Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, September 23, 2004

12:06 am

Christine

Did y'all see that lovely 'golden' word, yesterday - AUREATE - I like the sound of that.
Onward, onward...

1:18 am

Larry

Ah come on..It won't take HOSER!! Must not be a Canadian Game eh!

1:32 am

jo145

Where are you early birds - or night owls? Yesterday someone had worked out what to aim for, but I'm struggling and will have to go to work soon. sree you tonight.

1:32 am

Atalante

This is such a fishy puzzle! Woohoo!

1:35 am

Atalante

there's an 8 for 70

1:52 am

goforit

Babblestats

By word length:

4 .... 102
5 ..... 73
6 ..... 23
7 ...... 5
8 ...... 2
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total: 205
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By start letter:

A ..... 12
C ..... 2
D ..... 19
E ..... 7
F ..... 2
H ..... 27
J ..... 7
L ..... 11
M ..... 26
N ..... 6
O ..... 7
R ..... 33
S ..... 32
W ..... 14

3:10 am

twinangel

79 / 4.53 / 1012

TIme for bed. Nice to come back to not a rediculously hard puzzle.

7:31 am

fnurt

There is a word that my girlfriend slapped me for trying, but the puzzle took it nonetheless.

7:39 am

fnurt

Anyhoo, I have the 8 for 70 (it starts with R), but not the other 8, and only one 7 for 48 so far (it is related to the 8). Anyone having better luck?

8:08 am

goforit

D7/D8 sundew plant(s)

8:10 am

Atalante

An S 7 for 52

8:14 am

carmen

S7/52: Bees tend to do this

8:20 am

Juliet

Any clues for the R8/70

8:26 am

carmen

R8/70: My mircowave did this to my tea this morning

8:30 am

Juliet

Thanks Carmen.. got it quickly with that clue

8:38 am

jlm_mi

fnurt - did you get slapped for a J word? Ewwwwwww!

8:39 am

carmen

Has anyone managed to find any c's or f's yet?

8:41 am

Minski

Thanks Carmen.
That was my 1st word!

8:41 am

berekah

Berekah West, am I seeing words miraculously appear?!

8:41 am

carmen

Atalante- I see what you mean now about a fishy puzzle, I thought you were reffering to the obvious one, but there are several!!

8:42 am

berekah

Yes you are, Berekah East. You've gotten all the good ones!!! But I got the C's ;-)

8:42 am

jlm_mi

Yes, have found both Cs and both Fs. The Cs are a 4/5 singular/plural combo. The Fs are both 4 letters and are unrelated.

8:44 am

carmen

I think I'm missing something really obvious with the M's I only have 7,
3xMa
3xMo
has anyone done better?

8:46 am

carmen

I can count, that should be mox4

8:48 am

berekah

I had the same number you did, but just found 5 Me's.

8:53 am

Atalante

18 Ms so far

9:17 am

jlm_mi

24 Ms here.

7xMA
7xME
10xMO

9:25 am

fnurt

I have the same 24 (well, it might be the same)

9:30 am

jlm_mi

A/7/36 meaning needlelike.

6s (in alphabetical order):

21,33,36,27,30,24,24,24,21,30,33,21,33,30,36

9:44 am

goforit

ME4/ME5 cat noise/s
ME4/ME5 plateau/s on hill/s
ME4/ME5 blackbird/s (variant spelling)
ME6 solid portion between two crenels in a battlement or crenelated wall
ME5 of, characterized by, or adapted to a moderately moist habitat

that's one more ME there
Bet you're missing the last one

Actually, i haven't entered the words in so maybe babble will reject it.
But i doubt it.

See, I'm not playing today.
*Glances at lists of words on paper:
25x M , 33xR, 25x H, ...
So tempting to login and start entering the words ...
Nope. Not playing today.
- shortseer

9:46 am

jlm_mi

No, silly me - I had forgotten to enter the plateau plural. (rolls eyes) The wet word is accepted. :)

9:47 am

jlm_mi

And hey - I thought the point of not playing was to save time. If you're going to spend the time babbling, why not get credit for it? ;)

9:50 am

goforit

Heh.
Well the plateau word is my number 9 M word.
And the plural form only made it on my list in the no. 18 position.

9:51 am

jlm_mi

Just found the last M word. It's an MA word. The one I found is southern for "master" but not defined at dic.com.

9:54 am

goforit

It's those last few niggly words that take so much time.
Maybe i'll be tempted to enter them all tomorrow.
< Looks at clock to discover it IS tomorrow! >
1am ... ooops ... when did that happen?
This Clayton's Babbling isn't working out too well for me ;)

10:04 am

fnurt

jlm, I can offer you a 6/30 at the start of your list, a 27 between the 30 and the 33, and an additional 21 after that 33.

