Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, September 28, 2004

12:23 am

sprite

There are at least 2x 8/50

12:35 am

bigbirdboss

8 for 65

12:35 am

sleeky

7 for 28 and 7 for 36

12:36 am

bigbirdboss

2x7 for 36

12:36 am

elphaba

7 for 48...that's nice, but that 8 for 65 is nicer. i know there are far more words in here than i can even begin to see.

12:48 am

sprite

Incredible - I see the words faster than I can enter them. ;-)

1:15 am

4t8

another 8 for 65

1:21 am

Krys10

Can't decide if I want to jump in to this one...
276 words, 26 sevens and 10 eight+

1:23 am

sprite

How do you know? Do you have the stats? How does anyone GET those stats, anyway?

1:24 am

4t8

another 7 for 28 and 48. oh, why not, it'll be fun. the water's warm.

2:19 am

goforit

BabbleStats

By word length:

4 .... 115
5 ..... 82
6 ..... 45
7 ..... 26
8 ..... 10
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total: 278
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By start letter:

A .... 20
B .... 39
E .... 12
F .... 35
H .... 14
i .... 10
L .... 32
M .... 18
N .... 7
O .... 7
P .... 23
R .... 22
S .... 17
T .... 15
W .... 7

Wow!
Wish i had time to play today.
Have fun :)

2:37 am

Krys10

Sprite - there's at least one online solver out there - people have various methods for getting stats about the words without actually looking at the words in the list.

2:38 am

sprite

They must have an almost superhumane selfcontrol! *S*

2:40 am

sprite

I really like to play when there are stats, btw - nice to know what I'm aiming for. Thanks!

8:23 am

sprite

And an 8/75!

9:06 am

Kirsty1

Anybody fancy sharing? I currently have 10 of the 15 T's:

Ta4 x 1
Ta6 x 1
Te4 x 3
Te5 x 1
Ti4 x 3
Ti5 x 1

Any thoughts on what's missing??

9:09 am

sprite

There's another Ti5

9:10 am

Kirsty1

Thanks Sprite :O)

9:12 am

sprite

How are you doing with the 8's? I have 5 now.

9:15 am

Kirsty1

Not good! Only 3 so far, but I haven't been boggling for long...A, F and P...

9:17 am

sprite

F, H, P, P, S so far. I'll go looking for the A!

9:19 am

Kirsty1

Righto, S and P for me...

9:24 am

Kirsty1

The full T list is:

Ta4 x 1
Ta6 x 1
Te4 x 5
Te5 x 3
Ti4 x 3
Ti5 x 2

9:25 am

Treble99

I have A8 I'm looking for the S

9:32 am

sprite

S8 how you should behave

Any clue for the A8? I keep seeing that A7...

9:35 am

Minski

The A-8-50 is the plural of an A-7-36.

9:36 am

Kirsty1

I've just found an R8 for 40, meaning most turbulent.

9:39 am

sprite

The A7/36 I have has no plural... :-(

9:42 am

Kirsty1

I have two Ai7 x 36 words which could explain the problem. I'm guessing you have the one that means perhaps...if so you need to look for another Ai7 x 36 and then stick an s on the end of it. A clue is it is a disorder.

9:43 am

sprite

I have a whole world to explore there, I see... I have an Am7/36.

9:45 am

sprite

I am ashamed... so very blind for the obvious! Thanks, found it.

9:46 am

Kirsty1

Ha! Well, thanks for the clue, I had quite a few similar looking words, but not that one..

10:02 am

parsec

O7 for 28

10:03 am

parsec

and an E for 36.

10:04 am

sprite

There are 3 E7's for 36.

10:27 am

Kirsty1

Thinking out loud about 8s, I believe the chat has so far mentioned:

A, F, H, P, P, R, S

So that still leaves 3 unaccounted for so far...

11:16 am

Kirsty1

Now painfully aware that I am talking to myself ... there are at least three f8s in total (55,65,65). Which means there is now only one 8 unaccounted for...

11:49 am

jlm_mi

Hey Kirsty - You are not alone here! :) I can't help with the 8s, and maybe not with the 7s either, but I'll list the 7s that I have because I know that not all of them have been mentioned.

7-36 A
7-36 A
7-36 A
7-28 A
7-48 B
7-36 E
7-36 E
7-36 E
7-48 F
7-48 F
7-48 F
7-36 L
7-28 O
7-36 P
7-36 P
7-40 R
7-28 R
7-36 R
7-40 W

11:52 am

jlm_mi

And a 4th 7-48 F.

11:58 am

jlm_mi

And a 3rd 7-36 P

12:04 pm

Kirsty1

Great stuff! I can add an F7x40, another 2 P7x36, and another R7x28 - which I reckon gets us up to 25 - only one more to find!

12:05 pm

Kirsty1

...and I wrote that before I'd seen your last post, so we're still looking for one more...

