Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, September 3, 2004

1:29 am

Atalante

Woohoo! First post :)

1:38 am

Q

i have 2 6's for 42 and those are my highest. foo.

1:39 am

Atalante

Trying to stop seeing schooner

1:39 am

Q

3 6's for 42, actually

1:50 am

Atalante

2 fish so far

1:56 am

Atalante

An 8 for 55

3:12 am

Atalante

Techno really should be a word lol

7:09 am

Krista

hoisin not allowed

7:15 am

Treble99

Any ideas on how many words there are today? I'm on 65 thus far, two 6's for 42 and one for 33.

Any clues/starting letter on the 8 for 55?

7:18 am

marigold

the 8 for 55 starts with a d.

what does the 6's start with?

7:20 am

Treble99

One 6 for 42 starts with t, the other 6/42 and 6/33 both start with s. There's another 6 for 42 too...

7:25 am

Krista

I have two sixes for 27 each...looking for the bigger point 6's here!

8:45 am

jlm_mi

There are 148 words today and I have starting letters/lengths for 147 of them:

1x8, 2x7, 20x6, 40x5, 84x4

6xA
38xC
5xD
3xE
7xG
13xH
7xI
3xK
5xN
5xO
3xR
24xS
13xT
10xW

The 8 is 55 points. The 7s are 36 and 48. I have 10 6s so far. In alphabetical order they are:

21,24,24,33,27,24,27,33,42,42

8:51 am

jlm_mi

Ooops - There are also 5xF.

8:51 am

stevedallas

3 f's jlm!

8:58 am

stevedallas

i mean 5 f's

9:11 am

stevedallas

why doesnt a codger codge?

9:16 am

jlm_mi

And why isn't hodge a word without podge?

9:45 am

Christine

Goodmorning, y'all... A couple of weeks ago, BODGER was rejected..... hmmm, could it be the "odge" combo it's rejecting?

9:58 am

stevedallas

wonder if it would accept kryptonite

11:03 am

jlm_mi

Found a few more 6s. Now I have:

21,24,24,33,48,27,24,27,39,33,33,42,42

Still can't find the 3rd 42. Wonder if it rhymes with the other 2? Anyone have all 3 and can place the one I'm missing in the list above?

11:12 am

runningforhome

Found the eight. :)

11:24 am

stevedallas

6 for 48? Know where it should go but have no idea?

11:30 am

Q

I'm guessing it's first- I don't have all those other 6's, though. My second 6 is a 27.

11:42 am

4t8

i would really like an m for ischium.
...no, still hasn't appeared. :)

11:43 am

jlm_mi

The 6/48 is a type of bug and does not use the K or the W.

11:52 am

stevedallas

and you are sure your order for the 6's is right jlm_mi? Cuz if they are I know what the letters are just cant seem to put them in the right order

11:54 am

4t8

can't figure out if my texts are robbing my brain of essential babble neurons, if i'm tired, or if i just don't know the words. wow. 1 whole 6 today.

11:57 am

jlm_mi

steve - Yes, I'm pretty positive they're in the right order. :) Though now you have me looking at my list over and over to be sure, LOL! But, it's possible you have a word in there that is different from one of mine (or more) but the same points and roughly the same order in the alphabet, so maybe the letters aren't quite right. The letters I've got, there's really only one way I could think to put them together.

Think of a small furry animal and remove the ending of that word would be another way to arrive at this one.

11:58 am

jlm_mi

4t8 - I'm certain that you know at least 7 of the 6 letter words. Seeing them in the grid is a different matter entirely! But those 7 are very common words. :)

11:59 am

stevedallas

thanks jlm, fit right in therel remind me not to doubt you again lol

12:06 pm

jlm_mi

Nah, go ahead and doubt. There have been some games where I couldn't seem to get point values or orders right for the life of me! Heck, I forgot the 5 F's just this morning when listing the words. :-D

12:15 pm

youngster

I'm quite new to this. I've got the 8 for 55 but no 6s.

12:17 pm

jlm_mi

Welcome, youngster! I feel old just saying that. :-p

It may take some getting used to, but just keep plugging through the grid and you'll see more and more words. Many of us keep track of how many words we have with each starting letter, and you can see a tally below of those. That way, you don't keep searching for words starting with a partciular letter when you know you have them all.

Good luck!

12:21 pm

youngster

Ah! So how do you know there are 148 words today or that there's 10 W's etc?

12:22 pm

jlm_mi

I am in desparate need of help with A words if anyone can give it! I only have 2 of the 6. One for 6 letters and one for 4.

Gracias!

12:24 pm

jlm_mi

Magic!

OK, not really.

There are a couple of different solvers online that one can use. One could use them to just get a list of words and enter them in, but that would not be any fun at all. However, it does enhance the enjoyment to have the statistics below.

So, there is one solver that does a good job of giving the total number of words, but I cannot use it to break down the statistics any further without actually seeing the words. So, that is how I know there are 148 total words.