10:07 am

jlm_mi

Thanks fnurt. I'm sure those will be helpful. :)

10:36 am

fnurt

I found yet another 6/30 before the start of the list.

10:50 am

sprite

carmen, 2 c's (4/5) and 2 f's (2x4) so far. The C's are fishy.

11:13 am

carmen

Thanks everyone I finally have the ones I wanted!!!

11:32 am

fnurt

I am missing one lousy H. So far I have Ha4x5, Ha5x6, Ha6x2, Ho4x8, Ho5x3, Ho6x2.

11:33 am

claws

i have 13 x HA, 14 xHO

11:35 am

claws

you are missing an HO x 5

12:20 pm

jlm_mi

Oh, thanks for posting that! I was also missing just one H an HOx4. :)

12:29 pm

sprite

Missing a Ha5 and it's driving me nuts! Positive I tried every possible combination... but still 12! Must have missed one...

12:31 pm

jlm_mi

Of the 6 5-letter HA words:

4 are just adding an S to the end of a 4
1 adds a D to the end of a 4
The other can have an S added to it to make a 6

12:39 pm

Treble99

can anyone give a clue for the 8s please

12:41 pm

jlm_mi

The were clued at 8:08 and 8:26. I think all of the 7s have also been clued.

12:44 pm

jlm_mi

OK, I'm still missing the first 2 30s, and 3 of the 6s have not been listed anywhere yet, but I found another so here is an updated list:

30,30,21,33,36,27,30,24,24,24,21,30,37,33,21,30,21,33,30,36

12:45 pm

sprite

jlm_mi, thx! It was the +d hint that helped me out. Thought I had that one for some time, but didn't...

12:47 pm

sprite

One 6/30 is of a 4/5/6 combo (4/8 and 5/18) and can be found using a piece of wood. ;-)

12:53 pm

Treble99

cant get the microwave clue

12:55 pm

fnurt

The first two 6/30s are anagrams of each other :)

12:57 pm

parsec

jlm, one of your unlisted sixes is a 24-pointer, one of the fishy words. For me, it is right after the second-to-last 21, but it also might be after that 30.

1:03 pm

fnurt

I just found the fishy 24, and it is after the 21 and before the 30 (which I also just found, nice work jlm!)

1:18 pm

jlm_mi

Yeah, I could not believe that 6/30 was accepted! I tried it's 5 letter form just on a whim and voila!. :)

1:19 pm

sprite

I am still one 7 short. Don't think it has been clued yet.
I have an A7, D7, R7 and S7. Has anyone a clue for the 5th?

1:25 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks for the clues! I thought I had already tried the 6/30 that goes with the 4 and 5, but I guess not. :) And it's anagram! Should have seen that earlier >:-|

Not sure I would have found the fish one either, though it's certainly a popular fish!

I don't think the other 7 has been clued yet either. But, given the letters that I've found all of and it's not in them, I'd say it has to start with one of these:

E, R, S, W

Can anyone eliminate any of those?

1:26 pm

Treble99

Can you give a clue for the R8 please

1:28 pm

sprite

R8: what it needed after cooling down.

1:31 pm

Treble99

Thank you sprite

1:32 pm

sprite

Found a 6/27. Is there really a 6/37 between the 30 and 33 or could that be a 27?

1:33 pm

jlm_mi

Sorry, typo. Can't make a 6/37, but that's definitely a 6/27.

1:51 pm

fnurt

The 7 is not a W, I have all of those. We are still missing an 8 right? Probably a 7/8 combo in that case.

1:53 pm

sprite

We have the 8's. R8 and D8, and the D is indeed of a 7/8 combo. See 8.08 am

1:54 pm

stevedallas

already have the two eights sundew and the r word

1:56 pm

Poephol

I would like to say I couldn't be arsed that it doesn't accept my most interesting word but I could!

2:00 pm

parsec

The seven is not an E, either.

2:09 pm

fnurt

My bad. I guess I have both 8's as well.

2:11 pm

sprite

I have only 4 E's.
5-5-6-4. Could you please give me some clue, parsec?

2:11 pm

jlm_mi

Do all of the E words start with ER? I have 2x4, 3x5, 1x6

2:12 pm

jlm_mi

4,5,5,6,4,5 for my Es, in order.

2:12 pm

fnurt

You are missing a 4 at the beginning, a 5 at the end, and one more I don't have either. All of my E's start with Er.

2:14 pm

sprite

Embarrassed about the 4 and the 5... how blind can I be? Thanks!

2:17 pm

parsec

one E is not an ER. It's a wierdo word with no definition, but you can find it by typing in 4-letter combos that really, really shouldn't be plural words.

2:19 pm

fnurt

The middle two letters of that 7th E word are pretty much how I reacted when I found it.

