Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, September 13, 2004

12:17 am

runningforhome

Woot, a voluptous 8 for 65.

12:22 am

runningforhome

Uh, that'd be voluptuous... I apparently lose typing abilities when it's late.

12:26 am

onyx

so what does it start with? i have a couple of 7's

12:28 am

Q

9 for 90.

12:29 am

Q

woah. and a related 10 for 91.

12:54 am

runningforhome

Thanks, Q - I can't believe those are words!

12:55 am

Christine

Hmmm, one 8/60, so far, but the words are coming faster than the browser can handle them... the night is young, and we'll all have a lovely time.

12:55 am

Q

me either!

1:01 am

sleeky

Another 8 for 60.

1:03 am

boatierra

How is it you all see these super long words? I have 50 words, and my best is a 6 for 39. I have improved since I started playing. Used to be I couldn't see past the 4 and 5 ltr words.

1:04 am

sleeky

I'm not that good at it, but I generally look for likely prefixes and suffixes.

1:07 am

Krys10

I go to bed, and wait for people to post useful clues ;)

1:09 am

Q

yes, it's all about the prefixes and suffixes. and sometimes the dipthongs.

1:11 am

boatierra

Thanks for the hints. That's all stuff I do already. So at least I know I'm heading in the right direction in my words search techniques.

1:20 am

runningforhome

248 words, it looks like.

1:47 am

boatierra

Its late and I need to head home. Here's my breakdown for so far (with the 6 for 39 still being my best):

84 for 1024

c x 8
d x 10
h x 10
i x 1
l x 3
m x 7
p x 6
qu x 3
r x 6
s x 12
t x 10
u x 1
w x 7

'Nite all, mom, mark, apryl...:)

3:02 am

Britneysdead

what was that E7 yesterday? did it begin 'edit..'
?

5:28 am

setting_sun

No, apparently it was 'epeeist', which I presume is some kind of record collector, and I wouldn't have got that if it was written on my knuckles.

6:39 am

Atalante

wouldn't that be someone who uses an epee??? *looks blank*

6:48 am

Christine

Since I couldn't add anything to 'edit/s', I tried combos using 'epist'... and got nowhere, very fast. But, we learn something, almost every day.... 'epeeist', huh?
So far, today, I have 133 words for 2102 points; I need to find the 9 and the 10... onward, ever onward.

6:49 am

marigold

what does the 9 fo r90 and the 10 for 91 start with.

6:56 am

marigold

what does the 8 for 60 and the 8 for 65 start with

7:01 am

marigold

7 for 64

7:02 am

Christine

C8/65 and S8/60.

7:10 am

King Henrik

d 8/60

7:14 am

marigold

thanks i am looking

7:23 am

marigold

got the 8 for 65. onward

7:26 am

King Henrik

can't find the S 8/60!! Arrgh...

7:28 am

marigold

got the 8 for 60. thanks Christine

7:33 am

marigold

it starts with the s in the first column

7:35 am

Christine

There's a D8/60....oh, pooh!!

7:36 am

marigold

Thanks King Henrik got the 8 for 60 D

7:41 am

King Henrik

pleasure :)
still stuck with that S word :(

7:44 am

Christine

Will someone give us the start letters for the 9 and 10 letter words.... please, oh please.

7:44 am

marigold

it is very flavorful. king henrik

7:51 am

Christine

Marigold-Dear .... a teeny, tiny, small, little, itsy-bitsy clue for the D8/60?????

7:59 am

marigold

it is a suffix to a word you already have. 4 and 6

7:59 am

marigold

use the d in the middle

8:01 am

Christine

Thank you M-D... as soon as I sent the message, I found the 8 and the 7..... but still the 9 and 10.

8:05 am

marigold

i got the 10 for 91 YEA!

8:07 am

marigold

The 10 for 91 is a bug or insect with a suffix

8:21 am

Christine

OMGosh, I got the nine and the ten... but who would think of such a thing? Thanks for the clue, Marigold, because I surely would not've thought of that!

8:27 am

hitthosekeys

It doesn't think spidered is a word. Babble, let me introduce you to Google...

