Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, April 21, 2026

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:03 am

Robespierre

Hello!

12:03 am

harpjane

found some barn fowl

12:05 am

justafreep

no7 and happy flip

12:05 am

justafreep

se7

12:06 am

ursh

hello all

12:07 am

justafreep

co7

12:07 am

justafreep

hi, ursh

12:08 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:08 am

justafreep

hi, nan

12:08 am

justafreep

de7

12:10 am

justafreep

en7

12:15 am

pcal2

se7

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

MetFan

Thanks lickety

12:22 am

Catie

b ens

12:29 am

cybernan

are the se7 and de 7 normal words?

12:29 am

Lizlin

The ones I have are normal

12:29 am

cybernan

guess it's babble blindness then

12:30 am

cybernan

oh - found the se

12:30 am

cybernan

lol

12:30 am

dizgrannie

be 7 if not called

12:32 am

justafreep

bo7

12:48 am

cybernan

anyone found that 4th row o?

12:49 am

Robespierre

oa 5 — Wilfred Brimley would approve.

12:49 am

cybernan

have no idea who Wilfred is

12:50 am

cybernan

found, ty

12:50 am

Robespierre

Probably just as well. He was an actor who did ads relevant to the oa 5

1:06 am

cybernan

Looked him up -- we didn't get that ad, but I do remember him from Cocoon

1:07 am

cybernan

well past my bedtime - good night everyone :)

1:48 am

ursh

FW - nice grid - missed a lot of plurals

3:31 am

mattygroves

Will I need a wet fish if I ask for stats for the lone i (eye) in the last column, third row?

3:41 am

Dippnall

in 4/4 babblet

3:43 am

mattygroves

Thanks!

3:43 am

mattygroves

Pass the wet fish ;)

7:12 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hey, i finished this game yesterday! (hi all)

7:21 am

periwinkle

hi all. I know who wilfred brimley is but I dont see the oa5

7:21 am

Scrabbler

A popular grain for breakfast, the adjective.

7:22 am

periwinkle

ty just found it

7:24 am

periwinkle

i keep getting red bars

7:27 am

Scrabbler

not me, try rebooting

7:27 am

Scrabbler

or refreshing, i mean

7:27 am

periwinkle

I clicked refresh

7:27 am

periwinkle

still doing it

7:27 am

Scrabbler

aeons

7:27 am

Scrabbler

free clue. just wait.

7:28 am

periwinkle

ty

7:29 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

7:30 am

Scrabbler

go gwen

7:33 am

Scrabbler

I need to get to an appt. Enjoy the day.

7:33 am

periwinkle

bye scrabbs

7:38 am

MollyL

Having to run the heat on April 21 is depressing

7:39 am

periwinkle

yes it is Molly

7:40 am

periwinkle

I am wearing layers no heat on at the moment

7:41 am

Book Doctor Gwen

four layers and a space heater (Michigan)

7:44 am

Book Doctor Gwen

whet

7:44 am

Book Doctor Gwen

oh crepe

7:48 am

periwinkle

1/2 way bbl

7:53 am

phaeton

Gwen...I grew up in Troy, MI

8:14 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hello troy! (sorry, i'm late replying)

8:15 am

Book Doctor Gwen

my old roommate was from troy

8:20 am

phaeton

np...I lived there from 1952-1971

8:21 am

Book Doctor Gwen

mostly before my time

8:27 am

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom bionic

8:47 am

roundabout

ed

8:52 am

rururocks

that's a deflating ed

9:06 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hoet, woot! BBL if I can

9:18 am

MollyL

What an airless comment

9:22 am

hokie carla

we had to turn our heat on in the camper this morning and used the electric blanket last night. I was sitting out earlier but got too cold and came in. there is a burn ban in SC right now so no campfires! 58F now.

9:22 am

rururocks

what? That comment stuck out to you Molly?

9:31 am

BzznBea

I wouldn't be a happy camper.

9:35 am

hokie carla

supposed to warm up

9:36 am

BzznBea

Still going to be cold at night.

9:39 am

hokie carla

yep, would not want to be in a tent

9:45 am

hokie carla

60 left after first pass. this is a tough one.

10:02 am

moolingwa

morning

10:02 am

hokie carla

moooo

10:03 am

origami

morning

10:03 am

moolingwa

hoke!

10:03 am

hokie carla

ori!

10:03 am

moolingwa

114-75-40-12-3

10:03 am

hokie carla

down to 43 now on 2nd pass. still tough.

10:05 am

moolingwa

down to 228

10:09 am

hokie carla

have tried everything on the B and still have 12 left

10:10 am

moolingwa

just working on the B now...21 left

10:11 am

hokie carla

equally confused by the C - need 9

10:11 am

BzznBea

All B's are normal babble words.

10:11 am

moolingwa

need 24 Cs :)

10:11 am

moolingwa

now need 14 Bs

10:12 am

hokie carla

4-7-7-8-2

10:13 am

moolingwa

63-41-28-10-3

10:13 am

hokie carla

W O EE A - S6 B12 - DD I - F TT NN - C6

10:13 am

moolingwa

B11 :)

10:13 am

hokie carla

phantom bionic

10:14 am

moolingwa

B8

10:14 am

hokie carla

B10

10:17 am

moolingwa

63 left

10:18 am

hokie carla

found another B

10:19 am

moolingwa

phantom benefactor

10:20 am

hokie carla

phantom contain

10:21 am

hokie carla

phantom cornea

10:24 am

moolingwa

6OFOET

10:26 am

hokie carla

I have decided to read and then look up occasionally to hopefully see words pop out

10:26 am

moolingwa

50 to go

10:26 am

moolingwa

11-13-17-7-2

10:28 am

moolingwa

40 to go - 8-11-14-5-2

10:35 am

moolingwa

30 to go - 6-8-11-4-1

10:38 am

hokie carla

found a D5

10:51 am

hokie carla

found a B6

10:52 am

moolingwa

Beauty!

