Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, June 12, 2025

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:26 am

JoyO

Ja8,9

12:27 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, ap 7 and 8

12:38 am

Robespierre

Thanks, Joy. Never ever would have found those on my own

1:03 am

ursh

not the easiest grid - morning all

1:10 am

Gillie

ap7 x 2 (related)

4:21 am

MollyL

Wow, what a mess of obscure words

5:04 am

Atalante

2 fish today!

5:15 am

Sugrraleona

2 left, I give up - have a nice day.

5:50 am

Bremen

par vo

5:50 am

Bremen

dang space key! :P

6:21 am

ChampFit

Well, it wasn't too bad. Last word was ca6. Have a good day!

6:22 am

Atalante

that was my last word too

6:51 am

dauber

That J is really throwing me off...

6:54 am

mael

surprisingly easy to get the big words today

6:54 am

mael

it's the 4s that are an issue...

6:56 am

mael

couple of plants in there :)

6:57 am

mael

lots and lots of latin

7:01 am

mael

FW! last word was, hilariously, the ci4

7:01 am

mael

have a great day

7:45 am

MollyL

I always struggle to see that ci4 because I don't use the word. Being Italian, mael has no excuse : )

7:54 am

rururocks

that's because you never say goodbye :D

7:58 am

rururocks

we had it in two languages this time too.

7:58 am

rururocks

I always look for it with a vowelly grid

8:27 am

rururocks

have a good day everyone.. lurkers too

8:35 am

hurshy

this is rather an icky grid

8:36 am

hurshy

i can't see any of the 3 A in the 2nd column

8:43 am

hurshy

aha there's some help in the chog

8:46 am

hurshy

but i still don't have the rightmost A, the bottom E or O

8:48 am

hurshy

oh well, have to go to work.

8:49 am

paperdoll

The rightmost A is the last 4 letters of a pa5.

9:15 am

Atalante

bottom O is very sheepy

9:16 am

TQ

Just found it Atalante

9:30 am

Atalante

rightmost A = A + por**** mushroom

9:32 am

TQ

Thank you

9:34 am

TQ

Have you found the jelly

9:43 am

hokie carla

can you please pass the jelly? (in country voice - ad here in US)

9:43 am

BzznBea

What was the name of that brand?

9:44 am

hokie carla

I can't remember. hold on.

9:44 am

hokie carla

Polander

9:44 am

BzznBea

yes

9:44 am

hokie carla

or Polaner

9:44 am

BzznBea

Are you still up north?

9:45 am

hokie carla

LOL, just watched it on youtube. pretty funny,

9:45 am

hokie carla

yes, we are heading out of MI tomorrow towards MT

9:46 am

marksdolly

enjoy the view Hokie, it's quite pretty and the antelopes and such

9:46 am

BzznBea

Wow.That's a trip.

9:46 am

hokie carla

yep

9:48 am

hokie carla

ok ,I don't know about this S

9:49 am

hokie carla

or the F. maybe it's me.

9:49 am

BzznBea

All common babble words

9:50 am

phaeton

I'm in the grid!

9:50 am

hokie carla

I was just about to ask if you get a tiara for phae

9:52 am

hokie carla

can't find any of the first A either

9:52 am

hokie carla

ahoi!

9:52 am

BzznBea

7 8 7

9:52 am

hokie carla

oh, of course

9:54 am

hokie carla

found one!

9:54 am

phaeton

I have the ap7/40...what are the stats for the others?

9:55 am

hokie carla

ap7/36. just found that one

9:55 am

BzznBea

ap8.50

9:55 am

phaeton

pl that for the 8

9:55 am

BzznBea

All relate

9:55 am

phaeton

bottom O stats?

