Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, August 3, 2004

12:03 am

Christine

Good morning Marianne - you're moving uo, and I'm dropping down, in the rankings.

12:05 am

Christine

RunningForHome - did you get SATEEN, in time to enter it?

12:13 am

mellowmasher

Morning Christine

12:15 am

Tolinya

hehe 1 of the 's' words is a term that is used on soap opera children!!!

12:26 am

boatierra

Hey Tol, Hoe'd ya do on the last puzzle? Me, not so well. My mom's Mac was having AOL/Internet problems. But I did get all three Z's.

12:29 am

Christine

Mello, goodmorning. I fell asleep after I ate<?> until just as the game was ending. hadn't anything to add, so that was okay. This looks like a good grid, and the board is accepting the words very quickly, which is good.
And, finally, there's a bird.

12:30 am

Tolinya

got like 20 words..bad day in babble land on a good note..r made a mess in the hallway on his hair on his face on his hands. you get the picture

12:31 am

boatierra

Can I guess that the material he used to make the mess with, he found in his diaper?

12:32 am

Tolinya

ding ding ding we have a winner....so far this puzzle is a doozie..got 66/634 me likes!!!

highest so far is 6 for 36

12:35 am

Tolinya

woot 71 words

how was the drive?

12:35 am

boatierra

I really hate the fact that this dictionary does not take afro. Its such a great word...

12:36 am

babblor

Yah afro was in the last one too, what a piss off.

12:38 am

Tolinya

however it does take something similar to that word...hint hint

12:38 am

babblor

Oh I know.

12:38 am

Tolinya

i'd love to know how many words are in this puzzle. someone wake up the bulldog or lawyer-1

12:39 am

Tolinya

nix the extra 'the' in that sentence

12:39 am

Tolinya

if i see beonce or tonic one more time

12:41 am

im sara

woo hoo sara's back! my cat just flailed underneath the desk...hmm

so, how many words does everyone have, and damn, I did horrible on the other puzzle. I did get three z's though. What was the cop word?

12:43 am

boatierra

Ya, I'm totally clueless on that afro clue...

12:44 am

boatierra

Ooo, it accepts the Brit version of one's bum...

12:45 am

babblor

A what? Afro. But more than one of them.

12:46 am

4t8

69/689. if i see stent one more time...
same re: fro clue, but the fr has racked up a few words.

12:48 am

4t8

ooh! cool, hadn't seen the bum - thanks.

12:50 am

babblor

Ignore my useless afro message, it really isn't a hint, I don't know what the hell I'm talking about.

12:52 am

Christine

So far, I have only 52 words.
The police word was ENFORCE.
I don't watch the soaps, so I don't know what they do to their kids??

12:52 am

boatierra

No problem on the bum clue...and oh good, 'cause I had no idea what you were trying to convey on the so-called afro clue...

12:52 am

pat

the cop word was ENFORCE

12:53 am

Tolinya

well it's kinda like afro but no 'a' and a different letter on the end...sigh work with me..i'm tired here

12:53 am

pat

they enforce the laws

12:55 am

pat

89 words 872

12:55 am

babblor

I'll take Austin Powers villians for 10 Alex.

12:56 am

Tolinya

night all...

poof

12:57 am

boatierra

No don't go yet!! lol....fraw...is not a word...lol...

12:58 am

Tolinya

you're getting close...lol

had to go ask DH about the Austin Power's thing...then come back cuz he said I don't know..sigh MEN

j/k

12:58 am

4t8

spell it differently ;)

12:59 am

Tolinya

my similar to afro word is a cleaving tool...

12:59 am

im sara

HAHAHAHA BABBLOR! austin powers *chuckles* thanks christine and pat! why was I too blind to see that one. oh well

12:59 am

Tolinya

ok now really

POOF

1:02 am

babblor

Come on, the Austin Powers one shouldn't be too hard. "From the moment I hear **** say I had a clone, I knew that I'd be safe 'cause I'd never be alone"

1:04 am

im sara

night night Tol

1:08 am

pat

how many letters is the cleaving tool?

1:09 am

boatierra

OK, I got a word within the afro area, meaning o fly very gracefully...but I'm thinking that's not the word Tol was refering to...

1:09 am

Christine

I lead SUCH a sheltered ife - I didn't see the Austin Powers films, so I'll just noodle letters, maybe find it, but how will I recognize it? I'll check with you, after the game closes.

1:09 am

boatierra

And what the hell does cleaving mean?

1:10 am

4t8

i think it might be a plural of the cleaver word

1:11 am

boatierra

Alright, to split.

1:13 am

babblor

boobies!

