Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, December 18, 2025

12:03 am

ursh

hello all

12:03 am

Rainiqui

Hi Ursh and everyone

12:04 am

MetFan

Hey, y'all

12:07 am

ursh

ai 7

12:10 am

cybernan

hi everyone

12:11 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:15 am

Onpaki

hello everyone

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:35 am

cybernan

famous orchestra leader and violinist int the grid - ntpn

12:36 am

ursh

Rieu

12:36 am

gremlinn

se 7

12:43 am

gremlinn

fw no list, first time in a while

12:43 am

ursh

great stuff gremlinn

12:45 am

cybernan

well done grem

12:47 am

cybernan

see se 6's but no 7

12:47 am

gremlinn

it's not a common one

12:48 am

gremlinn

it's a bird from South America

12:51 am

gremlinn

night

12:59 am

cybernan

three stars for ursh (Rieu)

1:11 am

sprite

thanks, Lickety. Morning abblers

1:18 am

sprite

so why is dehorse not a word? Everyone riding them knows that is a thing.

1:23 am

cybernan

canpt find that lone e, but crashing

1:24 am

sprite

it's a bit creepy

1:51 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

4:25 am

sammysmom

they wont give dehorse, try it on the other end

7:57 am

Atalante

phantom aioli

7:58 am

ChampFit

Yes!

7:59 am

ChampFit

That wasn't too bad. I hadn't seen the se7 before, but monkeyed it. Enjoy!

8:15 am

Book Doctor Gwen

good morning (insert correct time of day), diving in

8:17 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

8:31 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hoet woot

9:22 am

welki

'morning, everyone, anyone

9:23 am

hokie carla

welki! and everyone and anyone.

9:38 am

hokie carla

is it just me or is the B surprisingly hard for only one direction to go?

9:39 am

welki

once you get started, it'll all come together (except for one weird one - weird to me, anyway)

9:41 am

hokie carla

still need 4 there

9:41 am

hokie carla

you can rerig but you can't derig

9:43 am

hokie carla

ok, now just 2 B left

9:43 am

hokie carla

phantom brioche and douche

10:00 am

welki

need help with those b words?

10:00 am

hokie carla

30 left. 12-7-9-2 going to look for 4s then move on, but thanks.

10:08 am

moolingwa

175 left

10:08 am

hokie carla

mooo!

10:08 am

moolingwa

hoke!

10:08 am

moolingwa

happy thursday

10:08 am

moolingwa

or as I like to call it, Thursday

10:09 am

hokie carla

same to you. kinda losing track of the days here, so thank you for keeping me straight.

10:09 am

moolingwa

no problemo

10:10 am

hokie carla

oh, found my last R

10:10 am

moolingwa

phantom brioche, which makes me disappointed

10:10 am

hokie carla

yes, I had same one

10:12 am

moolingwa

this is going relatively quickly so far

10:12 am

moolingwa

greyed 4 of my first 6 tiles

10:17 am

moolingwa

middle column greyed

10:17 am

MollyL

No bread, but some cheese

10:18 am

hokie carla

still need one i on that middle col if either of you want to guess

10:18 am

moolingwa

i6

10:18 am

hokie carla

nm

10:18 am

hokie carla

I rememberd it

10:18 am

hokie carla

oh, but you are correct, sir

10:19 am

moolingwa

I have my moments

10:19 am

hokie carla

G2 B2 A2 S4 M2 F4 H4 D C3

10:20 am

mkg

moolingwa how about second letter for the i 6 word? ty. and any syn welcome

10:20 am

moolingwa

27 left after first pass...5OFOET

10:21 am

moolingwa

ir6

10:21 am

hokie carla

ir6, mkg

10:21 am

moolingwa

9-10-7-1

10:21 am

hokie carla

8-6-8-2

10:21 am

hokie carla

I don't know if i'm lagging or moo is just that much faster

10:22 am

moolingwa

I live in the future

10:22 am

mkg

ty still not seeing it but a syn would be so helpful

10:22 am

moolingwa

related to one of the 4s

10:22 am

hokie carla

do you have ir4 that's another word for the colored part of your eye?

10:22 am

mkg

got the 6. ty for clues!!!!!!!!!

10:23 am

moolingwa

4OFOET

10:23 am

mkg

oops not right word. darn.

