Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, July 9, 2004

12:26 am

boatierra

Blast! It won't take zuppa. A little Italian never hurt anybody.

12:26 am

Jeanette

Has anybody used that Z yet?

12:27 am

Q

i've lost my obsession, so i'm just casually lookin'. have one short word that starts with z.

12:28 am

4t8

once - a 4 for 13

12:31 am

zerokey

I used z :) I'm new to this. You folks trade words for words?

12:31 am

Q

alas, "zemstvo" isn't in the puzzle.

12:35 am

Jeanette

doh! I have that short one now

12:35 am

4t8

& neither is prelude...

12:36 am

Jeanette

that would be using the same e 2X

12:38 am

4t8

well...i meant too bad the i isn't an e. ah well.

12:39 am

Jeanette

I would like that too...

12:40 am

Jeanette

how many 7s so far? I have one

12:40 am

maraca

three

12:40 am

Jeanette

and two 6s

12:42 am

4t8

2 7's 4 6's
will play more tomorrow, stopping at 53/4.57.628. g'night.

12:43 am

4t8

make that 3 and 5. see y'all.

12:48 am

zerokey

(my apologies..from reading the chat, it looked like people were trading for words)

Has anyone else found the 8 letter word? (and I think there may be a second one, but I'm getting tired)

12:50 am

boatierra

Curses! Foiled again! It won't take redrum. Where's the second R when you need it?!

12:51 am

boatierra

And I don't mean re-drum, as to drum again.

12:52 am

Jeanette

Man I suck but in my own eyes, I'm on fire here lol

1:04 am

eyezzz

I got a 5 letter word using the z but can't find the 4 letter word :/

1:04 am

mystikchick

it won't take pilate!
hmph!

1:06 am

sleeky

I have 3 sevens.

This one's a stinker!

1:14 am

jayferg

4 7's & I am losing steam.

1:24 am

boatierra

59 words, 4.37, 590, and I'm done for the night. Hasta manana a todos.

1:27 am

mellowmasher

100 / 1348 cant see anymore will come back later

1:50 am

mellowmasher

there are at least 6 7's there

1:50 am

bulldog

a seven for 72

2:03 am

eyezzz

Yeah for me! I finally found a 7. Now I can go back to work for a bit :)

2:09 am

bulldog

93 words 4.71 1333

2:11 am

Mal

Christine are you playing will speak later

2:16 am

lawyer-1

I've noticed that in the past few grids, there were words like...anal, arse, fart, rump, shat, etc., etc. Is it just me, or is there a theme going here?

2:19 am

twinangel

LOL!

2:47 am

bulldog

120 words 4.69 1671

2:51 am

twinangel

62 4.55 715

Gotta go to bed. *sigh*

3:13 am

bulldog

six sevens and one 8

3:14 am

bulldog

and it won't take shemp, come on the fourth stooge

3:17 am

bulldog

no pilate either

3:27 am

bulldog

lawyer you still here?

3:28 am

bulldog

in that case I'm bailing, 124 words 4.70 1739

6:29 am

lawyer-1

Bull, I am back.

6:38 am

eyezzz

What's your score so far Lawyer?

6:40 am

lawyer-1

I haven'r even broken 1,000 yet. It's a Friday thing.

6:40 am

Cruella

I seriously don't think the rankings work. Mine hasn't changed in days?? The whole things seems unchanged??

6:40 am

lawyer-1

I can't even spell 'haven't'. Gonna be 1 of those days.

6:41 am

eyezzz

Aww, come on, spill. A bad day for you is a good day for me ;)

6:43 am

lawyer-1

Presently, as I said before, I am under 1,000 points and/or words.

6:45 am

lawyer-1

At long last, I broke 1,000. To all my friends and fans, I would like to thank them for sticking with me thru these hard times.

6:47 am

eyezzz

I knew you had it in you ... i never lost faith :)

6:50 am

lawyer-1

Feel free to bask in my glory! ;-)

6:50 am

eyezzz

Wow - I found a 7 for 72 points!

6:51 am

eyezzz

Oh, I'm not the first. I see Bulldog found it already.

6:51 am

lawyer-1

eye....the salt is no good for you.

6:53 am

eyezzz

Try them with zatar .... yum :P

6:55 am

lawyer-1

zatar is not in the dictionary;ergo, I can't use it.

