Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, May 11, 2022

12:02 am

grannyrose

so 8

12:06 am

justafreep

gu7

12:06 am

justafreep

so7

12:07 am

jessmom

sc7

12:10 am

Gillie

re7

12:12 am

ursh

ga 8

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

m9f9l

hello all

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

justafreep

and hi, mf9f9l

12:29 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:36 am

Gillie

re7 x 2

12:37 am

jessmom

de7

12:45 am

jessmom

in7

1:08 am

jessmom

re7 x 3

1:12 am

m9f9l

nbs, nbt and over 1/2 way! whoo hoo

1:16 am

harpjane

hello

1:19 am

m9f9l

hi

2:06 am

rbud

ce8

3:32 am

worzel

st7 st8 if not called

4:34 am

Gillie

st7, yes. st8, no.

7:32 am

Uneaixoise

Clue for ce8 please?

7:43 am

MollyL

Robot ending

7:43 am

saanichcat

and a rodent in the middle

7:44 am

MollyL

Hahaha, I just looked at the definition. Ru will like this word.

7:44 am

saanichcat

hahah so he will!

7:49 am

rururocks

so I'm Human..sue me!

8:00 am

lyv4ever

olden

8:01 am

Shirlockc

hahahahahahahah, just looked up the word, thx for the clue, it wasn't HARD with the clue

8:02 am

rururocks

well after looking it up I'm sure it was sticking out at you in the grid

8:02 am

Shirlockc

it wasn't quite poking me in the eye

8:03 am

MollyL

I knew Ru would pop up when I posted that

8:05 am

rururocks

just applying myself firmly to this grid

8:05 am

Shirlockc

the semen-tics of the word is certainly arousing

8:06 am

penquis

*it's like watching a tennis match*.....

8:09 am

rururocks

well you feel like such a tool if you don't play

8:09 am

Shirlockc

commenting on the love-less volleys?

8:10 am

rururocks

unless you make a lot of racquet in bed I guess

8:11 am

rururocks

unless you make a lot of racquet in bed I guess

8:11 am

Shirlockc

only if you don't p-ace yourself

8:12 am

rururocks

or give it the old alley-oop

8:16 am

Shirlockc

i sooo enjoy the word orgy ruru but i need to start my day lol

8:17 am

hokie carla

I read that as you enjoy the word "orgy". 🤣

8:17 am

welki

heh - i did, too, and thought that if she did, what better way to start her day

8:18 am

hokie carla

happy orgy, shirl!

8:18 am

Shirlockc

hump day for all <-- see what i did there?

8:19 am

MollyL

It's the regular in and outs of Babble chat

8:20 am

hokie carla

there is a certain rhythm to the chat

8:23 am

rururocks

usually good punning is a stroke of luck

8:23 am

hokie carla

stroke of genius you mean

8:24 am

rururocks

i knew you'd insert something into this hokie

8:28 am

markbowers7

phantom: queried

8:29 am

hokie carla

hadn't even noticed there is a Q, great

8:30 am

hokie carla

no probs, Q gray!

8:31 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for ce8, Molly

8:31 am

hokie carla

ugh, there's a big C

8:33 am

hokie carla

hmm, not a log from a c5 tree

8:34 am

hokie carla

got it, thx

8:38 am

hokie carla

TIL ugli is a trademark of a fruit

8:44 am

MollyL

TIL today I learned...for the abbreviation impaired

8:45 am

hokie carla

that's better than "I was today years old when I learned..." and yes, some people say that on the internet.

8:45 am

MollyL

Name that proper noun, New York mustard king

8:45 am

mael

gulden :)

8:46 am

MollyL

People say a lot of dumb things on the internet. Like "I ugly cried" and "it gave me good feels"

8:46 am

hokie carla

hmm, I don't know any mustard kings

8:46 am

MollyL

Ding ding ding! Mael wins a trip to Coney Island.

8:47 am

hokie carla

ooh, finished the 8!

8:47 am

hokie carla

and only have 1 7

8:47 am

hokie carla

where've you been, mael? traveling again?

8:51 am

mael

just really busy with the kids and work! we went to HI for spring break and it was lovely

8:56 am

hokie carla

that's nice

8:58 am

rururocks

I haven't been to Hawaii for decades

8:59 am

hokie carla

me either, as in never

8:59 am

hurshy

we are so close to having cardiology...

8:59 am

MollyL

And you have the short flight time

9:00 am

rururocks

i know

9:00 am

rururocks

just no one to go with :D

9:02 am

MollyL

Most of the people I know who go there from the Right Coast fly to California, stay over one night and then continue on to Hawaii, just to break up the long flight time

9:03 am

rururocks

it's five and a half hours from here.. I'd rather go to New York

9:03 am

mael

we took the direct flight bos-honolulu and never again!

