Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, September 16, 2004

12:05 am

fnurt

This is a trippy grid.

12:23 am

Christine

Well, I have 9 words for 69 - looks like that's it for me - for tonight, anyway, but it's definitely something for y'all to aim for, right?
Gotta finish a book, to return to the library tomorrow.

12:25 am

iluvtigs

22 words for 254

12:34 am

runningforhome

There's an impressive 39 words in this puzzle.

1:09 am

Krys10

I don't have the strength of will for this one. There are no words longer than five letters.

1:25 am

Christine

Had to come back, to update my list - a truly impressive 19words for 214.... woohoo.... and yes, the longest words are only five-letters.
Lots of words 'almost' there, but...

2:22 am

Kukana

30 for 340... all 4s and 5s.

2:36 am

Atalante

31 so far:
C 7
F 1
H 4
I 2
O 1
S 7
T 6
W 3

2:47 am

granadan

I found 2 F's...

2:52 am

Kukana

C - 2
F - 2
H - 4
I - 2
S - 8
T - 4
W - 3

2:52 am

Kukana

Sorry, that should have been

C - 7

2:53 am

Atalante

Adding 1 N to that

3:11 am

Kukana

Oh yeah, I hadn't noticed the N!

That's got me to 36 for 424.

C - 10
F - 2
H - 4
I - 2
N - 1
O - 1
S - 8
T - 5
W - 3

I can't find the sixth T anywhere, though!

Oh, and I haven't used the X at all. Has anyone else used it??

3:35 am

Kirsty1

Are there really only 39 words in this puzzle? Kukana, I have 37 and I know I'm missing 2 C's from your list - that means that along with the T you know about you must also be missing 2 more I's.

3:56 am

Atalante

Got to 37 with Kirsty's 2 extra Is. Still missing an S and something else...

3:58 am

Kukana

Thanks Kirsty, found the last two Is and the final T. So that's 39 for 451... I won't look for any more unless someone else mentions a different score!

4:00 am

Kukana

If it's any help, my C points are: 12, 26, 9, 9, 20, 14, 9, 20, 6, 6

4:00 am

Atalante

Just got to find 1 more F now - which I suspect will irritate me all day LOL

4:02 am

Kukana

And my S points are: 26, 14, 6, 9, 7, 4, 16, 7

I don't think it was a hard puzzle today, there weren't that many possible combinations and lots of them -turned out to be unexpected words!

4:03 am

Kukana

Ah, posting at the same time... my F points are 22 and 7. Both reasonably common words.

4:11 am

Atalante

*kicks self* thanks Kukana!!!

4:50 am

Kukana

So... 39 for 451? Or something different?

5:15 am

Christine

Oh look - there're letters on the west side of the grid... who'd've thought it...

5:34 am

Ricey

39.....4.33......451

5:40 am

Christine

I have 34/413, and I know I'm missing two Ts and one W... this'll keep me awake, tonight... so near, so near...

5:44 am

setting_sun

This one blows completely. But there's a fantastic 5 for 14 beginning with 'c'.

5:52 am

Christine

Oh no, I'm missing four words.. any help is appreciated:
10 x C
2 x F
4 x H
2 x I
1 x N
1 x O
8 x S
4 x T
3 x W
woe is me...

6:42 am

Atalante

You're missing 2 Is and 2 Ts ....

6:47 am

periwinkle

Is the N word a common one?

6:48 am

periwinkle

Nevermind, I found the N word.

6:52 am

periwinkle

Kukana, how many letters are in your S/22. That is the only S word I am missing>

6:53 am

periwinkle

Can't find any of the I words.

7:04 am

Atalante

There isn't an S 22 ....

7:20 am

Christine

Thanks, Atalante... I knew I needed the Ts.... now the Is... .
A cup of tes, and onward, onward.

7:27 am

Atalante

Is ....

2x4 for 4
1x4 for 7
1x5 for 16

7:37 am

hitthosekeys

There are 3 i's

7:47 am

hitthosekeys

Sorry, that's wrong. 4 i's. Missed Atalante's post.

7:52 am

Kukana

Periwinkle, I don't have an S-22. Do you mean the F-22? Or something else? Anyway.. all the words are either 4 letters or 5 in this puzzle, and the X isn't used, so anything with 22 points has to have 5 letters!

