Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, August 7, 2004

12:05 am

Tolinya

woot me first

12:07 am

babblor

Ahhh I came here to finish the last puzzle, looks like I missed out.

12:12 am

Tolinya

yup next one is up and raring to go

12:12 am

Tolinya

34/340 must clip cats nails and then to bed for this tired mommy....night all

Poof

12:29 am

shansun

36/391 Time for bed here too.....

12:39 am

Janice

Who can say that 'sippee' is NOT a word???!!!

12:40 am

Janice

LOL Maybe you need a second 'p' for that!

12:58 am

boatierra

58 for 680. Here's what I have so far:

d x 4
e x 1
h x 7
j x 4
m x 6
n x 4
p x 9
r x 10
s x 6
t x 5
y x 2

1:07 am

Janice

So far for me...

53 for 670

d = 7
e = 2
f = 3
h = 6
j = 2
m = 5
n = 2
p = 7
r = 7
s = 5
t = 6
y = 1

1:25 am

Janice

Going to bed with...
65 for 822.

2:02 am

cz

OK, I'm really missing something here
ax1
dx7
ex1
fx2
hx5
jx2
mx5
nx2
px9
rx9
sx8
tx5
yx4

60 words but only 541 points....please help me on the high scoring words!

2:09 am

mellowmasher

79/1003

I only have 2x 7 nothing higher

1 could be not right at the top
2 could be more merry

2:09 am

4t8

6 7's
ax2
dx10
1xe
hx11
jx4
mx4
nx4
px14
rx18
sx7
tx7
yx2

2:21 am

4t8

1-7 is a plural of an "optical" 6

2:24 am

mellowmasher

107/1318 still only 2x7 and nothing higher

2:27 am

cz

Still pitiful here...only 2x7, 3x6
71/718

working on the optical clue :-)

2:28 am

4t8

begins with an r

2:32 am

mellowmasher

117/1407 and still nothing higher than 2x7

2:42 am

shortseer

i've found an 8

2:43 am

4t8

has anyone been able to use "ism/s" ?

2:52 am

shortseer

[quote] has anyone been able to use "ism/s" [/quote]
lol
have you???
you should try it

2:56 am

4t8

great question; teehee, no!
i Wish.

3:02 am

mellowmasher

173/2279 9x7 no 8's

3:05 am

mellowmasher

ax5
dx16
ex4
fx4
hx12
ix1
jx7
mx7
nx10
ox4
px24
rx31
sx21
tx23
yx5

3:08 am

4t8

could you pluralize a 7, mayhap?

3:14 am

4t8

another y for disparity would be nice...sleeping on 125/1637.
have fun, good night. :)

3:46 am

mellowmasher

I just cant see the 8

3:49 am

shortseer

The 8 starts with T
It's associated with a 7

3:51 am

mellowmasher

ok thanks will look

6x e and 9x m

3:55 am

Christine

It hates farmers, won't accept EIEIO.

3:55 am

mellowmasher

Yayyyy I found it and it also made it 11x7 cheers

3:59 am

mellowmasher

27xt

4:03 am

mellowmasher

188/2621 12x7 1x8.

4:05 am

4t8

logged back on - oh good you found the 8. (if it wasn't 5 am i might have said change the tense, not make it pl.) whoops! 'night, again.

4:07 am

4t8

*or the person doing it. oh gross, am so overtired and the sun's about to rise. :D

5:16 am

Atalante

There's another 8 for 45

5:21 am

mellowmasher

Another ouch took me long enough to find the first on lol any clues?

190/2659

5:29 am

Atalante

comes from a 6 for 21 :)

5:39 am

periwinkle

How many words are in this puzzle?

6:54 am

Lilecama

about 220 words in this puzzle

6:55 am

Lilecama

I've got 49 of them - nothing over 6 ltrs

7:01 am

Lilecama

and i think DIOREEA is a perfectly good word!

7:02 am

Treble99

Darn, it won't take 'eejit'

7:03 am

Lilecama

EEJIT's got a P in it, that's why - EEJIPT

7:08 am

angus

7 for 36

7:11 am

mellowmasher

199/2799 Oooh will I ever get 200 still no second 8

7:28 am

Atalante

2nd 8 begins with A

7:57 am

mellowmasher

Thanks I have it now 202/2905

8:35 am

periwinkle

shortseer, would you please tell me which T your 8 letter words starts with. I cannot find it. Thanks.

8:51 am

periwinkle

I am stuck at 90 with two 7's but no 8's :(.

