Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, February 2, 2019

12:00 am

harpjane

flip

12:00 am

harpjane

found a bunny

12:02 am

flosey

thanks

12:03 am

jwr

how many little girls have written "swak" at the end of their letters

12:03 am

rastapopolous

he8

12:03 am

hurshy

i tried it too

12:04 am

jwr

We're dating ourselves ancient, but that's okay.

12:05 am

harpjane

lol, some people are saying "what's a letter?"

12:05 am

jwr

I think I'm going to be happier with this grid

12:05 am

ursh

we used to write swank - sealed with a nice kiss :)

12:05 am

jwr

jane!!

12:05 am

Lizlin

Or swalk - a loving kiss

12:05 am

jwr

oh, we would never be "nice"

12:06 am

ursh

oh my gosh we are really old ... hahaha

12:06 am

jwr

swank is a better word, though.

12:07 am

jwr

I mean really -- "swak" isn't the most romantic sound

12:08 am

jwr

swalk is interesting did you really use it?

12:08 am

flosey

think I'll be wise and get to bed at a reasonable time - be back tomorrow

12:08 am

jwr

bye flosey

12:09 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:09 am

Lizlin

Yes we did use it

12:09 am

jwr

Ah, the universality of children's language

12:11 am

jwr

one more pass through the grid and I'm off to work. Happy babbling all,

12:15 am

jwr

oops.

12:15 am

hurshy

it's ok

12:16 am

jwr

**sob**

12:17 am

jwr

It's just that if I am to be an elder, I must set a good example, y'know!

12:18 am

jwr

(but thanks for the comfort)

12:18 am

hurshy

accidents happen

12:20 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

jwr

you're very kind hurshy. That's one of the best things about this game, even though I don't get in the chat very often - B-ers are on the whole kind, patient, helpful and ... funny.

12:21 am

jwr

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

jwr

or punny

12:28 am

hurshy

i have troubles with the K

12:28 am

hurshy

sprite won't like it

12:32 am

hurshy

i JUST found one 7

12:32 am

hurshy

and i have only 22 left

12:33 am

hurshy

ha7

12:33 am

Lizlin

re 8

12:33 am

Lizlin

Hope it wasn't already called.

12:33 am

jwr

whiz, hurshy

12:33 am

hurshy

oh, i see, my ha7 is related to the earlier called he8

12:33 am

hurshy

and no, liz, i don't think it was!

12:33 am

Lizlin

There's a similar he 7, Hurshy

12:34 am

hurshy

yes, thanks :)

12:35 am

Lizlin

Enough for now. Still have a lot left compared to you - 45 for later. Have a good day / evening / night.

12:47 am

ursh

ka 5&6 - South African desert

12:52 am

hurshy

thanks ursh

1:20 am

melonheadjujube

hi. nbt was easy tonight. I like to try to get it in order top to R bottom, one word per square. I did, and in 3 minutes.

2:39 am

dcseain

thanks, ursh -- i had to google; i'd not heard of that one.

2:43 am

rubyfoo

L HAD A FLOOD IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY SO NO LCTRICITY OR PONE 5ELECTRIC°

2:43 am

rubyfoo

PONES ARE ELECTRIC

2:53 am

dcseain

oh my. I hope not much damage, rubyfoo

3:40 am

mattygroves

Hi all. Anyone have stats, please, for the W in the bottom row?

3:40 am

mattygroves

Never mind - found it

4:54 am

mattygroves

Those Ks are killing me! I only have half of them and I swear I've tried every possible combination along with some impossible ones :)

4:55 am

ivesy3

clue for the re 7 plz

4:55 am

mattygroves

Also not enjoying the A :)

4:56 am

mattygroves

I don't have it. I'll look with you

4:57 am

ivesy3

ty!

4:57 am

mattygroves

Found it. To rouse from sleep again

4:58 am

ivesy3

ahhh!! ty .was driving me nuts

4:58 am

mattygroves

It makes an 8 too.

4:59 am

mattygroves

(and that helped me with that pesky A - go me! :) )

5:18 am

lil*monkey

nbt/nbs at 72 words

5:18 am

lil*monkey

Morning all!

5:18 am

mattygroves

Morning!

5:22 am

lil*monkey

I only have 3 K words.

