Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, February 2, 2026

12:01 am

Rainiqui

GHi everyone

12:01 am

cybernan

hi rain

12:02 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:02 am

Rainiqui

Hi Nan

12:02 am

Rainiqui

te 7

12:02 am

ursh

hello all

12:05 am

justafreep

pa7 and howdy all

12:06 am

dizgrannie

in 7, hi all

12:11 am

deanoz

se9

12:12 am

dizgrannie

ra 7/8

12:12 am

rururocks

Sa7

12:13 am

Rainiqui

se 8

12:14 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:17 am

rururocks

In7

12:17 am

rururocks

Neap

12:17 am

rururocks

Neaps

12:17 am

rururocks

Pass

12:17 am

rururocks

Passe

12:18 am

rururocks

Aaaagh

12:18 am

justafreep

Hey, now, aaaagh is not in there! C'mon ruru! :-)

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

MetFan

Aaaagh is not a word, ruru - please continue

12:18 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

grannyrose

oh! is it pirate day, ruru?

12:19 am

MetFan

No, that's arrrrgh, Grannyrose

12:19 am

grannyrose

* giggle *

12:20 am

grannyrose

so ruru is missing his r's?

12:23 am

sprite

morning babblers

12:23 am

cybernan

pa 7 x2

12:25 am

Rainiqui

A pirate walked into a bar. The bartender said Uhh, do you realize that you have your ship's steering wheel stuck in your pants?' The pirate said 'Aye matey, it's drivin me nuts!'

12:25 am

grannyrose

morning sprite.

12:25 am

grannyrose

roflol rain

12:25 am

Gillie

is7

12:26 am

sprite

hi sweetie *hugs*

12:26 am

Rainiqui

Hi Sprite

12:26 am

sprite

hiya rain :)

12:26 am

Rainiqui

I couldn't resist Rose....

12:27 am

grannyrose

yeah a lot of people say that rain. they just can't resist me...lol

12:28 am

Rainiqui

LOL

12:28 am

MetFan

A guy picks up a hitcher. They drive for awhile, then the hitcher starts talking. He asks the driver "How do you know I'm not a serial killer?" The driver replies, "The chances of two serial killers riding together are virtually nil".

12:28 am

grannyrose

just ask sprite

12:29 am

sprite

lol. I can confirm the nutty drive. I can't confirm the serial killer part

12:29 am

grannyrose

no matter how many times i see/hear that one rain, i still giggle.

12:34 am

Rainiqui

Good one MetFan

12:34 am

MetFan

I got a million of 'em, but I'll spare all of you.....

12:35 am

grannyrose

sorry metfan. credit where credit is due. i love that joke. always wonder if i will have an opportunity to use it myself.

12:35 am

sprite

lol

12:35 am

MetFan

I got that one from a meme I downloaded some time ago

12:36 am

MetFan

stat

12:36 am

grannyrose

hey beneath this adorable granny exterior you never can tell what is lurking

12:36 am

MetFan

Sorry

12:37 am

grannyrose

my phantom... satrap

12:37 am

sprite

hey, they only need to look into your eyes to know, rose

12:37 am

MetFan

The shadow knows....

12:38 am

MetFan

tenant

12:38 am

MetFan

sorry again

12:38 am

grannyrose

i guess the twinkle gives it away huh?

12:39 am

Gillie

ta8

12:39 am

MetFan

Those of us who are mischievous enough always display the twinkle

12:39 am

grannyrose

thanks gillie

12:41 am

sprite

as my dear husband always tells me when I say people got all upset without me speaking a word... you don't have to talk, Cass. Your face tells it all.

12:41 am

MetFan

That's no good when you're playing poker

12:42 am

sprite

I would be a terrible poker player. Not even because I would betray my hand. But because my face would betray my opinion on my opponents :D

12:42 am

MetFan

But I, too, have a hard time keeping my opinions to myself, because my face tells all

12:43 am

grannyrose

Don says I have only to look at him and he knows he is in the gunky...lol...

