Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, September 30, 2004

12:12 am

Krys10

oof, could be a toughie - 110 words, 1 seven, no eights.

12:20 am

Christine

Thanks for the heads-up, Krys10... I already have a mindblowing 30+ words.... the longest is only six letters.
Good luck
.

12:55 am

iluvtigs

73 words.....done for tonight

1:28 am

Krys10

I have a renewed appreciation for those who usually do this:

4's..61
5's..37
6's..11
7's..1

A..11
C..2
E..5
H..14
L..3
M..25
N..2
O..4
R..8
S..30
T..6

PS - I'm curious to know where everyone's from - mention it if you post today? I'm in San Francisco.

1:43 am

Atalante

Well there may only be 1 7, but its a very nice word :)

1:52 am

Krys10

...but it's not monster, ostrich, or harmonica :(

1:53 am

Atalante

argh, now I'm going to see monster everywhere :P

1:54 am

Krys10

and monarch, while you're at it!
this is a weird board, with so many duplicates in the lower left and upper right corners..

2:14 am

Atalante

I'm not sure where all these 6s are hiding out .... am beginning to feel most of them don't exist :P

2:15 am

Krys10

I feel the same way.. I have six of them so far. Mostly I'm missing 5's tho.

2:21 am

dean

mosh is SO a word.
ps. australian in japan.

2:24 am

youngster

This is a horrible grid. (Scotland)

2:26 am

Krys10

Atalante, is the seven a common word?

2:41 am

Atalante

Its not common, but its not a word you'll have never ever heard of. And its a plural of one of the 6s

3:24 am

granadan

(uk)
I thought the seven was a french word - typed it as a desperation thingy!

3:49 am

bigbirdboss

way past bedtime........
61 words for 630. I'm in
Southeast Texas

5:07 am

Krys10

That was anticlimactic - I just found the seven by accident. Turns out it wasn't a word I knew... guess I'm not enough of a nut fan!

6:25 am

Minski

Good Morning All.
Just getting started.
It's 7:20am here in Massachusetts.
Usually I'm getting ready to leave but waiting for the heater repair man to come between 8 and 12 for our annual pre-winter checkup.
It sounds like this might be one of those difficult grids. A challenge is just what I need to wake up.

8:03 am

Ashy & Sini

Amor isn't accepted but his Greek counterpart is!

Sini
(from Finland, trying to widen her vocabulary)

8:03 am

Mal

Hi Krys10 its just about 2.10pm here in London England. The weather is yuck its been raining.

8:04 am

fit1

Hi Krys, and thands for posting the list. I am sitting here in good ole Noo Joisey. I've been to San Francisco a number of times. Nice city :)

8:44 am

jlm_mi

Here I am in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I've got all the 6s and the 7 and am only missing 3xM, 1xR and 2xS. Here's my list of long words:

7-36 M
6-24 A
6-27 H
6-24 M
6-33 M
6-39 S (This word and the next are part of a series of words
6-39 S the shortest of which was a funny S word in a puzzle
6-27 S a few days ago.)
6-24 S
6-18 S
6-24 S
6-27 T

8:50 am

stevedallas

a song by Mel Torme sung in Seville

8:50 am

stevedallas

and in Southeast Virginia

9:01 am

Lains

Hello Mother

9:01 am

jlm_mi

OK, down to missing 1xM, 1xR and 2xS. Can anyone compare?

I have

MA4x2, MA5, MA6, MA7
MH4
MO4x10, MO5x7, MO6

RE4, RH4, RO4x3, RO5x2

SC4, SC5, SC6x2
SH4x3, SH5x5, SH6
SM5, SM6
SN5x2, SN6
SO4x6, SO5
ST5, ST6

9:07 am

sprite

Only rain here in Holland - think I'll join you for a round of babble. The grid looks worthwhile. Haven't got much time to play tonight, though.

9:07 am

fit1

jlm. Michigan alumna here. Go Blue!!!!!!!!!1 My cell phone plays Hail to the Victors when it rings. Thanks for the list of letters I shall compare

9:08 am

jlm_mi

fit1 - I moved here to go to U of M, left with my husband for 5 years (to Connecticut), moved back 3 years ago, and don't ever plan to move away again! Go Blue! :-D

9:11 am

Atalante

Ann Arbor? Are you at / working at the University there???