10:23 am

mkg

nope that i still blank.must be two ir 6s.

10:23 am

moolingwa

nope, just one

10:23 am

hokie carla

found an S6!

10:23 am

moolingwa

superb!

10:24 am

moolingwa

3OFOET

10:24 am

mkg

ir 6 21 is not from that i. so there is another ir 6

10:24 am

moolingwa

no, there's only 1

10:24 am

hokie carla

nope, just one

10:25 am

moolingwa

I have all the i's....all 4s except that one

10:25 am

hokie carla

are you looking for lower i? i4

10:25 am

varumba

ir 6 = i + what you call it when you go on a horse

10:25 am

moolingwa

found my last R

10:25 am

hokie carla

rad

10:26 am

varumba

with a S at the end too

10:26 am

mkg

there are a total of 5 words. i have3. so searching still for the one from middle i.

10:26 am

hokie carla

ok, they are all 4s but the one 6

10:26 am

mkg

well the six is not from the middle i.

10:27 am

moolingwa

yes, you may have to wait until march to find the middle one ;)

10:27 am

gremlinn

id4 is the middle

10:27 am

hokie carla

yes, I just told you below that it wasn't

10:27 am

moolingwa

but beware

10:27 am

mkg

ty got id 4. perfect. ty.

10:27 am

hokie carla

found an H6. now 3OFOET

10:28 am

mkg

still missing the fifth column E words. all of them. ugh.

10:28 am

moolingwa

hurrah!

10:28 am

moolingwa

2OFOET

10:28 am

moolingwa

4-5-3-1

10:28 am

hokie carla

7-6-6-2

10:31 am

moolingwa

the indigenous people of NZ are in there

10:31 am

hokie carla

yeah, I tried that just in case

10:31 am

moolingwa

:)

10:31 am

hokie carla

GG BB AA SSS MM FFF H D CCC

10:32 am

moolingwa

G B - SS - M F H - D - CC

10:32 am

hokie carla

what 7 did you find, moo?

10:33 am

moolingwa

a strange a7

10:33 am

hokie carla

great

10:33 am

moolingwa

well not strange I guess, but certainly not a common one

10:33 am

hokie carla

I think champ said the other one was strange too

10:33 am

moolingwa

compound

10:34 am

hokie carla

airheed - an airhead in scotland

10:34 am

moolingwa

heh

10:35 am

moolingwa

found a c

10:35 am

hokie carla

cool cool

10:35 am

hokie carla

phantom codec

10:35 am

moolingwa

sounds like a teen mystery novel

10:36 am

hokie carla

the A7?

10:36 am

moolingwa

1OFOET

10:36 am

moolingwa

no, the phantom codec

10:36 am

hokie carla

ohh

10:36 am

hokie carla

encyclopedia brown

10:36 am

moolingwa

the a7 doesn't sound like a teen mystery novel

10:37 am

hokie carla

I always liked trixie belden

10:37 am

moolingwa

not familiar

10:37 am

hokie carla

not as popular as some of the others

10:37 am

gremlinn

a7 = residence of cheapest AirBNB place

10:37 am

moolingwa

I grew up with the famous five

10:38 am

moolingwa

which was british

10:38 am

varumba

lol grem

10:38 am

varumba

duce

10:38 am

moolingwa

that clue does amuse me too

10:38 am

varumba

sry wrong box

10:39 am

moolingwa

D's (and 4s) done

10:39 am

moolingwa

so 4th row greyed

10:39 am

moolingwa

0-3-3-1

10:40 am

hokie carla

maybe if I know 2nd letter it would help

10:40 am

moolingwa

ai7

10:40 am

hokie carla

thanks, var...that was my last D

10:40 am

hokie carla

but I really thought I had tried that

10:40 am

varumba

;)

10:40 am

moolingwa

wasn't my last one if it's any consolation

10:41 am

varumba

the amount of time I check the list and see a word that I apparently missed out, when I know I've typed it

10:41 am

varumba

typo clearly

10:41 am

varumba

the Ai7 could be the man equivalent to a woman's airing cupboard

10:41 am

hokie carla

finally got the ai7. thought I tried that too.

