Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, September 25, 2004

1:35 am

boatierra

This one is a toughie. So far I have 27 words for 201. And I had to hunt hard to find those. My biggest is a 6 for 24. Here's my breakdown for so far:

c x 7
d x 3
h x 2
l x 1
p x 3
r x 4
t x 5
w x 2

1:37 am

boatierra

And I have not been able to use the J in any way...bummer.

1:42 am

boatierra

33 for 233.

c x 8
d x 4
h x 3
l x 2
p x 4
r x 4
t x 6
w x 2

Nites.

2:16 am

sprite

Thanks for the atlatl explanation of yesterday! What a wonderful way to start my day - now I can say I have already learned something completely new. :-)
Okay, let's see what we have here today... a nasty one?

2:17 am

Atalante

There's a 6 for 30

2:18 am

sprite

At least found one that uses the J.

2:25 am

sprite

And a 6 for 33!

2:27 am

sprite

Anyone else who has tried to make aorta about a dozen times?

2:44 am

sprite

This one has at least 5 6-letter words. I have 3 now, and I haven't found yet Atalante's 30 or mulhermujer's 24.
Mine are 21, 27, 33.

2:46 am

Atalante

I've got 5 - 30,27,27,24,24

2:47 am

sprite

Nice! So we have 6 at least, counting my 21.

2:48 am

sprite

7 of 6! Another 21.

2:49 am

sprite

Make that 8 - found a 6 of 42!

2:50 am

Atalante

LOL I've just found the same one :P

2:51 am

sprite

*lol*

2:56 am

Atalante

A 6 for 18

2:56 am

Atalante

And another 6 for 33

2:57 am

sprite

You mean there are 2 of 33?

2:59 am

Atalante

duh sorry - it's early here! no, only one 33 - I thought I already had one but it must have been your mention of it

3:00 am

sprite

Right - 9 so far between the two of us. I am hunting for yours... ;-)

3:01 am

Atalante

So far I've got for 6s
C - 30, 27
D - 27
J - 42
L - 24
P - 33
T - 21,18,24

3:03 am

sprite

I have:
C 27, 24
J 42
P 33
R 21
T 21

3:05 am

sprite

And there is an E of 18.

3:06 am

Atalante

Got your C 24 now :)

3:08 am

Atalante

ooooooooh a 7 for 40!

3:08 am

Karin

I have an A 8/45

3:08 am

sprite

You are way beyond me - can't catch up with you yet!
We have... 12 so far, right?

3:21 am

sprite

There is a 7/36 as well.

4:31 am

sprite

A new list of the 6's so far:
C 30 27 24 24
D 27
E 18
J 42
L 24
P 33
R 21
T 21 18 24

Plus 2x 7/36
7/40
8/45
(need to find those 2 last words yet)

4:43 am

sprite

This is bitter... ;-)
There are 2 5-words that together would form such a beautiful color... but they do not link... almost though!

4:58 am

sprite

Another C6/24

5:08 am

sprite

And a 7/44

5:13 am

Karin

I have five 7`s:
c`s 7/36 , 7/36 , 7/44
p 7/44
r 7/40`

5:16 am

sprite

Great! Where does the 8 start with?

5:34 am

youngster

My highest's 6/42. Haven't found any 7s yet

5:36 am

sprite

Just found another 6/33, an H.

5:36 am

sprite

Anyone a clue for the 8?

5:54 am

Ashy & Sini

Karin said at 03:08 am:
I have an A 8/45

5:55 am

sprite

Sorry! You are right - did not see the A before the 8/45. The hunt goes on...

6:37 am

sprite

No one with stats yet...
What I have so far:
A 3
C 22
D 6
E 1
H 5
P 17
R 9
T 18
W 2
83 words for 1171 points.
Can somebody tell me what more to aim for?

7:12 am

sprite

Plus another D, E and T.
86 / 1186.
Can't be all now, can it?

7:12 am

Atalante

Aren't you missing some Js in there?

7:20 am

Karin

I have 25 C words .Does anyone know if there are any more ?

7:21 am

sprite

Yes, sorry. 2 J's.

7:22 am

Atalante

thought so :P

7:23 am

sprite

And Karin inspires me to find 3 more C's... ;-)

7:27 am

sprite

Karin, I have for C's:
Ce4 x 3
Co4 x 4
Co5 x 5
Co6 x 5
Co7 x 3
Cr4
Cr5

7:28 am

Karin

Just found a third J word

7:33 am

Karin

Your missing a Co /6 and 2x cr /5

7:35 am

sprite

Thank you!
Found the 3rd J too...

7:38 am

Karin

I now have 10 D words

8:04 am

Treble99

Can anyone give a clue for the CO7s please

8:07 am

sprite

CO7's:
two are related, both refer to upper parts, crowns.
The other CO7 is a plural of a Latin word.