9:01 am

Christine

Well, places to go, people to see things to do.... I think I'll take the grid with me, for the in-between times... who knows, perhaps I can find the last 100 words, if the doctors don't insist I pay attention to them (leave me alone, I'm babbling).

9:08 am

King Henrik

Oh dear... thanks Marigold for the clue. Can't believe i missed that one!

9:08 am

Minski

So far so good.
Got the 8/65, the 9/90, and the 10/91.
Definitely have more work to do though.
TTFN

9:18 am

King Henrik

I now have half the available words, so i'm doing better than usual!
Hard to believe there are still over a hundred words left.
Got the 9/90 and 10/91 - they certainly help with the score.

9:40 am

King Henrik

It would be helpful if we could have an update of what the word counts are. I'll start;

131 / 2196
1 x 10 letters
1 x 9 letters
3 x 8 letters
6 x 7 letters
20 x 6 letters

A - 1
C - 9
D - 20
E - 1
H - 17
I - 3
L - 3
M - 7
N - 1
P - 7
Q - 3
R - 17
S - 19
T - 12
W - 11

9:51 am

King Henrik

I'm particularly bad at finding words that start with a vowel :(
After a lot of hard work i've now got 5 x E words.
Still only one A word.
I think i should grab some coffee and come back in a while.
Bye bye Babble (i love you)

10:47 am

parsec

There must be so many words today! I am at 142/4.78/2052; I'll only list the letters I have more of than King Henrik. I have

1x10
1x8 (the s)
4x7
22x6

2xA
12xC
18xH
4xL
9xM
21xS
16xT
1xU

Plus, of course, I am missing most of the biggies.

10:49 am

jlm_mi

RFH posted that there are 248 words. When I ran the solver it said 246, and I have starting letters/lengths for 245 of them. No idea yet what the missing word is.

6x8
16x7
50x6
79x5
94x4

3xA
16xC
37xD
11xE
32xH
7xi
5xL
13xM
1xN
10xP
5xQ
26xR
42xS
20xT

10:49 am

jlm_mi

Whoops, hit post too soon by accident.

4xU
13xW

I have 8s: 65,60,91(10),90(9),60
7s: 44,40,28,64,48,44

10:55 am

4t8

yuch, an arachnoid!!! that aside, fun so far.

10:55 am

claws

This is what I have so far:

181 words 5.03 3200

3xA
10xC
27xD
10xE
23xH
6xi ('eye:)
5xL
7xM
6xP
5xQ
16xR
30xS
16xT
4xU
13xW

1x10
1x9
5x8
12x7

Don't know how many more there are, but I'll be back later to try for more.

10:59 am

jlm_mi

Well, claws' post tells me that the mystery word is 8 letters or longer. Don't know which, though, but I'd guess it's one of the bizarre S words.

11:10 am

fnurt

jlm, you might try looking for a 7/8 combo starting with D. I don't know about the mystery word however.

11:13 am

periwinkle

marigold, do you have the 9/90 yet. If so what does it start with please?

11:14 am

jlm_mi

I have the 4/6/7/8 combo starting with D and a 6/7 combo starting with D. Is there another 7/8 combo besides the 4/6/7/8 one? I found the 7/8/ combo starting with E after my last post.

11:19 am

fnurt

That's the one. I also have 2 other 7's starting with D.

11:22 am

jlm_mi

Yep, I just found another D7 to give me 3 total.

11:24 am

fnurt

I found a 7/44 starting with E but I am at a loss to find any 8 relating to it.

11:28 am

jlm_mi

My E7 is for 36 points.

11:33 am

jlm_mi

OK, found the E/7/44. I now have:

8s: 65,60,50,91(10),90(9),60
7s: 36,40,44,44,36,40,28,64,48,44

11:36 am

fnurt

There is a spectacular 7/44 that comes before the start of your list.

11:45 am

Krys10

jlm, does your solver clump all 8-letter and 8+ letter words together?

11:47 am

fnurt

I have a 8-60 that comes before the 10. Are we talking about two different 60s, or did you make a mistake in transcribing your list?