10:41 am

varumba

wd

10:42 am

moolingwa

I found it kind of by accident to be honest

10:42 am

hokie carla

but still one A left

10:42 am

hokie carla

phantom alif

10:42 am

gremlinn

do you have af5 x2?

10:43 am

hokie carla

no, just one. will look, thanks

10:43 am

hokie carla

aha, thanks

10:45 am

moolingwa

found my last g

10:45 am

hokie carla

great!

10:46 am

hokie carla

still need 2

10:47 am

hokie carla

well, I am getting nowhere. 6-4-5-1 these 4s are a mystery

10:47 am

moolingwa

we need trixie

10:48 am

moolingwa

found my last f

10:49 am

moolingwa

found my last m

10:49 am

moolingwa

so first two columns greyed

10:50 am

hokie carla

marvelous! fabulous!

10:56 am

moolingwa

B S H C

10:56 am

moolingwa

0-2-1-1

10:57 am

BzznBea

Is this one easier than yesterdays?

10:57 am

moolingwa

up until the last dozen or so, definitely a few weird words in this one

10:59 am

hokie carla

slightly easier.

10:59 am

hokie carla

but I am stuck at 16 left so going to do some other things.

11:00 am

moolingwa

enjoy hoke, I may duck out too

11:30 am

mkg

still need E words for the Es in fifth collumn! help welcome. i have all other E words.

11:31 am

mkg

sorry, just for the 4th row fifth column E. thanks.

11:57 am

Atalante

its a bit spooky

12:44 pm

hurshy

hiya

12:47 pm

hurshy

top row grey!

12:49 pm

hurshy

left col grey!

12:51 pm

hurshy

phantom: airhed

12:51 pm

hurshy

i mean

12:51 pm

hurshy

airhead

12:52 pm

hurshy

ooh but found a different ai7 woot woot

12:53 pm

hurshy

Vowels Vanquished!

12:56 pm

sajarn

phantoms: fiord, female

1:00 pm

hurshy

S seems to be difficult

1:04 pm

hurshy

as well as F

1:09 pm

hurshy

found a couple more S

1:23 pm

hokie carla

yes, quite a few tough tiles today

1:25 pm

hokie carla

going to look for my 6(!) 4s one more time and then list later

2:07 pm

hokie carla

oh, found my 3 c's!

2:11 pm

hokie carla

2-3-4-1

3:21 pm

periwinkle

hi folks, help with se7 please

3:21 pm

Sugrraleona

haven't gotten to the s's yet sorry

3:21 pm

periwinkle

i jump all around

3:22 pm

Sugrraleona

I was determined to finish the b's - i'll do s's now

3:26 pm

periwinkle

need help with lone O too please

3:26 pm

periwinkle

not liking this one

3:28 pm

Sugrraleona

peri, which lone o - the top corner to the lower 3 column?

3:28 pm

periwinkle

the lower one pls

3:28 pm

periwinkle

nm

3:28 pm

Sugrraleona

top left, ol4 - think butter

3:29 pm

Sugrraleona

lower one is - oh4 -

3:29 pm

periwinkle

have that and found the missing one

3:29 pm

Sugrraleona

no - the lower one is od4 - think poems

3:29 pm

Sugrraleona

sorry

3:30 pm

periwinkle

I got it ty

3:30 pm

Sugrraleona

your welcome - i'm still looking for that se7

3:30 pm

periwinkle

me too

3:30 pm

periwinkle

I found a se6/27

3:31 pm

Sugrraleona

yes I found that one

3:32 pm

periwinkle

I did not see any clue in the chog

3:36 pm

medusa

any clues for the ai7 please?

3:37 pm

medusa

nm

3:38 pm

Sugrraleona

peri, I found the se7 - start with world se*** but drop the end s - then add not pa, but **

3:38 pm

Kamanjah

The se7 is an African bird - an unusual word

3:39 pm

periwinkle

ty both

3:45 pm

hokie carla

thanks, sug. never would have typed those letters

3:49 pm

Sugrraleona

me neither - i was just monkeying away

3:58 pm

varumba

tx for that clue sugr

3:59 pm

phaeton

hello..clue for the fo6/30 pls

4:00 pm

Sugrraleona

I don't have it phae

4:00 pm

phaeton

got it

4:01 pm

Sugrraleona

may I have a clue?

