Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, September 24, 2004

12:09 am

fnurt

4 vowels and 21 consonants. This could get ugly.

12:16 am

sprite

But so very tempting...

12:17 am

4t8

these 4 6's are making me happy tonight. and the weird s words.

12:19 am

4t8

ooh! a 7 for 56.

12:31 am

fnurt

S7 for 28.

12:34 am

fnurt

2 days in a row I've been slapped now! For a T word this time.

12:39 am

4t8

the one before's a w.

12:44 am

fnurt

121/1183 so far. Not as ugly as I thought.

12:46 am

4t8

i still can't spell atlatl! will it never appear in a grid?

12:46 am

sprite

you're all so fast!
Eh... the one before what is a w?

12:48 am

4t8

the 7-56 before the s-7

12:54 am

Krys10

I have an 8 for 40...

12:58 am

goforit

BabbleStats

By word length:

4 .... 88
5 .... 43
6 .... 11
7 ..... 4
8 ..... 1
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total 147
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By start letter:

A .... 10
B ..... 3
C ..... 3
E ..... 5
F .... 19
G .... 13
L .... 21
N ..... 3
R ..... 2
S .... 35
T .... 25
W ..... 8

12:59 am

Krys10

Aha! I have *the* 8 for 40. Thanks for the stats :)

1:04 am

4t8

hmm. something to sleep on! have only found one more word in 20 minutes.
112/1087. 'night, all.

1:09 am

runningforhome

What does the eight start with, Krys?

1:16 am

Krys10

Starts with s

1:17 am

sleeky

This is a very feminine grid.

1:30 am

sprite

A very healthy one too.

1:35 am

sleeky

Thanks, that got me the 8. :-)

2:02 am

sprite

I have a 7 for 56, for 28 and for 40. Has anyone found the 4th yet?

3:06 am

sprite

Am I really the only one on this side of the ocean? You're all asleep?

3:55 am

shortseer

A6 void of respectful fear
F7 lacking solidified animal or vegetable oil
F6 pertaining to a holiday or a feast
G6 this person talks too much
L6/L7 most recent
L6 smallest amounts
S8 lacking a condiment
S6 loses freshness
S7 least fresh
S6 says
S6 low tracts of land
S6 widths of a scythe stroke or a mowing-machine blade

missing:
?6
?6
?7

4:08 am

sprite

I have another F6, for more parties.

4:16 am

shortseer

Oh of course!
And i already had the singular.

4:21 am

sprite

And you are looking for a W7, used for cleaning.

4:24 am

shortseer

Heh
Not anymore
Thanks!

4:26 am

sprite

Are the S6 says and S6 lands not the same?

4:27 am

dean

the other S6: a nutrient carbohydrate.

4:31 am

shortseer

not the same, sprite.
S6 27 low marshy tract of land (plural)

4:31 am

sprite

Ah dean, thnx, that's a nice one!

4:45 am

sprite

18 more words... I WILL find that marshy lands, I will, I will. ;-)

4:54 am

Atalante

The marshy lands is easy when one lives in a borough named the same thing :P I think I have a little bit of an advantage there LOL

5:06 am

sprite

Found it! Now I might visit, Atalante...

5:09 am

King Henrik

the "emfs" word from yesterdays grid...i think it means electromotive forces.
trying to decide whether or not to play today. decisions decisions.

5:10 am

sprite

It's a fun grid, not hard. :-))

5:11 am

sprite

Oh, I really refuse to believe "emfs" is a word! *lol*

5:26 am

King Henrik

I'm missing a lot of Fs.
Can there really be19 of them?!
How is everyone else doing?

5:30 am

sprite

One more F for me. There are at least 18.

5:31 am

dean

F: yep, got 'em all. missing some Ts.

5:36 am

sprite

I have these point values for the F's:
10,7,16,7,16, 40,7,7,16,27,16,7, 16,7,27,7,16,16.

5:36 am

King Henrik

wow - i'm still 5 short on the Fs.
better move on and come back to them!

5:39 am

sprite

Need one more A, one more F, 2 L's and a few S's and T's. 134/1456 now. Anyone with whom I can compare something?

