Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, May 21, 2004

12:14 am

biped

this is so much better then yesterday's quiz, the 6 letter words are just jumping out at me :)

12:15 am

Alti

Yeah it's definitely better, I've already stumbled onto an 8!

12:15 am

4t8

no 8's yet but 69 words

12:19 am

Alti

52 so far, and I guessed at this 8. Just threw two together.

12:19 am

ladylikebag

eek, got a 7, not the 8 yet!

12:23 am

4t8

3 7's so far. lot of 6's.

12:28 am

Alti

That S is in a good place for plurals this time...

12:30 am

4t8

100 words. time to sleep.

12:36 am

Alti

ARGH, this is a good one but I'm gonna have go to for a while... have to do dishes... oh the domestic chores that get in the way of playing! I've got 99 words right now too! LOL

12:39 am

Hypothetico

Wow. Guess this one makes up for the last two!

12:40 am

ladylikebag

definately!

12:41 am

beluga

got an 8 for 55 points, not made of 2 4 letter words. goin to sleep with 109/4.57/1248; haven't even used a dictionary, yet! ;-)
(FYI, only used dictionary once to get 4 words in just 1 game)

12:43 am

4t8

ok, so now i'm ging to sleep 112/1549. have fun! :)

12:46 am

SFM

has anyone got any X words?

12:47 am

ladylikebag

i havent

12:56 am

Hypothetico

Oooh! Just found one w/ an x!

12:57 am

majenwen

got an 8 for 45... no x words yet

1:01 am

CalamityJames

Wow, what a beautiful word search. I wish I could have more time to study it, but I do need sleep. I have an x word and three 8-letter words. Of course, there's bound to be some 9'ers in here somewhere. And, of course, I won't find them (I never do).

Play hard, kiddies.
36 words 5.53 771

1:21 am

Alti

okay now I'm officially off for the day. I'm about "half stumped" at 117 words for 1854 points... lots of longer words in this puzzle! Good luck everyone and have a great weekend, it's Friday night here in the land of Aus

1:23 am

ladylikebag

heh, friday night? its 2:22 friday morning US eastern time

1:23 am

Christine

What a lovely game, after the last two (beasts!). I restrict myself to 30 minutes, plus another search just before the close.... but today I found an X word, and wodrs jump out, faster than my little browser can handle.

1:31 am

Hypothetico

At 144/4.65/1758, I really must be missing the long ones.... This darn thing will be the death of my dissertation!

1:31 am

moocher

"Demist" is so a word! I demist my car windscreen all the time!

1:33 am

ejackg22

111/4.67/1377.
4-7'S, LOTS OF 6'S, NO 8'S OR 9'S
1 "X" WORD FOR 30 PTS.
Good- night (Joey)

1:35 am

Christine

I really MUST go, but I found a second X-word....64 / 4.73 / 827.... I've had higher scores in my three weeks here, but this is the fastest game.... back in 21 hours

1:48 am

RickSoto

Hello everyone.

1:48 am

ladylikebag

89 words 4.49 919
going to get some rest now, i'll be back later today with more! this puzzle is fantastic

2:23 am

majenwen

130 words, now to sleep :)

2:35 am

daisy

more birds today.

2:49 am

Allusearna

Yay! I found an 'x' word by accident, I pushed 'x' instead of 's' and it turned out to be a word :)

2:54 am

daisy

can you get on the board? it won't let me.

2:55 am

daisy

now it does.

3:01 am

biped

O dear, I can't even find any 8's. How daft am I? No...don't answer that.

3:03 am

daisy

don't worry biped, I can't either. we'll be daft together.

3:05 am

ladylikebag

i havent found any 8's and no words with x, i dont know what daft is, but i guess i can be it to

3:07 am

daisy

i haven't found any x's. damn Allu! keep this up and I won't let you give me any more timtams!

3:15 am

daisy

I just found one. how could I have missed it?

