Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, August 24, 2004

12:27 am

qc

oooo 1st one here & a 7 for 76

12:30 am

runningforhome

Found that too!

12:31 am

Asfaloth

I need a clue! What does it begin with? =)

12:32 am

runningforhome

R

1:11 am

bigbirdboss

does anyone know how many words in this puzzle?

1:17 am

qc

don't know the total but I have 99 for 1004 & that's enuf for tonight....g'nite

1:20 am

bigbirdboss

Thanks....g'night.
I have 106 for 1218.

1:22 am

qc

didn't quite make it...saw a 7 for 40 & 8 for 55 - starts with P

1:23 am

bigbirdboss

got them both already
have nine 6"s, three 7"s and one 8

1:29 am

runningforhome

An eight for 110!

1:30 am

bigbirdboss

WOW!! Any clues?

1:31 am

runningforhome

VERY similar to the 7 for 76.

1:34 am

bigbirdboss

I found it!!

1:34 am

bigbirdboss

thanks!

1:45 am

bigbirdboss

stuck at 111.......good night all.

3:07 am

granadan

I keep seeing PREFECT ;-((

3:31 am

BIA

there's an 8 for 110 out there

5:02 am

granadan

Tell me more!
:-)))

5:34 am

BIA

There's a key 5 for 34 on which to build a lot of the high-point longer words.

5:46 am

BIA

Haven't found the 7 for 40 or the 8 for 55, but I have 7s for (in alpha order) 28, 52, 36, 76, 76, in addition to the 8 for 110.

123 / 4.64 / 1575

6:44 am

marigold

What letter does the 7 for 28 start with?

7:16 am

marigold

i have two that are 7 for 40, one starts with a p the other one a r

7:21 am

marigold

i have two 7 for 76

7:29 am

Atalante

Why on earth doesn't it take prepound and prepounds???

8:06 am

Wendrie

I wish it would take ectozoon - but the letter is in the wrong place..... but it is such a cool word!

8:21 am

BIA

7 for 28 starts with "O"

8:33 am

Wendrie

Right, I need to go and do something a bit more productive....

C - 12
D - 3
E - 5
F - 15
L - 4
N - 12
O - 6
P - 24
R - 19
S - 23
T - 24
U - 6
Y - 1
Z - 1

156 words 4.78 2151

9:01 am

jennyb

I have 4 Ds...

9:02 am

jlm_mi

I have 8xD, 11xL, 25xT, 2xZ

9:07 am

Atalante

9 x D lol

9:14 am

jennyb

And I thought I was IT! haha

9:30 am

jlm_mi

hee hee - 10xD

9:35 am

jayferg

any more help fo rthe 7-76? I looked forever last night & could night find it.

9:36 am

jlm_mi

jayferg - Do you have the 5/34 it's based on? If not, start there. There aren't many ways to make a 5-letter word for 34 points . . .

9:37 am

jayferg

i don't have it. does it start with R?

9:38 am

jayferg

smacking my head....just got it. thanks.

9:50 am

marigold

i have 2 7 for 76. They start with r and a u. Both have the same base word as the one for 110

9:50 am

4t8

i can't believe i just got the 8 for 110! how am i supposed to go out now, lol.

10:02 am

Tolinya

morning all..do we have a word count on this bad boy yet? or anyone wanna divulge what their top score is so us normal low rankers can get a few words?

10:04 am

jlm_mi

I'm at 156/2012 and word count by starting letter was posted below by a few of us.

Solver says there are 202: 2x8, 12x7, 30x6, 59x5, 99x4 but use those numbers with caution. :)

10:06 am

Tolinya

thx jlm....something for me to strive for saw the starting word count so that will help...good luck and happy hinting to all

10:17 am

Christine

Goodmorning, y'all -- this humungeous word must contain Z and F or Y, right???
Aaaww, maybe this'll be the day I don't play, but then I'll go crazy, all day, trying to figure that darned word...

10:20 am

parsec

Lx12 and Sx24...

10:21 am

jlm_mi

Christine - The most useful clue for this word is that it starts with a 5/34. Find that, and build to find the 2 large 7s and the large 8. :)

10:31 am

Atalante

11 x D LOL

10:33 am

Christine

jlm_mi -- 5 tiles totalling 17 points, would need to use a 10, a 4, and three ones.... starting with R, that seems to give us a verrry odd word??

