Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, January 28, 2022

12:02 am

grannyrose

ni 9

12:02 am

jessmom

tr7

12:04 am

jessmom

ti7

12:04 am

mich_pdx

Hello, everyone

12:05 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:05 am

broll

ro 7

12:05 am

jessmom

to7

12:06 am

mich_pdx

I found a large African mammal!

12:09 am

Gillie

or7

12:12 am

Gillie

pi7

12:15 am

SueMagee

In7

12:15 am

Gillie

en7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

mich_pdx

Thanks, Lickety!

12:18 am

Gillie

ty lickety

12:19 am

mich_pdx

a babbler is in the grid tonight!

12:25 am

justafreep

WORD!!!!!

12:26 am

mich_pdx

you know it!

12:33 am

harpjane

found a big ass jungle animal

12:34 am

harpjane

and the goose

12:35 am

cybernan

good night everyone

12:35 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, tr 8

12:35 am

mich_pdx

Goodnight, Nan!

12:35 am

justafreep

night, nan

12:35 am

Rainiqui

what a dumb word

12:36 am

SueMagee

Yes!

12:36 am

justafreep

that is a... unique word

12:37 am

Rainiqui

no doubt eh ?

12:37 am

Rainiqui

I was just fishing around and thought no way until it WAS way

12:38 am

mich_pdx

good clue, rain

12:39 am

Rainiqui

why thank you and I am in the grid too

12:40 am

NonoNanette

an tre

12:40 am

justafreep

what shall we do with our griddiness, rain?

12:40 am

mich_pdx

true that

12:41 am

Rainiqui

I'm cutting up some watermelon for us

12:42 am

Rainiqui

Freep - do ya want seeds or seedless ?

12:42 am

justafreep

nice. your ideas are so much melonier than mine....

12:42 am

justafreep

seedless, thanks

12:44 am

Rainiqui

well first I was thinking about bathing to take care of our griddiness but the watermelon won rock, paper, scissors

12:50 am

justafreep

I would think watermelons would fear rocks. Maybe they're bold, though, and use the avalanche strategy....

12:55 am

mich_pdx

Leaving 50 for tomorrow. Happy hunting, babblers!

12:55 am

justafreep

in8

12:57 am

justafreep

night, mich

12:59 am

Rainiqui

I have to run as well, my little chinese crested has pancreatitis again and mama has to doctor him up. Goodnight to all.

1:02 am

justafreep

night Rain

1:21 am

SueMagee

My last word is pi7/32. Could someone give me a clue, please?

1:27 am

justafreep

think Agatha Christie

1:27 am

justafreep

(but pi)

1:27 am

justafreep

(kinda)

1:29 am

SueMagee

Thanks, freep. Hadn’t thought of the double consonant!

1:29 am

justafreep

yeah

4:58 am

mattygroves

Like Agatha Christie? I'm not sure I follow (I mean, I know who she is but...)

5:18 am

Scrabbler

Good morning, word nerds.

5:19 am

ItalianGreyhound

Nerds rule

5:19 am

ivesy3

i am a book nerd and proud of it !

5:20 am

mattygroves

So very much!

5:22 am

Scrabbler

I am a proud nerd. My 9 yr old great-nephew recently, and sheepishly, told me that he was going to be a teenage nerd, and I hugged him.

5:33 am

ItalianGreyhound

He should be Babbling

5:34 am

Scrabbler

I will introduce this to him soon.

5:37 am

ItalianGreyhound

are there any youngsters Babbling out there?

5:37 am

Soodle

A youthful 61yr old here :-)

5:37 am

Scrabbler

Long ago we had Mouse, the grandson of a Babbler. He was 8 or 9 and hilarious.

5:38 am

MollyL

The pi7 is mo re like Hercule (kinda) and a bad mispelling

5:38 am

Scrabbler

Yay, Soodle! I am 62.

5:38 am

ItalianGreyhound

both youngsters!

5:38 am

Soodle

A youthful 62, Scrabbs!

5:42 am

Scrabbler

I act like a 10 year old. Growing up is optional.