9:12 am

Atalante

There's another RO4

9:14 am

stevedallas

ahhh poor UM folks; of course Im Badger

9:16 am

fit1

You have my sympathy, Stevedallas :)

9:19 am

Atalante

Theres one more MO5

9:32 am

jlm_mi

steve - too bad we don't play each other in football this year! :)

Atalante - I'm not at the Universtiy now. Got my BSE in Aerospace Engineering there in 1996. Just living there now and enjoying the wonderful universtiy town atmosphere!

9:47 am

jlm_mi

There is also one more SO4. Still haven't found the MO5, but that leaves the other S to be 5 letters.

9:48 am

jlm_mi

Duh - The remaining S is plural of the 4 I was missing, so there is also another SO5.

9:50 am

stevedallas

mothra = type of japanese monster

10:00 am

jlm_mi

Are there really MO5x8????? I'm so stumped on this one. I have 5 of them worth 14 points and 2 worth 20 if anyone can tell me the point value of the one I'm missing.

10:02 am

Christine

Goodmorning, all. (and Marianne) I've just signed on for today. found 64/675, before I quit to do some sewing... I have the seven and five 6s, and now I need to find the rest.
It's cooling down in Los Angeles - we expect about 78 today.

10:05 am

Christine

Why doesn't it like MOSH or CARHORNS? Two pefectly good words....

10:15 am

Kirsty1

jlm - there must be a mistake somewhere, I've just got the final M, so have the 25 listed in the stats - and I have 7 Mo5's, 5 for 14 and 2 for 20.

10:17 am

jlm_mi

That's good to know! I am missing an M5, just don't know which. I guess most likely an MA, so I'll look there. Here's what I have:

MA4x2, MA5, MA6, MA7
MH4
MO4x10, MO5x7, MO6

10:21 am

Kirsty1

Ma5 :o)

10:38 am

jlm_mi

Who knew that was a word??? **shrug**

110/1273 :)

10:38 am

stevedallas

you know I have had oscars in an aquarium

10:39 am

stevedallas

didnt use my rake so used ******

10:40 am

stevedallas

i had a better one but I didnt use it

10:40 am

stevedallas

had something to do with a cadillac

10:44 am

fnurt

I am also a Michigan (and Michigan State) alum. Small world.

10:46 am

jlm_mi

So, fnurt, if you're a football fan, who will you be rooting for on 10/30. Bummer for me I can't go to the game! We have my in-laws' season tickets, with the understanding that father-in-law gets to go the UM vs. MSU game because he's an MSU alum.

10:47 am

jlm_mi

And great clues, steve! Though I think I would have liked the Cadillac one better, LOL!

10:48 am

fnurt

I was an undergrad at MSU, so I am eternally loyal (and perpetually disappointed)

10:48 am

claws

Here in Chicago it is a cool, sunny yet hazy day.

I have 80 words so far.

11:16 am

sprite

Anchor isn't there...

11:31 am

Atalante

I nearly had to do my PhD viva at U Mich ... but I didn't in the end - sorry that's going back to convos from hours before

11:34 am

jo145

Hi everyone, I'm a newish member from Scotland, wish I had more time as this game is really addictive! It is wet and coolish here!

11:34 am

Krys10

*yawn* I slept in this morning, so you are all way ahead of me. Thanks for all the waves from around the world, and a special one to Minski for having faith in the Sox just like this displaced New Englander.

11:56 am

Krys10

jlm - just checking I culled the clues correctly - are there three SO5's?

12:01 pm

stevedallas

Krys -- there are 3 SO5's

12:02 pm

Krys10

Thank you!

12:34 pm

stevedallas

missing 2 M's and an R

12:34 pm

Boo

Just starting to play today...
Most of the family plays this game from Rochester, NY, but one of us lives in Buffalo (thus the "Boo West/Boo East" conversations)
(we also go by Berekah and Benjake, depending on which way the wind blows)
It's cool to see where people are from!

12:49 pm

boatierra

Hi all. I'm in Phoenix, AZ, US, the source of all heat. I am soooo addicted to this game. My friend, Tolinya, got me started. And I got my mom (in Colorado) and my uncle (San Fransisco) to play as well. TTFN.

12:54 pm

Krys10

I've obviously got way too much time on my hands... I was looking through the chat logs for games from a year ago. No one even used the chat log in the beginning! There was talk about a limit/penalty on random guesses (no noodling!). And people weren't nearly as nice to each other.

12:57 pm

Krys10

Steve, I'm also missing two M's and an R, but I know what I'm looking for - what have you got?

1:02 pm

Treble99

I'm missing 2 6s/39 and 6/24

1:07 pm

Krys10

The two 39's differ by one letter. It's a slang term, Joe's last name.