3:23 am

ladylikebag

how many letters and points is the x word worth?

3:30 am

daisy

the one I got is 5 and 28

3:34 am

ladylikebag

now i see what u mean by how could i have missed it

3:35 am

daisy

they're all obvious once you find them.

3:36 am

ladylikebag

very true

3:55 am

ladylikebag

120 words 4.67 1520
i really need to sleep now. i'll probably be dreaming this game =/

4:46 am

beluga

might be my first time over 2000, but only 1 x word. goin back to sleep with 156/4.74/2066

5:05 am

biped

I found 135 words and not a single 8 or 9. Why are they hiding from me?

5:40 am

skittledog

Hah, yet another lotr character, but this time it's a word too...bonus. :)

6:01 am

discodave

Damn. 2 8's disallowed. I always hated gardening and now I know why.

6:29 am

discodave

OK, so I have one 8, but I'm still bitter. Someone's going to get 2000 easy this time.

6:47 am

burns1

3 8's and a 9.

7:05 am

Allusearna

129 words
one 8, one 9
good night
*hands round tim tams*

7:14 am

E4E

Wow wow wow. GO LOTR!

7:15 am

burns1

YAY! I broke 2000 for the first time!

8:32 am

cbullock

three X words

8:39 am

burns1

200 words 4.93 3016

I am amazed.

8:44 am

skittledog

Hah. The Red Dwarf character is also a word. I am liking this puzzle.

8:44 am

Mrkwako

I broke 1000 without using any four-letter words!

39/5.95/1011!

8:45 am

Mrkwako

Nice job with the 3000, Burns!

8:46 am

skittledog

Goodness, how have you managed not to enter any of the 4s? There are simply so many of them...

8:48 am

Mrkwako

I had a run of sixes right off the bat and then I just decided to see how far I could go!

8:54 am

skittledog

just to annoy myo, if she's here....130/4.81/1880

Getting there!

8:59 am

M&O

130! How long have you been here?!

9:00 am

skittledog

:) Not that long. There's a lot of very nice words in there. 139/4.76/1935 - gah, i am so close to 2000....

9:05 am

shortseer

Yes skits ...i'm annoyed - you are too quick .. i know you are going to beat me.
148 words 4.77 1971
If only i could get to 2000
ps i was pleased about the red dwarf one too

9:06 am

skittledog

Hurray, I got you to speak!

And hah. 144/4.76/1991

Although I still only have one 8.

9:09 am

skittledog

Wooooooooooooo! Over 2000! First time for everything. :)

9:13 am

shortseer

If i tell you i have 2 8's it'll just make you determined to find them ... plus a couple more i suppose.
What in the world is the the 3rd word with an x in it???

9:25 am

skittledog

I've got two 8s now. And am up to 2106 thanks to one of them and its associated 7. However I still only have one x word.

9:30 am

shortseer

Ah well
154 words 4.80 2125
I'll enjoy this fleeting moment of victory over you, and retire from the lists.

9:57 am

Mrkwako

Broke 1500 with no fours! (Still haven't found that nine, though.)

66/5.74/1510

10:00 am

skittledog

Woo, another x word. 2162. I also haven't found the 9...I'm currently pretending it doesn't exist so as not to annoy myself by not having it. Does that make any sense?

10:04 am

M&O

X words I have none. Is it cheating to ask where in the word the X is?

10:07 am

skittledog

One of them is very straightforward once you see it. The other one I have was because it was one of those which sounded like a word. :) In both of my words it's at the end.

10:13 am

eeeee

Hi all. My first time here. Anywhere to see a running count of how many words/points other players have?

10:17 am

Delta

Nope, but you can see yesterday's results by clicking on "View Yesterday's Puzzle".

10:19 am

Steven

Some will periodically tell you their score.
Also, never give out both the point value and the number of letters of a word you've found--it makes it too easy to find. That's a pet peeve of mine.