5:25 am

lil*monkey

Have 6 now.

5:35 am

rubyfoo

²reawoke

5:35 am

rubyfoo

sorry

5:39 am

Uneaixoise

Ruby, is the flooding fixed??

5:46 am

rubyfoo

l have electricity gain, but even thee phones are electric

5:47 am

rubyfoo

lt was horibl and there's major ok to be done, but l'm sitting on y throne in front of the fire, so l can't complain.

5:48 am

rubyfoo

l think it's cvered by homeowner's insurance, $650 so far, but l think a major job z=awaits

5:49 am

rubyfoo

work*, not ok

5:50 am

rubyfoo

roots have invaded all the pips and there are to or three springs burbling into y house and garden

5:51 am

rubyfoo

pipes*

5:52 am

rubyfoo

hoke

5:52 am

rubyfoo

hook

5:52 am

rubyfoo

marbles

5:52 am

rubyfoo

gone

6:16 am

Uneaixoise

Take care, Ruby you

6:16 am

Uneaixoise

Sorry....."you" came out of nowhere LOL

7:35 am

periwinkle

hi all. found the re8. help with other 8 pls

7:36 am

MollyL

he8...like the ha6/33 but add a vowel in the middle and plural. Weird word

7:37 am

periwinkle

ty looking

7:37 am

MollyL

Actually, the vowel goes at the beginning

7:38 am

periwinkle

go ty Mlly

7:38 am

periwinkle

Molly even

7:47 am

periwinkle

it is alt spelling of the ha6

7:48 am

bichon

fr 5/24, pls

7:59 am

Scrabbler

A fr5/24 of nature. Someone hideous. Or a random, fr5 event.

8:01 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:02 am

Scrabbler

Hi MLFAN

8:02 am

MLFAN17

hi scrab

8:02 am

Scrabbler

hare

8:02 am

Scrabbler

Free clue.

8:05 am

bichon

and it's homonyms

8:05 am

MLFAN17

can I get a clue for the re 8 pls

8:06 am

Scrabbler

I have no 7s or 8s

8:06 am

MLFAN17

me either I saw it was mentioned earlier in chat and the other 8 but I don't know what either are

8:06 am

Scrabbler

hest

8:07 am

Scrabbler

Damn. Another free word.

8:07 am

MLFAN17

too bad I already have it

8:09 am

MLFAN17

nbt

8:17 am

hydra

re8 means rouse from sleep again.

8:17 am

hydra

I mean roused. Past tense.

8:17 am

Scrabbler

TY, Hydra

8:18 am

MollyL

he7/8...what you do with your ears + Barbie's boyfriend and plural

8:18 am

72 Temple Owl

hallo babblers

8:18 am

MLFAN17

ty hydra

8:19 am

MLFAN17

ty mollly

8:34 am

bichon

fr 5/24, pls

8:35 am

BzznBea

strank person, bichon

8:35 am

BzznBea

strange

8:36 am

bichon

ty Bea

8:37 am

BzznBea

yw

8:42 am

montreal13

found another FR 5/24: F + not columns

8:42 am

wvteach

stats for single R in 4th rrow pls

8:42 am

LuvWordGames

re 6/21

8:43 am

BzznBea

re5/16

8:43 am

BzznBea

Luv is correct....sorry.

8:44 am

montreal13

ty luv

8:44 am

wvteach

thnx - obvious when you see it

8:51 am

gapeach

Good morning. May I please have a clue for re6-21? Thanks

8:51 am

LuvWordGames

to listen again

8:52 am

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

8:52 am

gapeach

Thanks so much, Luv. Baby OK today?

8:52 am

LuvWordGames

Morning peach, yes she's warming my lap as usual LOL. How about yours?

8:55 am

LuvWordGames

ok I'm heading out, HAGD everyone

8:55 am

gapeach

Mine are napping. I talked with my friend who is a vet about removing his cataract and she says that it can be done but she is afraid that we might lose him during the surgery. So I gave up that thought. Has it warmed up much for y'all?

8:59 am

doseffing

... about 36 Fahrenheit degrees between early yesterday morning and later this afternoon

9:01 am

gapeach

That is much better, eh?

9:02 am

doseffing

... it's most enjoyable where I am but I'll bet that we start hearing about flooding in Pennsylvania next week as all the snow melts at once

9:03 am

gapeach

Bet you are right.