There is another solver that allows me to easily get the number of words per length and per starting letter without looking at them, but it does not have the same dictionary as babble, so it is sometimes incomplete. Hence, it thinks there are only 147 words today, and I have no idea at this point what the missing word starts with or how long it is.

12:26 pm

stevedallas

jlm, i have a 5 for 20

12:27 pm

Krista

one "a" word is onomatpoeic...bless you

12:28 pm

youngster

Thanks jlm_mi. I prefered the 'magic' explanation!

12:30 pm

jlm_mi

Thank you Krista and steve. Gezhundheit! (or however it's spelled. never did study German)

12:31 pm

jlm_mi

Isn't "ancho" a type of hot pepper?

12:31 pm

stevedallas

and isnt aaish lavalike?

12:33 pm

stevedallas

got another a ; 6/24 think ouzo

12:35 pm

Krista

thought that needed an e...thanks!

12:35 pm

jlm_mi

Oooh - I had that 4 letter root word. Nice! I'll have some ouzo over here, please. :)

12:36 pm

Krista

oh wait - I already had that one by accident ...diff meaning

12:37 pm

Krista

but you said 6 letters..I'm lost now...hmmmm

12:40 pm

Krista

Got it! Sorry for the soliloquy, there.

12:41 pm

jlm_mi

Krista - Keep going with the one with a different meaning. It is a 6 for 24 points. That should help a lot!

12:44 pm

Krista

Thanks, got it. Learned a new word!

12:46 pm

stevedallas

still need 2 a's

12:49 pm

stevedallas

dont have either of the 7's but thats okay

12:56 pm

bigbirdboss

one of the 7's is a style of preparing food

1:01 pm

youngster

can't find 'microwave' anywhere! Or are there other methods of preparing food?

1:02 pm

jlm_mi

Sure, there's a toaster oven! Or, just unwrapping works well with so many foods.

It's not exactly a method of preparation. It collectively describes various food-prep styles in a generic fasion.

1:02 pm

stevedallas

i was looking for boiling

1:03 pm

bigbirdboss

ever watch Iron Chef? The Chairman says "Allez _______!"

1:03 pm

jlm_mi

Oh, and the other 7 is a pretty obscure word meaning a fossilized footprint that I was lucky to stumble upon.

1:04 pm

bigbirdboss

jlm------I was using the dictionary's definition

1:05 pm

jlm_mi

bigbirdboss - I'm not saying you were wrong. Just clarifying that it's not as specific as microwaving or boiling. It's a more general term than that.

1:12 pm

Atalante

the food prep word often follows after Haut ......

1:14 pm

Rabbit

Thank you Atalante, I got it with that clue.

1:17 pm

runningforhome

Thanks bigbirdboss, the Iron Chef clue was rather helpful.

1:25 pm

parsec

woouldn't a schooner "schoon"?

1:28 pm

Krys10

Man! I just learned a lot about fossils :)

1:30 pm

stevedallas

thanks for the clues jlm and bigbirdboss

1:31 pm

runningforhome

I have both the sevens and the eight, but not a single six! :(

1:33 pm

jlm_mi

RFH There are clues to 2 of the 6s earlier in the log (one given by me and the other by stevedallas).

1:52 pm

jlm_mi

Can anyone offer a definition or hint to the 6-42 that comes early in the alphabet?

1:54 pm

Tolinya

thank you for the 7-36 hint..woohoo

2:42 pm

Treble99

can you give me clues for the 7s please

2:43 pm

jlm_mi

Treble99 - Very good clues to both were given earlier.

2:48 pm

Treble99

thanks for the clues jlm_mi

2:52 pm

dimwit

dictionary doesn't know about British birds, won't take twite.

2:54 pm

Treble99

cant find the fossil 7

4:14 pm

berekah

I really hope my family jumps in to help... (hint, hint) ;-)

4:21 pm

MerLi

jlm_mi: the 6/42 I have is almost exactly like the sneeze word - imagine if the sound were stuttered....or said slowly, phonetically you would spell it this way. oh, and there is no definition in babble dicionary link....

4:47 pm

periwinkle

MerLi, I found a 5/20 thanks to your clue. but cannot find the 6.

4:49 pm

periwinkle

May I have a clue for the 8/55, thanks.

4:59 pm

periwinkle

MerLi, I found the 6/42. Thanks.

5:00 pm

youngster

periwinkle, it means instruction, whatever is taught

5:03 pm

periwinkle

youngster, just cant see it. will keep looking, mabye my sister will help me.

5:04 pm

youngster

I can't find anything beginning with K

5:04 pm

periwinkle

I meant, maybe my sister will help me :)

5:06 pm

youngster

I realised that :-P

5:08 pm

periwinkle

I can't find any k words either. There were several in yesterdays grid but they cannot be made here :(

5:13 pm

youngster

Can't find any O's either

5:16 pm

periwinkle

I have one O, Think exclamation of surprise.