10:23 am

Mrs Often

My first go too. I feel very very stupid. I'm no good at this at all.

10:25 am

Delta

This is a good puzzle to start on though, there are lots of words. Give your brain a chance to get acclimated doing this type of puzzle.

10:28 am

Mrs Often

Haha, that makes me even more stupid! I have 61 words, most of them only 4 letters, and I've been playing for 3 hours :/ Deary, that is bad.

10:29 am

Delta

Take a break! I don't ever play the puzzle all at once or my brain starts melting. Go do something else for awhile and then come back to it.

10:36 am

runningforhome

I've only got 59 words, 729 points, only one 8-letter word, and none of the x-words. :(
But on the plus side, I was tenth in score yesterday...

10:41 am

petestein1

Hypothetico - first we communicate via Friendster, then LinkedIn, then Orkut... now Babble?!? Get back to work. ;)

10:55 am

CalamityJames

Awake again. I've never seen 3,000 points before. That's an incredible feat. You all have this knack for sprouting while I sleep. Congrats to you all.

But now I'm back. {Impending doom}
167 words 4.90 2385

11:08 am

CalamityJames

Well, I stand corrected. Now I've seen 3,000 twice. And it only took 32 more words. What an incredible feeling.
199 words 4.89 3058

11:10 am

Mrs Often

Puh. I have about a third of that. It is not fair!

11:11 am

runningforhome

Well, I'm pleased with my current 103/4.77/1447, so I'm going to take a break and have a shower.

11:15 am

CalamityJames

Tasmin: It's all right. Tell yourself that it is all right, because it is. When you get burned up about how many points you don't have, words on the board become that much more evasive. The first thing to let go of is that sense of "Gotta keep up". I had that mindset on my first day, and I got my butt beat hard.

The best idea to help you move along in this game: Look for prefixes, suffixes and root sounds (rhymes)! They're all over the place on this board.
Common suffixes:
-er
-ist
-ing
-ed
-s
-ide
-ish
-ent

Try working with ideas like that; see what you can stack onto a suffix, instead of just groping for words. It's a really helpful strategy.

11:17 am

Mrs Often

Yika it is! Thanks James! :)

11:18 am

CalamityJames

I'm going to strive for 250 words, just to see if 4,000 is even a possibility.
Care to join, Burns? Plenty of hours left in the day. I'll be resuming later tonight, though. Get a solid headstart.

All of you, get a solid headstart. I want you to strive for another 30 words. Read the words you have, type them in backward, add suffixes, add prefixes, change letters, do what you can. But this game is too good an opportunity for vocab building to pass by.

All of us can meet new goals today.

11:21 am

qu0s

Ahhh, this is the nicest board I've seen yet. I managed to crack 2000 for the first time, which has me grinning. Currently sitting on 162 words, and driving myself up the wall searching for this elusive nine-letter word (if it even exists).

11:26 am

CalamityJames

Tasmin: You're very welcome. But don't stop there, though. Make a list on an index card or a piece of paper. A personalized list of all the suffixes and prefixes you can think of. Add all the suffixes that you have on the words you've found already, and the ones I listed, too (don't forget -ate). Widely usable prefixes include re-, de-, mis-, un-, and -en.

qu0s: It'll come. Doubtless you'll find it before I do.

13 more words to go!
237 words 4.89 3409

11:27 am

petestein1

I've found 2 words that *use* the X, but when people say they found an "X" word, they don't mean words that *start* with the X, do they?!?

11:31 am

qu0s

petestein1 - I have two words using the x, and neither of them start with it. I don't think there is a word that starts with x in this board, although someone here will probably make a liar out of me. ;)

11:33 am

petestein1

Thanks god. I also have 2 words that start with X, a 5 letter and a 6 letter. I bet there's more though!

11:34 am

E4E

Q i was about to have a go at you for saying this is the nicest board! Doh!