11:49 am

jlm_mi

Krys - Yep, anything 8 letters or longer is put together in one count. But claws' list below has 1x9, 1x10 and 5x8 so I think that's the total count there.

fnurt - I have my words out of order on my list of 8s. It should read 65,60,50,60,91(10),90(9)

11:50 am

fnurt

Darn, I was hoping we had found the mystery word.

11:52 am

jlm_mi

Oh, and a note for fit1 if you're playing today. Yesterday you asked about solvers. The other solver I use is one that is called a "boggle/wordrace" solver. It gives a list of words for each length, but it doesn't use the enable dictionary. At the bottom of each list it also gives a count. So, here's what I do:

I take my glasses off, or if I'm wearing my contacts I squint to make the screen blurry. Then I solve for each length using the boggle/wordrace solver and look only at the count at the bottom. After I solve for all words 4 letters or longer I copy and paste that list into a file on my computer. I have a little script I wrote that can strip out the first letter of each word and I can use that to get the number of words per starting letter. Finally, I go to the boggle/tangleword solver and put in the same grid. Still squinting or without glasses I cound the words there, but I can't make them out to see what they are. There are 10 words per line in that output, so I can count the number of full lines, then the number of words on the last line. If it is more than the other solver gave, we have mystery words, like today.

11:53 am

jlm_mi

fnurt - The mystery word that I mentioned - I meant that there is one word that I don't know the length or starting letter for from the solver. But, the solver said there were only 6 words of 8 letters or longer, and claws found 7, so one of those is the mystery word. We just don't know the starting letter of it, but I'm guessing it's one of those crazy S words. Just a guess though.

But yeah, there is still one 8 that no one has posted a starting letter or points for. Hopefully someone will soon!

11:58 am

Xinyi

any clue for the 10 word

11:58 am

jlm_mi

There were some clues (including points, starting letter and a hint) for the 9 and 10 earlier this morning.

11:59 am

fit1

haha Jim_mi. I read what you do. Ya know what? I'm gonna let you keep doing it. LOL

12:00 pm

fnurt

I am not on my A game today or something. I can only find 1 of the 4 U's and I still need 60 words overall or something.

12:03 pm

jlm_mi

It took me all morning to find the 3 U words I was missing. They basically all have the same root, and start with the same two letters. There's a 4, a 5, and a 6/7 combo for 21/32.

12:12 pm

jlm_mi

There's an English swear word that shows up quite frequently in these puzzles, and we can't quite make it today. But did anyone find it in French? Babble will take it! LOL!

12:19 pm

jlm_mi

That is a great 7/44 to find! Thanks fnurt. :)

12:22 pm

jlm_mi

And, though I'm talking way too much here, a 7/32 right after the 7/64 on my list.

12:24 pm

Britneysdead

Oh glad you said that, i had tried it earlier but missed off the 'E'!

12:45 pm

marigold

I cannot find in the log where it saids the starting letter for the 9 for 90 is.
Could someone please tell me where it is.

12:49 pm

setting_sun

It begins with 's', Marigold, and it's related to the 10 for 91.

12:51 pm

jlm_mi

It starts with S. The clue I thought went to that didn't, but the clue at 8:07am does go to both the 9 and the 10.

12:51 pm

jlm_mi

Doh, that was YOUR clue at 8:07. Hee hee!

12:51 pm

marigold

I have the 10 for 91. I will keep looking.
Thanks

12:54 pm

marigold

I got it. Thanks. setting sun

1:09 pm

jlm_mi

Can anyone help with As, Ms or Ps?

I have

As: 6, 5
Ms: 5,6,5,4,4,5,4,5,4,4,5
Ps: 4,4,4,4,4,6,5,4

1:21 pm

jlm_mi

I found the missing Ps. They are a 6 and a 7 at the end of my list of Ps.

1:25 pm

parsec

there is an a/4 biology word that sounds a lot like a computer language (i think it's a language, anyway...) It's before the 5, assuming your 5 is the same.

Can't help you at all with the M's.

1:27 pm

Kirsty1

I've just been looking at Ms Jlm_mi and I have a 5 before your first 4 and 4x4s after that. But I only have 12 so we obviously have different words from each other - I think that implied at least 13 Ms in total :o)

1:28 pm

jlm_mi

It's not exactly a language, but I don't know how to describe what it is. In any event, it helped me find the word, so thank you very much!