10:34 am

jenleigh22801

any hints on the 5/34?

10:36 am

jlm_mi

It doesn't start with R. Not sure where that misconception came from.

10:36 am

Delta

It will feel like Christmas when you get it.

10:37 am

Sparrow

cold

10:47 am

parsec

heh, 13xD

10:56 am

Swtbtrcup

i feel stupid.. that 5/34 was right there staring at me!

11:09 am

jlm_mi

14xD This is a very funny race!

11:11 am

Christine

Wwlllll, I have that!! actually, it was the first word I found, afte I saw which tile was the highest value.... now, am I supposed to be able to build on that word, to get the 76- and 110-point words??
Oh boy, here we go again... good thing I'm retired, I have no life away from Babble.

11:12 am

jlm_mi

Yes. 3 different prefixes give you 7/76, 7/76 and 8/110.

11:14 am

Christine

Ahaaa.... as I sent the last chat, I realized God invented PREfixes, as well as suffixes.....
Success came in, and hit me between the eyes.

11:15 am

jayferg

the starting with R was last night when they gave a clue to the 7/76

11:25 am

Christine

Well, that's the problem solved - I've not been to sleep, read thru' the night'

11:41 am

Christine

A senior moment ... of course, I meant 'solution', not 'success'... ah me..

12:03 pm

jlm_mi

So let's talk 7s. I have:

36,28,52,36,40,40,76,76

Anyone else?

12:06 pm

parsec

I only have seven 7s, but some are different:

36,32,40,40,40,76,76

12:09 pm

Atalante

nope - nor more than that. But I'm determined to get a 15th D LOL

12:12 pm

jlm_mi

LOL Atalante!

12:14 pm

Kirsty1

Mine 7s go: 36, 32, 40, 40, 28, 52, 36, 40, 40, 76, 76. Hope this helps. Does anybody know how many we are playing for today?

12:14 pm

Kirsty1

Great use of English in my last post eh??! LOL

12:16 pm

jlm_mi

Kirsty - Thanks for the 7s. The stats I have are posted at 10:04.

12:23 pm

jenleigh22801

So what does the 8/110 start with? I got the 5/34, and the 7 letter one. Maybe I'm having a stupid day, but i do not see the 8-letter word.

12:28 pm

Minski

Got 'em all.
The 5, the 2 7s and the 8!
now at 58/914

12:32 pm

jlm_mi

jenleigh - There are 2 7s based on that word, both with prefixes. The 8 is also a prefix (but, of course, a 3-letter one). Given the points, you can see that the prefix for the 8 must contain a letter worth 3 points. It is only 1 letter different from one of the 7s.

12:36 pm

jlm_mi

Kirsty - Do those first 2 40-point 7s start with the same letter?

12:39 pm

Swtbtrcup

the arctic is....

12:48 pm

boatierra

I won't take 'zoot'!! Don't these people know anything about fashion from the 1920's?!?

12:49 pm

Kirsty1

Jlm - yep :o)

12:51 pm

runningforhome

I thought zoot suits were 1940s. ;)

12:51 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks. Not what I wanted to hear. ;) But it should be helpful.

12:58 pm

boatierra

"I thought zoot suits were 1940s. ;)"

Hummmm, I think your are right. Anyhow, it should be accepted. I wonder is its considered a proper noun. If 'zoot' was person...one way to find out...dic.com.

12:58 pm

jlm_mi

It's a shame that zoot isn't accepted, and yes, it was 1940s. You can learn more here if you're bored. :-D

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/zoot/eng_sfeature/sf_zoot_mx.html

12:58 pm

Christine

Does the 'arctic' clue refer to the two 7/40s??

12:58 pm

boatierra

Dic.com does not have it.

12:59 pm

jlm_mi

Christine - No, I think it was referring waaaay back to the 5/7/7/8 combo.

12:59 pm

Kirsty1

The first one is a herbicide and the second is an arena for a particular game. I came across the second one by chance and am quite quite sure that the dictionary definition wouldn't have helped me out much! Still, I hope it's of use to you :o)

1:03 pm

runningforhome

Thanks for the link, jlm.