12:05 pm

jlm_mi

So you have 4/7-36 P at this point, right?

12:07 pm

Kirsty1

Yep 4 P7x36 :o)

12:18 pm

Kirsty1

I've just found the final 8 - it's a P for 75. I'd never heard the word before and is something to do with hair.

12:31 pm

jlm_mi

Kirsty - If I'm reading the posts right there are also two other 8-letter words beginning with P. Do you have the points for those?

1:03 pm

boatierra

Can almost make 'hermit'...

1:18 pm

jlm_mi

There is an 8-50 S that I don't think has been mentioned (I now have 2 8-50 S words). The "how you should behave" one was mentioned earlier. The one I just found is a chemical.

1:49 pm

jlm_mi

OK, another recap of 7s and 8s. I have (I think) all the 8s and all but 1 7:

8-50 A
8-65 F
8-55 F
8-65 F
8-65 H
8-50 P
8-75 P
8-40 R
8-50 S
8-50 S

7-36 A
7-36 A
7-36 A
7-28 A
7-48 B
7-36 E
7-36 E
7-36 E
7-48 F
7-40 F
7-48 F
7-48 F
7-48 F
7-48 F
7-36 L
7-28 O
7-36 P
7-36 P
7-36 P
7-36 P
7-28 R
7-40 R
7-28 R
7-36 R
7-40 W

2:03 pm

jlm_mi

Wow, the only letter I've found all of is T, thanks to clues earlier. This is a tough puzzle to get the last 25% or so words on! Anyone want to compare various starting letters? I'll start with F and S:

FA4x1,FA6x1, FA7x1, FA8x1
FE4x2, FE5x1, FE6x1
Fi4x4, Fi5x4, Fi6x2, Fi7x2, Fi8x1
FO4x3, FO6x2, FO7x3, FO8x1

SE4x5, SE6x1, SE8x1
ST4x2, ST5x1, ST8x1

2:09 pm

parsec

I have an SE5 and an ST5 you are missing.

2:26 pm

parsec

Ps?

PA4x2, PA5x1, PA6x4, PA7x3, PA8x1
PH4x1
PI4x5, PI5x2, PI8x1

2:27 pm

fnurt

There is at least one more FO4.

2:32 pm

jlm_mi

I have PA5x2, and PA7x4

2:37 pm

jlm_mi

OK, how about some that we might be able to find all of more easily. :)

N: all I have are NE - 4x4 and 1x5
O: Oi5, Oi6, Oi7, OM4, OM5
W - Wi4x2, Wi5x2, Wi7, WR5

2:39 pm

parsec

ah, missed me some plurals. Also there are two more SE5s (for a total of three) that build in various ways off of a four.

2:41 pm

fnurt

There is at least one more NE4 and a WE4.

2:41 pm

parsec

WE4x1. Should be familiar.

2:49 pm

runningforhome

I have an OR5.

2:52 pm

Boo

I now have two Or5

3:05 pm

jlm_mi

i's?

iL4,iN4, iN5x2, iN6x2

3:06 pm

Boo

I'm still on the Ps: I found a third Pi5

3:11 pm

fnurt

jlm, are there really, truly, 2 ST4's? :)

3:15 pm

Boo

I just got a third Inx5

3:15 pm

Boo

oops...I mean a third inx6!! :-)

3:18 pm

jlm_mi

fnurt - no, I apparently have ST4x1 and ST5x3. Sorry! :)

3:20 pm

Boo

I found an imx5

3:23 pm

cjustine

any clues on that P/8/75?

3:24 pm

Boo

The dictionary def is:
Having the form of a hair
It sounds kind of like something you'd use to form a small cushion (use some imagination here) ;-)

3:24 pm

jlm_mi

cjustine - that's the one that has to do with hair that Kirsty1 mentioned earlier.

It's a compound word formed from two 4-letter words that, of course, are both in this puzzle.

3:26 pm

jlm_mi

Boo - did you find the iM6 that goes with your iM5 (assuming it's the same one I have)? And cute clue for the P8-75. :-D

3:28 pm

Boo

yes, my two im words go together.
Thanks :-)

3:31 pm

Boo

and now I'm only one short.
I have:
il4, im5, im6, in4, in5x2, in6x3
Does that match what you have right now?

3:32 pm

jlm_mi

Unfortunately, yep, it's the same. Will keep searching for that elusive last i word. :)

3:36 pm

cjustine

got that P/8/75, thanks guys! :D

3:39 pm

Boo

GOT IT! in6!!! (for a total of in6x4)
Now to catch up on another letter...

3:43 pm

jlm_mi

I was just going to post the same thing!

