Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, August 2, 2004

12:02 am

Tolinya

me first me first

12:03 am

im sara

yay a new puzzle

12:03 am

Tolinya

a freakin' 'z'???

12:03 am

im sara

damn you beat me! lol

12:09 am

Tolinya

i used the 'z'

12:09 am

runningforhome

A whopping 87 words today.

12:10 am

im sara

I only had 166

12:10 am

im sara

I only had 166

12:11 am

runningforhome

There's a 7 for 40.

12:11 am

im sara

i used the "z" too, and sorry for the double message

12:12 am

fixitfmly

there's a 7 for 48

12:18 am

im sara

5 words with the z so far!

12:21 am

Tolinya

nighters all...

poof

12:25 am

im sara

night night Tolinya

12:37 am

im sara

there's a swear word for 7

12:42 am

runningforhome

And its plural for 16.

12:44 am

im sara

awesome!
can you hint for the 48 one? possibly..

12:45 am

babblor

It won't take afro? Lame.

12:53 am

sleeky

this puzzle is giving me the runs. ;-)

12:54 am

pat

hint for the 48...what cops do

1:03 am

im sara

I dunno if the runs was a clue? but hopefully you're all alright over there. don't be too hard on the toilet.

soooo even with knowing that clue, i'm still failing o figure it out

1:03 am

im sara

the cops clue i meant

1:04 am

Q

sara- you already have the runs, i believe.

1:11 am

im sara

mmm i do

1:15 am

pat

43 words/448

1:18 am

im sara

21...i give up

1:41 am

runningforhome

I have four words using the z... anyone have more?

1:46 am

Q

I have three which start with z, and three others with z's in them.

1:52 am

eyezzz

I have the same as Q

1:53 am

eyezzz

The cops clue ~ it's a prefix on a five letter word.

1:56 am

mellowmasher

I have 1 that starts with z may I know how many letters the other 2 are

1:59 am

Q

4 and a 5, related to each other.

1:59 am

Aussie Goddess

Hoy Gorgeous should'nt you be working ?? ;) LOL

tisk.. tisk

2:00 am

Q

50/632
goodnight.

2:00 am

Aussie Goddess

Ooopsy *I* DIDNT SAY THAT!!

LMAO!!

2:08 am

mellowmasher

Thanks got the other 2 z's

2:29 am

im sara

i'm still lost about the cop.....good night everyone

3:57 am

granadan

what coppers do is a very clever play on words. But try this for definition
Meat, such as duck, that has been salted and then cooked and preserved in its own fat.
A condiment made by cooking seasoned fruit or vegetables, usually to a jamlike consistency

4:01 am

mellowmasher

Can anyone tell me what the 7 swear words starts with please

4:02 am

Christine

Sara - you found 166 words in 10 minutes? Wow, girl!!
So far, 39 words for 456 points - I have three starting with Z, three containing Z. I have the 7 for 48, but can't yet find the 7 for 40.
Back to my book - see y'all later.

4:23 am

mellowmasher

Only 9 more but where are they lol

4:27 am

ConXshun

anyone used the 'V'?

4:29 am

mellowmasher

Not me

4:40 am

Christine

1) Mellowmasher -- only 9 more what??
2) Runningforhome had 87 words after only 9 minutes??
3) What IS this 7 for 40? Any clues, anyone???
Life is soooo hard; all I really want to do is spend a couple of hours away from the grid...

4:43 am

mellowmasher

I thought runningforhome said there was 87 words today?

4:44 am

Christine

Oh - but Sara has 166??
I really want to quit, for a while, but that 7/40 is driving me dotty...

4:46 am

mellowmasher

The only 7's I have are 2x48 1x40 and 1x52

I think there must be another

4:46 am

mellowmasher

Lol no Sara had 166 yesterday I think

4:50 am

Christine

I think we'rre the only ones awake - it's 2:50am in Los Angeles... where are you?

4:53 am

mellowmasher

uk its nearly lunchtime

4:55 am

Christine

Thank goodness -- I may be able to find 87 words (I have 47, so far), but I wouldn't hold my breath, looking for 166.

4:57 am

mellowmasher

lol have 78 but can see anymore think I will have a break and come back later

5:05 am

ConXshun

I have 2 7's. One for 48 and one for 40. mellowmasher says there's another for 48 AND one for 52? I was already pleased with the two I found.