8:09 am

sprite

For D's I have:
De5
De4
Do4 x 6
Do6

8:13 am

Treble99

thank you sprite got 2 of them but not the latin one

8:13 am

sprite

Think of many books...

8:15 am

sprite

Still one D short...

8:17 am

Atalante

Or think of a Latin term for a body ...

8:17 am

sprite

Never mind, found it. Thought I entered that one long ago, but obviously didn't...
Karin, I have now 93 / 1271.
Is yours the same or can we look for more?

8:30 am

Treble99

How many 8s are there

8:39 am

goforit

BabbleStats

By word length:

4 ..... 56
5 ..... 25
6 ..... 18
7 ...... 5
8 ...... 1
==========
total: 105
==========

by start letter:

A ..... 4
C ..... 25
D ..... 10
E ..... 3
H ..... 6
J ..... 3
L ..... 3
O ..... 6
P ..... 11
R ..... 12
T ..... 20
W ..... 2

8:44 am

sprite

Wow, thanks for the stats!

8:57 am

sprite

One of the O's is a 6/18.

9:27 am

4t8

can't believe how almost not quite there corporate is

9:28 am

sprite

I know... :-(
Just like terracotta. And corona.

9:41 am

periwinkle

Ihave an a/5/10. May I please have help finding the other A words?

9:44 am

sprite

There is 1 Ae, the rest is At.
The last two are a 6/8 combo.

9:47 am

periwinkle

thanks, sprite, I will keep looking

9:54 am

runningforhome

Nice to wake up and look at the stats and see that I've already got the eight and sixty percent of the sevens!

9:59 am

periwinkle

may I please have a clue for the a/8?

10:00 am

sprite

Can't think of a nice clue. It means "To agree to remain as a tenant of property after the transfer of its ownership".

10:01 am

periwinkle

Nevermind, I found the a/8 all by myself before I read any more clues. Yea for me.

10:02 am

sprite

You're the greatest! ;-)

10:08 am

periwinkle

Thanks, you made my day :)

10:15 am

periwinkle

64/730, need to take a break. This is not a easy puzzle. But I think I am doing pretty well. Found the 8 letter word and some 7/s.

10:17 am

sprite

99/1330 now... and those last few words take far more time than the rest! *lol*

10:58 am

Atalante

Could someone give a clue for the P7? I'm sure I'm looking straight at it, but I can't see it!

11:09 am

Atalante

don't worry - found it :)

11:11 am

Treble99

I'd like a clue for the P7 please

11:31 am

sprite

P7: stretched out

11:32 am

sprite

Or a little more cryptical: if you spelled it wrong, it would be right. ;-)

11:46 am

sprite

Can anyone please help me with the E's and O's? I need one of each.
For E's I have 4/6 and 6/18.
For O's I have 4/7, 5/14, 4/6, 6/18 and 4/4.
What am I missing?

11:48 am

runningforhome

I have an E5/12.

11:49 am

fnurt

There is an O 5/10.

11:59 am

runningforhome

Can someone help me with the E6?

12:00 pm

sprite

E6: mistakes

12:05 pm

sprite

Thanks for the help, found the E and O. Now only one R and one T more... Anyone who has them all yet?

12:15 pm

Atalante

Are all the C6s CO???

12:16 pm

sprite

Yes, all of them. :-)

12:18 pm

fnurt

I have 1xRa4, 3xRe4, 3xRe5, 3xRo4, 1xRo6, still missing 1.

12:19 pm

Atalante

You're missing an RE7

12:21 pm

sprite

I am still looking for an R4 or R5.
I have these R4's:
4/4, 4/6, 4/5, 4/4, 4/4, 4/5, 4/4.
For R5's I have: 2x 5/14.
Could someone please tell me what I am missing?

12:23 pm

sprite

Never mind, fnurt's list gave me the answer: I need another Re5.

12:31 pm

Atalante

Ts??
I've got ...
TA4 x2 TA5 x2 TA6 x1
TE4 x1 TE5 x3 TE6 x1
TH4 x2
TO4 x4 TO6 x1

12:37 pm

sprite

You need another Th4 and another To4.

12:38 pm

sprite

And the one that I am missing too...

12:39 pm

Atalante

LOL - a mystery T - how mysterious!

12:40 pm

Atalante

Its a TW 4

12:42 pm

Atalante

1 P to go! Woohoo!

12:42 pm

sprite

YES! You did it... now I have them all!
105 words 4.76 1381
Nice grid today! And really fun with you all.

12:48 pm

Atalante

It'll be a really nice grid when I've found this stupid P LOL

12:54 pm

Atalante

OMG that was ridiculous, I'd written down the word ages ago and not noticed *sigh*

Anyway - FINISHED!

12:57 pm

sprite

*lol* So you were better than you knew... congratulations!