11:41 am

eeeee

wow i just found a 9 letter word. it really exists. i've only got one X word though

11:45 am

echensf

Pete-If I end up on the streets because you have given me this link....you are going to become my Daddy. No x words yet for me but I'm working on it

11:46 am

runningforhome

Bloody x-words! I feel like I've tried every possible combination and I still can't get one...

11:52 am

petestein1

Ernie! Man, good to see you here. Now it's you, JK, me, at least one of Paul and Jen, and several of JK's family members. I'm singlehandedly bringing the west coast economy to its knees. (of course, that all of these people are doubling to tripling my score hurts, but I can take it.)

12:06 pm

sapphie

So let me get this straight...there are 2 words that use the x, and 2 that start with it??? Over 1500 but still no 8's or that bloody 9!!!

12:07 pm

Mrs Often

No, there are three words that use X, two of which do not start with it. I don't know about the third...

12:08 pm

beluga

a clue to ne1 who hasn' got an x word: it's almost a 1509.

12:10 pm

CalamityJames

An x word is almost a 1509?
I still only have one, the one that DJ's do.

12:12 pm

CalamityJames

I'd like to think that Grand *Prix* would suffice, but no.

12:12 pm

beluga

1509's another one.

12:14 pm

beluga

james, the one you've got is 1009 again.

12:14 pm

sapphie

Cheers CJ for the DJ clue LOL

12:22 pm

CalamityJames

No problem, sapphie. If I ever get any nines, I'll offer a clue, but it'll be a tough clue, for sure.

12:22 pm

CalamityJames

I'm lost on the whole 1009 1509 thing. Is it code?

12:25 pm

CalamityJames

Oy. Eight more words to go!
242 words 4.88 3460

12:29 pm

beluga

when in rome, do as the...

12:31 pm

discodave

Nice clue beluga. Now, if only I could work out what I'm missing...

12:33 pm

CalamityJames

beluga, your clues are beyond me. That's probably for the better. I don't deserve'em.

12:34 pm

Mrs Often

Is it a history lesson?

12:35 pm

discodave

Shouldn't another name for a record's B-side be an acceptable 8 letter word in a caring, sharing world?

12:35 pm

CalamityJames

I say Do as the Romans do. Yahoo! says Do as the Romans do, Do as the lunatics do, and Do as the Vandals do.

I still don't get it. ::laughs::

12:36 pm

beluga

i certainly don't think you need ne clues from me! i'm still struggling at 204/4.81/2810. but i'm gonna git that 9! regardless, agree with u, dis game is da bomb! :)

12:36 pm

CalamityJames

Dave, you're right, it should be. I thought the same. But I guess that it may be two words.

12:37 pm

Hypothetico

Okay, this is getting mighty friendly around here! Ernie, Peter, Paul, Susan, PJK. Geez louise! I'm not likely to end up on the streets, but I may take an extra year or two to finish my PhD if I don't figure out how to block my own computer from this URL. Uh, anyone want to grade this stack of final exams for me?

12:37 pm

CalamityJames

Dictionary.com says it's two words, informal.

12:37 pm

beluga

arabic:roman::1509:?

12:38 pm

discodave

I'm going to complain to the management. Even though I suck.

12:38 pm

Hypothetico

Oh, and I only have one word w/ an X. Must ... find... one ... more....

12:42 pm

petestein1

Whee! you may have 3 times my score but I found one more X word? I'll be able to rest easly tonight. ;) (Ok, I admit I found both X words by trying random likely words -- I've never heard of either of them.)

12:42 pm

discodave

And they may have been "Dancing In The Moonlight", but the shaggy haired brats aren't being accepted for 9

12:42 pm

sapphie

Gotcha beluga...was away having my tea and came back refreshed....but still one starting with x....hmmm...I thought 'prix' should be there too!!! ;)

12:45 pm

PJKurkoski

I got two with an X, see you soon, sis!