8:56 am

Lilecama

I'm stuck at 91 - no 7's or 8's :((

9:25 am

shortseer

sorry, wasn't here to answer the question earlier ...

clue:
if you spend time walking and plodding round and round that T in the first row you'll find an 8

9:28 am

periwinkle

Thank you shortseer, I will keep trying. :)

9:32 am

periwinkle

shortseer, wasn't sure how to spell it at first but got it. Thanks so much! :)

9:32 am

periwinkle

shortseer, good clue!

9:33 am

periwinkle

Now I have to find the 8 letter A word.

9:36 am

shortseer

clue:
Only the more skllful will find the A for 8

Are there any advances on 2x 8's ?

9:39 am

periwinkle

shortseer, great clue. Had to use my crossword dictionary to see if I spelled it right. :)

9:55 am

periwinkle

The anagram yesterday was STAR, correct?

10:32 am

Lilecama

still can't find the 8 ltr A word :(
any clues to help me anybody?

10:37 am

Lilecama

I'm sorry - erm, does one need an official introduction to join in the chat? Nobody seems to respond to my postings... Please tell me if I'm out of line or anything...

10:50 am

eshadow

Don't worry lil. Along about this time there are very few babblers around. Just keep noodleling and we'll both find that "a" word that has something to do with skill.

10:52 am

Lilecama

thanks esh - you're a friend out in the dark!

10:53 am

Atalante

there's some good clues further down in the chat :)

10:56 am

Lilecama

Thanks Atalante, I've read them, but they don't seem to help much :(
I've managed to find some 7's on my way tho' :)

11:02 am

Lilecama

Atalante - I have a 6 for 21 to do with churchy stuff - is that the one to make the 8 for 45 with?

11:05 am

Lilecama

break time...

11:19 am

Treble99

If you have the A: 6 for 21, then you should have no problem getting an 8 out of it...

11:20 am

eshadow

lil - I finally got the "a" word. And it does mean a skilful or clever person.

11:29 am

Atalante

Its someone who goes to the right .... (if you know French :P)

2:46 pm

Lilecama

Atalante - that was the clue for me! Thank you. I got it in one go! First the A -6 for 21 - thank you trebble 99, spurred on by eshadow's succes and the frenchy clue. (Huge sigh of relief) :)))

2:46 pm

Lilecama

btw - i've never heard of either word! very educational this game, besides being a thief of time
;)

3:01 pm

runningforhome

I have both the eights, but stlil haven't broken 100 words...

3:15 pm

boatierra

BTW, the anagram I was talking about in yesterday's puzzle is:

arts
rats
star
tars
tsar

3:30 pm

boatierra

Lilecama - welcome to the board and game. Personally I don't bother much with saying HI, I just type my queries and observations. I do say G'nite occasionaly.

3:32 pm

Tolinya

hey mul how's the weather?

3:32 pm

Tolinya

got my hair highlighted!!! Larry says hi!

3:33 pm

boatierra

periwinkle - I just saw your post. You got the anagram. I'm so proud of myself for finding that. I'm just starting to pay attention to anagrams, so I was happy to 'find' that one.

3:39 pm

boatierra

Tolinya - the weather is totally beautiful here. Everything is green, my mom's garden is in full bloom, and all kinds of fruits are in season. That's cool about your hair. Tell Larry I said HI back. Hey, I'm planning to bring back bunch of fresh fruit and corn. Do you think your mom might want some? They've got peaches, apricots, white sweet corn, cukes, cherries, tomatoes, nectarine,...that's all I can think of right now. I'm bringing a bunch back for my dad and I. I'd offer you some, but you all are leaving.

3:40 pm

Lilecama

well thanks Mulhemujer! :)
thats a difficult name to type you've got there!

3:41 pm

Lilecama

and I even left out the 'R'
sorry Mulhermujer.. there you go. got it that time

3:43 pm

boatierra

Ya, if you are not into Espanol or Portuguese, it can be a handful. I've seen folks write mul, mm, or mulher,...whatever is easiest works for me. If you typed Womanwoman, I'd probably get that too. ;)

3:45 pm

Tolinya

yeah mom would love that stuff. gotta swing by your dads tamarra the compost container is WAY full..hehe. yeah it's hot here..we might get a storm later though...(fingers crossed).

the a for 21 can anyone give me a clue (or maybe tell me which post the clue is in...)

3:45 pm

boatierra

I think it is an absolute crime that there are 31 R words, 'cause I can only find 13 so far!!

3:46 pm

Lilecama

womanwoman...???
does mulhermujer mean womanwoman?