12:43 am

sprite

very good. He should

12:59 am

sprite

I found the fish

1:05 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

5:22 am

marilyn992

quart

5:31 am

FrenchToast

got it!

6:27 am

FrenchToast

woo hoo I got both 9s

7:56 am

72 Temple Owl

sent

8:35 am

mkg

anyone have clues for the 0s or 8s? thanks. i have none of them yet.

8:37 am

mkg

sorry i meant the 9s or 8s. thanks.

8:46 am

mattygroves

I have an ra8 - to capture your rodents

8:47 am

phaeton

se9 is a pl

8:47 am

mkg

ty!

8:47 am

mkg

ty! got them

8:49 am

phaeton

se9x2

8:52 am

phaeton

phantom: psalm

8:53 am

marksdolly

there are 2 sets of se 8/9s

9:45 am

mkg

could someone please give a clue for either se 8/9 words? ty

9:50 am

ChampFit

Builds off the second se5/10. The 9 is a plural.

9:51 am

mkg

ty looking

9:52 am

ChampFit

Actually, off the third se5/10...just checked the list.

9:53 am

mkg

oooh. ok. dont have that one yet. ty

9:54 am

mkg

got it. got the 8 and 9 too ty

9:55 am

mkg

still missing one tile: that third column T word. just not seeing it.

9:56 am

ChampFit

ts4

9:56 am

mkg

oh just got it. always miss that cute little 4 letter word.

9:56 am

ChampFit

To be fair, there's a lot going on in that area...easy to miss.

10:16 am

hokie carla

howdy folks

10:17 am

BzznBea

Making progress on that quilt, Carla?

10:18 am

hokie carla

yeah, moving along

10:20 am

hokie carla

it's like a king size so I am going to have to piece batting when I get to the side and then pin that all.

10:21 am

BzznBea

Do you use batting tape?

10:21 am

hokie carla

yeah

10:22 am

BzznBea

That makes it a bit easier.

10:22 am

hokie carla

will have to spread it out onto the ping pong table

10:23 am

hokie carla

this first T is tricky, no?

10:25 am

BzznBea

Yes.

10:31 am

hokie carla

think I'll just shoot for HOET today and move on. I hate these grids with all the duplicate letters.

10:49 am

hokie carla

ok, 49 left and HOET. 11-14-14-5-3-2 time for some housecleaning!

11:20 am

poor richard

uER

11:25 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

12:34 pm

hurshy

hi all/any

12:35 pm

periwinkle

hi hursh

12:35 pm

periwinkle

hello all.

12:35 pm

hurshy

hi peri, how are you

12:35 pm

periwinkle

got the se8/9 meaning person. help with other set please

12:36 pm

hurshy

i just started

12:36 pm

moolingwa

me too

12:37 pm

periwinkle

I am fine hurshy, and you?

12:37 pm

hurshy

i'm ok

12:38 pm

periwinkle

tough grid

12:39 pm

hurshy

yeah i'm missing 5 top T at the moment

12:39 pm

moolingwa

2 for me

12:40 pm

hurshy

mool is the smartest

12:40 pm

moolingwa

yeah, no not that :)

12:40 pm

hurshy

oh i got another easy pair

12:40 pm

hurshy

so now i'm closer

12:42 pm

moolingwa

1 left on that top t

12:43 pm

periwinkle

I need 10 of those T words :(

12:45 pm

moolingwa

first pass done, 27 to go

9-6-3-4-3-2

12:48 pm

hurshy

ooeee i greyed the first S

12:48 pm

moolingwa

super!

12:49 pm

moolingwa

still 4 left for me on that one

12:50 pm

hurshy

oh look we have one of our no-vowel words

12:50 pm

moolingwa

shh, you'll give it away :)

12:56 pm

hurshy

right col grey!