9:55 am

hokie carla

well, I tried the less obvious plural and it didn't work

9:56 am

LuvWordGames

ov 5/16

9:56 am

BzznBea

sheep, phae

9:56 am

phaeton

ty

9:58 am

hokie carla

ok, 58 for later. TTFN

10:00 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with bottom E please

10:00 am

BzznBea

en5

10:01 am

BzznBea

5.16

10:01 am

LuvWordGames

en 5/16

10:02 am

periwinkle

ty both

10:04 am

BzznBea

Namaste

10:26 am

periwinkle

I don't like this grid

10:26 am

phaeton

fw

10:27 am

phaeton

there are some weird ones

10:37 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers

10:59 am

godthaab

Name that Proper noun: French Dramatist

11:03 am

bichon

ja 8/75, pls

11:06 am

paperdoll

ja 8 - I think of it as a word to do with plants from an Asian county, but I think it can also apply to other items from that country.

11:15 am

paperdoll

Any clues for the vi 5/6? I have the vi 5 that is clergy...

11:16 am

paperdoll

Lol - just got it. FW!

12:08 pm

hurshy

ok

12:08 pm

hurshy

back and saw the stats for the bottom E and O so that's good

12:09 pm

hurshy

how about the rightmost A? anyone got stats for that one?

12:16 pm

welki

ar 4/7

12:18 pm

hurshy

ty welki!

12:18 pm

hurshy

1-5-2

12:25 pm

hokie carla

found an actor. rehi.

12:25 pm

hurshy

hi hokie

12:25 pm

hokie carla

hey hurshy

12:26 pm

hurshy

i'm listing now for my last 6

12:26 pm

hurshy

now down to 2

12:26 pm

hokie carla

nice. still 42 left here

12:27 pm

hurshy

done!

12:27 pm

hokie carla

congrats

12:31 pm

hokie carla

well, down to the U and of course I can't find half

12:33 pm

hokie carla

HOET!

12:43 pm

penquis

hello all...

12:44 pm

hokie carla

pen!

12:45 pm

penquis

carla!

12:46 pm

penquis

an ugly grid...

12:47 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I'm a bit stuck with 14 left

12:47 pm

hokie carla

well, there's the goodbye I always miss

12:48 pm

hokie carla

5-5-2 now. surely I can find some 4's.

12:52 pm

penquis

one would think...

12:55 pm

hokie carla

found 2 so far, one a regular word and the other not so much.

12:56 pm

penquis

i am down to 55....but slow going already...

12:56 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I believe it

12:58 pm

hokie carla

gonna have to leave 3-5-2 for later. E S F P P H O CC U

12:58 pm

penquis

so many different letters...

12:58 pm

hokie carla

happy hunting, pen

12:58 pm

penquis

ty....

1:10 pm

paperdoll

What does HOET stand for? I see the regulars posting it, but haven't been able to deduce the meaning.

1:10 pm

penquis

half on every tile...

1:17 pm

EvaNadine

on days i dont expect to finish the grid (which is most days) i like to get halfway through the grid/word count, halfway through each tile, and halfway through each stat.

(today is NOT one of those days)

1:18 pm

penquis

not a fun grid....

1:28 pm

cybernan

oh - just not what I wanted to hear as i sign in, Pen :)

1:28 pm

penquis

hah...

1:34 pm

penquis

finally got the biggies out of the way....down to 13...

1:40 pm

cybernan

found one 8 -- no inkling for the 9

1:41 pm

penquis

it's an 8/9 combo.... JA ...

1:41 pm

cybernan

had the flower, didn't see the plural

1:42 pm

cybernan

ty

1:43 pm

penquis

yw...

1:43 pm

cybernan

we have the friendly ghost with us - too bad it's not a word

1:43 pm

penquis

yes....

1:55 pm

penquis

well i am stalled at 12....taking a break...bye for now....