12:45 pm

discodave

Scratch that - it's not that I'm seeing things, just that I'm forgetting the actual name of the band.
I'll get my coat...

12:47 pm

fultonic

Did you think they were called 'toplifter' by any chance??

12:49 pm

CalamityJames

Oh! I get it! Haha!

But I still haven't found the word.

12:49 pm

discodave

In my defence, who would WANT to remember them?

12:51 pm

CalamityJames

Bloody hell! Three more to go. It's so tense!
247 words 4.88 3519
Two x words and a nine-letter word would be proof that there are 250. And they'd be a nice buffer to the points I have in the attempt to score 4,000, which is now seeming fairly unlikely.

12:52 pm

beluga

james, it's *almost* "a 1509", more like a 50010009 actually.

12:57 pm

beluga

yes, i think flipside should be a word, ditto prix. on the other hand, it let me add an s to a word that's already a plural, ending in an a, while the singular ends in um, but what the hey.

1:00 pm

CalamityJames

Setting goals has never been so rewarding. Well, yeah, it has. But this is cool.
251 words 4.88 3561

I still have no 9-letter. And only one X. Sorry, beluga. It's hopeless.

1:04 pm

beluga

james, amazing score! and thanks for being a good sport, putting up with my silly riddles.

1:09 pm

CalamityJames

No problem at all, beluga. I really like this place; you guys make a great atmosphere for a fun game. You remind me how truly blessed I am that Robin Hobb has had her way with me. =)

1:10 pm

eeeee

hail caesar, i found a second x word.

1:12 pm

beluga

and why is repatriate a word, but not patriate?

1:18 pm

discodave

Beluga, I'm going to kick myself when I see 1509, aren't I?
Sod it - 161, 4.84, 2280 and I quit.

1:21 pm

qu0s

Mwah hah hah. Random typing comes through again - three words with 'x' now. Still no nine-letter word though. And I'd like to take this opportunity to whinge that the puzzle contains a word with weird American spelling. I wonder if it would have accepted the UK equivalent?

1:24 pm

Mrs Often

Three X words? Does that mean there are four, including the non-random DJ one??

1:29 pm

beluga

hope you get the 9 dave, that'll teach me to concoct tricky clues instead of looking for words.

1:30 pm

milkmaid

Anyone here from Glasgow? If only neds was a word!!!

1:32 pm

qu0s

Tasmin, one of the x words I have is the DJ one. So as far as I know (with two hours of random word searches) there are three. Anyone have more?

1:43 pm

Magican

Yep, there is a nine in there! The stats:

57(!) sixes
20 sevens
5 eights
1 nine

Good luck!

1:45 pm

Magican

... oh, and three x as far as I can see. :)

1:55 pm

Mrs Often

I want new spelling. Fisix. I like that word.

1:56 pm

Mrkwako

Good grief, Magician! I just got the incredible (for me) 2000 without entering one 4-letter word and then you post this!

Of my 94 words, 9 of them are 7s, 3 are 8s, and I have no 9!

1:57 pm

eeeee

Hmm, the "friend" who told me about this site did caution me not to try it, and I can see why... that's a couple of hours I'll never get back...

1:58 pm

eeeee

... but I love the cooperative spirit here!

3:33 pm

runningforhome

131 words and still no xs! Everywhere I look I see mix and six...

3:34 pm

cbullock

i'm sure i'm missing a quantity of 4's, but i'd really prefer to roll that 4.99 to 5.00 :)

3:34 pm

Delta

One of those just needs to be done twice.

3:36 pm

Mrs Often

Mix and six are useful though...

3:39 pm

runningforhome

Oh my god, I can't believe I missed that one the whole time! It's so obvious now!

3:40 pm

Mrs Often

;)

3:40 pm

seaotter

Still missing the whole six and mix thing. Dang. Can't seem to get it!