1:30 pm

Karin

I have 1x4 A

1:32 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks Kirsty1 - I found one more 4 letter M word this way, so I'll keep looking for another one. There are 13 total M words.

1:34 pm

Karin

There`s An M 5 which ends with to vowels

1:35 pm

jlm_mi

I didn't know that was a word, but there weren't too many combos ending with two vowels! :)

1:44 pm

Karin

I was just messing around & got it.I would like to know what it means ?

1:47 pm

jlm_mi

dictionary.com has the definition if you click the ?. It means the middle finger. :)

2:05 pm

Karin

Amazing the English language . You learn something every day .Thanks .

2:09 pm

jlm_mi

Has anybody found the last 8 letter word or the last 2 7s and can fill them in here?

8-65 more voluptuous
7-44 murder of a god
7-36 wanted
7-40 most dangerous
7-44 more gossipy
8-60 most gossipy
7-44 unloads
7-36 recluse
8-50 recluses
7-40 quicker
7-28 meaner
7-64 brunch food (plural)
7-36 medicinal infusions
7-32 remainder
7-48 wealthiest
7-44 more flavorful
8-60 most flavorful
10-91 most like an arachnid
9-90 arachnid-like
7-32 any derivative of a particular waste product of the body

2:14 pm

Karin

I have : c/8 ,d/8 , e/8 , h/8 , s/8 & s/9 ,s/10

2:15 pm

jlm_mi

I don't have the H8.

2:25 pm

Britneysdead

Could you give away the starting letter of 'more voluptuous' clue? i've been searching for aaaages...

2:25 pm

Karin

Starts with the h 4/11 -6/39 ....
narcotic

2:27 pm

jlm_mi

Yay, thanks Karin! I didn't have the 6 of that word either.

Britneysdead - C.

2:29 pm

Britneysdead

thanks...now i can't get the 6 of that word! you are so quick jlm

2:32 pm

Karin

There`s an odd T /5 with the same two vowels , but not at the end.

2:40 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks karin once again. Odd word indeed! If anyone knows what 2 T words I'm missing, it would be much appreciated!!! I have:

2xTE4
2xTE5
2xTE6
4xTi4
3xTi5
1xTi6
1xTR4
2xTR5
1xTU4

2:44 pm

claws

The H8 is not defined in the dictionary. It is realated to a 4 for 11 and a 6 for 39. ALl I can tell you is that some people like to smoke something related to it and it makes them giggle alot when they do!

3:00 pm

fnurt

You are missing a fairly straightforward TR5. I don't know about the other one.

3:07 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks fnurt. Found that TR5.

3:29 pm

Treble99

cant get the flavorful clues

3:44 pm

Wendrie

I have 24 Hs - which may be were the missing word is.

3:45 pm

jlm_mi

Wendrie - There are 32 Hs.

3:45 pm

jlm_mi

Treble99 - Think Indian or Mexican food.

3:47 pm

Wendrie

ah ha thanks! So in other words, I shouldn't move up to the Es but carry on looking for Hs..... ah well....

3:50 pm

Treble99

Thanks jlm_mi got them

3:52 pm

Treble99

Is there an E8

3:53 pm

jlm_mi

I can confirm that the S/9/90 is the missing word, so there are 7 words in the 8+ category and 43 S words.

3:54 pm

jlm_mi

Treble99 - Yes, I hinted at it below where I listed all the big words I had gotten so far.

3:54 pm

jlm_mi

But, not by starting letter. You'll need to fit it into that list, which is alphabetical. :)

3:59 pm

Treble99

cant get the gossipy clues either

4:01 pm

jlm_mi

See the clues starting at 7:51am

4:08 pm

jlm_mi

I am missing words beginning with D, H, R and S still. If anyone can help, I have all the other words and am happy to fill in blanks for them. I have:

D: 9x4, 8x5, 9x6, 4x7, 1x8
H: 14x4, 7x5, 2x6, 1x7, 1x8
R: 7x4, 4x5, 7x6, 2x7
S: 10x4, 18x5, 4x6, 2x7, 1x8, 1x9, 1x10

4:10 pm

Wendrie

I have 9x5 H words

4:23 pm

periwinkle

what letter does the 8/65 meaning voluptuous start with, please?