5:46 am

ConXshun

aha - 7 for 52 is connected with 7 for 40. now for the other 7/48

6:35 am

Christine

Can't stay away too long... any clues for the 7s? I have only the one pertaining to police procedure.

6:40 am

ConXshun

think greasy

6:45 am

Christine

ConXshun - thanks for the clue - I had the four letter word, already, and tried to expand it in a direction it couldn't go.... now, to try for the 7/40.
Thanks again.

6:50 am

Christine

All those Es and Rs - all in the wrong place, and, for the most part, nusable.

6:52 am

ConXshun

I'm stuck at 65 / 816. Tearing myself away from keyboard....

6:54 am

Christine

NUSABLE?? I dunno.
Had another look at the grid... the two Rs in the lower left corner, and the V seem to be unusable.

8:11 am

jlm_mi

I think granadan may be confusing two 7s. ;) There is one that is what cops do, and another that fits the meat/condiment definitions. But they're not the same word, though both for 48 points.

9:22 am

jlm_mi

70/905 looking for more!

2xA
5xC
5xE
15xF
2xH
1xL
4xN
2xO
1xR
21xS
9xT
3xZ

9:25 am

jlm_mi

Make that 4xH

9:26 am

ConXshun

jlm mi - I have nearly the same as you. less 'F's and 'S's, two more 'O's and 3 more 'T's.
Any more/different clues on the meat/condiment thingy?

9:27 am

fnurt

I have 7xC, 4xF, 3xO.

9:27 am

fixitfmly

JLM --
I have 4xH so far but am way behind in all the other counts.

9:28 am

jlm_mi

The meat/condiment thingy I always associate with duck. It's a French food/way of preparing food.

9:30 am

fnurt

Sorry, I meant 4xH, not 4xF.

9:39 am

ConXshun

thanks Jlm mi. I was on the right track, but being a little over enthusiastic looking for 'U's and things - abit tricky in this grid!
It was more simple than i thought. ;)

10:09 am

stevedallas

64 843 3 'z's? hmmm

10:11 am

stevedallas

3 "L" though

10:33 am

jlm_mi

Any help with T words? I have 7x4 and 2x5.

10:52 am

ConXshun

Jlmi mi - just checking the 'T's. I also have 7x4 and 2 x 5. either I miscounted before or two dissapeared whilst USA was offline and not available for europe. Sorry for the mixup - and perhaps frustrating waste of time?
:§

10:54 am

ConXshun

make that three disappeared...
there's something wrong with my logical brain. i think it melted in the nice warm weather we're having (for a change)!

11:20 am

jlm_mi

Thanks for clearing it up! Though I've got only 78 words, so there must be more words starting with some letters. :-D

11:20 am

stevedallas

stuck at 70 / 920

11:24 am

mellowmasher

stevedallas.... I only have one L may I ask how many letters in your 3 L's please

11:26 am

jlm_mi

I'm not steve, but I 2x4 and 1x5. The 5 is a plural of one of the 4s. No idea what the 4/5 combo means.

11:34 am

mellowmasher

Thanks got them now only another 4 words to go

11:35 am

jlm_mi

mellowmasher - can you add to this list?

2xA
7xC
5xE
15xF
4xH
3xL
4xN
4xO
1xR
21xS
9xT
3xZ

4x7, 6x6, 22x5, 46x4

11:40 am

fnurt

I have 77/999, and the exact same letter count as jlm except I only have 3xO. But I know we don't have the same list, because I have 8 6's.

11:40 am

fnurt

I found that O I was missing... 78/1006 now, and same count as jlm :)

11:41 am

jlm_mi

Yeah, I'm at 78/990 so you definitely have more high-point words than me.

11:41 am

claws

85 words 4.64 1123

2xA
9xC
5xE
16xF
4xH
3xL
4xN
5xO
1xR
24xS
9xT
3xZ

If there are 87 words, I cannot, for the life, of me find the other two words. I am done for the day!

11:42 am

jlm_mi

Thanks claws! I have direction again. :)

11:51 am

claws

4x7, 9x6, 24x5, 48x4

11:53 am

jlm_mi

claws - it probably won't help you find what you're looking for, but some info:

The solver I used showed 85 words with 3x7, 8x6, 25x5, 49x4. I checked the 7s after finding them all (4), however, and it does not have the duck/meat word. I'm guessing it also does not have it in singular form. So, if you are missing any words it's probably 1x4 and 1x5.

