Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, July 28, 2004

12:22 am

boatierra

I'm outtie. 55/440, with one 7 for 32.

12:22 am

runningforhome

Damn, 'beatle' is not a valid word.

12:32 am

elphaba

I've got a 7 for 28, but I want that one for 32...

12:37 am

elphaba

Scratch that, got it. Three sevens, same but for one letter. Or is it too early to give hints?

12:47 am

majenwen

101 words so far
clue for a 7: a collie

1:04 am

Atalante

There's at least 2 7s for 32 ....

1:05 am

Atalante

One of which is my favourite favourite animal

1:19 am

mellowmasher

114/1072 4x7 nothing higher

1:23 am

elphaba

109 / 1012. I wonder where I'm missing five? Ditto on the 4x7, though.

1:26 am

mellowmasher

Just found another 7 = 5

1:27 am

loiler

i'm either blind or too tired, and I'. trying to get the collie hint

1:29 am

majenwen

119 -1089
4x7, 8x6

1:33 am

modina

i must be tired....only one 7...the collie

1:34 am

modina

and only one six...whats wrong with me

1:37 am

mellowmasher

5 x 7 and 11 x 6 must be lots more cos I would never find them all lol

1:38 am

loiler

ohhhh.....i get the collie hint now

1:44 am

modina

okay 45 words....need to go to sleep and try with a refreshend brain

1:49 am

loiler

I'm gonna stop for now
63/4.56/602,
i'm wasting time looking for the other 7's; time better spent sleeping, maybe.

1:58 am

mellowmasher

125/1192 need a break sure there are many more missed will come back later

3:01 am

majenwen

136 -1232
a - 7
b - 6
d - 10
e - 3
l - 21
n - 4
o - 2
p - 29
r - 9
s - 31
t - 14

and this is by no means even close to complete :)

3:04 am

Christine

I see the word PALAIS - and I'm a teenage, again.
Only two 7s, and no8s, yet.

3:07 am

ConXshun

Morning all!
I see Bulldog's jumped 3 places in the rankings by playing as Jeff. Pretty good going ;)
Today I'll start with a break and a cup of tea.

3:29 am

mellowmasher

146/1367 finished for now

4:47 am

King Henrik

keep seeing "ellipsis"

7:08 am

King Henrik

i can only find one 7...please give me a clue, please, please x 100

7:25 am

mellowmasher

Hi the 7's I have are 1x 32 3x 28 1x36

7:41 am

ConXshun

sympathising totally with King henrik here... I only have two 7's, for 32 and 28.... WHERE are they hiding?

7:46 am

mellowmasher

There is a 6 for 24 that with one more letter makes a 7 for 36

7:58 am

jlm_mi

I'm behind majenwen on most starting letter counts, but a couple that I have higher:

1xI (that's eye not ell)
36xP (and I feel like there are still many more)

8:12 am

mellowmasher

The only ones I have different are

1xa
3xb
1xe
1xi
1xl
7xp
1xr
4xs
1xt

8:14 am

jlm_mi

mellowmasher - Is that the count of how many more you have than majenwen? Or just your total count?

8:15 am

mellowmasher

Thats how many more I have from the list he gave earlier

8:20 am

mellowmasher

Found another 7 for 32 = 6

9:18 am

discodave

Chinese oppressors obviously run Babble - no dalai

10:00 am

4t8

i noticed in a previous grid that the bagel's cousin isn't widely used - it's a 5B.

10:00 am

4t8

for 14.

10:01 am

jlm_mi

A more updated letter count:

8xA
9xB
10xD
5xE
1xI
22xL
4xN
2xO
38xP
10xR
36xS
15xT

6 7's (32, 32, 28, 36, 28, 28) & 14 6's

10:01 am

jlm_mi

Saw that 4t8. I always thought it ended in Y, but tried it anyway, and there it was.

10:02 am

fnurt

I have 13 A's.

10:06 am

jlm_mi

Sigh - I just FINALLY made my way to 8 A's . . .

10:10 am

fnurt

Don't feel bad, you are ahead of me on virtually every other letter, although I have 4 O's, and 2 I's.