1:09 pm

jlm_mi

I have the arena one - by chance. :) I'll look for the herbicide, probably the same way. :-p

1:14 pm

boatierra

Damn 'perfect'!!

1:18 pm

jlm_mi

I see that and ozone every $@#$ time I look at this puzzle!

1:23 pm

parsec

there are three 7/36s--that plus Kirsty's list gives us the right number from the solver...

1:24 pm

jlm_mi

parsec - Do you have any idea where they fit in the list? Or just in with whatever you already have would be good.

1:32 pm

parsec

it's next to the second 36.

1:35 pm

jlm_mi

Got it, thanks!

So, the 7s are:

36,32,40,40,28,52,36,36,40,40,76,76

1:45 pm

parsec

too bad there aren't quite enough Os for 'oloroso.' What a neat word!

1:56 pm

jayferg

what does the 52 7 start with?

2:03 pm

parsec

the 52 is a P.

2:08 pm

jlm_mi

Another starting letter tally, hopefully someone else will help me compare here:

12xC
14xD
8xE
16xF
11xL (at least 12)
12xN
6xO
24xP
18xR (at least 19)
23xS (at least 24)
28xT
5xU (at least 6)
1xY
2xZ

2:18 pm

parsec

Here's mine, for 193/2638:

13xC
13xD (missing at least one)
9xE
18xF
12xL
7xN (missing five or so)
8xO
29xP
18xR (missing at least one)
24xS
34xT
5xU (missing one)
1xY
2xZ

2:20 pm

Minski

Got the 7/52.
Thanks for the starting letter.

2:20 pm

jayferg

grrrr...i can't get those 7's. I only have 4.

2:26 pm

jlm_mi

I would say that four of the 7's are words that are not commonly known. But, given point values and relative location in the list, can be gotten with persistent noodling. Probably 4 others are not particularly common words, though many people would know them if they heard them.

2:32 pm

Tolinya

hahahah rolling on the floor it took a slang...hahahaha

2:34 pm

jlm_mi

Do you mean the 5-letter N word? I think I've seen that one taken before. It's a funny word!

2:34 pm

Tolinya

nope the 5 letter p word

2:35 pm

Tolinya

i think i've seen that word before in another puzzle and it's also a proper name so it just made me laugh at the definition

2:37 pm

jlm_mi

Oh, that one. Yeah, giggles here too. :-D

2:39 pm

Karin

Thanx for the letter tally it`s a great help .I`ve got 175/2322 so far.I have 9 /7`s should there be more?

2:41 pm

jlm_mi

Yep, more. See 10:04 (for words per length) and 1:35pm for 7s specifically.

2:42 pm

Minski

found all 12 C's
on to the D's

2:43 pm

jlm_mi

Minski - There may be more than 12 Cs. That's what I've found so far, and no one has posted finding more yet, but I'm still 20 words short of the total.

2:45 pm

parsec

can someone spare a clue for that fourteenth D? I have 1x6, 3x5 and the rest are 4. What am I missing?

2:46 pm

true_felicity

185 - 2474

Cx13
Dx12
Ex9
Fx16
Lx11
Nx11
Dx7
Px26
Rx17
Sx22
Tx32
5xU
1xY
2xZ

That's it. Kaput. Fini.

2:47 pm

Karin

Strike that just found my spec`s ,so I need at least 3 more.

2:48 pm

parsec

my 2:18 post is only one short of the total, if you add in the 8 missing words on the side. If anyone figures out the location of the mystery word, let me know!

2:48 pm

true_felicity

Oh, and Ox7.

I'm going cross0eyed from looking at this.

2:51 pm

jlm_mi

You are missing a 5-letter D, parsec.

Two of the words are related - one who does something, and the one they do it to. The third is also descriptive of a person. The 4th is more obscure, though it is the plural of a 4-letter word.

2:53 pm

jlm_mi

Wow, I totally missed parsec's list earlier. Don't know how. But, adding that to mine, I think this is the final word distribution:

13xC
14xD
9xE
18xF
12xL
8xO
29xP
19xR
24xS
34xT
6xU
1xY
2xZ

2:57 pm

parsec

that, plus the 12 N words =)

2:59 pm

parsec

and that still only makes 201, when the solver thought 202.