4:01 pm

phaeton

use the fo4 and add to ** something

4:02 pm

hokie carla

there's like 5 fo4

4:02 pm

Sugrraleona

which fo4?

4:02 pm

phaeton

the last fo7

4:02 pm

varumba

Fo6 = fo + 2nd musical note + first musical note

4:03 pm

Sugrraleona

ty varumba

4:03 pm

varumba

np

4:03 pm

hokie carla

oh, we have that every so often

4:05 pm

MollyL

Carla, you're getting like Hurshy

4:06 pm

hokie carla

no, she usually remembers and finds them before this point

4:07 pm

varumba

ooooh just 1 left

4:08 pm

varumba

anyone has the Ha 6/24 coming after one who does not want to be found?

4:08 pm

hokie carla

nice! I have 8 left. just waiting for people to ask for clues for them. :D

4:08 pm

phaeton

ol6/30?

4:09 pm

phaeton

sorry...that was supposed to be CO6/30

4:09 pm

varumba

there isn't an Ol 6/30

4:10 pm

varumba

Co + wild pigs

4:10 pm

phaeton

ty

4:10 pm

Kamanjah

ty!

4:11 pm

varumba

sry, I meant Hi6/24

4:11 pm

varumba

np

4:11 pm

hokie carla

I don't have but will look since it's my last H

4:11 pm

varumba

thanks

4:11 pm

phaeton

2x hi6/24

4:12 pm

varumba

the one betwen Hi5 who doesn't want to be found, and Hi5 who employs

4:14 pm

hokie carla

well there's hi4 (to do it), hi5 and hi6(pl) (those who do), and hi5 (different verb tense or plural animal skins), then the 3 employer words.

4:14 pm

hokie carla

not sure where in there you're saying the other hi6 goes

4:14 pm

varumba

had to look it up in the list

4:15 pm

varumba

Hi + vowel + last 3 letters of 4 legged being for example

4:16 pm

hokie carla

thanks, I believe we've seen that before too.

4:16 pm

varumba

I wouldn't have guessed it

4:16 pm

hokie carla

congrats on finishing

4:16 pm

varumba

ty :)

4:17 pm

varumba

good luck all

4:17 pm

hokie carla

thanks

4:17 pm

varumba

sy tomorrow

4:17 pm

hokie carla

good night

4:17 pm

varumba

ty

4:17 pm

phaeton

6 left

4:18 pm

Sugrraleona

1 left and I'm going nuts LOL LOL

4:18 pm

hokie carla

7 here. 2-3-2 GG B SS M F

4:18 pm

hokie carla

ha, sug...what do you have left?

4:19 pm

Sugrraleona

I'm missing an sh12

4:19 pm

hokie carla

I have 4 sh5/12. are there 5?

4:21 pm

Sugrraleona

there are 4, I have 3 - I'm missing one

4:21 pm

hokie carla

do you want clues?

4:21 pm

hokie carla

you did say you were going nuts

4:21 pm

parisla

the shallow area of water, that's a hazard to ships, maybe?

4:21 pm

Sugrraleona

yes pleases

4:22 pm

Sugrraleona

I have that one

4:22 pm

parisla

the British county

4:22 pm

hokie carla

thin fabric, where the hobbits live, shallow water, another word for beach

4:22 pm

Sugrraleona

it might be thin fabric

4:23 pm

parisla

transparent

4:23 pm

Sugrraleona

omg, I got it ty you all

4:23 pm

hokie carla

yeah, that's better

4:23 pm

hokie carla

well done

4:23 pm

Sugrraleona

fireworks - want any clues

4:24 pm

hokie carla

that one was twisty

4:24 pm

hokie carla

any guesses for my missing M?

4:24 pm

Sugrraleona

which m?

4:24 pm

parisla

I'm missing one too. You have the cat sound?

4:25 pm

Sugrraleona

do you have ma6/27?

4:25 pm

hokie carla

no, good guess on the ma6

4:25 pm

Sugrraleona

yeah its a tough one to clue - give me a sec

4:26 pm

Sugrraleona

it is french meaning thin or lean - ok, so take the first three letters of someone who cleans your house - then add the first 3 letters of a color that is not red -

4:27 pm

hokie carla

got it, thanks!