10:52 am

hokie carla

but I'm looking for 4s

10:54 am

moolingwa

Wheato

10:57 am

hokie carla

2-4-15-8-2 the 6s and 7s are why this is a tough grid

10:58 am

hokie carla

feels like I have maxed out

10:59 am

hokie carla

W O EE A - SSSSS BBBBBBB - D II - F TT NN - CCCCCC

11:00 am

hokie carla

think I will do something else. good luck, y'all!

11:00 am

moolingwa

Still 30 left here

11:40 am

periwinkle

hi all help with de8 or co8 please

11:41 am

hurshy

woohoo, hi all!

11:41 am

periwinkle

hi hursh

11:43 am

hurshy

how's life, peri?

11:44 am

periwinkle

okay about your?

11:44 am

hurshy

same

11:44 am

periwinkle

you even

11:46 am

periwinkle

only have 1/2 of the 7s and one 8

11:47 am

hurshy

i just started, only have one 7

11:59 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! west african nation between Togo and Nigeria

12:02 pm

hurshy

hmm, B words seem difficult

12:04 pm

hurshy

de8: the US currently has many of these, and many of them were legal immigrants, and they're being held in appalling conditions

12:07 pm

hurshy

keep thinking i can get -ic words but noooo

12:20 pm

hurshy

Fs Finished!

12:21 pm

hurshy

Ts Toppled!

12:22 pm

hurshy

fourth row grey!!!

12:23 pm

hurshy

Rs Ransacked!

12:29 pm

hurshy

so peri you asked about co8 and de8 and said you have one 8, so what's the one you have? (if you are still here) or anyone else who knows

12:30 pm

BzznBea

I have eb8 and de8

12:31 pm

hurshy

ok thanks bea

12:31 pm

hurshy

got the eb!

1:35 pm

hurshy

i'm back and hit 90%

1:41 pm

hurshy

but golly these Bs

1:41 pm

Scrabbler

I am working on the B's too.

1:42 pm

Scrabbler

Vitamin B7 is there

1:42 pm

hurshy

i need 9 B, 6 C, 4 S, and then 1 each of O N D A

1:42 pm

hurshy

ah thanks for that one

1:42 pm

hurshy

now only 8 B

1:43 pm

hurshy

got my O!

1:43 pm

Scrabbler

bi5/14 is an ecosystem word

1:43 pm

hurshy

yeah i have that

1:43 pm

hurshy

my wanderoos just found an odd na4/6

1:45 pm

hurshy

got my A!

1:46 pm

hurshy

got my D!

1:46 pm

hurshy

that does it for the singletons i was missing

1:46 pm

hurshy

3-2-7-5-1

1:47 pm

Scrabbler

Go Hurshy, go.

1:47 pm

hurshy

and i know the -1 is co8 but haven't been able to find it

1:47 pm

hurshy

idk why i really thought cortina(s) would work but they did not

1:50 pm

hurshy

phantom: banshee

1:51 pm

BzznBea

We had the word not long ago. double vowel in a number

1:51 pm

hurshy

ahhh thanks bea

1:51 pm

hurshy

such a weird one

1:52 pm

Scrabbler

I need to get some chores done.

1:53 pm

hurshy

have fun with that sc

1:58 pm

hurshy

i think i will get the list now

1:59 pm

hurshy

ooh, should have gotten be7

2:06 pm

hurshy

there, done at last

3:40 pm

periwinkle

I still need the de8 and co8 saw hurshy clue for de8 but did not get it

3:41 pm

periwinkle

found the de8

3:42 pm

periwinkle

help with co8 pls

4:07 pm

MollyL

A two-person prefix + a plural number with double first vowels

4:10 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

11:40 pm

Jacula

de8 - someone de6/21s, maybe in police custody.

11:42 pm

Jacula

Oh, I see you got that and the co8 stlly double vowel in the middle word.

11:42 pm

Jacula

*silly, not stlly!

11:45 pm

Jacula

Here for the flip for once, since it's my birthday.

11:47 pm

Jacula

How the hell did time rush on so fast to make me 69????

11:51 pm

harpjane

hi Jac, you're just a spring chicken!

11:51 pm

Jacula

I wish! Harp. But thank you!

11:54 pm

Jacula

How did my daughter, after visiting therapists whilst looking after her father who'd had a massive stroke, decide to take their advice and cut off contact with me because she feared the same might happen to me? Heartbroken!

11:55 pm

Jacula

It's my birthday today, BTW.

11:55 pm

harpjane

Happy Birthday!

11:57 pm

Jacula

My daughter has got her autistic diagnosis, but had no idea that most of her family, past and present are AUDHD or ADHD.

11:57 pm

Jacula

Thnks, Harp.

11:59 pm

ursh

happy birthday Jacula

11:59 pm

Jacula

If I could't find the strength to laugh, I could cry. Actually, I do cry most of the time, it's been nearly a year now.

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