3:04 pm

jlm_mi

Right, those 12 Ns. :-p

And yep, I actually had found 13 C words, but only marked 12 on my list. So I thought I knew which 20 letters I still had to find, but I only know 19. Where's the other word?!?!?

OK, no need to panic yet. Still have 19 known words to find, LOL.

3:05 pm

jlm_mi

Are all of the U words un- words?

3:06 pm

parsec

all of mine are, jlm_mi. 3x6, a 7, and a 4, yes?

3:07 pm

jlm_mi

Yes, that's what I have too.

3:09 pm

parsec

well the missing one is either a six or a four, but knowing that is not helping me much.

3:27 pm

Karin

There is one u word not begining with un

3:29 pm

Tolinya

can i get a hint for the 5/34? i figure if i can get that and then the 7 and the 8 then i can go to the dr's office and to olive garden for dinner with a clearer conscious

3:29 pm

Minski

OK.
Now I have all 13 C's.
Back to the D's.....

3:31 pm

Minski

In the wintertime (in some climates) it gets cold and some things >>>>>>>>>

3:31 pm

Karin

parsec .It`s a 6/18

3:33 pm

jlm_mi

Karin - I don't know why it happens, but your posting that made it jump out at me! I've been trying that all day without the last letter, thinking verb-ish. Don't know why I couldn't complete it earlier.

3:40 pm

parsec

thanks, Karin. now I just have to find that last pesky R, and of course, the mystery word.

3:42 pm

jlm_mi

So, parsec, if you have all those words, that means maybe you can help me with the Os! I have the 7 and 5x4. Do you know the lengths of the other 2?

3:42 pm

Tolinya

k got the 5 and the 7 now for the 8 thanks for the hints

3:46 pm

parsec

jlm, I imagine you are missing the last two Os--a 6 and a 4.

3:53 pm

Tolinya

um ok got the 5 34 and then the 2 76's one 8 and one 7...but how do you get to 110???? looking looking

3:53 pm

jlm_mi

The 2 76's are both 7s. The 8 is similar to one of them. Work out the points to figure out how many point letter you need to add . . .

3:53 pm

jlm_mi

And thanks parsec - very helpful!

3:55 pm

Tolinya

oh drat jlm you're right..they're both 7's doh!

3:56 pm

parsec

anyone have more than 2 six-letter R words?

3:57 pm

Karin

jlm_mi. My O`s are: 1x7, 1x6 & 6x4

3:58 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks - got the O's from parsec's clue. On to 1xR and 1xE now, then the rest . . .

4:26 pm

Tolinya

oh happy dance got the 110!!!

4:26 pm

Tolinya

now i won't feel so bad eating my olive garden....breadsticks and salad here i come

4:28 pm

Tolinya

thank you jlm

5:15 pm

jlm_mi

parsec or Karin - are you still around? Any luck finding that last R? I also only have 2x6 that start with R.

5:42 pm

Karin

Still here I`ve only got 2x6 R`s too

5:45 pm

Karin

They are : 6/24 & 6/21.

5:59 pm

jlm_mi

Karin - Do you have all 19 Rs? I have only 18: 9x4, 5x5, 2x6, 2x7

6:07 pm

marigold

i have 7 4's, 3 5's, 1 6, and 2 7's in r's

6:07 pm

marigold

Am I missing any?

6:16 pm

Karin

No I`ve only got 17 at the moment just looking for the other 2

6:20 pm

QueenJennBee

How about a MEANING/definition hint on the biggies...thanks in advance.

6:27 pm

Karin

jlm_mi. Now I have the same as you .Any luck yet ?

6:28 pm

Christine

jennbee - early on, there are a lot of clues to the base word (F7/34) - cold, arctic, Christmassy - and you know it needs the Z and a 4 to get 17points... then think prefixes, and you too can do the happy dance.

6:31 pm

marigold

one of the 7's uses the same base word of the 110 and is worth 76 points

6:32 pm

QueenJennBee

got two of the three -thanks guys!

8:05 pm

pennypooh

This is a goody -- 8 letters 110 points.

8:46 pm

jlm_mi

Karin - No luck here. I've been stuck at 187/2514 for several hours now.

10:26 pm

runningforhome

I've only found one y-word... are there more?

11:43 pm

boatierra

I think there is just the 1 Y word.

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