4:27 pm

Sugrraleona

your welcome - have a good night

4:28 pm

hokie carla

you too

4:29 pm

parisla

Thanks! I always fail on the French words...

4:32 pm

hokie carla

feels like you should know french :D

4:33 pm

hokie carla

I don't know any french outside of the very basic words that have crept into english, so I always miss them here.

5:48 pm

hurshy

lol

5:48 pm

hurshy

i put an irish flag but i don't know gaelic

5:48 pm

hurshy

and lots of actual irish people don't either :(

5:49 pm

hurshy

weird stats left for me: 5-1-5-1

6:41 pm

hurshy

1-1-4-1

6:47 pm

hurshy

and listed to finish, done

7:00 pm

hokie carla

well I would say most people in paris speak french

7:06 pm

MollyL

Gaelic is a very difficult language to learn

7:07 pm

hurshy

but parisla might not be in paris

7:07 pm

hurshy

she might just admire it from afar, like me with ireland

7:18 pm

moolingwa

when I was in Paris, I did find there were a lot of French speakers

7:22 pm

parisla

Sorry seeing this all much later... I am from Paris, though living in the US for 30 years now. So yes, I am fluent in French - like many people in Paris as you noted :-) but somehow blind to French words in Babble!

7:25 pm

maccafixx

se 7/32?

7:28 pm

hokie carla

hurshy, I've been watching this Irish youtuber that I find hilarious. His name is Garron something.

7:29 pm

hokie carla

it's a south america bird, macca. there was a clue not too long ago but maybe scrolled off now.

7:34 pm

maccafixx

got it. Thanks carla!

7:35 pm

parisla

Carla I see in the earlier chat that you do know French words - Brioche and Douche :-) although the latter drastically changed meaning while crossing the ocean!

7:39 pm

hokie carla

as I said, only the ones that have permeated english

7:40 pm

hokie carla

and yes, lots of interesting douche phrases here ;)

7:40 pm

rururocks

I'd rather have brioche please

7:41 pm

hurshy

or a croissant

7:41 pm

parisla

douche just means shower, so it can actually be pretty nice

7:41 pm

hokie carla

I can't eat brioche anymore but I don't remember it being one of my favorites

7:42 pm

rururocks

brioche french toast .. yum

7:42 pm

hokie carla

never liked french toast

7:42 pm

rururocks

one of my faves

7:42 pm

hokie carla

mainly because I hate syrup

7:43 pm

rururocks

you hate syrup?

7:43 pm

rururocks

is that because you're so sappy?

7:43 pm

parisla

It always amuses me that it's called French toast. We call it pain perdu - wasted/lost bread. Usually I put jam on it, not syrup.

7:44 pm

hokie carla

that would be better

7:44 pm

hokie carla

how do you feel about french fries ;)

7:44 pm

rururocks

lost bread..

7:44 pm

rururocks

how do you feel about french kissing?

7:44 pm

parisla

lol. I was going to say don't get me started about French kiss...

7:45 pm

rururocks

why cat got your tongue?

7:45 pm

rururocks

are you in paris la?

7:45 pm

hokie carla

french braids?

7:46 pm

parisla

I was born and raised in Paris. Lived in LA for 20 years. Now CT.

7:46 pm

rururocks

CT?

7:46 pm

parisla

Connecticut

7:46 pm

rururocks

oh

7:46 pm

rururocks

I enjoyed Paris but I hear tourists are causing too much trouble now

7:47 pm

parisla

French braids are "tresses". That English French thing is exhausting...

7:47 pm

rururocks

ce vrai

7:48 pm

parisla

There definitely were a LOT of tourists - French and otherwise - when I was there in October. Amazing. But then the weather was very warm. It was still in the 60s today amazingly.

7:49 pm

rururocks

I try to not to to heavily touristed areas

7:49 pm

rururocks

too much stress for everyone

7:49 pm

hokie carla

do you not know state abbreviations, ruru?

7:50 pm

hokie carla

sorry, it just made me chuckle

7:59 pm

parisla

aaaah finally found the se7 bird

8:04 pm

parisla

Good night

8:05 pm

hokie carla

good night

11:56 pm

cybernan

anyone here ? need a clue for sh 5/14

11:57 pm

cybernan

nm - got it - done :)

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