2:24 pm

jlm_mi

LOL fnurt! Got it. :)

2:25 pm

jlm_mi

Oh, and you didn't answer earlier. Was it the J word you got slapped for? ;)

2:26 pm

jlm_mi

OK, I need 1 more W, along with 2 S words and 6 R words. Since it feels so good to finish off letters, I'll list Ws to swap with people. :)

9xWA, 4xWO

8x4, 4x5, 1x6

2:27 pm

sprite

Or the A-word? ;-)

2:28 pm

sprite

10 Wa, 4 Wo

2:29 pm

sprite

You need another w5.

2:33 pm

jlm_mi

The J words is way worse than the A word, I think. It's just a gross word. Makes me shudder.

2:33 pm

jlm_mi

Oh, and thanks! A Wa5 is what I'll search for. :)

2:44 pm

sprite

Still sparring with the last E... So it is a 5, ending in a S? Or am I just being very stupid?

2:45 pm

fnurt

Rrrrrr matey! I have Rax6, Rex12, Rox11, hunting for 4 more.

2:46 pm

stevedallas

and I m stil trying to find that last WA!!!

2:47 pm

jlm_mi

sprite - it's a 4 ending in S. And it's a stupid word.

And sorry fnurt, I have only 28 Rs, the same counts as you except I'm missing an RA.

2:47 pm

stevedallas

theres at least 1 rh

2:48 pm

jlm_mi

steve - try adding a d to the end of one of your 4s. At least that's the one that took me the longest to find.

2:48 pm

sprite

All Wa5's are 4/5 combo's. Only one gets a d. The others an s.

2:49 pm

stevedallas

tks jlm that was just it

2:50 pm

jlm_mi

I keep wanting to make slalom!

2:50 pm

sprite

Yes, I have a Rh 4. No other with Rh so far.

2:50 pm

stevedallas

ive tried salome a million times

2:50 pm

jlm_mi

yeah, that too

2:54 pm

parsec

alright, mateys--going with the pirate theme here--I have no help for you as far as R totals, but I can say that there is a 6/7 combo in the REs: bohemian dance(s). The 7 is 44 pts.

2:56 pm

sprite

Parsec, you found the missing 7! Thx!

3:03 pm

jlm_mi

OK, those are odd words. But, they bring me soooo close to finishing.

I am now missing one R and one S, and one 5 and one 6.

For Rs I have 15x4, 9x5, 5x6, 2x7, 1x8
For Ss I have 13x4, 12x5, 5x6, 1x7

3:07 pm

parsec

wait a sec, i have 15xRE now, is that your missing one?

3:09 pm

jlm_mi

Yes, it appears it is. I only have 14.

3:10 pm

parsec

I'd go play with plurals, that's what got me.

3:14 pm

jlm_mi

Yep, that was it. Or rather, adding and S to change verb form. I saw the verb as a past tense form, but it can also be present tense with a totally different meaning. So, that makes the complete list of 6-letter words:

30,30,21,33,36,27,30,24,24,24,21,30,30,27,27,33,21,24,30,21,33,30,36

3:25 pm

jlm_mi

OK, I think that's it folks. My last word was a 5 letter SO word meaning a soldier in India.

205/2759

3:30 pm

fnurt

205 here as well! Awesome teamwork today, was a lot of fun.

3:35 pm

marigold

I am missing one 7 letter word. Does anyone know what letter it starts with? please
I have 1A7, 1D7, 1R7 and 1S7.

3:41 pm

sprite

You need another R7.
I still need that E4... can't believe I cannot find such a short word! >:-|

3:42 pm

jlm_mi

sprite - use the uppermost e

3:47 pm

sprite

Thanks a million, jlm_mi - found it at last. What on earth e**s means I probably never know... ;-))

3:47 pm

Minski

It took me all day to find the fishy S/6/24. I feel so stupid now.
DURHH

3:57 pm

4t8

ooh! i love the s-7-52! okay, that's probably all i'lll have time to write today...

3:59 pm

4t8

and the like 8-70, yay!!!

3:59 pm

Minski

5:00 pm.
time to go home and start babbling on another computer.
tonight is CSI then ER and a Red Sox game so I might not get much babbling in.

4:19 pm

marigold

thanks sprite I got the last 7 letter word

4:19 pm

4t8

oh, yum, fish!

4:21 pm

sprite

Time to stop for me! Can't keep my eyes open any longer... perhaps tomorrow morning a few more.
170 / 2330 isn't too bad, though.

5:11 pm

runningforhome

As a Canadian, I'm upset that it won't take 'hoser'. :(

11:14 pm

sprite

Back for the finals... :-)
How nice to wake up and find two more at first glance!

11:25 pm

runningforhome

Can anyone help me with the a-7?

11:30 pm

sprite

The A7 means needlelike. And it ends in a flower that pricks as well.

11:46 pm

sprite

runningforhome, use the uppermost a and go down.

11:47 pm

runningforhome

Thanks sprite, I got it.

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