARGH!
I'm missing 1 U.
Can anyone help?

UN/4X2
UN/5X2
UN/6X1
UN/7X1
UT/5X1
UT/6X1

THANKS.

8:54 am

Kirsty1

UT4 :o)

8:56 am

Minski

Thanks Kirsti1.
Looking for it now.

8:57 am

Minski

Got it.
Was playing with the wrong UTs.

9:17 am

Atalante

Can anyone post up the breakdowns for Es and Ts??

9:32 am

claws

the e's are all 4 letters

2 by er, 2 by et

9:42 am

periwinkle

what does the 8 letter word start with?

9:42 am

Atalante

P

9:43 am

periwinkle

thanks, will keep looking

9:50 am

Atalante

It builds off the same base as all the other Ps

9:58 am

claws

I am missing 2 j's

I have 3 jo's (4,5,4)
and 2 ju's (4,4)

what am I missing?

Thanks!

9:59 am

Daisy

You're missing 2 JAs

10:03 am

Daisy

I only have 16 of the Ts, but here they are.
Ta4x4
Ta5x2
Ta6x2
Ti4X1
Ti5X1
To4X2
Tr4X1
Tr5X1
Tu4X1
Tu5X1

10:10 am

claws

there's one more tax6 and 1 tax7

10:10 am

Atalante

My Ts ...
TA4x4, 5x2, 6x3, 7x1
TE4x1
TI4x1, 5x1
TO4x2
TR4x1, 5x1
TU4x1, 5x1

The missing one is driving me mad!!! I think its a 7 if the stats are right

10:19 am

Atalante

Got the bloody thing! Its a TE7

108 / 4.96 / 1361

10:34 am

Treble99

I only have 1A4, I cant find anymore

10:41 am

Atalante

Play around with the A under the T ....

10:48 am

sprite

I cannot find the A5.

11:04 am

Atalante

Play around with the A under the T ....

And think spiritual energies ...

11:07 am

jlm_mi

Or think yoga. Can't believe I didn't see that sooner!

11:15 am

Boo

Thanks, jlm. Your clue was what did it :-)

11:44 am

fnurt

I confess I am still going crazy on the A5! Yoga you say...

11:46 am

sprite

Me too... and feeling more stupid by the second! ;-)

11:46 am

jlm_mi

OK, I'm not having much luck here finding the last Ns and Ss. Help?

NA4, NA6, NA7, Ni4x2, Ni5, Ni6, NO4, NO6, NU6, NU7

SA4, SA5x3, SN4, SN5, SO4, ST4x3, ST5x3, ST6, ST7

11:48 am

fnurt

You are missing a Ni5 and a No6.

11:48 am

Atalante

Ns - you're missing an Ni 5 and a Nu 4

Both of which you will kick yourself for when you get them :P

11:48 am

sprite

Ah, there it is! I was sure I had tried that one. Must really learn to type more carefully...

11:50 am

Atalante

Ss - you're missing:
SA4, SO4, SO5, ST4, ST5, ST6

11:51 am

fnurt

My bad, there is only one No6.

11:54 am

jlm_mi

OK, definitely kicking myself over the NU4, but feeling OK about the odd Ni5. :-D

11:57 am

Atalante

Was it the 2nd NI one you didn't have? I always love seeing UK and US spellings :P

11:59 am

sprite

Same here! It is what I am telling the folks here: I am not playing around. This is a learning experience!

12:00 pm

jlm_mi

Yep, it was the second one I was missing. Though I only found the first one by noodling. I had no idea it was a word or what it meant, so an alternate spelling never crossed my mind! :)

I'm still missing another S word after your clue, Atalante. It's 6 letters worth 18 points, and I'm off to hunt. I have 2 ST-6's right now.

12:07 pm

fnurt

Just need the A5 yoga word now. Aaaargh!

12:09 pm

sprite

Think healthy.

12:14 pm

Atalante

All the ST6s are worth 18. Two are plurals, one isn't. The one that isn't .... think Venus de Milo

12:15 pm

jlm_mi

That's the one I was missing. Didn't know it was an ST word I was missing until i found it though. ;)

Done with the same score as Atalante.

12:20 pm

Atalante

Ick - oh sorry - I've just looked back at the S lists - I should of course have said 2 ST6

12:21 pm

jlm_mi

No problem - more of a challenge that way, LOL! :)

12:25 pm

Atalante

I *liked* that puzzle :)

12:27 pm

sprite

Are there really 2 Sa4's?

12:42 pm

periwinkle

marigold, you have mail.

12:53 pm

Treble99

I dont think there is 2 AS4s, I have been trying to find them for ages

12:55 pm

sprite

So have I. And there aren't that many possibilities with Sa4.

1:02 pm

jlm_mi

Yes, there really are two, and they only vary by one letter.

1:07 pm

sprite

Treble99, I found the 2nd one. Must have mistyped it more than once, maybe you too? It's obvious, actually...

1:46 pm

stevedallas

need an o and an r help!!

1:47 pm

jlm_mi

Steve - 4 of the 5 Os start with the same two letters, and all of the Rs start with the same two letters.

What have you got? I'm sure someone can tell you what you're missing.

1:49 pm

stevedallas

o's are 4 5 6 4 all with the same first two letters

1:50 pm

sprite

I only need one more St6, so I could tell you which R is missing.

1:50 pm

stevedallas

r's are 4674

1:51 pm

stevedallas

think animals or think talkers

1:51 pm

sprite

45674 it should read. :)

1:51 pm

stevedallas

or think of lady liberty

1:52 pm

sprite

Done! An easy one or not? Liked it, anyway. CU!