1:17 am

boatierra

Ya saw that one eh? I figured if the Enable dic accepted the poo-poo word, it would accept ninies one too...

1:25 am

boatierra

47 for 319. I'm outtie.

1:26 am

4t8

sometimes this thing accepts words i know, and at 1st i think i don't because i'm pronouncing them funny in my head - anyone else do that?

1:27 am

pat

105 words/1006 ...going to bed

1:31 am

4t8

98/940. have slowed down, will sleep i think.

1:35 am

4t8

*made it to 101. whew. haven't done that for a bit.

2:32 am

mellowmasher

151/1396 only 1x7 nothing higher

3:38 am

lawyer-1

there's at least 1-8 letter word

3:53 am

lawyer-1

116 words 4.69 1400

4:00 am

StÃ©

Funny: 44/444!
I got 1x7 (48)

4:03 am

mellowmasher

Oh can I have a clue for the 8 please

4:07 am

eyezzz

It has to do with leaving a will.

4:16 am

StÃ©

Thank's for the clue, I've found it

4:18 am

eyezzz

104 words 4.61 1139

I think there's lots more but I can't find them :P

4:31 am

Kirsty1

Im on 141 for 1611 at the mo - but without that darned austin powers 10 I suspect I won't get far - grrr!

4:33 am

mellowmasher

Cant see the 8 but do have 2x7 now

4:37 am

mellowmasher

Kirsty is there a 10 letter word or 10 point word?

5:17 am

periwinkle

It wouldn't take fattie for me yesterday.

5:21 am

ConXshun

aha, but did you try fatties?

5:26 am

periwinkle

No I didn't :(

5:27 am

ConXshun

its a cruel dictionary

5:28 am

periwinkle

Yes it is.

5:37 am

Kirsty1

Humm, I've reread the message mellowmasher and it could be either...here's hoping it just points!

5:39 am

periwinkle

How many words are in this puzzle?

5:40 am

mellowmasher

Hunting hunting.... can anyone be so kind as to give me the start letter for the 8 please

5:40 am

ConXshun

t

5:41 am

mellowmasher

I have 168 but guess there are many more

5:41 am

mellowmasher

conXshun thank you thank you back to look

5:44 am

periwinkle

I know what the will word is but cannot seem to make it. The word I am thinking of has an E at the end and I cant see it in this puzzle. Help!

5:45 am

periwinkle

Would someone please tell me which T it starts with. Maybe this will help.

5:45 am

ConXshun

think subjective...

5:54 am

mellowmasher

Nope just cant see it lol

5:54 am

ConXshun

5:54 am

granadan

Same here. I thinkIve tried every variation on the will word - begins with t, usually ends with e but there isnt one? Am I at least on the right track?

5:56 am

ConXshun

yes - you all seem to be on the right track. but think subject - rather than object or verb

5:58 am

StÃ©

the 8's doesnt' end with 'e'

6:00 am

granadan

Im gonna have to quit looking for that one. Im ending up with words now that sound like sunburnt gonads....

6:04 am

mellowmasher

Yay got it thanks

6:04 am

ConXshun

lol! but you're nearly therrrrrrrrre

6:07 am

granadan

Nah its driving me scatty.

6:08 am

mellowmasher

I have 3x7 are there any more?

6:09 am

ConXshun

not sure. i only have 2 so far...

6:14 am

lawyer-1

I have 5x7's

6:14 am

mellowmasher

169/1797 hope this helps someone

ax15
bx13
cx8
ex2
fx17
hx19
nx11
ox8
rx7
sx20
tx37
wx12

6:15 am

mellowmasher

lawyer is it possible to have the values please

6:17 am

lawyer-1

2x28
1x40
2x48

6:18 am

mellowmasher

Thank you

6:20 am

lawyer-1

134 words 4.76 1716

6:20 am

ConXshun

0 x 48
2 x 40
1 x 36
2 x 28

6:22 am

ConXshun

119 / 1311 and having a break
bye for now

6:28 am

lawyer-1

6x7 now....just found another 40 pointer

6:33 am

lawyer-1

this puzzle should top out at somewhere over 2,000 points

6:43 am

lawyer-1

158 words 4.76 2000

7:18 am

mellowmasher

cant get 2000 need a break

7:19 am

mellowmasher

Got 5 of the 7's but cant see the other one

7:20 am

periwinkle

I have a 6 letter word for 33.

7:21 am

mellowmasher

There are 2x6 for 33 that I know of

8:32 am

marigold

You can get 'stick' in this puzzle.
hint, hint,hint

8:47 am

mellowmasher

177/2020 finally broke 2000 but taken me all day lol

9:09 am

granadan

It wont take norse!!!!!!!!!