5:43 am

shortseer

I'm still missing quite a few A's
i've got
2x AL4
1x AR4
1x AT5
1x AW4
1x AW6

5:45 am

sprite

Shortseer, you are looking for another Ar4.

5:46 am

sprite

And 1 AL5, a plural.

5:51 am

shortseer

right
well that finishes the A's with thes extra 3:
AL4
AL5
AR4

5:53 am

sprite

Found the last A, it's a AT4.

5:55 am

sprite

Dean, could you please tell me which F I am missing?

5:58 am

shortseer

Sorry!
I had that AT4
Didnt realise i'd left it off my listing
That wasnt much help to you was it?

5:59 am

sprite

:-))

6:04 am

shortseer

The T's (with one missing)

5x TE4
9x TA4
1x TE5
2x TA5
3x TW4
2x TW5

6:07 am

sprite

Okay, that should work out between us now. I miss 2 Te4's.
You miss 1 Te5 and 1 Ta5.

6:15 am

sprite

Have the Te4's now. Only one T missing.

6:16 am

shortseer

Geez ... i just can't add up tonight

9x TA4
2x TA5
5x TE4
3x TE5
3x TW4
2x TW5

and one missing TA5

6:18 am

sprite

One Ta5 needs an e after a 4.
I need one more Te5, glad to know!

6:21 am

sprite

Right! That completes the T's!

6:21 am

King Henrik

These Fs are doing my head in!!!!!
I've got 10, 7, 16, 7, 16, 40, 7, 16, 27, 7, 16, 7, 16, 7, 7, 16.
Does anyone have the full list?

6:23 am

sprite

I listed one below, with only one missing F... Dean has them all, hope he will tell which one I left out.

6:23 am

shortseer

The S's :
(5 missing)

5x SA4
1x SA5
1x SA8
1x SC5
3x SE4
2x SE5
3x SL4
4x ST5
2x ST6
1x ST7
4x SW5
2x SW6
1x SW4

6:35 am

sprite

I have 4 ST4's.
One more ST5.
And one more ST6.
I am short one SC5, one SE4, 2 SL4's and 1 SW5 from your list.

6:36 am

shortseer

All the F's :

4x FA4
2x FA5
5x FE4
5x FE5
2x F6
1x F7

6:40 am

shortseer

i'm obviously seriously maths-challenged tonight
That 3x SL4
should have been
1x SL4
and 3x ST4

sigh

It's a wonder that i'm finding any words tonight!

6:40 am

sprite

One L, 2 S's... and then I am done! Can't stop now...

6:45 am

shortseer

got the extra ST4 ST5 and ST6
Still missing 2 more S's
Surely we aren't missing the same 2 last ones!

6:46 am

sprite

I am only one Se4 short now and you have that one, so together we should have them all.

6:46 am

shortseer

got another ST4
... one more S !

6:48 am

King Henrik

thanks Shortseer, that will help.

6:48 am

shortseer

and ANOTHER ST4
How could i missed the little things that twinkle in the sky at night ;)

That's it
All done

6:49 am

sprite

Can you help me on the L's?

6:51 am

sprite

I have:
9x La4
2x La5
La6
La7
4x Le4
2x Le5
Le6

6:52 am

shortseer

All the L's

9x LA4
2x LA5
4x LE4
3x LE5
2x L6
1x L7

7:20 am

sprite

147 words 4.55 1561
Done!
Now back to normal work... ;-)

9:14 am

King Henrik

I've had it !
129 words and i'm bushed.
See ya tomorrow

9:55 am

Ashy & Sini

Thanks for all the good hints guys.. On my own I'd probably ended up with 300 pts or something...

10:18 am

runningforhome

Which G does the G-6 use?

10:25 am

stevedallas

the lower left G

10:29 am

runningforhome

I need one more G-word... I have:
GAx6 (4, 4, 6, 4, 5, 4)
GNx2 (4, 5)
GRx4 (4, 5, 4, 4)

10:30 am

runningforhome

Never mind, I just found it (a GN4).