9:04 am

doseffing

... and it's still cold out west ... but it's supposed to be quite warm here

9:04 am

doseffing

... for the next week

9:05 am

gapeach

Supposed to get to 70 here nest week.

9:05 am

doseffing

... won't see that here until May ... maybe late April

9:06 am

gapeach

Strange weather indeed.

9:08 am

gapeach

FW finally. Blessings y'all.

9:08 am

doseffing

.... a well ... must be off to bigger if not better things ... enjoy the weather ....

9:14 am

BzznBea

Nice little grid to start off the weekend...bzz...

9:25 am

MollyL

We started at 8 degrees and are supposed to end up at 40. I like that increase.

9:46 am

rururocks

would someone clue the ko 5 please.. i'm tired of looking for it

9:47 am

rururocks

never mind

9:47 am

MollyL

ko + first three of wet precipitation

9:47 am

rururocks

thank you peri

9:47 am

rururocks

thanks molly

9:47 am

MollyL

Oh, okay Peri

9:47 am

rururocks

it was frustrating me

9:50 am

rururocks

it's not in a2z either

9:54 am

MollyL

Maybe because it is ancient Greek? I don't know a2z's criteria. ka5/18 is in there and it's African

9:56 am

rururocks

i've seen it before.. but just kept missing the combination

9:58 am

rururocks

two tiles to go

9:59 am

rururocks

this is tedious

10:20 am

gramma

How about a clue for the AS word?

10:20 am

gramma

please.

10:21 am

MollyL

A plus what hormonal girls did over the Beatles

10:22 am

gramma

ty

10:27 am

rururocks

ascrea,

10:27 am

rururocks

ascream

10:27 am

rururocks

damn it

10:38 am

periwinkle

hi all. I need help with O under the H pls

10:38 am

periwinkle

nm just found two ok words :)

10:39 am

cybernan

good morning all - crashed before the flip last night, so here goes

10:46 am

phaeton

hello...clue for ts7/

10:46 am

phaeton

?

10:52 am

gramma

I'm lookin for that too.

10:52 am

origami

Phae - uses the double vowel and ends in to be

10:54 am

cybernan

wreak isn't a word? - as in enable wreaks havoc in the world of lexicography?

10:54 am

gramma

To be?

10:55 am

cybernan

oh -- eyes crossed - it is a phantom :D

10:55 am

cybernan

strange word - ty ori

10:59 am

gramma

Finally ot it! Yikes that is one strange word.

11:02 am

MollyL

It's Yiddish and usually ends uris. It means trouble or aggravation.

11:03 am

MollyL

So far today we have Greek, Yiddish and African. Good for the multi-lingual. Not so good for we who speak English.

11:05 am

rururocks

*puts one "We are the World" "

11:06 am

MollyL

Check your egos at the door

11:26 am

cybernan

stuck on last 50 - break time

12:21 pm

cybernan

re 7-8 combo please?

12:22 pm

Deeha

re +wa5/6

12:23 pm

dcseain

ty, nan, found them from your question. :)

12:23 pm

Deeha

no it isnt!re+aw6/5

12:23 pm

cybernan

ty deeha

12:26 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* any clues wanted before I leave?

12:27 pm

MollyL

No shadow for the groundhog. Early Spring! Bring it on.

12:27 pm

dcseain

yay nan!

12:27 pm

dcseain

molly, i've already seen cedar waxwnings where i live, which is also a harbinger of an early Spring.

12:27 pm

cybernan

40F and snow almost gone here -- loving it :)

12:28 pm

MollyL

We are up to 34 from 8 this morning. It feels almost balmy. : D

12:29 pm

MollyL

I'm all for harbingers of early Spring, whatever they may be. I so despise the winter.

12:29 pm

dcseain

yes, also 34 and i can hear it melting. A balmy 61 predicted for Tuesday :)

12:30 pm

cybernan

on my way - hagd everyone :)

12:30 pm

MollyL

If it hits the 50's tomorrow, which it is predicted to do, I'm cooking out

12:31 pm

dcseain

yes :)

12:32 pm

dcseain

i hear what i think is a squirrel or racoon on the roof.

12:33 pm

dcseain

they go over the hose between trees.

