Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, May 6, 2004

12:51 am

4t8

soko and mung don't work. :-(

12:52 am

4t8

finally a 7!

12:53 am

4t8

and 8. oh happy day.

1:30 am

sapphie

Once more I was disallowed a word that the top scorer had yesterday...not that it would have made much difference to my miserable score...but...how does that happen?

1:38 am

4t8

:( did you ask Dr_God? it's gotta be a glitch somewhere. 4 8's so far and 9 7's.

2:41 am

Assa

If you feel confident it's a word, I recommend trying again a couple of times. That's worked for me once or twice.

3:02 am

Si

It doesn't like soonish...

3:34 am

Marilyn Manson

Sire has been on the last 4 puzzles.

3:35 am

Marilyn Manson

oops! did i give a word away?

3:35 am

Marilyn Manson

so has rise!

3:35 am

Marilyn Manson

oops!....i did it again!

4:09 am

Marilyn Manson

46 words 4.57 579, and im out.

5:49 am

GeneralVanya

9 Letter!!!

5:52 am

lalika

oh a hint for even a 7 letter I beg... banging my head over here...sleeeeppy too...

5:58 am

GeneralVanya

100 words 4.90 1728

6:12 am

Assa

If the plural of poo is not poos then what is it?

6:14 am

Assa

...and if one isn't pooing when one poos, what exactly is one doing?

6:38 am

burns1

9, 8 & 7, one of each.

6:39 am

burns1

the 'ing' is very helpful

7:20 am

cbullock

two 7's, an 8, and a 9
... and i think that's my first word worth 100+

7:45 am

cbullock

5 7's, 3 8's and a 9
no birds today, just fish

8:14 am

LPF

Arrg how do you people find nine letter words this early in the morning?

8:18 am

cbullock

coffee

8:19 am

cbullock

... and early was 3 hours ago

8:20 am

RET

4 7's and a 798 - back to work

9:43 am

burns1

50, 5.08. 995

9:48 am

tvoltagg

71 - 4.94 - 1340
five 7s, four 8s, one 9 (over 100 points)

10:14 am

cbullock

10 7s, 3 8s, 1 9

10:23 am

RET

5 7's (cb - TEN ????) and nothing longer - trying to reach 1000 but still a little short (988) - back to work again.

10:31 am

RET

well, a second look did me good - found an elusive 8 and ratcheted up my score a little - now 1172 and yes, back to work!

10:37 am

burns1

1 9, 4 8’s, 10 7’s!

74, 5.27, 1613 and out.

Definitely my best ever.

10:38 am

burns1

hmm... that was supposed to say 4 8's and 10 7's.

10:44 am

libboy

I got the 9! huzzah.

10:51 am

claws

11 7's, 3 8's (still seraching for the 4th) and one 9!

85 words 5.04 1621

10:58 am

4t8

no 9...106 1924

11:04 am

cbullock

another 7, but missing an 8

11:34 am

Foulke29

32 words...6.12...1064 no 4 letter words. I did this a couple days ago, to help me look harder for longer words.

11:51 am

standby4sue

hmmmm six 7's but still just two 8's Oh well <shrugs> another day another play ;)

12:28 pm

discodave

I still can't come to terms with the fact I found a word as lovely as Chinoise and it isn't accepted.

12:29 pm

rkcrawford

13 7's, 4 8's and a 9

12:53 pm

dspike

said I'd never post until I got a nine...well, today's the day

1:26 pm

L D

burnsie, you SUCK
this puzzle looks so easy but i'm totally sucking it up

1:46 pm

sapphie

Going to work makes my mind go all mushy...finding it all too much!!!

2:15 pm

sapphie

What's wrong with 'soonish'??? Won't let me have it.

2:32 pm

RET

Still only the one 8 word but I'm up to 1424 - still as always behind those elite ones who can see those longer words - back to work ......

2:54 pm

cbullock

all four 8's, and thirteen 7's

2:58 pm

4t8

and i wassss going to quit! only found 11 7's.

3:03 pm

4t8

weird: it took one medical word but not another; they have the same 4 letter ending...

3:35 pm

Marilyn Manson

oh lord...! ONLY 11 7's.

3:41 pm

bvsnxfan

7's im throwing a party for 5's!!!

3:46 pm

Marilyn Manson

go 4's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:25 pm

RET

2440 and that's my final answer - I'm a failure - :(

4:25 pm

RET

Ummmmm - I mean 1440 - :)

4:25 pm

RET

I can't count either

4:27 pm

Marilyn Manson

tor is a whore.

4:30 pm

beluga

9 letter word rather a disappointment--not especially cool--but less disappointing than not finding it. & pardon a SPOILER, but gnosis is very cool. :)

5:00 pm

maraca

hoisin sause is real. hoisin should count.

6:30 pm

bvsnxfan

if nike is not a word why do they get so much of my money??

6:34 pm

Marilyn Manson

Im a teksin! yeee-hawww!

6:36 pm

Christine

66/4.95/1130.... only one 8; a couple of 7s, why can't I see the nines??

I think I've drawn my sister into the web.......

6:45 pm

Yecats

Here's a nice 7-letter hint:
Think Atkins, think test strips

6:54 pm

Marilyn Manson

Lor-Carb UA's?

6:54 pm

Marilyn Manson

*Low

6:59 pm

Christine

Aaww.. what clue? Atkins = Chet; and test strip = litmus/pink/acid/blue?? I could get twenty more words, if not for the insistence that the letters abut....

7:07 pm

Marilyn Manson

go chelly!

7:31 pm

plasticgirl

go jeremy!

8:09 pm

4t8

think comas

8:26 pm

tor

this is a pretty easy puzzle

8:58 pm

RET

OK - 1541 - I've pushed this baby as far as it's going to go for me .......

9:28 pm

maraca

i got my first 9!!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

10:45 pm

Marilyn Manson

i feel like a frickin loser. i have no nines! oh well i will eat you all.

10:47 pm

Marilyn Manson

1279 :( I could have done better if i was still with Rose McGowan, shes charmed.

10:47 pm

ejackg22

we got 368 in just a short time -- mom helped

10:49 pm

Marilyn Manson

i will eat you first.

11:13 pm

elphaba

there is one bird in this puzzle. and i can't believe that fish isn't a proper noun.

the nine, as always, eludes me.

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