4:24 pm

periwinkle

the only words I know for medicinal infusion are tisane and tincture and they don't fit here. :(

4:26 pm

fnurt

jlm, I have 10xD4, 15xH4, 4xH6.

You seem to have found a new S-7. Can you give a point value or other hint?

4:28 pm

Fishbulb

periwinkle... it starts with C.

4:29 pm

Fishbulb

The voluptuous word does (start with C) sorry, I could have been a bit clearer.

4:32 pm

periwinkle

Fishbulb, thanks. I know what voluptuous means but I can't find it here. Will keep trying.

4:34 pm

periwinkle

What is the starting letter for the gossipy words, please.

4:35 pm

granadan

Peri, think of dolly parton.

4:37 pm

periwinkle

granadan, Thanks, I got it. Not a word I would have thought of.

4:44 pm

Fishbulb

I'm still stuck on the gossipy ones :(

4:47 pm

jlm_mi

The gossipy word works from a slang word for gossip, particular gossip in the verb form.

The new S7 I found doesn't have a definition, but it's a strange word. It's 40 points and appears to be the past tense of a verb. It's a suffix on a 5/S/14. I found it by taking a 5/S/16 and attempting a strange word that would be the person who does such thing. Then, I took that person and added a suffix. I don't know why I decided to try it. Desperation I guess. I was shocked when it accepted it.

4:48 pm

setting_sun

The 'gossipy' 7 and 8 letter words are part of a 4, 6, 7, 8 run that is based on a 4 for 8.

4:50 pm

jlm_mi

periwinkle - spell one of your medical infusions differently.

4:56 pm

periwinkle

jlm_mi, I hate when there are alternative spellings. I am trying everything and cannot get the medicinal infusion. Will keep trying thoug.

4:57 pm

periwinkle

last word should have been though

5:09 pm

Karin

jlm_mi. Did you get all the D`s in the end .I took a break sorry.

5:23 pm

jlm_mi

I'm still missing 6xD, though I know one of them is 4 letters long. I'll do it by second letter now:

9xDE
13xDi
4xDR
5xDU

5:23 pm

granadan

peri - click on one of the definitions, then search under tisane - it will come up with alternative spellings too.

5:27 pm

jlm_mi

OK, Just found a Dix4 that I should never have missed.

5:33 pm

Karin

jlm_mi. your missing 1xDe ,1XDi , 2xDR &1xDu .

5:35 pm

marigold

perwinkle ..... you have mail

5:41 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks Karin. :)

6:00 pm

Karin

Perhaps this might help :
DE`s 2x7, 5x6 ,2x5, 1x4 .
DI`s 1x8 , 2x7 , 3x6 , 2x5 , 7x4 .
DR`s 2x6 , 3x5 , 1x4.
DU`s 1x6 , 3x5 , 2x4.

6:02 pm

jlm_mi

Karin - You posted that JUST as I typed in the last D. But I know it will help someone!

6:02 pm

jlm_mi

Karin, do you have all the 7s?

6:06 pm

youngster

I've got the 10/91 but can't get the 9/90

6:07 pm

jlm_mi

It's a different suffix. Work out what the points have to add up to and it should help.

6:11 pm

Christine

jlm_mi - thank you for your clue-list... I was sure there must be at least one word using the last four letters of the 'god' word... and I learned a new word for 'tisane', but oh boy! the last clue on the list I presume links to the English word for the French word already used.... I am the Queen of the run-on sentences..

6:12 pm

jlm_mi

Christine - It doesn't go with that word. Those are in alphabetical order if it helps. And it's a different bodily waste product. ;)

6:16 pm

jlm_mi

I found the last 7, so I think the entire list of big words is:

8-65 more voluptuous
7-44 murder of a god
7-36 wanted
7-40 most dangerous
7-44 more gossipy
8-60 most gossipy
7-44 unloads
7-36 recluse
8-50 recluses
7-40 quicker
8-65 most like a particular drug
7-36 small horse-drawn carriage
7-28 meaner
7-64 brunch food (plural)
7-36 medicinal infusions
7-32 remainder
7-48 wealthiest
7-44 more flavorful
8-60 most flavorful
10-91 most like an arachnid
9-90 arachnid-like
7-40 no definition, but a well-known 5-letter word for 16 points (beginning with S) got me here
7-32 any derivative of a particular waste product of the body

6:19 pm

youngster

Thanks jlm_mi. Using the wrong side of the grid again. I need to learn to travel more!