5:43 am

ItalianGreyhound

wish growing old was optional

5:44 am

Soodle

I'm perfectly content being the age I am. It's certainly better than the alternative - 6 feet under. I don't envy the youngsters of today.

5:44 am

ItalianGreyhound

thx Soodle!

5:47 am

Scrabbler

True, Soodle. My mother is 90, physically weak but mentally sharp. All of her peers are gone.

5:50 am

mattygroves

I'm 54 - 55 this year....

5:52 am

ItalianGreyhound

youre just gettin started, Matty

5:52 am

Scrabbler

Enjoy your 50's, matty. Let the wisdom develop.

5:55 am

ItalianGreyhound

fun word in the grid is the 'more like a fish" 8/45

5:56 am

saanichcat

that was the first one I got, hilarious word! Difficult to use in normal conversation I would think!

5:56 am

Scrabbler

Ah, TY. I had tr5.

5:56 am

ItalianGreyhound

start the trend, cat

5:57 am

Scrabbler

Yes, saanichcat. I don't like this grid: too many vowels.

5:57 am

saanichcat

just starting here and I see what you mean

5:59 am

ItalianGreyhound

"my lake is TR------ than your lake"

6:00 am

saanichcat

haha

6:17 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway and must get ready for work. Enjoy the day.

6:19 am

MollyL

Whoa, that is one big baby in Matty's profile

6:21 am

aslindy

hello all

6:21 am

saanichcat

hi lindy!

6:23 am

saanichcat

beautiful baby matty!

6:30 am

aslindy

the joys of migraine brain - when you are thinking the letters for op4 but what you type is 'tofen'

6:33 am

saanichcat

sorry about the migraine and hope it passes soon. 'tofen' - that's a good one!

6:34 am

aslindy

thank you. I'm glad to at least be able to eat breakfast and have coffee, and not be nauseated.

6:38 am

saanichcat

sometimes I just get the hallucinatory aura; one time all I could see was like looking out of the wrong end of binoculars, a tiny circle, and everything else was black. And I was driving! Had to stop of course.

6:42 am

aslindy

I sometimes get the sparkly lines aura that starts as a dot and grows to an arc, moving across my vision for 20 minutes. If I don't take meds right away, then it feels like I got hit in the head with a hammer.

6:43 am

aslindy

thankfully not this time

6:45 am

saanichcat

awful for you. migraines aren't really understood by htose who don't ssuffer fom them. Mine have decreased with age, thank heavens. Good luck with yours.

6:46 am

aslindy

thank you. I'm glad for you that yours have decreased!

6:47 am

saanichcat

yours will too. I sure hope so.

6:50 am

aslindy

why isn't innie a word

6:54 am

aslindy

nice, I stumbled on the 9

6:54 am

dauber

Good lord...I'm only 47...it's weird being the young one.

7:06 am

aslindy

hoping to be back later to finish. have fun all

7:07 am

saanichcat

bye for now, hope the migraine passes

7:59 am

Shirlockc

outie is in the grid too -- innie and outie

8:07 am

Shirlockc

stats for the middle E pls?

8:07 am

BzznBea

en5.10, I think

8:11 am

Aloyisius

have an er6.18 from the middle e.. hi Babblers

8:12 am

BzznBea

Thanks, Aloy.

8:13 am

Aloyisius

yw Bea, this grid is giving me googly eyes

8:14 am

Shirlockc

just not seeing that e ...

8:14 am

Aloyisius

ends with rave's partner

8:15 am

phaeton

en5...en and spanish aunt

8:15 am

BzznBea

ends in picnic pest

8:15 am

Shirlockc

thx for the clues, i have finally achieved NBT

8:27 am

Shirlockc

woot! i got today's wordle in 2! my first 2!

8:28 am

Aloyisius

wtg
Sherlockc!

8:32 am

bichon

en 7/28, pls

8:33 am

penquis

ends in a country....

8:33 am

penquis

hello all....

8:33 am

penquis

e + country....

8:33 am

bichon

ty pen

8:34 am

penquis

yw...

8:34 am

BzznBea

Nice, Shirl!