5:17 pm

periwinkle

marigold are you here?

5:17 pm

youngster

Oh!

5:18 pm

periwinkle

youngster, does that mean that you found it.

5:20 pm

youngster

No

5:21 pm

periwinkle

It is 4 letters for 7 points.

5:24 pm

youngster

periwinkle, are we talking pleasant surprise or scary surprise?

5:26 pm

youngster

periwinkle, just got an o for 9

5:28 pm

periwinkle

youngster, I have it too, :), did you find the other one?

5:30 pm

youngster

Nope, still can't see it. Am I looking at the same grid as you?

5:31 pm

periwinkle

you were on the right track with your post at 5:17. work with that :)

5:32 pm

marigold

periwinkle......... are you here. I just came back

5:33 pm

periwinkle

a sound you make when you have a pleasant surprise.

5:33 pm

periwinkle

marigold, I am here. check your list.

5:35 pm

periwinkle

marigold, do you have the d word for volunteer at a museum. It was in a puzzle not long ago.

5:38 pm

youngster

Got it eventually ta. Well saying don't get many pleasant surprises :)

5:40 pm

periwinkle

Yea!

5:42 pm

youngster

Still no Ks

5:43 pm

Rabbit

Does anyone have clues for the k's? I can't find any of them.

5:43 pm

periwinkle

Me neither, and we still need 3 more O's :(

5:49 pm

runningforhome

For the Ks: they all start with the same first two letters. And the second letter is not A.

5:49 pm

youngster

Are there really 5 Fs? I only have 3, and I think 2 of them are home-made

5:49 pm

runningforhome

Mmm, redundancy... please ignore the word 'first' in my last post.

5:49 pm

periwinkle

I only have one F

5:50 pm

periwinkle

runningforhome, thanks, I will keep looking.

5:51 pm

youngster

Told you the other 2 were home-made :)

5:54 pm

periwinkle

found two K words with the help of runningforhome and atoz word finder.
Still need one more.

5:54 pm

youngster

how many letters in the ks?

5:55 pm

periwinkle

found the third K by making one of the words plural, Yea!

5:56 pm

periwinkle

youngster, two of the k words are 4/11 and the last is 5/24.

5:56 pm

periwinkle

marigold, I am taking a break. will be back later.

5:57 pm

Rabbit

Thanks for your help. :) Now on to the O's. I have only found 2 :(

6:03 pm

youngster

finally got the Ks! thanks

6:24 pm

Rabbit

Any clues for O or F? I have 3 O's and 1 F.

6:26 pm

youngster

One of the Fs sounds like a sweet. I only have 2 O's 4 for 7 and 4 for 9

6:28 pm

Rabbit

My O's 4/7, 4/7, 4/9. The first one is almost spelled like a U.S. state.

6:30 pm

Rabbit

Got the "sweet" word. Thanks :)

6:31 pm

youngster

Got it thanks :)

6:34 pm

youngster

The other f is 4/8. Not that far off the name of a hobbit in LOTR

6:38 pm

busymom

rabbit - how many o's do you have i now have 4 - 4/7, 4/6, 4/7, 4/9

6:39 pm

Rabbit

Thanks, I thought I had put that one in already. I think I need a break. I'm not even sure what I have tried and what I haven't.

6:39 pm

youngster

busymom, any clues for the 4/6?

6:40 pm

Rabbit

Still the same 3 O's

6:42 pm

Britneysdead

I can't find the R's

6:44 pm

Rabbit

I only have two and they are both 4/4.

6:44 pm

youngster

I've got 1 R 4/4

6:47 pm

youngster

Got the second one!

6:47 pm

Britneysdead

thanks found 1 now...'rine' sounds so plausible!

6:47 pm

Rabbit

I got the O 4/6. It is the begining of a fairy tale ;)

6:47 pm

busymom

youngster - sometime a story will start this way

6:51 pm

youngster

Thanks :) think it's time for me to read a fairytale and get some sleep!

8:59 pm

Rabbit

Still looking for the 6/48. Any other clues, like what letter it starts with. Please...

9:30 pm

marigold

it starts with a c and is a bedbug

9:36 pm

Rabbit

Thanks, I finally found it :)

9:40 pm

runningforhome

Gah! I can't find the last O to save my life.

9:44 pm

Rabbit

I have four O's too. Are they the same 4/7, 4/6, 4/7, 4/9.

9:45 pm

runningforhome

Yes, they are the same.

10:07 pm

busymom

rabbit - finally found that a word. it was staring me in the face.
that's it for me today. my brain is fried. time for me to do something mindless like play zuma

10:10 pm

Christine

Is this blinkin' board moving slowly, slowly, for you???

11:51 pm

Tolinya

aww jeez 8 minutes left...sigh

11:51 pm

runningforhome

I am ONE point from 1400 and can't find even the tiniest word! :(

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