12:56 pm

moolingwa

vn, still have a T over there to find

12:58 pm

hurshy

good lord what can these left corner i words be

12:59 pm

moolingwa

greyed that i if you need help

12:59 pm

moolingwa

greyed both i's for that matter :)

12:59 pm

hurshy

yes please, i'm thinking iso- but isostat didn't work and idk

12:59 pm

moolingwa

very close

12:59 pm

moolingwa

just some adjustment

1:00 pm

hurshy

well i tried adjustments

1:00 pm

hurshy

got nothing

1:00 pm

hurshy

oh wait i remember

1:00 pm

moolingwa

:)

1:00 pm

hurshy

got two of them

1:00 pm

hurshy

but those are not iso-

1:00 pm

moolingwa

the other is a regular word

1:00 pm

hurshy

thanks

1:01 pm

moolingwa

down to 15 here

4-2-1-3-3-2

1:01 pm

hurshy

18 here 2-3-5-4-3-1

1:02 pm

hurshy

of course peri kindly let us know we need another se8/9

1:02 pm

hurshy

but i haven't found those

1:02 pm

moolingwa

oh

1:02 pm

moolingwa

well that gave me a 9

1:03 pm

hurshy

i'm starting to think the other one must be weird

1:07 pm

hurshy

it is

1:07 pm

hurshy

worked it out from MW

1:07 pm

hurshy

se + one who rents from a landlord and pl

1:07 pm

moolingwa

tx

1:07 pm

moolingwa

10 to go

1:08 pm

moolingwa

was poking around those type of words

1:08 pm

moolingwa

4-2-1-2-1

1:09 pm

hurshy

you could poke til the cows come home with long words

1:09 pm

hurshy

would that make you a cow poke

1:09 pm

moolingwa

well I tried that word with just 2 letters switched, so was coming close :)

1:10 pm

moolingwa

8 to go

1:11 pm

moolingwa

top row greyed

1:11 pm

moolingwa

S PPP AA T

1:12 pm

hurshy

any thoughts on a missing O?

1:13 pm

moolingwa

o7

1:13 pm

hurshy

that would be it

1:13 pm

moolingwa

if I give you the second letter you'll probably figure it out, though it's an odd word

1:14 pm

hurshy

please do :)

1:15 pm

moolingwa

oq7

1:15 pm

hurshy

:O

1:15 pm

moolingwa

heh

1:15 pm

hurshy

ty

1:15 pm

moolingwa

yw

1:15 pm

hurshy

how about a missing upper N

1:16 pm

hurshy

oh nvm peri'd that one

1:16 pm

moolingwa

n4

1:16 pm

hurshy

it was the na5 actually :D

1:16 pm

moolingwa

oh, well :)

1:16 pm

hurshy

now i'm mostly missing what you're missing

1:16 pm

moolingwa

cool

1:16 pm

hurshy

except mine is the lower S and one from each A

1:17 pm

moolingwa

2-2-1-1-1

1:17 pm

hurshy

and i still need top Ts and more P than you

1:17 pm

hurshy

did you get sa7

1:20 pm

hurshy

oh got my lower S!

1:21 pm

hurshy

any AQ?

1:28 pm

hurshy

2-0-2

1:30 pm

hurshy

done with list, everything i missed was fishy :(

2:20 pm

cybernan

hello again if anyone is still here

2:21 pm

FrenchToast

Hi Nan, I'm back to find my last 49. My eyes are dilated from the Eye Dr. so this should be intersting@

2:22 pm

cybernan

just a little fuzzy maybe :)

2:22 pm

FrenchToast

Yes indeed

2:22 pm

cybernan

That makes us even - lol

2:22 pm

cybernan

48 to go here and thinking of heading for the ist

2:22 pm

cybernan

*list

2:23 pm

FrenchToast

Yes I have the list

2:25 pm

FrenchToast

Evidently I missed a lot of plurals

2:26 pm

cybernan

with me it is mostly babblets I've forgotten and of course the weirdos

2:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(throws hat in ring) hi all