1:07 pm

Stef

You're dead right Kris10. I played when the game was starting up. People were doing a lot of bitching and getting wound up about their scores/ people cheating etc.
Its much nicer now there is a community spirit about the game. Give yourselves a pat on the back!
I'm fae Glasgow in perpetually rainy Scotland.

1:08 pm

Stef

It "beeped" my word!!!!

1:16 pm

Krys10

Harsh! no wonder people play nice now :)

1:18 pm

stevedallas

i think im missing an r4 and an mo5

1:21 pm

Krys10

We can help each other, then. My Mo5's go: 14, 20, 14, 14, 14, 14, 20. I have 4 RO, 1 RH, and 1 RE. I'm missing an MA5 and an RO5.

1:21 pm

stevedallas

its actually an ro5 and an mo5

1:22 pm

stevedallas

look at my 10:39 clue for your MA5

1:24 pm

Krys10

Your clues are so cryptic! But I think I already have *that* MA5.

1:26 pm

stevedallas

then how about the chain of grocery stores in the midwest

1:26 pm

sprite

I like the game, but I like the chat log just as much. It's having fun together. Thanks for telling us about how things were in the beginning!

1:27 pm

Krys10

Ah! Steve! I got it the MA. the clue worked on me all at once.

1:29 pm

Treble99

Thanks for the clues but I still can't get them. Manchester England

1:30 pm

stevedallas

im missing a MO5 for 14 which makes the RO5 worhth 20

1:32 pm

stevedallas

ok got the RO now for the MO5 for 14

1:33 pm

Krys10

all my MO5's (14's) are plurals/verb tenses ending in s. i gotta go, will look for the RO5/20 while I'm gone!

1:34 pm

sprite

Done!
110 words 4.56 1273
Wasn't so hard as it looked.

1:36 pm

sprite

There is one Mo5 that is no plural or verb form. You use it for measuring time.

1:37 pm

sprite

Which you knew... sorry, didn't read all the posts.

1:38 pm

sprite

All Mo5 14's end in the same letter, except one.

1:50 pm

stevedallas

finished thanks for the clues "On Wisconsin, Break right through that line, carry the ball boys down the field, touchdown every time!"

1:59 pm

MammaJill

bigbirdboss...I am also in SE TX...Houston area! :)
I'm missing an O, I have an OA, an ON, and an OR...any hints?

2:05 pm

stevedallas

u are missin another OR4

2:23 pm

vamp_gurl44

i need help

2:25 pm

sprite

With?

2:26 pm

vamp_gurl44

well, i cant find anything to go with the letter that has the 8, i cant seem to think of anything, and so far i'm doin fairly well

2:28 pm

sprite

I do not understand your question. There is no 8-word in this grid. What kind of help do you need?

2:29 pm

vamp_gurl44

I mean the J, if u understand?

2:37 pm

parsec

Starting late today...I'm in Maryland.

2:37 pm

vamp_gurl44

New Hampshire

2:38 pm

sprite

Oh yes, now I understand. Don't bother, it isn't used. :-(

2:39 pm

vamp_gurl44

alright, i'll try my best then, thank u

3:15 pm

bumblebee

Indiana here, strange puzzle with oddly spaced vowels. Thanks for all the help.

3:16 pm

vamp_gurl44

doing better than i was yesturday

3:30 pm

fit1

I'm counting the MO5s someone posted. There are only 7????? I've been busting my keyboard trying to find the 8th? Yikes. So, are there 7 or 8 MO 5

3:34 pm

Krys10

There's only seven.

4:01 pm

periwinkle

I am missing an O word. I have an oa, or and an on. All 4 letters. What am I missing?

4:18 pm

Boo

another or4 word

4:19 pm

Boo

I have one of the two N words, but can't figure out where to look for the other. Mine is a No4.

4:21 pm

Atalante

I'm missing one R. I've got:
RE 4x1
RH 4x1
RO 4x4 5x1
Can anyone tell me what I'm missing???

4:25 pm

Boo

I haven't gotten quite that far yet, but earlier chat says there are two Rox5.

4:26 pm

Atalante

Both are NO4s :)

4:28 pm

Boo

Thanks. Sometimes that's all I need to keep noodling :-)

4:41 pm

MammaJill

Atalante, I have 2 RO X 5

5:00 pm

fit1

I am missing an M. I have ma4x2, ma5, ma6, ma7, mh4, mo4x10, mo5x7, mo6
What am I missing?

5:05 pm

periwinkle

thanks, Boo, got the last O word.

5:15 pm

periwinkle

Pennsylvania, here

5:24 pm

periwinkle

marigold, do you have the m/7. I do.