10:59 am

runningforhome

Missing two lousy S-words, and with the add-ons from shortseer's list I got all confused and I don't know what I'm missing. I have:

6xSA (4, 4, 4, 8, 5, 4)
1xSC (5)
5xSE (4, 4, 5, 4, 5)
1xSL (4)
14xST (4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 5, 4, 6, 5, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4)
6xSW (5, 6, 4, 5, 6, 5)

Don't know why I'm posting this, I seem to be the only one here. :p

11:00 am

runningforhome

Well, I found another SA4.

11:06 am

Atalante

There's another SW 5

11:09 am

runningforhome

Thank you Atalante, I was just in the middle of calculating how many points it would be when I saw your message and found it.

Done at 147/4.55/1561.

11:09 am

berekah

I think I found your missing one (hopefully that means i can find my missing S too): Here is my list of St words:
4,4,5,6,7,5,4,6,4,5,6,5,4
So I think you're missing a 4 after the 6

11:12 am

berekah

never mind! congratulations!

11:13 am

Atalante

Just done it too :)
147/4.55/1561

11:33 am

Krys10

It is lovely to get up in the morning and find that clue fairies overseas have posted all these useful hints for me while I slept :)

12:00 pm

berekah

HELP! I have one W word left to find. Right now I have:
4,4,5,4,4,5,4
Can anyone tell me what I'm missing?? I feel like I've tried all the possible options!

12:03 pm

claws

you're missing a W7 for 56

12:05 pm

berekah

THANK YOU!!!
Done! 147 words!!!!!!!

12:45 pm

claws

phew! done!

1:33 pm

Treble99

Can anyone give a clue for W7 please

1:34 pm

stevedallas

zeppelin, Treble; and I just finished ta-da!!!

1:46 pm

fnurt

The W7 is a compound word that starts with a W4.

1:57 pm

Minski

Gotta go now.
Didn't get nearly as many words as I could, but it's time to prepare for Yom Kippur.
Happy New Year everybody.

1:59 pm

Tolinya

woot got the w for 56 thanks for the clue!

Happy New Year Minski!

2:15 pm

Christine

L'Shana Tova, to all our friends.

3:01 pm

youngster

I'm struggling with the Ga 6 word. Any clues?

3:16 pm

fit1

Happyu New year to you Minski, and an easy fast to all who observe :)

3:20 pm

Stef

which Ga word?

3:22 pm

Stef

someone who talks more than you would really like them to...Aileen for instance

3:25 pm

runningforhome

The G-6 is a compound word, beginning with a type of fuel.

3:26 pm

MammaJill

Anyone want to compare e's? I have:
3 EA X 4
1 EA X 5
1 ET X 4
what am I missing?

3:27 pm

MammaJill

duh...there are only 5, not 6!

3:30 pm

Stef

Off to watch the Green Wing - back in an hour.

3:53 pm

MammaJill

Hooray! Got'em all! Thanks everyone for the good clues! :)

7:11 pm

Tolinya

got the g6 come on anymore random clues i can pick up on..hehe

8:20 pm

boatierra

"At 12:46 am 4t8 said...

i still can't spell atlatl! will it never appear in a grid?"

I feel your pain...:)

9:23 pm

Tolinya

atlatl? um what's that?

9:30 pm

Tolinya

Mul don't know if you're on still...r's in bed he crashed about 20 minutes ago..so we didn't go to rosie's. rats. i'll call you with plans for tomorrow.

Night all..safe babbling..

POOF

11:02 pm

boatierra

Atlatl - A throwing device usually consisting of a stick fitted with a thong or socket to steady the butt of a spear or dart and extend the length it travels.

When I attended archaeology camp in high school, we learned about and used atlatl's. They are rather ingenious. They make bringing down any large mammel, e.g. a mammoth, much easier. When using an atlatl, one does not have to get so close to the animal when launching your spear.

The etymology of the word (where it is derived from) is from The Uto-Aztecan language of the Nahuatl, which are part of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico, including the Aztecs.

Just an F.Y.I. for anyone interested...tee hee :)

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