11:54 am

mellowmasher

I have 6xE if thats any help

11:54 am

im sara

Christine - haha, I wish I had 166, no I found all those yesterday! I'm only at like 30 today....I'm trying to figure out the cop clue that granadan gave me. thank you by the way for that clue.

*sigh* this puzzle is harder.

11:55 am

jlm_mi

im sara - Check out my 8:11 post

11:56 am

im sara

oh and p.s - what's a solver? there's something that cn actually give you the amount of words...? or am I being quite dumb?

11:57 am

jlm_mi

Yes, it solves the puzzle. It gives the entire word list, so in order to not make the game boring, you have to not look at the list, just the word counts. It does not use the same dictionary as babble, though, so it is not always 100% correct.

12:01 pm

im sara

thank you jlm_mi!
I found the duck meat word, but didn't get 40 points for it.

wow, i'm doing this without a solver. and it's super hard.
where do you get a solver?

12:02 pm

jlm_mi

The duck meat word for 40 points has 7 letters. . .

I don't think you want to use a solver to solve the puzzle do you? It's no fun at all to type in a list of words someone else came up with. I, and others, have used them to get a total word count and/or number of words of each length. Generally, that information gets posted here by one or more people during the day. But, if you want to play around with a solver, you can google or yahoo search for them.

12:05 pm

im sara

no no, I just want a word count too, that's all.

as for the word, I only got 6 letters, and I don't know how to get seven...unless it can be plural.

12:08 pm

im sara

k made it plural and got 48...soooo I dunno where the 40 is coming from. I have 7 letters.

12:08 pm

stevedallas

sometimes you just feel like an idiot. Been staring at that z trying to make more than one word for hours and finally it hit me in the face!

12:09 pm

jlm_mi

You're right, it's 7/48 just like the cop word. There is another 8 for 40.

12:09 pm

jlm_mi

Make that a 7 for 40, not an 8.

12:11 pm

runningforhome

What does the meat/condiment/duck word start with? I'm totally stumped.

12:12 pm

stevedallas

i personnaly like the word "econosize" thats what they sell at costco and sams club

12:12 pm

stevedallas

or the plural econosizes a nice 10 letter word

12:24 pm

im sara

jlm_mi I'm still stuck. Is it 7 for 40, or 8 for 40? I'm so confused. I just found the word, got 33, and then made it plural and got 48.

runningforhome - it starts with a "C"

12:25 pm

jlm_mi

7/40. I retracted the 8/40 - it was a typo.

You've gotten one 7/48, is that right? It's the plural of the duck word. There are other clues throughout the log to help you find another 7/48, a 7/40 and a 7/52. There are no 8 letter words in this puzzle.

12:26 pm

stevedallas

ok whats the sixth "e"?

12:26 pm

runningforhome

Hah, I already had it. That's what I get for not looking up the definitions.

12:27 pm

jlm_mi

Depends on what you've already got. ;) But I'm looking for it too. I have 3x4, 1x6, 1x7 starting with E.

12:29 pm

stevedallas

ditto

12:29 pm

im sara

okay so the duck word isn't a 40 then?
wow lol, this is intense.

there's a 40, 48 and 52 though? I have my work cut out for me. I still don't know the cop one though.

12:30 pm

jlm_mi

Points for the 6s? I have:

33
18
36
36
27
18
27

12:32 pm

stevedallas

you are missing a 36

12:33 pm

stevedallas

but im missing an 18

12:36 pm

jlm_mi

Those counts are in alphabetical order to help place the starting letters.

12:38 pm

jlm_mi

steve - do all 3 of your 6/36 words start with the same letter?

12:39 pm

im sara

Well I have one 6/36 and if they all start with the same letter, then good luck to me getting the other two 36's. I can't find anymore with that letter

12:40 pm

stevedallas

nope

12:42 pm

Minski

I finally got the duck clue!!

12:43 pm

jlm_mi

The 6/36 I was missing just jumped out at me! Yay! But still missing 1 6 if anyone knows the points for it.

