Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, July 2, 2005

12:07 am

DarleenMB

C8/65

12:08 am

DarleenMB

S8/55

12:09 am

DarleenMB

H7/40

12:09 am

wilson27fan

S/8/55 and S/8/50

12:10 am

bigbirdboss

C 8/75

12:23 am

wilson27fan

must be a puzzle of long ones / I have 12 - 7 letter words and 4 - 8 letter words so far

12:23 am

DarleenMB

C7/48

12:29 am

bigbirdboss

A 7/48
C 7/52
P 7/36
S 7/40 x 2
S 7/36
S 7/28
T 7/28

12:35 am

runningforhome

n/7/28

12:36 am

wilson27fan

In 7's I have :
C/36
C/52
C/56
C/48 x 2
H/40
N/28
P/36 x 2
S/40 x2
S/36

12:37 am

DarleenMB

C7/48 x 3

12:38 am

bigbirdboss

there are two C 7/52

12:42 am

bigbirdboss

C 7/36 x 2

12:47 am

roberts1

S 7/40 X 3

12:49 am

wilson27fan

can either of u tell me how many C/7's u have all together? I think I am Missing a/7/48 and 3 - C/7's

12:50 am

runningforhome

s/7/32

12:51 am

wilson27fan

and now another s/7 :)) But I am so tierd I think I will call it a night at 116 and finish tomorrow.Night ALL !!!

12:55 am

wilson27fan

Hubby checked quick to see how many words are in the cube so I know how many more there is to find< He said there are 230 words in this cube.

12:59 am

roberts1

Thank you for the number of words wilson27fan! Just sorting out the long words is getting tricky. I will probably follow you to sleep soon! :)

12:59 am

runningforhome

118/5.08/2039
I'm going to bed, hopefully someone will have stats by morning! Goodnight all and good luck.

1:03 am

wilson27fan

I had him check on the number stats heres what he counted:
8-4
7-25
6-41
5-65
4-95

1:04 am

bigbirdboss

135 words/5.04/2312
Night all.

1:29 am

roberts1

150 words. 5.09 / 2648.
Eyes bleary. Good night to anyone that is left at this point. Good hunting!

5:23 am

sprite

Today's babblestats:

8 x 4
7 x 25
6 x 41
5 x 65
4 x 95

--- 230 words ---

A -- 20
C -- 42
D -- 3
E -- 10
H -- 16
N -- 7
O -- 6
P -- 30
R -- 7
S -- 52 (wow)
T -- 30
W -- 7

5:54 am

periwinkle

Hi, sprite, thanks for the stats. Haven't "seen" you for a while>

6:08 am

sprite

It's kind of hectic here lately, don't get to play as much as I would like... I played yesterday, but in a hurry. Today, I am going to enjoin it! Quite a grid! :D

6:18 am

sprite

Yeah, I found a word that uses the X! Can't stand it if such a letter isn't used at least once.

6:23 am

sprite

There are more X-words.
I have found 5 more. One of them is a H7/68, polysaccharide.

9:10 am

DarleenMB

jeez louise. "oscar" a south american fish. dumb puzzle won't take it. bah.

12:15 pm

runningforhome

Can anyone give me a hint for the a/7?

12:24 pm

bigbirdboss

The A/7 is a metal receptacle for trash.

12:35 pm

runningforhome

Thanks, got it!

2:17 pm

periwinkle

I have 2 of the 4, eight letter words:
s/8/50 - to distribute loosely (pl)
c/8/65 - to talk rapidly.(pl)
May I please have clues for the remaining 2 words.

2:20 pm

periwinkle

s/8/55 - to cause to break into pieces. Now I just need a clue for the last 8 letter word, please.

2:22 pm

roberts1

C 8/75 Sections of a book
s 8/55 How glass often breaks

2:23 pm

periwinkle

Thanks, got the last 8.

2:28 pm

periwinkle

Need help with the E words, please. I cannot find any :(

2:31 pm

roberts1

Figured it might be easier to have all the 7's so far in one place so:
A 48
C 36 X 2
C 48 X 3
C 52 X 2
C 56
H 40
H 68
N 28
P 36 X 2
S 28
S 32
S 36
S 40 X 3
T 28

2:31 pm

periwinkle

Just found 5 E words: e/4/8, e/4/7, e/4/4, e/4/11 and 4/5/24.

2:31 pm

periwinkle

Just found 5 E words: e/4/8, e/4/7, e/4/4, e/4/11 and 4/5/24.

