12:11 am
lys
this looks like a tough one...
12:12 am
runningforhome
103 words today. Hopefully someone will be along with the full stats shortly...
12:34 am
Krys10
A - 13
C - 13
D - 2
E - 2
H - 8
i - 10
K - 4
L - 19
N - 5
O - 1
R - 8
T - 11
U - 2
W - 5
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total: 103
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7 - 5
6 - 12
5 - 28
4 - 58
12:37 am
Krys10
i7/56 - what the hole in old-fashioned school desks is for...
12:47 am
bigbirdboss
i 7/48--more scratchy
12:49 am
runningforhome
L/7/28
12:51 am
onyx
an edible c 7
12:56 am
modina
more clues for the l-7, and c-7 please
12:58 am
modina
got the c
12:58 am
runningforhome
The l/7 involves the stuff that you have to pick off your sweaters.
1:00 am
runningforhome
Babble must not be very good in bed... doesn't even know what a clit is!
1:01 am
modina
runningforhome, i was thinking the same thing....lol
1:03 am
modina
thanks for the l-7 clue....got it
1:04 am
sprite
lol runningforhome... so babble is definitely male ;)
Great, puzzle is working and not so big today... I am going to enjoy this one!
1:57 am
sprite
If that edible C7 is worth 48 points, I'd say the edible part is debatable!
2:01 am
sprite
Guess it must be... found a 2nd C7/48 that isn't edible, I suppose. Related to the cellular, outermost extraembryonic membrane, composed of trophoblast lined with mesoderm - so now you know!
5:44 am
Atalante
whats happened to the little box that says how many points you get for 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 letter words???
5:49 am
roberts1
Atalante, it has been gone for at least a week, I would guess. Subtract 3 from the number of letters and multiply. That is how I remember it but sadly that requires thinking! :)
5:57 am
tedybeth
Atalante: When the current ads went in, the box went out. We can probably still find it in the puzzle archive link -- ??
6:00 am
Gail
I think if you click on Babble rules, it also tells you how the scoring works. I think the problems with the grid started with the new ads.
6:09 am
Atalante
I know its been gone ... I was just hoping it was going to mysteriously reappear ;)
Thanks for that roberts1 - but you're right, it does require thinking LOL!
6:13 am
roberts1
It requires all my thought processing to get about half the words so every little bit matters to me. Particularly today!
6:16 am
Gail
I'm watching the news reports on the bomb blasts in London and hoping this terrible thing hasn't affected any of our fellow babblers from the U.K.
6:28 am
Atalante
everything's ok here .... my husband's up in a building right next to Liverpool Street - but the building is structurally bomb-proof - whew!
6:32 am
Gail
It's a terrible thing.
6:33 am
Atalante
I just don't see what they expect to gain from it all ...
6:34 am
carolecs
I am only able to get news reports via the web which is very slow today, it all begins again, my thoughts are with those in London today not far up the road from me. God Bless.
7:05 am
EvaNadine
is there another clue on the "edible" C7/48?
7:09 am
EvaNadine
its so hard to wake up and hear about things like this happening all over the world...i have family in london, so i need to call my parents to see if theyve heard if theyre all ok...
7:17 am
Gail
c7/48 The small intestines of pigs, especially when cooked and eaten as food.
Some people consider that edible - not me!
7:19 am
EvaNadine
ahhh...silly me, i thought babble woulda required the real spelling...
thanks gail!
7:23 am
baggo
Just got up, Pray all our babblers are ok!!!
7:41 am
helmet
very quiet here in the City of London and have no idea how I'm getting home today
7:50 am
fit1
To my English Babble friends. My heart is with you. I am originally from NY, and I know what you are feeling now. I hope you and yours are all OK.
8:15 am
EvaNadine
we have all the 7's listed...can we work on the 6'es now?
i dont have any yet!
8:16 am
leef34
A6/18 x4, K6/30, W6/39, T6/27, N6/18, L6/27, L6/33...that leaves one more.
8:17 am
leef34
sorry make that A6/18 x3 and C6/33 x2....NOW there is only one left.
8:20 am
EvaNadine
well, well, well...good work leef!
8:28 am
leef34
R6/18 is the last one...enjoy.
9:14 am
baggo
thanks leef!!
10:32 am
modina
i am stuck on the non edible c-7.....any clues?.....want to get that before i work on the 6's
10:55 am
runningforhome
modina, sprite gave a definition for the other c/7 at 2:01 am. The word is kind of similar to a word for a singing group.
10:57 am
Uneaixoise
re C7, here's a definition: an irregular, rapid, uncontrolled, involuntary, excessive movement that seems to move randomly from one part of the body to another
11:12 am
modina
ok, i have looked through three dictionaries....still cant find that last c-7.......arrrggg
11:28 am
Uneaixoise
re C7, Google it
11:29 am
Uneaixoise
ohmygosh, I'm so sorry--that was a definition for C6 not C7--very distracted by BBC coverage of London!
11:35 am
Uneaixoise
re C7 same idea as sprite but different wording: Membrane attached to, and enveloping, the embryo. Defines the extra-embryonic cavity. Performs a major nutritive function by connecting the embryo to the mother.
11:39 am
modina
i found a word that matches that definition....which is what i thought it was....but it is not in the puzzle.
11:40 am
modina
i have tried every variation possible....it just doesnt work....i am getting frustrated.....
11:43 am
EvaNadine
modina...i got uber-frustrated too....but i finally found it, and so will you...just keep noodling the last 2 letters.
11:51 am
modina
finally got it.....thanks for all the help.......
11:52 am
modina
now i only have 9 more six letter words.....lol
12:04 pm
EvaNadine
heh, i still have 8 more myself
12:24 pm
runningforhome
I only need four more... I'll make a list of all of them (and the sevens) with clues once I'm done. :)
12:53 pm
runningforhome
Grrrr... I found all the sixes and sevens, and had a list of clues all typed out, and then my computer froze before I could post it!
1:02 pm
runningforhome
Okay, here they are, hopefully my computer will be nice this time.
SEVENS:
c/7/48 - pig intestine
c/7/48 - related to the cellular, outermost extraembryonic membrane, composed of trophoblast lined with mesoderm
i/7/56 - old-fashioned desk feature
i/7/48 - more scratchy
l/7/28 - more of the stuff you pick off your sweater
SIXES:
a/6/18 - antenna
a/6/18 - bird's wing joints
a/6/18 - related to the previous a/6
c/6/33 - a spicy food
c/6/33 - nervous system disorders
k/6/30 - wearer of a particular clothing item
l/6/33 - Chinese fruit tree
l/6/27 - white crystalline oxide
n/6/18 - nostril
r/6/18 - cyst on the underside of the tongue
t/6/27 - a type of dioxide
w/6/39 - sky/heavens
1:45 pm
Mary
Thank you, Runningforhome, great help.
6:12 pm
periwinkle
Thanks so much, runningforhome.
7:05 pm
runningforhome
Holy crap, I actually found all the As. That never happens!
9:42 pm
baggo
gooner or 2hott ok???