8:05 am

Minski

Good Morning!

I found an 8 for 60!

8:34 am

hood1999

where are all my Hoodmom friends? *pout*

9:26 am

mellowmasher

the 7 for 72 can I have a clue please

9:31 am

lawyer-1

mellow....check my 6:51 clue

9:40 am

Huh

Shhhhhhhhhhh Minski everyone will want one ;) :p LOL

9:40 am

mellowmasher

not sure if it will help but will look thanks

9:43 am

zerokey

oooh! Just got the 7/72! Thanks for the clue =) (I can't believe I missed it, though!)

9:44 am

mellowmasher

I just cant see it (sulks) grin

9:45 am

lawyer-1

mellow....keep trying....it's really twisted in the grid.

9:46 am

lawyer-1

btw....what is a 'mellowmasher'?

9:49 am

mellowmasher

dunno really when I was young I used to have a cb (remember them lol) anyway my name was marshmellow as I used to love them anyway at the grand old age of 33 I have mellowed so now like the name mellowmasher (i am slightly mad hehe) anyway will keep looking thanks

9:55 am

mellowmasher

I am from the Uk btw guess most here are from America???

10:04 am

Minski

Thanks lawyer! I just got the 7/72 also!

10:07 am

mellowmasher

Ooooo how come everyone else can see it ( sits in the corner sulking)

10:11 am

jayferg

Iam in the corner with you mellow. I can't see it.

10:16 am

mellowmasher

thanks I dont feel so stupid now is it an easy word?

10:19 am

runningforhome

I can't find it either... what does it start with?

10:23 am

mellowmasher

I gotta go now but will look back later just in case anyone would like to leave some clues (grin)

10:51 am

runningforhome

Alright, just broke 1000. I have three sevens, but not the 72-pointer.

11:12 am

helmet

I keep seeing pervert

11:13 am

lawyer-1

helmet....call 911

11:15 am

helmet

999

11:32 am

Huh

LMAO!!

11:51 am

Christine

An 8 for 60pts and three 7s - but not for 72pts; 80 words for 1041, unless I can get back this evening.
Is ZATAR an in-word - not in the grid, and I'm not 'in', I guess...

11:55 am

hitthosekeys

I've done 3 puzzles in a row, but haven't made it into the rankings...

12:11 pm

hitthosekeys

the 72-pointer can really twist you up

12:22 pm

Huh

Well Im standing on my head and cant see it *pout* lol

Hmmm wonder where Lawyers salt fits in *ponders* need some brain candy I think ;)

12:50 pm

claws

109 words 4.83 1679

Ten seven's, one 8 so far

12:55 pm

runningforhome

Found the eight... still looking for the 72 point seven though.

1:00 pm

lawyer-1

113 words 4.88 1775

1:09 pm

claws

the 72 pointer is good with beer....

1:13 pm

ctjoueur

thanks claws!

2:31 pm

hitthosekeys

this grid is making me hungry...

2:38 pm

Kukana

Well I have eight 7s, including the 72-pointer, but I can't see the 8 anywhere! Is it one of those compound words again?? Or something obvious?

2:43 pm

Minski

the 8 is made up of 2 acceptable (by the game) 4 letter words (not naughty ones).

2:44 pm

Minski

Can anyone supply us with some hints for some of the 7s? I only have 2.

2:46 pm

Minski

make that 3...............

2:47 pm

Minski

make that 4............I'm on a roll!

2:49 pm

Kukana

Most of my 7s are related to 6s or 5s, with a suffix; two are things to eat; one is a prefix added to a 4.

2:57 pm

Trena

Woohoo.. I found my first 9 ltr word. I feel special.. LOL

2:58 pm

Trena

Nevahmind! I can't count. No wonder I suck at this game. LOL! It's just an 8 letter word.. BTDT.

So, now I feel stoopid. LOL

3:13 pm

Atalante

isn't it amazing how you suddenly see a word you've been searching for for hours :S

3:59 pm

sleeky

I feel dumb for not seeing the 72 7 right away - my little boy was eating nothing but those yesterday. :-)

4:19 pm

Atalante

beer? salt? food? *hopelessly confused over this 7*

4:31 pm

Mal

hi auntie christine it is hannah i am staying at nannys have you found that 72 pointer

4:55 pm

Atalante

duh .... got it :S

4:56 pm

maraca

the 7 comes in hard and soft varieties. think of them all together: beer, food, salt, twisted, and it should make sense

5:04 pm

Atalante

and for all the UK people .... its an American thing :P

5:33 pm

jayferg

Got to get packing for the weekend so I am done at...