12:34 pm

dcseain

er, house :)

12:40 pm

rururocks

isn't it kind of nuts for squirrels to be up there?

12:43 pm

dcseain

ha-ha :) It _is_ jarring to hear the scrambling

12:55 pm

rururocks

i have a zillion squirrels here

12:55 pm

rururocks

we need more hawks

1:17 pm

MollyL

Squirrels, they are like rats with bushy tails

1:19 pm

rururocks

rats with fur coats

1:55 pm

rubyfoo

no squirrels here, l tinki tyey've all been eaten

1:56 pm

rubyfoo

okra

1:57 pm

rubyfoo

sorry bgood night

3:16 pm

java2

Please help. I got a new computer and have tried for 2 days to log in. My password is rejected and while I ha e requested something to be sent to my email address, I’ve received nothing. What else can I do?

3:22 pm

Bugsaw

you must be logged in java or else you wouldn't be able to post in the chog. I am confused.

3:26 pm

java2

I am still logged in on my phone and my pad, but not on my new computer. And my account isn’t recognized on the new computer

3:27 pm

MollyL

Email Dr. God...dr.god@playbabble.com

3:28 pm

Bugsaw

totally weird. Either your login works or it doesn't. . . I guess you may just have to wait until Dr God checks his email or you could start another account if you are not tied to your stats, altho I think he can transfer stats to your new account. Be java3 ;)

3:28 pm

java2

Thanks!

3:29 pm

MollyL

You should be able to log on with the original email address and original password, no matter where you are logging in

3:29 pm

Bugsaw

exactly my thinking too

3:33 pm

java2

That’s what I thought. But when I try, I’m told one or the other is invalid.

3:33 pm

java2

But here I am, and there I’m not.

3:53 pm

Uneaixoise

He6 please?

3:54 pm

bichon

superman is a super hero

3:54 pm

bichon

doh

4:01 pm

MollyL

Yeah, that about clued the whole thing. Easy one for Une. : D

4:10 pm

bichon

I went overboard

4:22 pm

Jeff7

stats for the solo e on the left pls

4:26 pm

Uneaixoise

Er4/4

4:29 pm

Jeff7

ty

4:29 pm

Jeff7

I hate missing easy ones!

4:35 pm

bichon

re 7/50, pls

4:40 pm

kje

i have a 7/60 but now the 7/50

4:40 pm

kje

not

4:40 pm

kje

nets

4:40 pm

kje

nest

4:40 pm

kje

oops

4:48 pm

bichon

re 7/50, pls

4:53 pm

MollyL

There is no re7/50. re7/60 is re + the past tense of to rouse from sleep

4:59 pm

java2

YAY! Thank you, dr. god!

5:00 pm

bichon

ty Molly

5:25 pm

MollyL

sw5/24...seriously?

5:27 pm

mkg

MOLLY, not getting what you mean. i dont have an sw 5 24. is there one?

5:30 pm

origami

There are approx. 600,000 words in the English language - and this game is populated by the strange ones

5:31 pm

mkg

yup.

5:37 pm

mkg

would love clue for other 8. have re 8. ty

5:38 pm

clg47

to origami - I agree as an example ko5,18

5:45 pm

MollyL

Yes, there is an sw5/24, that is why I mentioned it.

5:48 pm

ChampFit

Just got it. Agree!

6:08 pm

kje

ts clue?

6:10 pm

kje

nm, found origami's clue

7:08 pm

rururocks

not to mention some strange people ori :D

7:25 pm

MehNameIsHannahh

89 words left going to call it a night

7:25 pm

MehNameIsHannahh

hagn people

8:33 pm

godthaab

Fake News! OED says there are approx 171,476 words in the dictionary.

8:34 pm

godthaab

The average person only knows 20,000 - 35,000 words. That's sad.

10:59 pm

Nef

hefer

11:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, diving in

11:01 pm

Nef

Oh drat! Sorry. It's not a word. (But somehow I seem to forget where I'm entering words - & nonwords - when I haven't been Babbling for a while.

11:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nearly a word!

11:17 pm

Nef

As we used to say: "close, but no cigar."

11:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

bedtime for me, later buds

11:17 pm

Nef

nighters, Gwen

11:58 pm

dizgrannie

333 next grid

11:59 pm

Nef

It would be nice!

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