6:23 pm

Karin

jlm_mi. Your missing an h 7/52

6:26 pm

jlm_mi

Yikes. I have the H/7/52 but copied the points from the 6 in front of it. The list should read:

8-65 more voluptuous
7-44 murder of a god
7-36 wanted
7-40 most dangerous
7-44 more gossipy
8-60 most gossipy
7-44 unloads
7-36 recluse
8-50 recluses
7-40 quicker
8-65 most like a particular drug
7-52 small horse-drawn carriage
7-28 meaner
7-64 brunch food (plural)
7-36 medicinal infusions
7-32 remainder
7-48 wealthiest
7-44 more flavorful
8-60 most flavorful
10-91 most like an arachnid
9-90 arachnid-like
7-40 no definition, but a well-known 5-letter word for 16 points (beginning with S) got me here
7-32 any derivative of a particular waste product of the body

6:28 pm

Karin

jlm_mi . I think its GREAT how you help us all.I know I wouldn`t do as well without your help thanks

6:29 pm

jlm_mi

Karin - I'm happy to help. I get so much help from everyone else, that it feels like a fair trade. :-D

6:35 pm

youngster

Wish I had more time on this one. This is the best I've managed since I started playing, but I need my beauty sleep.

6:42 pm

Christine

A small carriage - I know 'hackney' (name of my district of London) and hansom, but...?

6:43 pm

Christine

As I hit 'send' I ralized I had the first par of the word... and now I have another 7.

6:45 pm

Christine

Dang - my poor little browser can't spell 'part' - but you guessed, right?

7:18 pm

periwinkle

Anyone have an updated list of starting letters?

7:27 pm

periwinkle

marigold, are you still here? You have mail.

7:28 pm

jlm_mi

periwinkle - There's no updated list needed. I posted a complete list earlier.

7:32 pm

periwinkle

jlm_mi, Right you are. The log is long and I did not read all of it before I posted.

7:35 pm

Dustin

i'm done for today, this is my first game in like a year, i got 32/4.66/415

7:37 pm

Dustin

i'm done for today, this is my first game in like a year, i got 32/4.66/415

7:53 pm

periwinkle

marigold, you have more mail

8:22 pm

marigold

perwinkle...you have mail

10:07 pm

Minski

I'm done.
122/2030.
I'm missing a ton of words but it's after 11pm and pumpkin time for the min.
ttfn

10:29 pm

Daisy

I should go to bed but I can't find the brunch food and it's driving me crazy. I should be able to figure it out by the points, but I can't. Hints, please?!

10:40 pm

Daisy

Oh I am so pissed at myself. The order is wrong. I DO have it, but I thought it came before the infusion and it comes after. grrr. g'night.

11:22 pm

Tolinya

look look i'm back....and if i see druid one more time!!! ARGH

ok i found the arachnid now how do you get to the 9 90 and the 10 for 91....argh..still trying

11:28 pm

Tolinya

i'm pretty sure this is an all time high for me...lol

66/926

11:29 pm

runningforhome

Didn't have much time to play today... only at 148 for 2357 and too tired to read the log for clues. Good luck with tomorrow's puzzle.

11:34 pm

Tolinya

woot all time high 76/1036

still don't have the 9 or 10 but woot!

11:39 pm

Christine

Daisy -QU....

11:41 pm

4t8

107/1591. now if tricuspid would stop playing with my eyes...

11:54 pm

Tolinya

87 1210 see what happens when your TIRED!! lol

11:56 pm

Christine

Dang! still don't have the last two o the list.... oh well, tomorrow is another day/grid....162/2994.

11:58 pm

Tolinya

and I can't find either long word..this was a good puzzle though...

90/1232 2 minutes k-mart shoppers

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