8:45 am

Aloyisius

last word was ur5, the one of many vowels that I always miss. Off to get some things done.. Happy Babbling!

8:48 am

penquis

congrats...

9:28 am

jmcnrick

hi all

9:28 am

penquis

hi jm....

9:31 am

rururocks

I didn't care for this grid.. a little difficult for some of the tiles

9:32 am

penquis

agreed....

9:33 am

penquis

i am down to 31 and i still don't have a word for the bottom row i ... i figure it must be one of the 8s i am missing....

9:34 am

rururocks

it's a short word for getting to know someone

9:34 am

penquis

hmm....ty.....

9:35 am

penquis

jeez.....TITT....

9:35 am

rururocks

:D

9:36 am

hurshy

woot, found the 9 right off!

9:36 am

penquis

nice...

9:37 am

hurshy

anyone who knows my system will find that to be a clue :D

9:37 am

penquis

yes, i was just thinking that, lol....i already had it ....

9:38 am

hurshy

:)

9:39 am

jmcnrick

I know the system but I doubt I will find it any time soon

9:39 am

jmcnrick

:D

9:39 am

hurshy

phantom: point

9:41 am

hurshy

and pennant

9:48 am

rururocks

what about Piefort

9:48 am

jmcnrick

haha

9:48 am

jmcnrick

you are really cooking ru

9:49 am

penquis

need a break....bbl to find my last 25....bye all....

9:49 am

jmcnrick

bye pen

9:57 am

rururocks

has the hokester been missing of late? I haven't seen her

10:06 am

hurshy

funny we got some of the same j words as yesterday

10:09 am

hurshy

have ur4, anyone got the other U?

10:10 am

rururocks

ur5

10:12 am

hurshy

ohh yeah that vowelly one, thanks

10:13 am

rururocks

exactly.. it's a vowel movement

10:13 am

bichon

or 7/28, pls

10:14 am

hurshy

a speech

10:14 am

bichon

ty hurshy

10:15 am

rururocks

i was going to clue it as a small bit of food for 0's in the army

10:15 am

hurshy

you're like Bert

10:15 am

hurshy

from Mary Poppins

10:16 am

hurshy

you complicate things that are really quite simple

10:16 am

rururocks

true I hate simple clues

10:18 am

hurshy

i saw that an in8 was called but am not having any luck finding it

10:19 am

rururocks

i'd clue it but it would be really complicated :D

10:19 am

hurshy

go for it, i can handle yer complication

10:20 am

rururocks

not out + bad behavior

10:22 am

hurshy

OH! i know THAT word! thanks

10:22 am

hurshy

now my lengths are palindromic

10:22 am

hurshy

1-3-4-3-1

10:25 am

bichon

ru, bad behavior?

10:26 am

hurshy

it's an adj for it, not a noun

10:26 am

hurshy

counts on its own as a word

10:26 am

hurshy

alt clue: fundamentalists believe the Bible to be in8

10:26 am

bichon

sorry, don't get it

10:28 am

hurshy

i have that and tr8, anyone have the third 8?

10:32 am

rururocks

re8

10:37 am

rururocks

kind of like repoping the vatican

10:37 am

hurshy

ty!

10:45 am

Sophie512

hello all

10:45 am

rururocks

good morning sophie

10:46 am

Sophie512

can only play for a little bit today, still laughing over repoping no idea what the word is, but love the clue

10:47 am

rururocks

to find a new pope

10:48 am

Sophie512

I got it, but that clue was funny

10:50 am

rururocks

thanks

10:50 am

rururocks

i love picking on the catholic church

11:07 am

bichon

in 8/40, pls

11:40 am

cybernan

good morning/afternoon everyone

11:49 am

cybernan

looked at ru's clue for the in 8 -- can only come up with innautie

11:52 am

cybernan

ah found it

11:53 am

bichon

share, pls, nan

11:53 am

cybernan

in + directionless (think of the wandering medieval knight)

11:56 am

bichon

tyvm nan

11:56 am

cybernan

yw

11:59 am

cybernan

have in and re 8 what is the other one please?

