Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, June 5, 2004

12:15 am

FFFF

wow everyone got marvelous scores yesterday!!

12:40 am

Christine

Goodmorning, family......I'm gonna beat you, today.

1:06 am

Christine

Wow, yesterday's scores were great -- God bless that cute little letter S!
What was the 9letter/72point word?

1:18 am

Huh

well I was up till Midnight ( Im in the UK )with my eyes on stalks last night griding Christine SOoo Yeah it was a good one BUT at what cost *rubs eyes* think I need to get out more ;) lol

2:28 am

4t8

Christine, it was "helotries." never heard of it!

2:58 am

beluga

i wish i'd heard of colewort. :( bet it doesn't taste too good, either.

3:14 am

4t8

why doesn't this allow cetyl [alcohol]?

3:21 am

beluga

you can get to 500 without it, at least. :) goin back to sleep & perchance dream of colewort.

3:23 am

4t8

hm. that would be nice. am on 470.

6:36 am

allstar

a little tougher today. can't just add "s"

6:37 am

allstar

for you that like that for the extra points

8:11 am

beluga

nudged it up to 600; back to bed for 40 winks

8:53 am

Christine

HELOTRIES -- bloody hell, I had HELOT, juat disn't look far enough. Thanks 4t8, for the info - I'll be reade next time.

8:58 am

Christine

Heck, it's too early in California -- my computer can't spell (just what you need when playing Babble.)

9:09 am

dustyfleas

To the "Cetyl" person, I agree with you about "Cetyl" because it took Maya.

9:10 am

dustyfleas

Ok, now what's with the puzzle, it wouldn't take "mutt".

9:11 am

dustyfleas

I'm crosseyed, need to drink some more coffee so I can see.

9:23 am

dustyfleas

No etal but it took a spanish word

9:25 am

dustyfleas

My kingdom for an "r" and a "s".

9:27 am

dustyfleas

It took meta but not alta.

9:28 am

dustyfleas

Perturbed, taking a break.

9:40 am

cwk4328

thanks for the tip on the spanish word. I had skipped putting it in about 5 times! Struggling at 453! Actually, struggling the whole way.

9:49 am

Huh

Hows goes it today Guys ?? :) SHhhhh Yess I'm peaking in AND determined NOT to put that first word in as I have a big PR Job in the morning, and dont want to spend my whole dear here lol

Thats the trouble Once I start Cant keep away *shrugs* hmmmm looks rather awkward this one!

9:50 am

shutterbug

"mutt" isn't in the puzzle

9:51 am

Huh

Ooosy sorry ment to say Day! not Dear *rollseyes* thats how I get most of my words with typos lol

10:14 am

beluga

note to dustyfleas: it takes maya, the buddhist term for illusion, rather than Maya, the pre-columbian civilization.

10:46 am

lawyer-1

Nil, how was the nap?

10:57 am

beluga

the nap invigorated me to the extent that i now tally 637.

10:59 am

lawyer-1

Tally-ho!
63 words 4.62 821

11:02 am

beluga

i need a dictionary of 7 & 8 letter words. on the bright side, i'm only 4 words behind.

11:06 am

lawyer-1

I have 1-7 and 1-8.

11:09 am

beluga

may i remind you of what the Good Book says, in the abundance of words wanteth not sin.

11:14 am

lawyer-1

And wasn't it Teddy Roosevelt who said,"Speak softly but use 7 and 8 letter words"?

11:32 am

Dustin

either everyone in here is really smart, or i'm a total idiot, cause i only got 156

11:46 am

4t8

back for more. stopped earlier at 582.

12:18 pm

discodave

Damn. I wish I'd spelt pittance right in my head before thinking I'd found it in the puzzle...

12:24 pm

4t8

those would've been great points!
why, i wonder, is platten not allowed...
(Glass Making) To flatten and make into sheets or plates; as, to platten cylinder glass. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=platten

12:35 pm

lawyer-1

4t8 - to make up for that, it will give you credit for words that are not found in the dictionary. I've been told that this is referred to as Babble welfare.

12:36 pm

4t8

i see. thanks, lawyer-1.

12:41 pm

lawyer-1

There are at least four words in today's puzzle that are not in Babble's dictionary, yet they are accepted in the puzzle. Two of them are 6-letter words. That is why entering random letters sometimes works.

1:56 pm

TOM

CHRISTINE, I'M STRUGGLING TODAY!!!!

4:58 pm

Mal

TOM YOU JUST DO NOT HAVE IT IN YOU

6:00 pm

liz

hello nanny how many have u got?

7:01 pm

dustyfleas

Babble dictionary?

7:52 pm

M&O

"Babble dictionary?"
The one that pops up when you click on the "?" next to a word.

8:08 pm

shortseer

I've hunted and hunted.
I've invented words aplenty.
I've tried "creative" spellings.
I've prefixed and suffixed all over the place ... and yet the 7 & 8 letter words still elude me.

8:56 pm

shutterbug

dustin, I am an idiot too

9:58 pm

beluga

most disappointing that Pythian isn't allowed--it's a proper noun. :(

10:34 pm

beluga

made 800 but still no 7+ words

11:19 pm

shortseer

I feel no disgrace is gleefully stating that i've found a 7-letter word ;)

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