9:16 am

granadan

OR ROSTA!

9:33 am

mellowmasher

Dont know how many there are but this is what I have

ax16
bx14
cx8
ex3
fx19
hx23
nx13
ox8
rx7
sx24
tx47
wx12

10:03 am

periwinkle

No 7's or 8's so far :(

10:07 am

periwinkle

Would someone please give me a hint for one of the 7 letter words? :)

10:12 am

keadyj

there are 204 in this one

10:21 am

Tolinya

eek i have no 7's

10:22 am

periwinkle

Tolinya, Maybe someone will be kind enough to give us a hint.

10:33 am

soho72

I only have one seven, and it starts with a th. It's a plural, and a word I've never heard of. For me, I think the ten is out of reach.

10:37 am

mellowmasher

Hi hope this helps I have the following

1xa 7 = 28
1xb 7 = 48
1xc 7 = 48
1xh 7 = 40
1xs 7 = 28
1xt 7 = 40

10:40 am

StÃ©

I have a 7/48 and it has to do with bottom of sea.

10:41 am

keadyj

One of the 7s is elected.

10:44 am

soho72

Got one of them - thanks.

10:45 am

mellowmasher

A clue for the c 7 could be

The ultimate end and result of an undertaking; a chief end

10:47 am

mellowmasher

A clue for the a 7

To agree to remain as a tenant of property after the transfer of its ownership

10:51 am

mellowmasher

A clue for the t 7

A radioactive isotope of radon, Rn 220, having a half-life of 54.5 seconds and produced by the disintegration of thorium

10:53 am

mellowmasher

lol is that helping anyone?

10:56 am

soho72

The C clue helped me. Thank you.

10:58 am

mellowmasher

There is a rather funny a word for 6 that is almost the same as a 5 letter H word for 16 if you trot along to have a look

11:03 am

mellowmasher

Her name is a flower and im taking it to her for 6 for 18

11:13 am

mellowmasher

fetes

11:15 am

mellowmasher

I didn't say that, thats what I put in my wordfinder lol

11:23 am

soho72

Hey, that flower one is a good clue!

11:27 am

mellowmasher

Hey thanks

11:28 am

mellowmasher

did you get my trot along one

11:31 am

soho72

I already had it, but it was a great clue. It takes some imagination to make those up - something in which I am sorely lacking.

11:33 am

mellowmasher

Have you got the 8 for 40?

11:37 am

soho72

I do - thanks. Had a good clue for it?

11:38 am

Christine

Mellowmasher - thanks for the radon clud... I know nothing about such things - I told you, I've led a sheltered life.
The C I recognized after noodling it; the A I'd mer, pre-retirement. I already have the 'trot' word, and the 'elected' word.
Now - a flower? bottom of the ocean??

11:41 am

Christine

proofread, THEN press 'enter'...
My post should've read CLUE, not clud; and MET, not mer... ah me.

11:41 am

mellowmasher

Hi Christine the 7 bottom of the sea clue is

The collection of organisms living on or in sea or lake bottoms.
The bottom of a sea or lake.

The flower clue is for 6

and yep I did have a good clue for the 8 but another day lol

11:43 am

mellowmasher

there is a 6 letter b word worth 24 which you may do if you fancy a horse at the races

11:46 am

Kirsty1

200 for 2339 as follows:

A 16
B 14
C 8
E 3
F 21
H 24
N 14
O 8
R 7
S 23
T 50
W 12

Would anybody help me out if they can working out what letters I'm missing for the last 4 - I'm absolutely stumped!

11:47 am

mellowmasher

There is a 6 word for 27 clue is

Having or characterized by a husky, grating voice:

add one letter will give you the h 7 for 40

11:50 am

jlm_mi

Kirsty1 - You appear to be missing an S word. Can't help beyond that.

11:51 am

mellowmasher

Hi Kirsty I have one more s than you

11:52 am

Kirsty1

Right S's it is! Thanks jlm_mi Those R's look suspiciously low too...

11:52 am

periwinkle

Mellowmasher, I already had the husky voice, Thanks for the hint. I added a letter to the end to make my first 7 letter word of the day.

11:54 am

soho72

Great H clue! But every time someone posts total, I get further behind. My niece is going to pay for sending this game to me!

11:57 am

Christine

I leave you alone for a couple of hours.... there were 169 words, when I left, now there's 204??? I have only 135 (I think), but I tell myself I won't stay around all day

12:19 pm

Christine

Mellow -- ever notice how you'll see an unfamiliar word, one day, then come across it at a later date? I saw the ocean word, but with 'ic' instead of 'os' at the end... does that make sense? I googled your clue, and saw the word, then clicked on the little '?' after I posted the word... and there it was.