9:04 am

mael

we will absolutely stop in san fran next time we decide to go

9:04 am

MollyL

Dear God, I don't know how you did that with two kids

9:05 am

Dorens

hear hear! for Ru going to NY

9:05 am

MollyL

Not to mention airfare for four people

9:05 am

MollyL

Wow, you would rather go to New York than Hawaii?

9:06 am

hokie carla

that seems crazy

9:06 am

rururocks

in a heartbeat

9:06 am

Dorens

culture over natural beauty

9:14 am

hurshy

i'd pick ireland

9:15 am

rururocks

Vancouver Island and New York are my favorite places to go... (New Zealand is # 1 on my visit list)

9:17 am

hurshy

phantom: green

9:21 am

mael

airfare was pretty reasonable when we booked back in november, not many people wanted to travel yet

9:22 am

mael

I love NYC too but it's a completely different experience than standing on top of a volcano :)

9:22 am

rururocks

yeah there were a ton of deals to hawaii for sure

9:23 am

rururocks

lots of my friends who went had to stay in their hotel rooms for a week

9:25 am

hokie carla

well, 58 left but HOET, so I think I will get to work.

9:33 am

MollyL

I would pick just about any scenic place (Ireland, Hawaii) over New York

9:34 am

MollyL

Why did your friends have to stay in their hotel rooms for a week?

9:34 am

hurshy

quarantine

9:34 am

MollyL

I thought we were past all that

9:35 am

hurshy

well he's talking about back when they went

9:35 am

mael

there was no testing requirement when we went, but we also had friends who got stuck in their hotel room for a week back in January or so

9:35 am

mael

we wouldn't have traveled in january, to be honest...

9:36 am

MollyL

It seems weird that people would be allowed on an airplane but would then have to quarantine once they arrived in Hawaii

9:36 am

mael

there was a testing required once you got to hawaii

9:36 am

gemini_J13

Happened to my grandkids

9:36 am

mael

but no testing requirement for domestic flights

9:37 am

gemini_J13

they wouldnt accept the test from their family doctor

9:43 am

aebmusica

do6.....clue please

9:44 am

hurshy

an old person who has dementia

9:45 am

rururocks

Trump

9:45 am

rururocks

damn it

9:45 am

aebmusica

tyvm hurshy...don't know how that eluded me for so long.

9:47 am

hurshy

bottom row grey!

9:48 am

MollyL

I never knew that word until I heard Paul Giamatti use it playing John Adams.

9:49 am

hurshy

that's the advantage of preferring old books

9:50 am

hurshy

you learn words that people may not use that much anymore

9:53 am

MollyL

John Adams was a great mini-series. 13 Emmys, the most any miniseries in history.

9:53 am

hurshy

once i was observing a third grade class, and they were learning about contractions. they learned that "i have not" could become "i haven't". and this kid asked if you could make it "i've not" and the teacher was like no, that'd be wrong. and i was like NO IT WOULD NOT! but i wasn't really in a position to say anything :(

9:56 am

MollyL

When you watch shows about a time when language was different (and they do it right) you hear words and phrases that are no longer used. For instance, Abigail Adams tells her kids to "return to bed" instead of "go back to bed".

9:56 am

hurshy

8s: i have ga, so... anyone got the other one?

9:56 am

MollyL

ce

9:57 am

hurshy

hmmmm

9:58 am

hurshy

is it weird?

9:58 am

MollyL

Yes

9:59 am

hurshy

well then, i'd be happy to have a clue if you want to clue it

10:04 am

hurshy

got it from MW

10:05 am

hurshy

list time, methinks, 16 to go

10:17 am

hurshy

well, my missing A words were fishy, but otherwise, not too bad

10:30 am

cherlyq

thanks for the 8

10:48 am

moolingwa

morning

10:59 am

hokie carla

rehi

11:00 am

moolingwa

hey hoke

11:02 am

hokie carla

just back from walgreens where the cashier wouldn't let me leave because she kept talking about how she wants to travel to Europe but doesn't have any money and won't get the vaccine so she doesn't know if it's required or not. I can't imagine working at a drug store being unvaccinated for anything.

11:02 am

moolingwa

vaccine choice isn't rational, it's emotional

11:03 am

cherlyq

wow that is a scary thought

11:04 am

hokie carla

I'm also surprised the company doesn't require it of their employees.

11:04 am

moolingwa

I suspect that they've had trouble hiring people, so either couldn't, or had to relax their standards

11:05 am

hokie carla

probably

11:05 am

hokie carla

this woman was also mid-60s and said her husband was early 70s, so right in the sweet spot for covid disaster

11:08 am

hokie carla

wish I could finish the first A

11:09 am

moolingwa

unfortunately getting vaccination moved from a public health conversation to a faith based one some time ago.

It's an interesting mix with people on both ends of the political spectrum that are against vaccinations.