7:53 am

fit1

Doing the dance of joy. I have all 39 words before 9am :)

8:38 am

periwinkle

Kukana, may I have a hint for your s/26

8:39 am

periwinkle

I have 30 words and really want to get all of them.

8:41 am

periwinkle

Kukana, never mind, I found the last S. Yea!

8:42 am

periwinkle

I am missing a T. I have: 4/10, 4/4, 4/4, 4/10, and 5/22. What am I missing?

8:54 am

periwinkle

I still need 4 c's, 3 i's and one t. Will check back later.

9:03 am

claws

peri - you are missing a t4 for 7pts

9:03 am

Wendrie

I'm missing three C words - I've got the following:
4/9
5/20
5/14
4/9
5/20
4/6
4/6

any hints?

9:10 am

Kukana

Looks like you're missing the first three cs, then! 4/12, 5/26, 4/9

They're all similar sounding and I didn't know any of them existed as words until I tried the letters.

9:26 am

Wendrie

Found 'em - had wondered about the US spelling on some of these... that does catch me out on occasion!

9:31 am

Treble99

I have 8Cs is there anymore

9:53 am

jlm_mi

Treble99 - There are great clues to the number of words for each letter and the points for many of them already in the grid.

Wendrie - I don't think those are US spellings of anything. They all seem to be acronyms. :)

9:55 am

stevedallas

got em all !!! I like these short ones

10:36 am

fnurt

All done! For some reason the N was the hardest.

11:01 am

stevedallas

I thought the salmon were the hardest! you never know!

11:29 am

youngster

I have 27 words for 320 points. Missing 4 'c's, one 's' and one 'w'. Has anyone used the 'v' ?

11:31 am

youngster

Also missing 2 i s

11:36 am

youngster

Got all the i s now, and one more c

11:41 am

angeelu

Youngster - there seems to be 3 x 5 letter S words, and 5 x 4 S's... do you know what you're missing? I'm just missing one T word - I've never got any where near all the words before today!

11:43 am

angeelu

All 3 W words start with with same 3 letters...

11:44 am

youngster

angeelu, I have: 5/26, 5/14, 4/6, 4/7, 5/16, 4/7

11:45 am

youngster

Got the last 'w' thanks.

11:46 am

angeelu

Think you're missing a 4/4 and a 4/9 - the fourth word is the 4/4 and the 4/9 comes after your 4/6.

11:47 am

youngster

My Ts are, 4/10, 4/4, 4/4, 4/10 , 5/22, 4/7

11:47 am

angeelu

D'oh - scrap what I just said! The 4/4 comes just before your 5/16. The 4/9 comes after your 4/6.

11:50 am

angeelu

Yay! Got all of 'em!

11:53 am

youngster

I'm still only at 35. Can't get the 4/9!

11:54 am

angeelu

Take more than one animal that goes 'moo' and jumble up the letters! Lol - that's probably a daft clue, but hope it works!

11:59 am

youngster

Yeah, worked first time. (Trying to make dinner at the same time!)

12:01 pm

youngster

2 c's and 1 h still to get.

12:10 pm

youngster

YEAH. FIRST TIME I'VE EVER COMPLETED IT!!!!!

12:24 pm

Stef

Hey youngster, you there?

12:34 pm

Treble99

Can you tell me which I am missing, I have 4-7,5-16,4-4

12:36 pm

Treble99

Nevermind, got the I. Completed!

12:39 pm

Krys10

Oh, that wasn't bad at all. Noodling short words is so much easier!

12:52 pm

sprite

Hi, am new here, like the game. Got them all now (thanks for the hints!), but still wonder why coth is not valid? It's a math word.

12:57 pm

runningforhome

Aww, it won't accept 'woot'!

1:06 pm

fnurt

I don't know what's wrong with coth. I think sinh, tanh, etc are accepted.

1:23 pm

runningforhome

Done. 39/4.33/451. And since I don't think anyone's posted a complete list:

c x 10
f x 2
h x 4
i x 4
n x 1
o x 1
s x 8
t x 6
w x 3

4 x 26
5 x 13

1:28 pm

jlm_mi

Actually, it will take sinh and cosh, but not tanh or coth. Don't know why!