1:59 pm

stevedallas

ok got the R now for the O gotta be a 05 for 10 but .....

2:11 pm

sprite

Which one do you have?

2:11 pm

stevedallas

ok that last O is kicking my butt and im not too proud to yell for help!! HELP!

2:12 pm

sprite

:-D
I hear you... So which O5 do you have?

2:13 pm

stevedallas

got the one thats related to the others

2:13 pm

sprite

Then you need a latin plural for small openings.

2:14 pm

stevedallas

nevermind I must have typed that 5 times before and wasnt accepted or just my fumblefingerdness. Thanks for the hints

2:15 pm

stevedallas

finished and yes it was fun!

2:15 pm

sprite

I know what you mean, had a few of those myself. Good night for now.

2:55 pm

Krys10

Info on G's? I've got GU6 and GU7 so far.. do the other two start with GU?

2:56 pm

Boo

I have a G5 that starts Gu too, but I don't know the fourth.

2:59 pm

Boo

Boo East: if you join while I'm still here, can you please do your words in caps since I'm trying to keep track of what words are there? Thanks :)
(that's a hint to join me, too!!!)

3:09 pm

Boo

Boo West, They're doing the line-ups now, do you really think I have time for this?? Oh, my nerves...

3:17 pm

jlm_mi

The G words are all VERY similar. They are 5,6,7,7.

3:20 pm

Boo

Thanks. Some random noodling and I got it!

3:48 pm

fixitfmly

58 words 5.02 732
Not bad for 45 min of play & after being away for more than a month!
Baby probably won't allow me to get back on for a while . . . have fun all! ;-)
>> I didn't even get to read the chat log . . . and that's such a fun part of this place! ;-(

4:02 pm

periwinkle

I need help with the J words. I have 3 jo's and 2 ju's. What am I missing?

4:04 pm

Boo

2 ja's (4,5)

4:04 pm

periwinkle

Never mind, I found all of the J words.

4:06 pm

periwinkle

I am missing one N word. I have 2 NA, 5 NI, 2NO, and 3NU.

4:06 pm

marigold

I need one E word. I have 2 er's and
1 et. please

4:07 pm

Boo

one more Et

4:07 pm

Boo

and one more Na

4:08 pm

periwinkle

marigold, you have mail.

4:08 pm

periwinkle

Boo, thanks, I will keep looking.

4:11 pm

periwinkle

I am missing an O. I have 4 OA"S.

4:13 pm

periwinkle

I am also missing a P word. I have six that start with PU. Does the last one start the same way?

4:15 pm

Boo

yes (it's another Pu word)
The last O word is latin plural for small openings

4:17 pm

periwinkle

Boo, thanks again. I will keep trying

4:17 pm

Boo

All I'm missing now is the St7 and the Te7. Are these "normal" words?? compounds??

4:20 pm

Boo

...got the St. Now on to find the T

4:22 pm

Boo

Got it! 108 words!! :-)
good luck everyone!

4:24 pm

periwinkle

Boo, I am missing the St and Te sevens. May I please have a clue for them.

4:25 pm

Boo

Te:
Recurring every other day or, when considered inclusively, every third day
St: it's a plural of one of the St6 words.

4:32 pm

marigold

perwinkle..... you have mail

5:45 pm

Krys10

I'm stuck on my last two A's, a 4/4 and a 5/10... and I don't do yoga.. any other clues that may help me?

5:47 pm

periwinkle

marigold, you have mail

5:48 pm

periwinkle

Krys10, the yoga word is the 5/10. it begins and ends with a.

5:49 pm

periwinkle

I have an NA6 and an NA 7. is there another NA word?

5:51 pm

periwinkle

I am missing an S word. I have 4 SA's,
2 SN, 3SO, and 12 ST.

6:30 pm

runningforhome

I have 3 NUs, periwinkle.

6:31 pm

runningforhome

Whoops, sorry, misread your message. Never mind. :)

7:02 pm

Krys10

Thanks to all for the clues! I got the last few words by feverishly noodling between clients...

7:25 pm

marigold

I am missing 1N I have 2 NA, 5 Ni,
2N0 and 3 NU. What am I missing? please

7:27 pm

marigold

Is there a hint for the last N that I am missing

7:46 pm

periwinkle

finally got them all!

8:35 pm

MammaJill

marigold, I have 3 na's

10:41 pm

boatierra

I think 'naut' should be an acceptable word,...as in oceanaut (aquanaut), astronaut, argonaut,...just 'cause, that's why.

10:42 pm

boatierra

And, can't forget... cosmonaut .

10:45 pm

boatierra

One more...aeronaut.

11:09 pm

boatierra

At last!! All my work 'n effort I put into doing crossword puzzles to learn new words has finally paid off in this puzzle. One of the ET words, meaning a small case to hold needles. Wee-who!!

11:19 pm

runningforhome

How many letters is it?

11:20 pm

boatierra

4

11:23 pm

vamp_gurl44

hello, its 12:23 here, tell me how it goes i'm signing off, laterz!

11:24 pm

boatierra

Its 9:24 where I am, southwestern USA.

11:28 pm

boatierra

runningforhome - did you find the E word?

11:38 pm

runningforhome

No, and I don't know what's wrong with me! There's only so many combinations...

11:39 pm

boatierra

Use the T to the right of the E, not the one above it. Hope that helps.

11:41 pm

runningforhome

I could have sworn I entered that! Bah. Thank you.

11:42 pm

boatierra

Not a problem ;)

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