2:32 pm

periwinkle

The last one should have been : e/5/24

2:33 pm

periwinkle

roberts1, may I have a clue for the c/7/56 please.

2:35 pm

roberts1

e 4/4 Greek letters
e 4/7 Old English letter
e 4/4 5/10 Gas burner in labs
e 5/28 Former nationalist
All I know.

2:36 pm

gooner

c 7 56. part of a book. same as a c8 without s

2:37 pm

roberts1

peri, the C 7/56 is the singular of the C 8/75.

2:41 pm

periwinkle

Duh, thanks to both of you. Don't know why I didn't get that one myself. :) e/4/8 is has same definition as e/4/7 but has a different consonant in the middle. The e/4/11 and e/5/24 have a chemical definition. I got them by noodling. Also the name of gas stations here in the US.

2:45 pm

roberts1

The last e is an e 4/4 : at a previous time.

2:45 pm

runningforhome

e/6/45 - plural of e/5/28

2:46 pm

roberts1

Oops, one more to go. Must learn to count. :)

2:46 pm

periwinkle

I don't have an e/5/28. May I have a clue please?

2:48 pm

roberts1

E 5/28 Former nationalist (shortened)

2:55 pm

periwinkle

Found all of the E's. Thanks for the help.

2:56 pm

periwinkle

d/5/12 and d/4/8. What am I missing?

2:56 pm

Cherrypop

This board is really fun-got my highest score, but couldn't come up with all of the words.

2:56 pm

tedybeth

more 7 letters:
C44;
S28 x 2 [for a total of 3]

If I counted right, I'm still missing one 7-letter word. ????

2:58 pm

tedybeth

peri: there's a D5/26 --- rather common word - includes the 'x'

2:59 pm

periwinkle

tedybeth, thanks,found the last D.

3:03 pm

periwinkle

tedybeth, may I have a clue for the c/7/44, please

3:06 pm

periwinkle

roberts1, may I have a clue for the t/7/28 please

3:06 pm

tedybeth

peri: the c7-44 is pl. of c6/30 - solid whilte agricultural fungicide.

3:10 pm

periwinkle

tedybeth, thanks, found it on Google. Never heard of the word before.

3:12 pm

periwinkle

I am missing a W. We/4/7 x3, we/6/30, wo/4/7 x2. What am I missing?

3:13 pm

runningforhome

wo/6/30

3:16 pm

periwinkle

runningforhome, thanks, found it. I forgot to add "ed" to one of the 4/7

3:17 pm

runningforhome

peri, the t/7/28 is the plural of a 6/18, which builds on a 5/10.

Can anyone help me with the third c/7/48? I have the purity one and the talking one.

3:20 pm

butterfly

the third c&/48 - followers, possibly - builds on a c5 for 20 and a c6 for 33.

4:20 pm

periwinkle

runningforhome, not sure I have the right t/6/18. The one I have is a slang term for a starchy food. Is that the right one.

4:32 pm

periwinkle

anyone have a clue for the t/7/28?

4:33 pm

runningforhome

No, it's not the right one, but it uses all the same letters and is food-related.

5:43 pm

DarleenMB

T7/28: those who sample a food or beverage for quality.

5:44 pm

DarleenMB

oops. sorry. Meant for periwinkle

6:43 pm

DarleenMB

suffering from vapor lock. I have one of the s7/40 and that's the only s7 I have. hints for others would be gratefully appreciated and cookies all round for those who share ;-P

7:01 pm

Mary

Darlene, There's an S7/40 - limited in quantity or quality,
S7/36 - strewn about
S7/40 - broking pieces
S7/28 - orators

7:15 pm

Mary

Another S7/40 - sang jazz

7:16 pm

runningforhome

s/7/40 - jazz singing
s/7/32 - nullify editing corrections made

8:00 pm

fit1

I just got back from Alaska. Had to come back to Babbling. I was in withdrawal :)

8:05 pm

Mary

Welcome back, Fit1. I'm leaving next week for a 2 week vacation in Santa Fe, NM and am already thinking about not babbling for two whole weeks, how am I going to do without it????

8:53 pm

periwinkle

marigold, are you here. HOw was the soup?

9:06 pm

periwinkle

Thanks, Darleen, found the t/8

9:47 pm

fit1

Wait, I thought there were only 4 8's. I have 2 s's and 2 c's. Is there a t8 as well?

11:01 pm

DarleenMB

Thanks for the hints everyone. Still huntin' away...

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