84 4.69 1164

5:44 pm

dimwit

I thought they were continental food !
Never liked them much though, too hard and bland.

5:45 pm

Atalante

oh! maybe you're right .... I don't know :S we just don't have them here much

6:10 pm

runningforhome

I prefer the soft kind, warm with a bit of butter.
:)

6:12 pm

bulldog

found a few more
126 words 4.73 1814

6:22 pm

bulldog

someone claims that they got a nine? I'm not sure I believe them. Someone said the same thing yesterday and they didn't.

6:24 pm

dimwit

I have two words with 'z' in - are there any more ?

6:29 pm

bulldog

There are at least five words with z and one that starts with it.

6:30 pm

bulldog

Oh, they couldn't count and I cant read so it was only an eight.

6:37 pm

dimwit

Ooh I so want to put in 'apple' ! Anyone found a word with 'pp' in it yet ?

6:45 pm

laura

I so want to spell mullet

6:50 pm

bulldog

I think I have figured out the rankings. The people who run this game only count the grids that they themselves do very well on. That way they can find themselves high up in the rankings. That way poor performances don't effect them and your success have no bearing.

7:18 pm

bulldog

anybody broke 2 thousand yet?

7:37 pm

boatierra

Hello all - I sent off a request to Babble about adding some more words to their acceptable list. Babble itself does not control the acceptable word list. Babble uses Enable dictionary. So what Enable has, goes. But at least we tried. I've read through the clues and figured out the yummy 7. I used to eat those at swim meets when I was younger. They are the perfect inbetween events food.

7:42 pm

bulldog

I'm close but I'm pretty sure I 'm not gonna make it.
134 words 4.75 1950

7:44 pm

boatierra

Hey, has anyone here read the book "Word Freak" by Stefan Fatsis? If not, I highly recommend it. Its about competative Scrabble players. Very interesting world that I had no idea existed. Reading it made me realize how few words I really know.

7:46 pm

boatierra

I keep wanting to spell muppet.

7:48 pm

4t8

haven't heard of the book, but i've seen scrabble club players get pretty competitive. never even heard of them until i lived in the city.

8:33 pm

dimwit

I'd already been told they used the Enable dictionary, which I have never heard of before. Perhaps we should put in a plea for a link to a better dictionary ? Such as Oxford ?

8:40 pm

dimwit

Any clues for the 'z' words? I got the food and the one that begins with z straight off, but despite all sorts of guesses I have'nt got any more. Not going to make 1000 tonight, (yawn)

9:08 pm

4t8

haven't scrolled down to see the foody one, but you can get a couple if you think of the u.s. commander-in-chief(s).

9:09 pm

4t8

*not to leave out any other country's commander, just don't know offhand which have the same name for that office.

9:38 pm

boatierra

65 words, 4.45, 772. I'm done. I cannot see anymore words. I very interested to see everyone else's list manana. Hasta luego a todos.

10:18 pm

Christine

4t8 - US CinC -- LUZER??
(submitted anonymously, since I don't want my green card revoked)

11:17 pm

eyezzz

Christine ~ zatar is a middle eastern spice.

11:24 pm

Christine

Thanks - I was trying to find it in the grid....

11:26 pm

eyezzz

Sorry about that.

11:33 pm

twinangel

hey, a 5 ltr using z is a car rental name...34 pts

11:39 pm

AlyMac

Thanks twinangel!

11:42 pm

Christine

Their commercial came on tv, just as I read your post.

11:44 pm

twinangel

Glad I could contribute for once. :) *sigh*

11:45 pm

twinangel

OMG! I just broke 900!!!

11:48 pm

Christine

One word beginning with Z, and three (?or four) containing the letter -- are there more?

11:50 pm

twinangel

I need 27 points to break 1000 ARGH!!

11:51 pm

Christine

Yay!! let's hear it for twinangel....YAY!

11:58 pm

twinangel

I DID IT!!! Broke 1000!!

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