10:13 am

jlm_mi

Nah - It's just that A words seem to be my nemesis. :-P

12:29 pm

jenleigh22801

No fair...it won't take beatle : -)

12:56 pm

fnurt

It will take a 6-letter word that is only one letter off from beatle, however :)

1:14 pm

jlm_mi

OK, I have reached the max word counts posted for each letter, and found a few more of others. Here's where I stand:

13xA
10xB
10xD
5xE
2xI
22xL
4xN
6xO
42xP
10xR
40xS
15xT

Someone please push me forward with higher counts in some of the categories. There are still a lot of words out there! :)

1:21 pm

Jimbo

16 t's

1:50 pm

majenwen

5 x N

2:05 pm

fixitfmly

4xi
2 are body parts; 2 (word + plural) Japanese immigrant to US

2:12 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks folks! Love to see more.

Some clues for the 7s. There are two others (32, 28) that rhyme with the dog one clued about earlier. In addition to those, there are at least two more (36, 28) that end in the same 3 letters. One of them (32 points) happens at the eye doctor.

Finally, there is one that is a particular ester or salt (28 points).

2:23 pm

fixitfmly

JLM --
Sorry, I'm dense today . . . are you saying there are 7x7? I was just congratulating myself on finding 6 ;-P
I have 32, 32, 28, 36, 28, 28. Is there another 28?

2:30 pm

jlm_mi

I believe there are 10 7's, though I have only found 7 of them. Yep, I have a 4th for 28. In alphabetical order mine are 32, 32, 28, 28, 36, 28, 28. Assuming you have the dog one, you may be missing the ester/salt one I mentioned earlier. It starts with a 4 letter word for 4 points (knowing its place in the alphabet should help narrow that done a little). You can then add two letters to get a 6 letter word for 18, then pluralize it.

2:37 pm

fixitfmly

JLM --
We shall have to give you a new name -- bearer of bad news! 10x7?! ;-P Just when I was beginning to think I wasn't doing too badly today . . . ;)
Thanks for the heads up!

2:46 pm

Wendrie

14as, 12ds, 7ns but I am way behind on some of the other letters!

2:47 pm

fixitfmly

JLM --
hehehe! Thanks for the hint -- I just decided to work with that letter since I only had 2 words, and one was the 4! That was fast! ;-D
Now 3 more you say? May have to look at it with fresh eyes later!

2:50 pm

Wendrie

oh and 5 i words

2:58 pm

jlm_mi

Wendrie - That N is not easy to work with. Took lots of random typing to come up with the 5th word. I'm impressed with 7!

fixitfimly - Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Just please don't shoot the messenger. LOL!

2:58 pm

fixitfmly

I am so terrible at finding vowel words -- I only have 4 As, 3 Es, 4 is (of which I was very proud until Wendrie came along) and 4 Os!
Must pull self away til later, however! ;-)

3:02 pm

fixitfmly

JLM --
no shooting, honest! ;-)
I like it when you & others post letter counts -- it gives me something to work towards rather than staring blankly or continuing to work with 'worn out' letters! ;-)

4:27 pm

berekah

I'm out for the day, but I'm really curious about the two i-words that were body parts. Beyond me!! Thanks for the hints, though, and I love the lists of each letter's score (in your list, anyways) too.
It's funny that I can usually tell by the number of messages just how difficult that day's puzzle will be: the more messages, the more people are chatting instead of playing! (or giving each other lots more hints)

4:36 pm

periwinkle

I got one of the i words. It helps to know anatomy.

5:28 pm

periwinkle

taking a break. will be back later

5:29 pm

periwinkle

i found a i word that is not a body part.

5:50 pm

Jimbo

7 o's

5:54 pm

Wendrie

14as, 12ds, 5is, 7ns, 18ts

I couldn't find many 7s - what I do have in alphabetical order 7 (32), 7 (32), 7 (32), 7 (28), 7 (28), 7 (36).

But it is nighty night time!