5:27 pm

Atalante

I just *cannot* find this other RO5 LOL

5:30 pm

Atalante

You're missing an MA5 fit1 :)

5:46 pm

fit1

Hey Atalante. Denks. I found the MA. :)

5:52 pm

Atalante

Can someone give me a really obvious clue for the RO5 that isn't the sound a lion makes ...

6:00 pm

runningforhome

Atalante, you're probably looking at the wrong R. Use the bottom left one.

6:06 pm

Atalante

Thanks rfh! A few minutes of noodling later ... and a new word for my babble vocabulary!

6:46 pm

youngster

Stef, (fae Glasgow in perpetually rainy Scotland) - a slight exaggeration - but then the sun shines on the righteous:) It's dry here, just a few miles from you!

7:20 pm

runningforhome

Are there 29 or 30 S-words? Krys10's list says thirty, but when jlm_mi posted looking for the last ones, his total was only 29, and that's all I can find.

P.S. Canadian living in Omaha, Nebraska.

7:29 pm

runningforhome

Never mind, I'm blind - it was a plural of a word I already had.
Done at 110/4.56/1273

7:37 pm

Robbo

My first time back for weeks. Bad timing! Frustrated in Perth, Western Australia.

7:46 pm

periwinkle

I need help with the T words. I have 2 TH and 2 TO. What am I missing?

7:47 pm

periwinkle

marigold, are you here?

8:24 pm

runningforhome

periwinkle, there are two more TH words.

8:41 pm

periwinkle

thanks, I will keep looking

9:07 pm

Minski

Thanks guys. I finally found the 3 Ts I was missing.

9:08 pm

MammaJill

which s does the st6 start with?

9:08 pm

Minski

What is the total word count for this puzzle?

9:10 pm

MammaJill

way down, 1st post says total count is 110

9:17 pm

MammaJill

Yay! I found all 110! :)

9:20 pm

Minski

I'm at 77/901.
I guess I have more work to do.

9:23 pm

Minski

I'm working on the S's.

Still missing.....

SM/5X1
SM/6X1
SO/4X3 (have 4x4)
SO/5X3
ST/6X1

Any clues? hints?

9:24 pm

Minski

found the FM/5

9:25 pm

Minski

make that the
SM/5 and the SM/6

9:32 pm

fit1

well, I am calling it a night at 98. Some A's, H's s's and t' did me in. I liked today's chat as I learned a little about where everyone is from. The ole babble family :)

9:34 pm

Minski

got all SO/4x7

9:43 pm

Minski

found all 30 S's.

10:01 pm

Minski

I'm still missing one MO/5

I have ......

MOL/1
MON/1
MOR/2
MOS/1
MOT/1

What am I missing?

10:14 pm

Minski

ok
I give
time to wake up hubby and make him go to bed (he fell asleep on the couch during the debate).
nighty-night all.
93/1103

10:18 pm

Tolinya

Hi all...just a quick check in see how many words I can post while logging into Everquest (Yes I'm addicted can I sit down now?)

I'm from Phx, AZ as well as Mulher..she's the babysitter for my little boy. Got 2 friends from work hooked on this..but they don't chat. Just play.

10:51 pm

boatierra

'Mosh' is so a word!! Has this dictionary never been to a Pearl Jam concert?!?

10:52 pm

Tolinya

you don't say eh??

10:56 pm

Tolinya

not fond of this puzzle...

11:01 pm

boatierra

Same here.

11:05 pm

Tolinya

23 and 230

purdy pathetic

11:05 pm

Tolinya

not too mention that e is in the wrong spot

11:09 pm

boatierra

I have found no N or O words.

11:11 pm

boatierra

Good lord. The N word I just found is: "A severe, often gangrenous inflammation of the mouth or genitals, occurring usually after an infectious disease and found most often in children in poor hygienic or malnourished condition."

I'm gonna try really hard to never have that happen.

11:25 pm

Tolinya

that sounds just lovely

11:26 pm

boatierra

Hey! Lothar of the Hill People is in this puzzle. SNL reference...

11:32 pm

Tolinya

never really got into that...recently mad tv..i love stewart

11:33 pm

boatierra

He is soooo weird, I can't not watch him.

11:38 pm

Tolinya

let momma do let momma do

ROFL

11:44 pm

boatierra

I love it when he sticks his foot in someone's face, his long pasty leg, wearing a speedo...

11:50 pm

boatierra

Can someone help me with the E's? I've got

ea4
eo4
er4
er4

What am I missing?

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