11:09 am

moolingwa

maybe you need some "help"

11:10 am

hokie carla

I have 2 help based ones

11:10 am

hokie carla

I wonder if they would travel to africa and get the shots required for that

11:10 am

moolingwa

there's also a 4 letter babblet

11:11 am

hokie carla

have that too

11:11 am

hokie carla

it's the one you didn't mention I need

11:11 am

moolingwa

and to put something on the backburner

11:11 am

moolingwa

or to put it a....

11:14 am

hokie carla

oh geez

11:14 am

hokie carla

first col gray!

11:18 am

hokie carla

now only 53 left

11:18 am

moolingwa

yay

11:31 am

moolingwa

57 left here

11:33 am

hokie carla

I made lunch, so no update 😁

11:33 am

moolingwa

52 now

11:35 am

periwinkle

hi all. I have stats for the 8's but cannot find any of them

11:36 am

hokie carla

I found 2 on my own so they are regular words

11:36 am

penquis

One is the pt of what a welder does….so 8….

11:36 am

periwinkle

and I just found the ga8

11:36 am

penquis

The CE 8 is not a regular word…..ga 8 is…..

11:36 am

hokie carla

well, the c one is not regular

11:37 am

hokie carla

hey pen and peri

11:37 am

penquis

Hey carla…

11:37 am

hokie carla

the C means horny, but not that kind of horny

11:38 am

periwinkle

ty for so8

11:38 am

penquis

CE 8 has a robot ending…

11:40 am

periwinkle

ce8 means horn like according to my scrabble dictionary

11:40 am

hokie carla

the link here says horn-like, horny

11:44 am

moolingwa

like a certain dinosaur :)

11:45 am

hokie carla

a tritops

11:45 am

moolingwa

yep

12:06 pm

hokie carla

well, made it to 30. still need 5 c's and g's but 3 or less everywhere else.

12:07 pm

mattygroves

I can't for the life of me find the ST7 and 8 - can anyone point me in the right direction, please?

12:08 pm

mattygroves

I have AN ST7, but do'nt know if it's THE ST7

12:09 pm

penquis

I don’t have any ST 7 or 8….

12:10 pm

hokie carla

I have all the 8s - no ST

12:11 pm

hokie carla

I do not have any ST7 but still need 8 7s

12:11 pm

penquis

And i need 6…

12:19 pm

penquis

There is no ST 8….i don’t have an ST 7 but I do have an ST 6 that ends in two vowels…

12:19 pm

penquis

And the 7 is a pl of that word…

12:21 pm

hokie carla

weird, I thought the 6 was a pl. thanks for both.

12:21 pm

hokie carla

well, the def is way off from what I thought. 🤣

12:23 pm

penquis

I thought it was a pl too….

12:27 pm

hokie carla

now just need 1 S from each to finish the top row.

12:28 pm

penquis

I need three Ss from the left S….

12:29 pm

penquis

Make that two… ;o)

12:29 pm

penquis

Make that one….you spurred me on….

12:38 pm

hokie carla

super

12:38 pm

penquis

The ones i have are almost all regular words….one weird….one seen before here….one stupid….

12:39 pm

mattygroves

Ah, ok - I thought there was an ST8 as well. I shall stop looking for one!

12:42 pm

penquis

Carla….did you check the answers for yesterday’s bee?….i am sure i don’t know anyone — including my great nephews and nieces — who know the word doxx…..

12:43 pm

moolingwa

yeah, doxx is very new word...not even sure it's in the scrabble dictionary yet

12:44 pm

penquis

Dox is in some dictionaries….not doxx….

12:44 pm

moolingwa

dictionary there is certainly a frustration for me

12:45 pm

penquis

I think the NYT is bending over backwards to get younger people playing word games….too much slang and not slang that is in general usage….

12:45 pm

moolingwa

It feels pretty arbitrary at times

12:46 pm

penquis

For sure…

12:46 pm

moolingwa

if you're going to accept demimonde...then there's a whole range or words.

Dioxin, iodid, iodide etc just from yesterday

12:47 pm

penquis

Agreed….i tried two of those… ;o)

12:48 pm

moolingwa

they don't take pipping today...ings are a fraught area of course

12:49 pm

penquis

Tried that, too…

12:49 pm

penquis

I got stuck at Genius….five more words to find….

12:50 pm

moolingwa

I'm still at amazing

12:51 pm

penquis

I am sure you will get to Genius without too much trouble…

12:51 pm

hokie carla

I got doxed, doxx, and doxxed. just tried it randomly knowing how slang is allowed. but I missed some easy ones.

12:51 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I missed those, demoed and demimonde

12:52 pm

hokie carla

did not get demimonde and have no idea what that is

12:52 pm

moolingwa

oh and dino and diode

12:52 pm

penquis

Got to Genius yesterday but gave up on the queen….