2:34 pm

periwinkle

I need help with the H's please. I have h/4/7 x 2 and h/5/16. What am Imissing?

2:36 pm

runningforhome

I have an h4/9.

2:36 pm

periwinkle

Just found an h/6 33!

2:40 pm

periwinkle

Do all of the H words start with HE? The four I have do.

2:40 pm

periwinkle

runningforhome, I can't seem to find your h/4/9. But will keep looking:)

2:46 pm

Krys10

I've found all the h words except the 6. there are 4 HE4 and 1 HE5

2:50 pm

periwinkle

I am missing one HE/4 and can't seem to find it :(

2:54 pm

Krys10

of the two that are "odd", one is an obsolete term meaning "to seize", the other is a variant spelling of a bird.

2:58 pm

periwinkle

Ihave an o/5/14.

3:03 pm

Krys10

:) Thank you Periwinkle

3:08 pm

periwinkle

Krys10, you are welcome. Do you have the h/6/33

3:09 pm

periwinkle

I need help with the O's please. I have one o/4/7, one o/5/14 and one o/4/6. What am I missing?

3:10 pm

Krys10

yes got it thanks. working on vowels now

3:10 pm

Krys10

if the clues from earlier are right, you are missing a 6/18, a 4/4, and a 5/10.

3:10 pm

periwinkle

I simply cannot find the last P word with 7 letters. May I have another clue please. Can't get it from the clue that is posted.

4:07 pm

boatierra

'At 02:16 am sprite said...

Thanks for the atlatl explanation of yesterday! What a wonderful way to start my day - now I can say I have already learned something completely new. :-)"

My pleasure. Just wait, that bit of trivia will come up, and you will totally impress someone with your vast knowledge of atlatl's. ;)

4:10 pm

runningforhome

Does the r-7 use the r in the last row, or the other one?

4:19 pm

dimwit

(Sigh,) I started this because I thought it only had a few words and I am too busy to do much babbling for a few weeks.

But there are too many again, and I have only found a few so far. It's a horrible puzzle, the most difficult for weeks. Have to give up this weekend! :-(

4:44 pm

4t8

i only have 47/621, dimwit. so thought on a day without classes it'd be easier.
maybe next wkend we'll have better luck.

4:49 pm

boatierra

Question about the A 8 for 45. does the word start with a prefix meaning one quintillionth ? If so, then I have half of the word, if not...bummer. Anyone?

4:53 pm

Krys10

It's not a word I knew before, but it reminds me of a word for lawyer. feeling too lazy to look up the quintillionth thing!

4:55 pm

4t8

i don't know what that word is, but if you think legal professions...

4:59 pm

Krys10

I'm stuck on the last two P words - can anyone help me figure out what I'm missing?
1xPL (a 4), 5xPO (three 4's, a 5, and a 7), 3xPR (two 4's and a 5)

6:16 pm

Krys10

phew! done! this one was not as gratifying for me as yesterday's...

6:17 pm

runningforhome

Can I get the values of those last two p-words, Krys10? I have the same ones you had before.

6:31 pm

Krys10

they're great words - a related 5 and 6, British term meaning pimp....

7:35 pm

onyx

hey all British babblers, isn't todd a word? why won't it go in?

7:57 pm

runningforhome

I'm missing 4 D-words. Are there any that are more than four letters?

8:07 pm

periwinkle

I have one d/5/16

8:08 pm

runningforhome

Ah yes, I just found that one.

8:19 pm

Krys10

there's also a D6.. in all, 3 DE's and 7 DO's.

8:31 pm

periwinkle

May I please have a hint for the d/7?

8:34 pm

runningforhome

Done! 105/4.76/1381

Here's a breakdown of the larger words:
A/6/18
A/8/45
C/6/30
C/6/27
C/6/24
C/6/24
C/7/36
C/7/36
C/7/44
C/6/24
C/6/24
D/6/27
E/6/18
H/6/33
J/6/42
L/6/24
O/6/18
P/6/33
P/7/44
R/7/40
R/6/21
T/6/21
T/6/18
T/6/24

8:38 pm

periwinkle

Ignore, my last request. I know there is no d/7 :)

10:35 pm

fit1

67/827. I will now say tata even though Babble Gods say it isn't a word. And here I was so good. Fasted and went to temple all day, and only got a measly score :(

11:57 pm

bulldog

Been a while and I really don't have the time to babble, but I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed my time spent here on this board this past summer. Now that school is in I just can't stay up all night to babble, not that I don't want to. I also would like to say that I am glad to have made many of your virtual acquaintances and that Lawyer-1 in particular remains one of the finest people I have met in any online forum.

11:59 pm

bulldog

I haven't played in a month and after one minute of looking at the grid I am transfixed with it's magic. I will leave now to return perhaps when I have a week to play. This game may be the best time waster ever.

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