2:27 pm

FrenchToast

Hi Gwen

2:27 pm

cybernan

hi gwen

2:29 pm

cybernan

ooh - missed a lot of pa's

2:29 pm

FrenchToast

Ugh that's exactly where I am now. In PA hell

2:33 pm

cybernan

it's the 7's at the end that I'm struggling with

2:34 pm

cybernan

*except for the last one

2:36 pm

cybernan

just the pa 7-8 now

2:36 pm

FrenchToast

The medical staff takes care of the pa7/8

2:36 pm

Gillie

I don't remember seeing the oq7 before

2:36 pm

cybernan

yes just found the 7

2:37 pm

FrenchToast

I need the last pa7,32

2:37 pm

cybernan

quality of being neat or smug

2:38 pm

FrenchToast

got it, TY nan

2:38 pm

FrenchToast

YAY the Ps are done

2:38 pm

FrenchToast

WTF with this oq7 word

2:38 pm

Gillie

I wouldn't say smug, although you might be smug if you were often pa....

2:39 pm

FrenchToast

Did you get it Gillie?

2:39 pm

cybernan

need ps 5

2:39 pm

Gillie

I did - last night actually, surprisingly!

2:39 pm

FrenchToast

ps5 is a Latin word, it's a muscle name.

2:40 pm

FrenchToast

Goggle "hip flexor"

2:40 pm

cybernan

let's hope the monkeys agree to work then

2:41 pm

cybernan

ty french

2:42 pm

cybernan

are you in AB Gillie?

2:42 pm

FrenchToast

yw nan

2:42 pm

FrenchToast

What is AB? Alberta?

2:42 pm

cybernan

yes

2:43 pm

FrenchToast

Do people actually live in the Yukon?

2:44 pm

cybernan

yes

2:50 pm

FrenchToast

My eyes are too wonky, I'll have to finish later.

2:50 pm

cybernan

bye french - hopefully they clear soon

2:57 pm

cybernan

done - and off for lunch.

3:52 pm

periwinkle

ta8 please

4:03 pm

april98

ta8 - very sour

4:31 pm

periwinkle

hmm not accepting what I thought it would

4:32 pm

april98

maybe sour quality is a better clue?

4:33 pm

periwinkle

yes much better thank you april

4:33 pm

april98

:)

4:46 pm

crosshair

Ty for the oq7, cluers. )

5:33 pm

hokie carla

oq7 you say. guess I will have to read the chat

5:34 pm

penquis

it usses the highpoint letter...ends in a vwel....

5:34 pm

penquis

appareantly it's a trout...

5:35 pm

hokie carla

uses the highpoint letter you say. ;) hi pen!

5:35 pm

penquis

carla!

5:36 pm

penquis

well i guess that's a given, lol....

5:36 pm

penquis

a mule like animal lives in the middle of that word... ;o)

5:36 pm

hokie carla

aha, thanks

5:38 pm

penquis

yw...

5:40 pm

hokie carla

well I don't know how there are still 5 more T's on the top row.

5:41 pm

penquis

i am missing two from the first T...

5:44 pm

penquis

i listed....one was a TR 6 word....ends with the sibling of a pot...

5:45 pm

hokie carla

thanks

5:45 pm

penquis

yw...do you have se 8/9?

5:45 pm

hokie carla

I have an se8 but didn't know there was a 9 with it

5:46 pm

hokie carla

like a se8 being

5:46 pm

hokie carla

aware

5:46 pm

penquis

it comes after that pair....

5:47 pm

hokie carla

oh, will look

5:47 pm

hokie carla

same points?

5:48 pm

penquis

yes..

5:49 pm

hokie carla

is it directly after or after the s4 babblet?

5:49 pm

penquis

found it....just tack on a person who leases an apartment...

5:50 pm

hokie carla

thanks, very twisty

5:50 pm

penquis

yes...

5:52 pm

penquis

i am done...

5:52 pm

hokie carla

congrats

5:53 pm

penquis

ty....need anything else before i go?

5:53 pm

hokie carla

still 39 left, but thanks

5:54 pm

penquis

yw...have a good night...

5:54 pm

hokie carla

you too!

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