3:43 pm

Mrs Often

Split them up

3:51 pm

sapphie

Over 2200, but only the one 8...it's pitiful really. :( ;)

4:00 pm

sapphie

Ah....8 number two!! Feel a tad happier now....but want that 9

4:10 pm

biped

finally, I found an 8. I can rest happily now...

4:21 pm

beluga

well, plodded my way to 3000 land at 220/4.80/3004 but no -six word or 9 letter word & only three 8 words. ho hum

4:39 pm

cbullock

missing three 8's, which would probably complete 4k

4:47 pm

Mrkwako

Well, I gave in and started adding fours. I'm calling it a day at 171/4.90/2496

4:51 pm

eeeee

How do you know how many 8s there are?

4:57 pm

LPF

because he is a geinus

4:57 pm

jbullock

something like that

5:03 pm

cbullock

because someone else posted earlier that there were five

... and only 2 short now

5:05 pm

eeeee

ive got four 8s

5:05 pm

runningforhome

Finally broke 2000. Still just the one 8-letter and one x-word though...

5:16 pm

jbullock

how you doing cbullock

5:19 pm

cbullock

good. only 66 pts shy of 4k now :)

5:27 pm

cbullock

just one more point :)

5:29 pm

cbullock

got it.
goodnight.

6:51 pm

Hypothetico

Wheeeeeeee!!! 200!! Now I can get on with my life. ;)

7:02 pm

beluga

interrupting self-torture at 229/4.80/3103 to go home.

7:03 pm

B.B.

midas is not just a fabled king with a lot of gold and bad luck -- oh no! -- according to our very dictionary, midas is also a programming language, and I stress -- with a small "m."

7:15 pm

Delta

How could I possibly be missing 30 sixes??

7:29 pm

skittledog

Milkmaid, I know what you mean about neds! It really annoyed me that it wouldn't take it...only yesterday I ofund the definition of ned in the OED...:)

And so here I am again. It's 1.30am. Why aren't I in bed? Addiction, pure and simple...

7:38 pm

April

now, I know tader is a word, because I just had one last night with sour cream and chives!

7:52 pm

skittledog

Oh ok, that's enough for one day. Only 2 x words and no 9, but giving up and going to bed on 184/4.84/2628

8:24 pm

runningforhome

I think you mean 'tater', April. ;)

8:30 pm

April

I know what I mean and from where I come from, they r called taders, aint you had none of those?

8:31 pm

M&O

"Tater" wouldn't work anyway-- I tried it the other day

9:07 pm

PJKurkoski

Legal practice pays off - I know the 9!! Closing in on 200 and 3K. I don't care about the rest of you, I just need to beat hypothetico (old, old, old rivalry).

9:12 pm

daisy

Yay, I finally got an 8! I knew I'd do better at this if I got some sleep.

9:40 pm

PJKurkoski

goofiest non-word

Simudate - when you're really, really desparate . . .

9:57 pm

ladylikebag

132 words 4.70 1688 i really dont feel like playing anymore theres so many words that i see but just feel so drained out from playing this game all the time

9:59 pm

runningforhome

I'm giving up...
183/4.72/2313
Still just the one 8, and the one x-word.

10:43 pm

PJKurkoski

208/4.88/3003 Time to put Katya to bed.

10:45 pm

RET

What a puzzle - I am at 2171 and just barely keeping up with my usual place in the pack.

11:27 pm

Hypothetico

Oh man! Okay, PJK. You put my niece to bed -- I've got half an hour to find seven more words and 240 more points. Old, old, old rivalry indeed. ;-)

11:39 pm

joyce

Wouldn't take my "splif"! Hmm.. wonder if I woulda spelled it with 2 Fs?
Oh well.. probably programed to just say NO.

11:47 pm

beluga

legalize the herb. :)

12:03 am

ejackg22

Lots of 6's. 6-7's, 1-8, 2-X words
129/4.72/1659
My best score so far.
Congrats to all the super high scores. Good-night (joey)

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