3:46 pm

Atalante

Glad you got it Lilecama ;)

3:47 pm

boatierra

Tol - send me an email and let me know what she would like and how much, like, 4, 6, or 7 nectarines....stuff like that.

And I don't have a single A word yet....:(

3:48 pm

Lilecama

at 9.25 shortseer posten

'if you spend time walking and plodding round and round that T in the first row you'll find an 8'

3:49 pm

Lilecama

yeah - me too Atalante! feel much better now and into chats.. ;)
back on the board yourself are you?

3:50 pm

Tolinya

Lil yeah couldn't find that one either and I walked, strutted, traisped, skipped, you get the picture.

3:51 pm

Lilecama

Tolinya - Atalante gave me the best clue ever for the a-8! for some people another clue helped which was posted - a gain by shortseer:
clue:
Only the more skllful will find the A for 8

3:51 pm

boatierra

Ya, sorry for not explaining that. Mulher is Portuguese for woman, and mujer is spanish for the same thing. Its part of my email address. I originally wanted to just have mulher@....but someone else already had that (how dare they ;). Personally, I really don't care for 'mulhermujer' 'cause its long and akward, but it is totally uncommon, so it works for me.

3:52 pm

Lilecama

yeah - the strut along one I found ok - and you're nearly there looking at your list.... play about with the one you started with 'T'...

3:54 pm

Lilecama

how about mulmuj?
nice idea tho' - womanwoman :)

3:54 pm

Tolinya

be right back boy closed hiimself in his bedroom LOL

3:55 pm

Lilecama

wowo is also possible - leaving the men out of it completely.

3:57 pm

Tolinya

got that 8 for 50 DOH I walked right past it lol

4:05 pm

Atalante

mmm yes back - trying to find the 100s of words I know are there, but just refuse to show themselves to me

4:07 pm

Lilecama

I'm about to go to bed - its nearing midnight here. I'd like to post my stats - is there an easy way of doing this, or do you have to count your words one by one - does anyone know?

4:09 pm

Tolinya

manual count

4:11 pm

boatierra

Lilecama - What's nice about both Port and Span is that their words for man are not similar to their words for woman. In Port, man is 'homem,' and in Span, 'hombre.' Not that I was trying to 'leave man/men out' but I guess that's the way it ended up. Instead of 'wowo' it could be woowoo, kind of like Sinclair from 'Living Single.' Loved that show :)

4:12 pm

Lilecama

oooh, groan. Well, i've got 132 / 1730. i think an earlier posting of Mellowmasher for stats is more useful to look at than what I have.
I QUOTE:
173/2279 9x7 no 8's
ax5
dx16
ex4
fx4
hx12
ix1
jx7
mx7
nx10
ox4
px24
rx31
sx21
tx23
yx5

4:14 pm

meeker

mulhermujer, there was another set of anagrams of 4 letters for 5 words in yesterday's puzzle -- user, sure, suer, ruse, rues.

4:16 pm

boatierra

meeker - Oh man, I didn't even see that. Thanks for pointing it out. I'm writin' that one down too.

4:17 pm

Lilecama

dunno the show - but its indeed good to know that the south europeans kept the genders completely separate. altho 'woman' could have something to do with the fact that 'man' comes from 'womb' rather than woman coming from man as in the western creation mythology.
hmmm - leaves much for thought and speculation.

4:19 pm

Lilecama

well, I'm throwing in the towel for the night.

Good luck all. s been nice babblin with you all.
good night.

4:20 pm

boatierra

Lilecama - I've never thought about man coming from womb. I'll mention it to my mom. She and I are both wordphiles.

4:43 pm

periwinkle

marigold, are you playing today?

4:45 pm

periwinkle

Rats, I only have 15 P words. :(

4:50 pm

boatierra

What's the on this sucker, again?

4:53 pm

boatierra

That would be, "What's the WORD COUNT on this sucker, again?"

5:15 pm

MammaJill

At 06:54 am Lilecama said...
about 220 words in this puzzle

5:16 pm

Tolinya

i though someone posted like 207?

5:17 pm

MammaJill

I have 7 A's

5:22 pm

Tolinya

i have 2 and they're just random typings lol

5:29 pm

Tolinya

just got my second d

5:29 pm

Tolinya

kinda sad seeing as how i have 55 words

6:15 pm

periwinkle

chaz are you playing?

6:20 pm

periwinkle

I only have 9 S words:(

6:30 pm

Tolinya

i have 5

6:33 pm

MammaJill

I have 18 S's...3 SE's, 4SI's and 11SP's

6:41 pm

chaz

Periwinkle - I'm here. Just found the
A8 - thanks to everyone's clues.