12:21 pm

jlm_mi

At 6:20am ConXshun said:

0 x 48
2 x 40
1 x 36
2 x 28

in the middle of a discussion of point values for 7-letter words. So, is there a 7 for 36? I thought there were 6 7s for 28, 48, 48, 40, 28, 40. Is there a 7th 7?

12:22 pm

soho72

There is a 7 for 36.

12:24 pm

soho72

Sorry - that was a 6 I was looking at.

12:24 pm

jlm_mi

I also have the 6/36 and wondered if maybe that waas what ConXshun meant.

12:37 pm

soho72

Wish I could help. I'm still wondering how I'm going to get the ten, never having seen Austin Powers.

12:39 pm

jlm_mi

It's 10 points, not 10 letters. And the Austin Powers clue is not a particularly good one, as that is not how the character's name is spelled. ;) It's a 4-letter word for 10 points, starting with F. Not too many combos can make that.

12:47 pm

soho72

Boy, do I feel dumb! I was looking for a ten-letter word. You just saved my sanity. I guess that's what comes of reading only some of the clues.

12:51 pm

jlm_mi

Nah, sometimes the clues can be confusing. :)

I have 2 4-letter words beginning with E. Can anyone tell me how many letters the E word I'm missing has?

12:54 pm

4t8

egads, i return happy about 1-7 and 117 words, only to find there are tons of words eluding me!!!

1:22 pm

Atalante

I wish I could find the "will" 8 *sigh*

1:28 pm

granadan

That one is driving me scatty too...

1:29 pm

jlm_mi

Think of the person, rather than the will itself.

1:29 pm

jlm_mi

And it does not have an N in it, if you're trying to go that way. I was stuck on that for a while.

1:33 pm

granadan

I think Ive tried every combination starting with test that there is. Its still hiding from me!

1:33 pm

Atalante

ohhh I've been thinking that all day but couldn't see how to fit it in. But entered it anyway and now I've got to trace it out in the grid LOL

1:34 pm

jlm_mi

Perhaps you are using the wrong second T? Use the lower one.

1:34 pm

Atalante

ick why couldn't I see that hours ago :S

1:35 pm

Atalante

yes - I was using the wrong second T *sigh*

1:42 pm

granadan

A million thanks jmi!
It appeared like magic when you said which T.

1:44 pm

Atalante

Isn't it amazing how realising which T to use suddenly makes all the difference?

1:46 pm

jlm_mi

Yes, that and the N (I was thinking an -ant ending) kept me banging my head on the desk for a while!

1:49 pm

periwinkle

I am still confused about the "will" word. From the top which T does it start with?

1:51 pm

granadan

THE VERY TOP ONE

1:56 pm

periwinkle

granadan, Thanks, I will keep trying.

1:59 pm

periwinkle

I give up on the "will" word.

2:00 pm

granadan

But the next t to use is the third one down....

2:01 pm

granadan

cos youll ned the second one down a letter or two further on...

2:01 pm

jlm_mi

Sounds like - the person in the stands at a sporting event.

2:08 pm

Atalante

and ends in R :)

2:13 pm

qc

Well I finally got it. tx for ALL the clues

2:22 pm

jlm_mi

OK, I'm amazed that there are so many T words! I only have 30 words to go, and at least 8 of them begin with T. Here's my breakdown by word length. If anyone else is willing to do the same and compare, I'd love the help!

T words:
20x4
15x5
5x6
1x7
1x8

2:49 pm

runningforhome

Ugh, I will never find this stupid 8-letter word.

2:52 pm

runningforhome

Ooh, found it... I was going in the wrong direction.

3:25 pm

Daisy

jlm_mi, we've got nearly the same number of Ts. I have
21x4
15x5
4x6
0x7
1x8

I'm completely stuck on finding the 7. Or any additional Ts, apparently.

3:26 pm

Daisy

Just got another 5.

3:27 pm

jlm_mi

The 7 is the plural of the 6 that I have and you probably don't. It is for 40 points and is the isotope one clued to before. There is also a 5 for 16 that removes the last letter of the 6. It begins with the name of a Norse god.

I just found another T 5 for a total of 16 of them for me, so maybe that's also the 5 you're missing compared to mine. I'll have to look for at least one more T4 to match your count.

3:51 pm

Daisy

Oh! Maybe I should read for hints before giving up, huh? Thanks. I've got the seven and the six now. And the nearly Norse god. If I could figure out which 4s you have I'd happily give you a hint in return.