2:50 pm

cybernan

had to stop and give the cat some attention - is very unhappy when the gardeners are working around the house with the weed wacker and blower

3:25 pm

periwinkle

help with the last un6 please

3:29 pm

MollyL

Sounds like Henry the composer famous for The Pink Panther theme and Moon River

3:29 pm

periwinkle

10 left here

3:30 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

3:37 pm

bichon

vi 5/18, second one, pla

3:38 pm

periwinkle

flowering plant bichon

3:39 pm

periwinkle

ends in abbreviaton for the state ruru lives in

3:41 pm

bichon

tyvm peri

3:41 pm

periwinkle

yvw bichon

3:45 pm

periwinkle

ca6/24 please

3:45 pm

periwinkle

5 left

3:53 pm

MollyL

Something you wear on your head + ar___ are songs divas sing

3:55 pm

periwinkle

thank you Molly new word for me/ will add it to my scrabble dictionary along with the un6

3:56 pm

periwinkle

how is the weather where you are Molly? it is 90 here but I have the windows up in the front and no need for AC. this apartment is very cold in the winter so usually fine during hot weather

3:56 pm

periwinkle

windows open in the front

3:56 pm

periwinkle

4 p words lef

3:57 pm

bichon

ap 7/36, pls

3:58 pm

periwinkle

loss of voice bichon

4:01 pm

bichon

not aphasia

4:03 pm

periwinkle

a + what you talk to people on minus last letter and C__ is a federal agency

4:06 pm

bichon

ty again peri

4:20 pm

bichon

ja 8/75, pls

4:22 pm

Sugrraleona

did anyone get the ca6?

4:23 pm

MollyL

Yes clued below

4:25 pm

bichon

I can't get anywhere with the j's

4:26 pm

bichon

help

4:28 pm

Sugrraleona

im not getting the ca clue - hmm i'll work it --

4:28 pm

MollyL

j's think mouth organ

4:29 pm

MollyL

You don

4:29 pm

MollyL

You don't know what divas sing in operas?

4:30 pm

Sugrraleona

yes - aria, don't see it

4:33 pm

jbp

jarmonica?

4:33 pm

ch1212

ja8 - think of one of the female stars on "Friends", and drop the M. Now, Ja + consonant + the remaining letters of her name.

4:34 pm

ch1212

That is, the female star's character's name.

4:34 pm

jbp

oh 9FISH SLAP)

4:36 pm

bichon

ch can't find the Friends star

4:36 pm

jbp

rhymes with put on your yarmulke, it's time for Hanukkah....

4:36 pm

ch1212

bichon, look down at what jbp guessed. Her name is in that.

4:37 pm

ch1212

And, as jbp pointed out, it's a ja9, not a ja8. Sorry.

4:38 pm

jbp

and there I was, just being a goof

4:40 pm

Soodle

Hello friends. This grid is, to quote my three year old grandson, ‘Hobbirel’. (Horrible)

4:40 pm

ch1212

bichon, I fear I've made a mess out of my attempt to clue. Mea culpa.

4:40 pm

ch1212

Hi Soodle!

4:41 pm

Soodle

Hey CH. :-)

4:44 pm

MollyL

How could it be jarmonica if no a and r connect? Clues are usually a guide, not specific

4:45 pm

MollyL

Sorry, no a and r connect after the j

4:46 pm

MollyL

But that pretty much spelled out the word with a few substitutions

5:13 pm

cybernan

hi again - down to 29 and listing

5:32 pm

cybernan

last two un 6/24's please?

5:33 pm

cybernan

just need the last one now

5:38 pm

MollyL

Put a vowel on the end of a un4

5:38 pm

MollyL

Sorry a un5

6:12 pm

MollyL

Truly the most ridiculous grid full of nonsense words ever.

6:39 pm

periwinkle

pa5/18 anyone?

6:40 pm

lynxxx

common disease amongst puppies

6:41 pm

periwinkle

ty lyn

6:41 pm

cybernan

I have one like that Molly -- looking for the one that follows

6:41 pm

periwinkle

pi5/14?

6:42 pm

lynxxx

the pi5.14 i have is pluralof the pi4.6

6:42 pm

cybernan

got it - ty molly

6:43 pm

cybernan

Done

6:43 pm

periwinkle

sheesh ty lyn

6:44 pm

cybernan

bye all

6:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

i cannot see

6:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

ONE j word!

7:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

okay, so there's one.

7:32 pm

Sugrraleona

fireworks - anyone need clues?

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