12:05 pm

periwinkle

tr8

12:06 pm

periwinkle

I do not have re9 or in8 or

12:06 pm

periwinkle

or the 9

12:06 pm

granadan

Im also struggling with the re8.

12:07 pm

granadan

for the in I googled nans clue earlier

12:07 pm

marksdolly

the re8 is like pouring oil on someone

12:07 pm

mkg

I dont even. Have a 7 yet!

12:07 pm

granadan

thank you MD

12:08 pm

marksdolly

purposing them for God's call

12:08 pm

cybernan

ty peri

12:08 pm

mkg

Got a re 8. Ty

12:08 pm

marksdolly

:)

12:09 pm

granadan

The ro7 is driving me daft mkg. I could be going daft but i just cant see it

12:10 pm

periwinkle

ty for re8

12:11 pm

cybernan

ro 7: set of procedures you follow regularly

12:11 pm

cybernan

clue for that tr 8 please?

12:12 pm

marksdolly

ni 9 is the 9

12:12 pm

bichon

ty nan

12:12 pm

granadan

ty nan! Yep. Daft

12:13 pm

zoozzoom

More fish,Nan.

12:13 pm

mkg

Everyone should have a daily ro***** that they follow.

12:14 pm

cybernan

ty zoom - should have known it would be something stupid

12:14 pm

marksdolly

ty zoom

12:14 pm

mkg

Ty for the 9. Got it.

12:14 pm

marksdolly

lol

12:14 pm

mkg

Still missing tiles. Ugh.

12:14 pm

mkg

Got to go shop so see you all later.

12:17 pm

mkg

Need clue for the E word in third column and second row please. Ty.

12:17 pm

cybernan

taking a break before listing

12:18 pm

cybernan

a sword or a currency - depending on which e

12:18 pm

mkg

Second row third column. Looking for the word but not seeing. The sword word i never rememeb.er

12:19 pm

mkg

Remember

12:19 pm

cybernan

currency of France, Germany, Italy, etc

12:20 pm

mkg

Ty that is it. Ty

12:20 pm

mkg

Euro

12:20 pm

mkg

Ooops so sorry

12:20 pm

mkg

Nope actually. Not from the right e. Darn.

12:20 pm

mkg

Ty anyway

12:20 pm

mkg

Wish icould remember the sword word.

12:21 pm

cybernan

e + country or sovereign power

12:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

Zooz?

12:21 pm

therealblah

there's no P in this grid :)

12:21 pm

cybernan

*en 7

12:21 pm

cybernan

off now

12:21 pm

therealblah

oh wait there is!

12:22 pm

mkg

Therealblah, yes first row second column is a p

12:22 pm

mkg

Nan ty that was the e word. Ty

12:23 pm

therealblah

need some caffeine :P

12:23 pm

mkg

Well now just missing the top corner R word to have no blank tiles. Any clues? Ty

12:23 pm

mkg

Oh just got it. Ty anyway. Huge animal.

12:24 pm

mkg

Off to costco. Returns.

12:49 pm

cybernan

new costco opening here is supposed to be 30% bigger -- maybe it won't be so crowded and I can shop there again

12:55 pm

MollyL

Doubtful Nan. People flock to Costco like dutiful sheep.

12:56 pm

MollyL

I quit my membership because every Saturday there is a line 100 people long before the store even opens.

12:57 pm

cybernan

it was ok when they were controlling the number of people allowed in at one time but the last time I went it was impossible to stay 6 feet distanced from everyone - too many people

1:07 pm

cybernan

ur 5 please?

1:08 pm

cybernan

or the ni 7?

1:10 pm

mich_pdx

Hi Nan, the ur 5 is like the ur4 with another vowel added

1:12 pm

cybernan

ty mich

1:12 pm

mich_pdx

I don't have the other one yet :)

1:12 pm

cybernan

it is my last word

1:13 pm

cybernan

got it -- a new bowling game maybe?

1:13 pm

mich_pdx

I want "outie" to be a word

1:13 pm

cybernan

you are not alone :D

1:14 pm

mich_pdx

I haven't looked at the chog since last night, I'm sure it's come up :)

1:15 pm

mich_pdx

OH! yes, it's a type of bowling!