12:52 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I always try dino here but miss it there because I'm used to it here

12:52 pm

penquis

It’s an old word that refers to prostitutes…..”half people”…..

12:52 pm

moolingwa

oh and modem too by the looks

12:52 pm

moolingwa

well half world technically :)

12:53 pm

hokie carla

I missed modem and a lot of other easy ones

12:53 pm

hokie carla

made it to genius and quit

12:53 pm

hokie carla

at amazing right now

12:53 pm

moolingwa

made it to genius just now

12:53 pm

penquis

Monde also means people in french…..at least it did in my house…

12:54 pm

moolingwa

oh

12:54 pm

penquis

Go, mool!

12:54 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I think yesterday is a perfect example of the randomness of the puzzle editor

12:55 pm

penquis

Agreed…

12:55 pm

moolingwa

definitely need to learn this dictionary...it's mostly a cut down version, but then they add some words

12:56 pm

moolingwa

too bad they have to use their own dictionary

12:56 pm

penquis

It’s arbitrary…

12:56 pm

hokie carla

need 4 pts for genius

12:56 pm

hokie carla

way more arbitrary than enable, which is really saying something

12:56 pm

penquis

Yes…

12:57 pm

hokie carla

just hit genius - 22 words. haven't checked how many total.

12:57 pm

hokie carla

looks like a need 9, will probably be content with genius

12:57 pm

moolingwa

well enable isn't really arbitrary, it was an updated version of the scrabble list, which was based on six US collegiate dictionaries

12:58 pm

penquis

I think it’s 31…

12:58 pm

moolingwa

I have 26 so far

12:58 pm

penquis

I stopped at 24…

12:59 pm

moolingwa

27

12:59 pm

hokie carla

24 now, will look again tonight.

1:00 pm

penquis

Same here…

1:00 pm

moolingwa

I feel gipped that gipping doesn't work

1:00 pm

hokie carla

has anyone finished the i's here? still need 1 from each and am a bit baffled.

1:01 pm

moolingwa

34 left here

1:01 pm

hokie carla

I tried gipping too, but that is a slur against the romani (sp?) so definitely not allowed there

1:01 pm

penquis

I also need one from each i…..

1:01 pm

moolingwa

4-12-12-6 so yeah...word

1:02 pm

hokie carla

5-8-8-7

1:03 pm

MollyL

Pennsylvania 6-5000

1:03 pm

penquis

5=5=10=4 here…

1:03 pm

penquis

Gotta go….bbl to finish….bye all….

1:04 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I need to go on a winston walk. 75 and sunny today. don't have many of those days.

2:10 pm

MollyL

5=5=10=4 is that the new math?

2:28 pm

joym999

That's common core math, Molly. Now illegal in Florida.

2:57 pm

moolingwa

rehi

3:01 pm

moolingwa

it's a pretty Mickey Mouse state Florida

3:15 pm

mab

guarneri is in here.

3:42 pm

player girl

any help on the 8? I want to reach NBT NBS before I give up and go to sleep

3:44 pm

Shirlockc

ce8/50, ga8/55 (pt of the ga6), so8/50 (pt of the so6)

3:45 pm

player girl

Thank you

3:48 pm

mab

layla tov player

4:05 pm

periwinkle

de7 please

4:17 pm

montreal13

DE7 = french for last

4:23 pm

montreal13

or actress Laura DE** + comparative suffix...

4:49 pm

montreal13

bbl

6:29 pm

dan2bit

evening all! phantom toddler

6:30 pm

Uneaixoise

Hey, Dan!

6:30 pm

dan2bit

hiya Une!

6:42 pm

penquis

hello all....can't find my last word....does anyone have the in 7?...

6:45 pm

dofith

pen, unpublished

6:46 pm

penquis

hmm....ty.....

6:48 pm

dofith

or, as if it hasn't been checked for errors. One letter ending instead of usual past tense.

6:49 pm

penquis

ty....that did it...i am done....

6:51 pm

dan2bit

congrats pen

6:51 pm

dofith

me too - congrats to us!

6:53 pm

penquis

ty and congrats!

7:08 pm

penquis

heading out....goodnight all....

8:13 pm

mkg

Any clues for the 7s or 8s? Have none. Ty.

8:18 pm

mkg

Dont get the de 7 clue below. Help please.

8:20 pm

mkg

I have another 7 now but really could use a clue for an 8. Ty

8:22 pm

marksdolly

the 8's are Ce, Ga, and So

8:40 pm

dan2bit

the go7 is a go7 fake word

8:49 pm

hokie carla

the so8 is what the electronics guy did with a so6-ing iron

8:49 pm

hokie carla

and yeah, the go7 kinda made me angry

8:55 pm

mkg

Got one! Ty. Super clues for so 8

8:55 pm

mkg

Ty

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