3:56 pm

jlm_mi

I'm up to 21x4 now, but of course they may not all be the same as yours. Too difficult to figure that out probably. But how many th words do you have? I have 9.

3:57 pm

Daisy

I also have 9 th words.
I have 4 words that start with Ta. Do you have more than that?

3:59 pm

jlm_mi

Nope, only 3 of those. I could break it down for all of them, and really get the hints rolling. ;)

TAx3
TEx15
THx9
TIx2
TOx16

4:04 pm

runningforhome

I found this great game which I though you Babblers might be interested in... but be warned, it doesn't accept a lot of words Babble does.
http://clevermedia.com/game.php?wordspy

4:05 pm

jlm_mi

Found a 4th TA word. MSN Encarta says I should be able to add an S to pluralize, but babble won't let me. >:-|

5:03 pm

boatierra

Got the T will word. It was work, but it was worth it. Seeing the clue about using the second really helped. Thanks.

5:06 pm

Tolinya

Mul you get the pics I sent for your Mom?

5:10 pm

boatierra

No, I haven't checked my email this afternoon. Her computer is very picky. I try not to 'stress it out' by asking it to do too many things at once.

5:49 pm

Minski

Thanks for all the clues on the will word. I finally got it.

6:40 pm

Minski

WHOHOO!!
I am 18.5 weeks pregnant and just found out this afternoon that it's a girl!!
I'm having trouble concentrating on the puzzle.
BBL8R

7:17 pm

periwinkle

Finally got the isotope word by trial and error. Never got the will word though. Tried every combo I could think of.

7:32 pm

Minski

periwinkle ~ read the hints from 1:29 - 2:08 pm. I don't know any legaleze at all and I figured it out from that series of hints.

7:41 pm

runningforhome

Gah! Every time I open the puzzle I see 'bestow'!

7:42 pm

periwinkle

OMG, I actually found the WILL word!I reread all the clues, thanks Minski. And thanks to everyone for the clues.

8:04 pm

Minski

OMG! I am so slow! It never crossed my mind to google the hints for a word. I am learning so much from you briliant scientists.

8:58 pm

Minski

103/1125
I finally topped 100/1000

I'm still missing the T for 40 that has something to do with a radioactive isotope. Is there any nonscientific hint or help for this word? I'm hopeless at science.
Thanks

8:59 pm

Minski

Also the 7 letter S for 28 is missing. Hints please?

9:06 pm

Christine

MINSKI - Mazel Tov, and God bless.

9:06 pm

eepingbunny

the radioactive isotope rhymes with a word for slow (mentally)

9:09 pm

jlm_mi

Minski - My 3:27 clue is regarding the 7 for 40.

9:15 pm

Christine

Minski, a clue fpr the T40 -- start with the top T, drop down, lean right, slope down to the left; then side-step left, up a shade, lean upwards and to the right, then drop down, further right.
Around 10:45am, Mellowmasher posted some great clues (google the information, to get the answer, if like me you know nothing about some of these subjects).

9:24 pm

Minski

Got it by reading scientific nonsense on Google that I didn't really understand until I found a likely t word.

Now I'm at 110/1274

Thanks for the help.

9:24 pm

Minski

BTW ~ Thanks Christine!

9:28 pm

5605love

hay ya'll

9:30 pm

runningforhome

Pff, hentai not a valid word...

9:36 pm

Minski

I feel so slow today. I just found the elected official. If it had teeth it would have bitten me on the a**

9:41 pm

jlm_mi

If you make that a*** you'll find it inthis grid, along with another word in that sentence. :-D

9:57 pm

Minski

HE HE....Thanks jlm. I had them both.

9:59 pm

fixitfmly

Minski --
Congrats on the baby girl. I'm due with my 4th girl in about 3.5 wks ;-D

Wish I wouldn't have started this puzzle -- legs are retaining H2O badly and DH says times up ;(

10:00 pm

Minski

Thank y'all for all the help tonight. It's 11pm and time for Minski and PeeWee to turn into pumpkins. Final result for the evening.......
121/1374.
One of my best scores.

11:10 pm

sleeky

Hahah. I thought I knew the word from the clues, but I couldn't find it in the puzzle. So I decided, what the hell and typed it in, and it took it!

11:52 pm

coma

Anyone know why it wouldn't take "stent"?

11:57 pm

jayferg

sSent is one of those words that alwasy comes up in puzzles but it never takes it. Nobody knows why.

There are a bunch of words this puzzle won't take that have meanings in the dictionary.

11:58 pm

jayferg

oops...sorry about my typo. First word should be stent.

12:01 am

coma

ok, thanks for comments

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