1:15 pm

mich_pdx

thx for the clue, and congrats on Firewords, Nan!

1:15 pm

cybernan

on my way - hagd everyone and ty mich

1:26 pm

granadan

Any hints on the TR8? Last one.

1:27 pm

granadan

got it!

3:13 pm

JustMe2

stuck on 8 & 9

3:28 pm

lynxxx

add prefix to 6th E for an 8

4:05 pm

Uneaixoise

Pi7/32 please?

4:08 pm

lynxxx

the italian or french classic clown - white costume with big black pompoms

4:08 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

4:08 pm

lynxxx

yw

4:27 pm

bichon

re 8/40, pls

4:43 pm

MollyL

Bless with oil again

4:56 pm

bichon

ty Molly

5:10 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx Molly!

5:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fortran (not a word)

6:06 pm

bichon

tr 6/21, pls

6:07 pm

penquis

a school skipper?...

6:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

tr6 = not false (spelled wrong) + picnic pest

6:13 pm

penquis

or a school skipper... ;o)

6:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8 - P

6:20 pm

bichon

ty Gwen

6:20 pm

penquis

i am done....who knew that one could be more like a fish?.....

6:21 pm

penquis

*thinking school skipper was not a bad clue*.....

6:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

woot woot penquis !!!!!!

6:22 pm

penquis

tyvm....

6:26 pm

penquis

bichon....are you getting snow yet?

6:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

22 to go, leaving hair on the floor

6:41 pm

penquis

heading out as well.....goodnight all....*waving to the lurkers*.....

6:47 pm

Uneaixoise

Na6 please? Have "country"

6:47 pm

JustMe2

Is there a place tomorrow to see the list of words and how many you got?

6:49 pm

MollyL

Archives, top of the page

6:53 pm

JustMe2

Thanx MollyL

7:11 pm

therealblah

une if you're still here - na6 is a person usually F that takes care of your kids

9:40 pm

gino

anti

10:06 pm

Jacula

Just came back to get my last 21 words. Got them now and think that I didn't get pi7/32 because I've always hated clowns in all their forms and tr8/45 because I had no idea my favourite food fish could be more fishy. :)

10:17 pm

mich_pdx

lol, I read "c l o w n s" as "d o w n s" and wondered why you had it out for rounded, chalky hills :)

10:17 pm

mich_pdx

I really don't like clowns, either

10:26 pm

Jacula

Lol, mich. I can see how you did that.

10:29 pm

grannyrose

well you two had better not come to my place. i love clowns and have a large collection. love them so much i married one. lol

10:30 pm

mich_pdx

I have friends in Melbourne. Visiting Oz is on my bucket list!

10:32 pm

grannyrose

i kid you not. my hubby was a clown in one of our annual celebrations in Melbourne.

10:34 pm

mich_pdx

That's hilarious. I've never met an actual clown before.

10:36 pm

mich_pdx

last word completed, Firewords! See you all later, at the flip?

11:20 pm

Jacula

Did I mention that I hate ventriloquists' dummies, too? Creepy! And those dolls that look like newborn babies. *Shudders*

11:22 pm

Jacula

I was once asked to knit a realistic looking newborn, with clothes and a Moses basket and I did so, but it gave me the creeps even done in wool.

11:27 pm

Freeman

ni7, please?

11:45 pm

cybernan

louse egg + army portion of food

11:52 pm

Jacula

ni7 - you'll be bowled over by it.

11:53 pm

westford

that's ni9 ni7 is like bowling combo word

11:53 pm

westford

lol jacula

11:53 pm

westford

I was writing while you were

11:54 pm

Jacula

Chog twins, westford. lol

11:54 pm

westford

I agree with dummies and newborns too

11:55 pm

westford

creepy

11:55 pm

Jacula

Westford - yep!

11:57 pm

Jacula

4 mins left to ask for last minute clues, folks!

11:58 pm

Jacula

Any guesses for size of next grid? It's a weekend one so will probably be tiny.

11:59 pm

Jacula

43 words has just come into my head. Hope I'm wrong!

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