Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, May 25, 2004

12:04 am

April

I can't believe how well I did on todays that puzzle. I guess being home all day (sick ;( really did pay off!

12:14 am

ladylikebag

heh, i sit at home all day with my son so when he sleeps, i play, and he sleeps a lot!

12:24 am

runningforhome

Damn, won't accept Yoda...

12:25 am

beluga

this one seems to have a zillion short words--calling it a nite with 87/4.43/820

12:27 am

ladylikebag

i got 2-8's, 3-7's, and quite a few sixes already but i see all those short words, i just try for the harder ones first, more challenging that way!

1:11 am

runningforhome

Seems like a good time for bed.
95/4.49/937
Just the one 7, no 8s.

1:13 am

shortseer

"Oops! That wasn't a valid word."

... what the smeg! ;)

1:18 am

KHDavies

Better go to bed. This is a great new obsession. BTW - what were the nines in yesterday's puzzle? - I didn't find them.

1:19 am

sapphie

I was well stuffed yesterday, just couldn't get my babble head on. Hope to do better today!!! :)

1:22 am

shortseer

KHDavies:
to see all the words you missed
go to yesterday's puzzle and view one of the top scorer's word lists

1:27 am

sapphie

This is very slow re-loading the grid this morning....just me or a general thing?

1:31 am

Hypothetico

Hey KH - Wahahahaha ... Another one hooked! ;) Nice to see you here.

2:39 am

daymaster

I always thought geas was a word.
Am I going mad?

2:41 am

moocher

I thought so too, daymaster.. like an evil spirit or something?

2:43 am

daymaster

More like a spell or a curse.

2:59 am

Hypothetico

Lots of 6s, but those 7s are hiding from me!

4:23 am

FFFF

yoda doesn't work :(

4:28 am

Philwho

What sevens? lol

4:33 am

FFFF

yeah what seven? I seem to stick at 4 letter words lol

4:39 am

FFFF

what??? EDEN isn't accepted!?

5:29 am

sam

ha ha at the moment we are beating GeneralVanya :)

5:30 am

FFFF

were do you see that?

5:33 am

sam

We know them in the 'real' world, and there's 3 of them

5:34 am

sam

Does anyone have an 8 beginning with 'S' that they would like to share?

5:50 am

dilir

I too was mightily disappointed whe the first word I saw was 'smeg' and it didn't like it ;)

6:21 am

discodave

No 7's yet, but I do have an 8

6:54 am

Koe

Poor Yoda, he isn't a word...

7:06 am

Rodders

Yoda, Word I'm not!
I've spotted smeagol, he is riding a tern!

7:52 am

SuperGoddess

that wretched, wretched z :P

8:00 am

cbullock

there's at least three Z's

8:00 am

beluga

there's a short z word. it's one i found maybe a week ago on another puzzle by using a dictionary. *this time* i got it *honestly* with my own gray matter :)

8:05 am

beluga

thanks cb--found another z word. and *finally* found a 7 letter word! must eat breakfast, take shower, go to work etc. sitting at 120/4.55/1307

8:49 am

Jesic

best score yet i think

127 words 4.84 1755

9:35 am

M&O

ends with z or starts with z?

10:07 am

setting_sun

How the hell isn't 'dane' a word? I'm going to keep typing it until the bloody thing accepts it!

10:22 am

Huh

lol done that Already setting sun *blows on fingers* ;)

10:28 am

setting_sun

If everybody types in 'dane' enough times then we can break it and have it accepted as a word or something. It must work!

10:37 am

EyeLuvKHD

Hey KHDavies, get back to work before your boss sees you! --- Your Hubby

10:49 am

beluga

there's a cool bird in the puzzle

11:05 am

KHDavies

OK - back to work :-) Busted! Hypothetico, if I am fired, it is all your fault. :-)

12:01 pm

sapphie

beluga....you're dead right about that bird ;)

12:31 pm

Koe

The bird is certainly COOL...

1:22 pm

eeeee

124 words, but not one thats as long as 7 letters (not trying to "challenge" myself by limiting to short words, I just can't find the long ones)

2:38 pm

beluga

5e, you're not the only 1 with this problem. i do have 2 7s & 2 8s but i'm sure there are quite a few more 7s at least. fwiw, i've rung up 149/4.69/1810

4:10 pm

ladylikebag

i've got 3-8's and 6-7's =D
117 words 4.89 1643

4:28 pm

runningforhome

I haven't found any of the eights, and only one seven. :(

5:46 pm

Christine

ODAS - isn't that the word for rooms in harems??

6:40 pm

Ray

is there an online dictionary that I can use for free?

6:43 pm

runningforhome

dictionary.com and m-w.com are both free as far as I know...

6:56 pm

beluga

you can try merriam-webster at
http://www.m-w.com/home.htm
but it doesn't define every word, unless you subscribe

7:00 pm

beluga

time to go home, with a humble 2 8's & 3 7's for 164/4.73/2054

7:01 pm

Ray

thanks runningforhome

8:13 pm

runningforhome

Someone give me a hint on the eights! There are so many small words that they're obstructing my vision from the bigger ones.

8:48 pm

Twisted

Not a bad day for me.
A few 6 letter words. Nver be in same class as some of you uncanny people, but still good for me.
I'm twisted but it doesn't make me good with word games.

8:50 pm

KHDavies

Runningfor home:
For one of the eights - think about a salty summer you've experienced.
The other, I'd have to agree, is hard to find.

8:55 pm

KHDavies

145 / 4.82 / 1973 as of now. Hypothetico, you out there?

9:01 pm

Hypothetico

Wow. Okay, now I know how petestein1 feels -- all the people I introduce to this game SMOKE me!!

9:02 pm

petestein1

So how in god's name is that supposed to make *me* feel? The person who kicks my *butt* every day gets *her* butt kicked by every else? Jeez. I'm gonna cry.

9:02 pm

Hypothetico

A mere 128 / 4.67 / 1528 :(

9:18 pm

runningforhome

FINALLY found an eight! Not sure if it's the one you were talking about, KHDavies; I didn't completely understand your clue. But thanks all the same. :)
137/4.63/1554

9:27 pm

April

Wow, lots of little words and no time to really get into this. Oh well, back to not scoring much :( and feeling well enough to work instead of at the computer...

9:29 pm

April

Oh and KHD, good clue on the 8, somehow it made sense :)

9:30 pm

April

I need to learn more about birds, I never get those words...

9:48 pm

runningforhome

Haha, I never get the bird ones either. Except for the one puzzle which had 'eagle'.

10:19 pm

ladylikebag

A large, clumsy, flightless bird
if that helps ;-)

10:23 pm

thebruceburk

what shit...yoda isnt a word.

10:37 pm

PJKurkoski

Hey hypothetico - what happened to grading. I'm at 140/4.71/1692

10:39 pm

PJKurkoski

goofiest non-word for the day:

hodeo - tube tops, leather microminies and horses. You get the picture.

10:44 pm

PJKurkoski

Hypothetico - Katya just stood on her own for over 5 seconds!!!

10:47 pm

ladylikebag

woo 80 point 8 letter word! thats 10 points a letter!!!

11:00 pm

Judith

That must be some 8 letter word. The two eight letter words I have are babies compared to that.

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