12:49 pm

im sara

anyone have any clues whatsoever...I'm still really really stuck. I don't have the cop one yet, or the other two 6/36's

12:51 pm

stevedallas

ok jlm does your last 27 start with the same letter as your last 18?

12:54 pm

jlm_mi

im sara - some general tips:

Have you compared the number of words you have starting with each letter to the lists people have posted below? it's a great way to figure out where to concentrate your efforts.

Also, you know the number of points in the 7 letter cop word (48). Since a 7 letter word has the letter values x 4, the 7 letters must add up to 12 points. That means it must contain a 4-pointer and a 3-pointer. There is only 1 3-pointer in the grid, and although there are 3 4-pointers, one of them is pretty much unusable. That should get you thinking in the right areas. Also, there was a hint earlier that this word is a prefix on top of a 5-letter word, so a little more help there.

The same math steps should help you in finding the 36 point 6s. There aren't very many options there for the larger letter values.

12:55 pm

jlm_mi

Yes. The 18 is a fabric.

12:57 pm

im sara

thank very much.

I knew I should had done better in math

12:59 pm

stevedallas

got that 18 was wondering about your last 27 thats got me stymied

1:01 pm

jlm_mi

Aah - I see. That 27 is a plural of a 5 for 16. No idea what it means. The dictionary definitions don't help. But, it does look very similar to another common word, just missing the last letter in this grid.

1:01 pm

stevedallas

never mind got it thanks anyway

1:03 pm

stevedallas

77/1047 thats enough for me thanks for everyones help

1:05 pm

im sara

anyone have any "A" words...I only have one 5/16...I gave up on the cop.

1:06 pm

jlm_mi

At 11:41 claws posted a pretty complete list of starting letters. One person since then has said there are actually 6xE, and there may be another word that no one has posted about yet.

1:07 pm

im sara

thank you

1:08 pm

jmbdobie

I've matched claws exactly!
I cannot find the other two...
Has anyone reached 87 yet?

85 words 4.64 1123

2xA
9xC
5xE
16xF
4xH
3xL
4xN
5xO
1xR
24xS
9xT
3xZ

1:08 pm

jlm_mi

mellowmasher said there's a 6th E word.

1:15 pm

jlm_mi

jmdobie - I'm joining your ranks. 85/4.64/1123. Now looking for that elusive E word.

1:16 pm

im sara

I have 2 "A" words now...but can someone tell me what their A's points are worth. I only have a 5/16 and a 4/4

1:18 pm

jlm_mi

sara - I have the same. There are most likely only 2 A words, so you've found them all.

Found a 6th E, and it's the stupidest word! It's 4 letters for 7 points and is the combination of the two starting letters of two different words. It's more like an abbreviation, sort of like sci-fi for science fiction.

1:21 pm

jmbdobie

I got the e word too!

I also got the last word (I hope)...
It is a 5 letter c word that is very silimar to a singular form of a 4 letter c word you already have.

1:22 pm

jmbdobie

... just keep adding vowels

87 words 4.63 1144

1:29 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks for the hint! So, the (hopefully) final stats are

87/4.63/1144
4x7, 9x6, 25x5, 50x4

2xA
10xC
6xE
16xF
4xH
3xL
4xN
5xO
1xR
24xS
9xT
3xZ

1:48 pm

fixitfmly

it won't take Ronco -- the maker of Ginzu knives . . . I know, it's a proper noun . . . just like it won't take Norse
;-)

1:51 pm

keet

Is anyone having trouble with this site today. It's taking forever to load a word and my isp keeps bumping me offline because of the hangup with the word entries. I will never get to enter all my words this way!!

1:59 pm

fnurt

jlm, 4+9+25+50 is 88, not 87...

2:02 pm

jlm_mi

My bad! Thanks for catching that fnurt. It should be 49x4.

3:05 pm

ConXshun

keet, we've had trouble getting to any US site today, on and off. I couldn't get to the babble site at all for quite a while! ICQ was off as well. Just goes to show how dependant we've become on the net. ;)

3:57 pm

runningforhome

Still need five s-words, one o, one f, and one c...

4:01 pm

fixitfmly

running --
do you have the O that is a kiln for drying hops? And the C that is a call used by Australian Aborigines?

4:02 pm

lawyer-1

Do u dry the hops or roast them?

4:04 pm

runningforhome

I have the kiln, but not the call.