6:35 pm

meeker

I'm up to 7 7's as well. In order: 32, 32, 28, 28, 28, 36, 28. Wendrie's list tells me what letter my missing 32 starts with.

As per one of JLM's tips, I'm looking for a 28 that ends in the last three letters of my 36, and having a hard time. A gut check: my 36 has to do with gardening. Is that the one you're thinking of, JLM?

6:40 pm

periwinkle

what does the 7 letter word for 36 start with, pretty please. :)

7:08 pm

jlm_mi

My 7 for 36 is a fish commonly found in aquariums. Good to know that one of the 7s I'm missing has to do with gardening. Will be back in a bit to look for that one! :-D

7:19 pm

periwinkle

How many words are in this puzzle?

7:45 pm

jlm_mi

There are about 230 words in this puzzle.

And I should clarify - My 7/36 is the plural of said fish. It starts with P.

8:07 pm

jlm_mi

Is this gardening word for 36 one that any average household gardener would know, or is it more obscure? I keep wanting to see topsoil now. :-D

8:17 pm

meeker

It's a pretty obscure kind of plant, an archaic name.

periwinkle, the place in the alphabet should give a pretty good clue of what letter it starts with. If you still have trouble, holler.

Now to find that silly fish! I have another fish word that almost fits the bill, but the plural doesn't seem to fit....

8:19 pm

jlm_mi

If your other fish word is a 6/24, that's not it. ;)

8:20 pm

jlm_mi

Oooh - Got the gardening word! I've been trying to some combo like that all day, and it just clicked for me. What a good feeling! :-D Is that sad? ;)

8:34 pm

runningforhome

Dammit! I found the fish for 6/24, and thought that was the one, and then I read that message.

8:36 pm

jlm_mi

The singular for the 7/36 fish is not in this puzzle.

8:46 pm

meeker

Finally got the aquarium fish. Thanks!

8:48 pm

jlm_mi

OK, I have the 2 body parts and the 2 Japanese immigrants beginning with I. Any clues for the 5th? Even points would be a start.

9:03 pm

ladyles2763

I'm done 186/ 4.56 / 1789

9:23 pm

majenwen

eight 7s so far:
32, 32, 32, 28, 28, 36, 28, 28

9:35 pm

runningforhome

What does the gardening word start with? I'm having no luck.

9:41 pm

jlm_mi

RFH - Starts with S

9:43 pm

fixitfmly

As though I'm not bad enough with vowels, I keep seeing 'atlas', 'alias' and 'epistle' -- if only there were a prize for longest list of 'not words' ;-D

9:51 pm

majenwen

found the gardening 7
32, 32, 32, 28, 28, 36, 36, 28, 28

it's the second 36, and it's related to a 5

9:55 pm

jlm_mi

majenwen - Have the gardening 7, and don't see any 5 that it's related to. Any hint?

9:57 pm

jlm_mi

I think I know which one you mean - nevermind!

9:57 pm

majenwen

look it up in the dictionary :)

9:57 pm

fixitfmly

now that my brain is thinking gardening I keep seeing 'sepal' and 'pistil' . . . it's probably a sign to go to bed!

9:59 pm

majenwen

there's also a 6 for 24 using that same 5

10:14 pm

majenwen

Anyone find the 10th 7?

10:28 pm

jlm_mi

Can anyone give a clue for the missing 32? It's one of the first 3. We've got the clue for the eye doctor, and the one that rhymes with the dog. What else?

10:30 pm

majenwen

starts with a D

10:31 pm

jlm_mi

I was guessing so, still no luck.

10:33 pm

majenwen

it's a plural of a 6 for 21

10:42 pm

jlm_mi

Are your other two 7s/32 that are at that end of the alphabet also plurals of 6/21? Mine are.

10:46 pm

majenwen

yes

10:46 pm

jlm_mi

I guess one is not a plural, but rather adding an S to change verb tense.

10:48 pm

majenwen

that 6 is my second D word

11:02 pm

nutkin

is the 7 for 32 that is what happens to a body part during labor the same as the eye doctor one?

11:06 pm

majenwen

yes

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