2:50 pm

Christine

Hah!! while waiting for my cab, at the library, I found the last I-word.... and gained another player, maybe two,

4:27 pm

periwinkle

can't find that last T. It is driving me nuts.

4:30 pm

periwinkle

Does the last T have an F, W or C in it. I have tried every combo and no luck.

4:30 pm

periwinkle

Or an H?

4:35 pm

periwinkle

Still need three C words.

4:35 pm

periwinkle

Make that 2 C words.

4:36 pm

fnurt

It has an F in it.

4:37 pm

periwinkle

fnurt, thanks, I will keep trying.

4:39 pm

4t8

--- serve ice-cream cones... (cryptic hint, but.)

4:41 pm

4t8

or is that rather obvious, now? :)

4:59 pm

youngster

periwinkle, have you found them all yet?

5:24 pm

Mal

First time I have found all of them.
Fell quite good.

5:25 pm

Mal

Sorry meant to say I feel quite good. oops!

5:26 pm

Mal

Christine are you with us?

6:10 pm

Christine

Marianne - I'm here; are you here?

6:19 pm

periwinkle

youngster, No, I am still missing one T and 2 C's :(

6:28 pm

periwinkle

Still need one T and one C. :(

6:29 pm

periwinkle

youngster, have you found them all?

6:39 pm

youngster

periwinkle, yes I have them all. Sorry, I'd gone elsewhere for a while!

6:41 pm

periwinkle

Yea, I got all of the C's. But I really need help with the last T. Which T is used. I know it has an F in it but can't figure it out. Is there a clue that will help me?

6:42 pm

youngster

My c's are: 4/12 , 5/26, 4/9, 4/9, 5/20,5/14, 4/9, 5/20, 4/6

6:43 pm

youngster

Sorry, obviously too late with the c's. hang on and I'll do the Ts

6:44 pm

youngster

Ts are: 4/10 4/4 4/4 4/10 5/22 4/7

6:45 pm

youngster

The last 3 all have an F in them. Which one are you missing?

6:45 pm

periwinkle

I am missing the t/4 for 7. I would appreciate any help/ clues, etc.

6:47 pm

youngster

Use the last T and read anti clockwise

6:48 pm

youngster

Use the 2nd F

6:50 pm

periwinkle

Would someone please click on the t/4/7 and see if there is a definition. I would really appreciate the help. I am determined to get all of the words in this puzzle.

6:52 pm

youngster

a house and homestead!

6:53 pm

youngster

Are you using the F on the 2nd top line? and reading anticlockwise

6:57 pm

youngster

also means a hillock. Just realised what these wee ?s are for! Thanks:) Have you found it yet?

6:57 pm

periwinkle

youngster, thank you sooo much. I finally got the last T. I found all of the words. Yea for me. This is the second time that this has happened. I am soo happy.

6:58 pm

youngster

Well done! It's my first time. I was a babble completion virgin till today!

6:59 pm

periwinkle

marigold, are you her?

6:59 pm

periwinkle

meant to say: marigold, are you here?

7:00 pm

youngster

1am - g'night

7:03 pm

periwinkle

I kept trying to make toof, ha ha

9:22 pm

Christine

Have y'all finished the game, or does anyone need clues??

9:27 pm

cjustine

could soeone explain what the 4/4 and 4/10, etc. are? i'm relatively new and can't figure it out

9:30 pm

bibimbop

trying to finish my first puzzle. missing a c for 20, an i and an s. for i's i have 4/7, 5/16, 4/4. s's are 5/26, 5/14, 4/6, 4/7, 4/4, 5/16, 4/7. any help would be fantastic.

9:31 pm

cjustine

what did any of those numbers mean?

9:32 pm

bibimbop

still need one each for c, i and s. the c i know is a 5/20. the other numbers listed are the words i already have.

9:43 pm

bibimbop

only need that last c 5/20 now!

9:47 pm

Delta

Add an s...

9:53 pm

bibimbop

always overlooking the plurals! thanks delta. all done.

11:31 pm

Christine

cjustine... 4/7, 6/33, indicates the number of letters/value of the word... a 4-letter word, worth 7 points or a 6-letter word where the tiles total 11 points multiplied by 3 'cos of the number of letters. Adding a prefix, or suffix, or pluralizing could give you a super-value word.

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