4:05 pm

runningforhome

Never mind, found it.

4:07 pm

fixitfmly

2 of the Os pertain to ill-mannered or particularly clumsy indviduals, the other two are very common O words, both 4 ltrs

4:22 pm

fixitfmly

lawyer --
Glad to see you on the board today!

Still looking for 1 F, 7 S, and 3 T . . . so tickled, I have 4x7 but still missing 2x6

4:23 pm

lawyer-1

thank you, fix

4:24 pm

runningforhome

Thank you, fix - found the last o-word.

4:53 pm

Christine

fixit - perhaps I have a 5th O word, that isn't covered by your definitions - pertaining to beer-making (and other things, I guess). I have a boor, a foodstuff, and and a single happening???

4:55 pm

im sara

I can't find the other O for a clumsy person

4:58 pm

fixitfmly

Christine --
yes, that was the one I gave a clue for at 4:01

4:59 pm

fixitfmly

sara --
one is a 4 ltr and one is a 6 ltr

5:00 pm

Christine

Ooops! should've read the posts before yours, fixit. Of course, I referred to the kiln; I don't get the clue about a second illmannered person - I found only one that fits the definition.

5:02 pm

fixitfmly

familial responsibilities wailing . . . must look for the last 10 words after bed time! ;-)

5:03 pm

im sara

fix - alright i found the Austrailian call but it started with a "C" and as for the 6 letter O word for an ill-mannered person. I can't find that one

5:05 pm

im sara

oh my mistake, it was supposed to start with a "C"...i staill can't find that O one though

5:05 pm

fixitfmly

Christine --
one is plural and one could be described as 'suggestive of having the quality'
HTH!

5:36 pm

Christine

Sara - all the O words are 4 letters.

5:51 pm

Christine

Sara don't listen to anything I say - ever - I'll just confuse you. However, this one time you MAY listen to me... there's four 4-letter words, and one six-letter.
Over and out (those are not two of the words).

6:00 pm

im sara

hahah christine! you won't confuse me.
as for the words, i've found all the 4 letter ones but not the 6 letter one. *sigh*

i'm going for a bit though, good luck everyone

6:11 pm

Christine

Sara - the 6-letter word, take the root of one word, add the suffix that means 'like'
It's okay to listen to me, this one time.

6:37 pm

Christine

Rats - even if I get the rest of the words, there's a 4/5 combo, that I can't enter, because I don't use that word.... May I substitute DARN and DARNS?
It's hell, being such a perfect person...

7:08 pm

runningforhome

I think you'd have to substitute 'poop' and 'poops', Christine. ;)

7:58 pm

runningforhome

Got the last f... can't believe THAT'S a real word.

8:01 pm

Christine

So, what word is that?
<sshh, perhaps she won't realize what I've asked...>

8:20 pm

fixitfmly

twinkies in bed and I'm back to find the last 10 words -- left the grid sitting here with my notes on what I was missing and the elves didn't finish for me! ;-)

8:26 pm

Christine

My dinner is at the door - so, in the words of our Governor "I'll be baaack".

8:36 pm

im sara

Christine - a suffix that means "like"...? I give up lol, seriously this puzzle is mad hard

9:13 pm

fixitfmly

Anyone willing to give point value for my remaining 6?
I have 33, 18, 36, 36, 27, 38, 18, 27
Still looking for 1 F and 3 S . . . somewhere over the rainbow . . .

9:37 pm

im sara

can someone give me a hint for an N word, I already have nice and tidy

9:38 pm

im sara

please and thank you :)

9:44 pm

tanya

fixit if those are in alpha order I also have a 36 pt 6 letter after the 27 and before the 18. I still need 4 more sixes - I guess from the notes one E, I have one 36 F, is the other 36 F as well? One either S or T. And the 38. Sigh.

9:45 pm

tanya

sara - There are 4 n-words - two pairs of plurals.

9:59 pm

Aussie Goddess

Ive got 3x7 words...missing 1x7 does one start with the letter C ??

10:09 pm

runningforhome

I'm missing ONE WORD... it's a six-letter s-word. Who can help me?

11:51 pm

Aussie Goddess

Its an extension of a 4 letter S word! Hope it helps!

11:59 pm

Christine

RFH - do you have the fabic wors?

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