6:51 pm

periwinkle

chaz, have you found the 8 for 50. It starts with a T. There is a clue earlier in the log. If you get a 7 for 36 just add an S.

6:56 pm

chaz

Periwinkle - I had the 7 letter T so thanks
for the clue to get the 8! I'm at an alltime high personal score - though nowhere near as high as the total available points yet...
Breaking for dinner shortly.

7:13 pm

Tolinya

ok what's the t for 7? or rather a hint

7:40 pm

periwinkle

tolinya, check shortseer's note at 9:25 am regarding the T words.

8:00 pm

Tolinya

nope got that one

8:09 pm

MammaJill

the other 7T is how you feel after a few too many drinks...

8:47 pm

dimwit

Isn't that tipsy ? Any clues for the j's? I have 4. Are all the others randoms ?

8:50 pm

marigold

Is the other 7 T word start with the T on the bottom or top

8:54 pm

marigold

I have 5 j words

9:00 pm

dimwit

I have 5 js now, 4 je and 1 jo

9:15 pm

shortseer

i've found 8 Js
I would guess that dimwit is missing the ballet term, the denim fabric, and the chinese currency

9:19 pm

dimwit

ooh thanks, I have already got the denim, but I tried a ballet term and it didn't work - perhaps I spelt it wrong. I don't have chinese currency though - yet !

9:33 pm

shortseer

Hmmm
You already had the fabric?
Maybe you have something i dont have.
The 8x J that i have are:
2 transports
2 mockings
1 ballet term
1 fabric
1 connection
1 currency

PS I KNEW you didnt have the currency (that might be another clue for you)

9:37 pm

4t8

i don't have the currency yet...isn't it weird that this doesn't take epis, but bialis are ok? and that someone who spies isn't an espier...

9:40 pm

4t8

*espionart - espionage taken to another level.

9:42 pm

marigold

Thanks shortseer for clues for the J words I found them. YEA!

9:44 pm

dimwit

I think my 8 j' are the same as yours. I should have remembered the currency from a week or two ago. Maybe I should compile a little self-help list of new words. Have you got a word like dimes that has no meaning ? Found that by accident.

9:45 pm

shortseer

espionart ... heh ... i like that.

I'm annoyed it won't take jonah.
It IS legit!!!
jonah:
n. a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him

9:49 pm

4t8

i just went to
http://www.xe.com/ucc/full.shtml
and looked at 180 world currencies...still lost on the j. oof.

9:49 pm

sleeky

you know what would be great for this game? A listing of the words you've tried already.

9:54 pm

shortseer

@dimwit
I've got quite a few words 'like dimes" ... but they all have meanings.

@ 4t8
lol .. it might be faster to just do a bit of random typing seeing it's quite a short word and i might have let slip in a roundabout way what the 2nd letter was in an earlier post

9:57 pm

dimwit

Hey sleeky, my husband has that already !
I dunno why I don't get it on my desktop, but when he types in a word there is a dropdown box which shows all his tries !

9:58 pm

dimwit

shortseer, it is a d 6 for 27. Just add an extra letter somewhere in the middle...

9:59 pm

shortseer

i get the dropdown box too.
maybe you don't get it if you've got cookies turned off?

10:00 pm

runningforhome

I get the drop box too... you have to clear your forms in the internet options.

10:03 pm

dimwit

ww.ask.co.uk is good for currency help
try "chinese money"

10:05 pm

shortseer

@ dimwit
i have that
it's a tithe, a tenth part (plural form)
don't forget the singular too

A tithe ... ahh ... that was in the bad old days when a tenth of your earnings went to the church or the lord of the manor.
*considers current taxation rate*
... did i say the bad old days?

10:07 pm

dimwit

Ah, well it would help if the dictionary here had a meaning for it ! It suggest an acronmyn, but then wouldn't accept that when I typed it in ! Typical!

10:10 pm

dimwit

Still haven't got the tipsy t - any clues before I give up and go to bed ? (It's nearly dawn here - (Yawn))

10:12 pm

shortseer

if you are tipsy and drink a little more alcohol than you are ....?

10:14 pm

4t8

could you be *more* tipsy?

finally got the currency j! thank you dimwit, thank you shortseer.

10:17 pm

dimwit

Of course, good job I'm not or I never would have got that! Thanks all, nitey nite ! (and it wouldn't take those either!)

10:23 pm

Shimmer

rohan is too a word!!

11:06 pm

Shimmer

Started wayyy too late

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