3:51 pm

jlm_mi

I'm going to keep moving on to other letters even though we haven't completed the ones I posted earlier. We may never get some of them done! :)

E: EL6, EL7, EM4, EN5, EN6x2, EN7
H: HE4x6, HE5x2, HE8, Hi4x2

3:52 pm

Boo

I think they should give us more than 24 hours on puzzles like this :-)

3:54 pm

jlm_mi

It might help, but sometimes it just feels better to start with something fresh the next day. :)

3:57 pm

Boo

I'm way behind on Es, but I got El5x2 and El6x2 (both are pairs)

4:01 pm

jlm_mi

Just to clarify, those are EL not Ei, is that right?

4:01 pm

jlm_mi

Yes, they must be. Just found one of the pairs. :)

4:12 pm

Kirsty1

jlm - I have just returned (having rescued a field mice from the grip of my cat, but that, as they say is another story) to see that I did indeed misinform you earlier - sincere apologies. At least I can see it didn't affect your 8 seeking cause too badly! I haven't read all the posts I've missed yet but I'm getting there with 26 left to find...

4:13 pm

jlm_mi

OK, a bunch more:

BE4x6, BE5x4, BE6x3, BE7, Bi4x2, Bi5x2, Bi6, BL4x4, BL5x3, BL6, BR4

LE4x4, LE5, Li4x12, Li5x5, Li6x2, Li7

ME5, Mi4x5, Mi5x5, MO4, MO5x2

RE5x2, RE6x5, RE7x3, Ri4x2, Ri5, Ri7, RO4x2, RO8

4:24 pm

Kirsty1

The final tally for S's is:

Se4 x 7
Se5 x 3
Se6 X 1
Se8 x 1
St4 x 1
St5 x 3
St8 x 1

4:28 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks Kirsty! Getting closer here - 35 to go, but alas, only few more minutes to find them. I probably won't be back on tonight after that.

4:29 pm

jlm_mi

To add to my lists below, I've found one more Li4, one Bi4 and one Bi5.

4:30 pm

Boo

I found one Be4 more(total 7) and a total of Bi4x5.

4:35 pm

jlm_mi

Found an EN5 to complete the Es.

4:38 pm

Kirsty1

Just for the sake of completeness..the missing 7 from Jlm's list a while back is an R36

4:41 pm

jlm_mi

Karin - It seems so obvious now that you say that! I was missing the 6/7 combo. Maybe the fact that I'm hungry helped me find it. :)

4:41 pm

jlm_mi

My bad - I meant Kirsty, not Karin! :-O

4:45 pm

jlm_mi

Yay - I was able to find another Li4 (so I have 14 total now) to bring me over 4000, and I must go now with 252/4002. Have fun babbling, all! :)

4:52 pm

cjustine

anyone have the A list? my A's are painfully sparse

4:56 pm

cjustine

so far I have Ai7x1 and Ai8x1... any help?

4:57 pm

sprite

Af5
Ai4
Ai7 x 2
Ai8
Am4 x 4
Am5 x5
Am6 x 2
Am7
Ap6
At4
At7

4:58 pm

cjustine

thanks, sprite! :D

5:09 pm

boatierra

Questions to all...out of all the P words, do any of them begin with Ph? I currently do not have any P words to speak of.

5:11 pm

Boo

There are clues from about 2:20 about the p words. Only one starts with ph
:-)

5:11 pm

cjustine

i haven't found any Ph yet

5:11 pm

boatierra

Take it back, apparently I am totally blind to the fact that I have5 P words, the fifth one of which I just found that begins with a Ph......

5:12 pm

boatierra

Well, that must be the one I just found. Thanks Boo :)

5:15 pm

sprite

For the P's:
Pa4 x2
Pa5 x2
Pa6 x4
Pa7 x4
Pa8
Ph4
Pi4 x5
Pi5 x3
Pi8

5:16 pm

boatierra

Thanks Sprite :)

5:17 pm

sprite

I simply cannot find that 3rd F8.
I have an Fa8 and an Fo8. Can someone please tell me what I am missing?

5:19 pm

fnurt

There is an Fi8 that means to rule on a paternity suit. Maybe lawyer-1 could help you with that.

5:20 pm

fnurt

Actually, a Fi7/8 I should say.

5:29 pm

boatierra

I keep wanting to make Hebrew...darn it.

5:30 pm

sprite

*lol* Me too! About a million times now, I think...

5:41 pm

sprite

Thanks fnurt, found them!

5:58 pm

sprite

Could somebody please give me a clue for the R7-36? I have all the other biggies, but this one keeps hiding from me.

6:18 pm

sprite

Okay, found it myself.

10:08 pm

Minski

RED SOX WON!
Time to watch the news and go to bed.
Good night all.

10:09 pm

sprite

*S*
Just got up... to work in an hour time. Good night to you!

10:34 pm

Krys10

go Sox! what'd they win by? (I work evenings, obviously :) )

11:27 pm

sprite

Time's too short - off to work now, with 265 words 5.05 4239 as my final score. Not bad, but wouldn't it have been nice to finish this grid!

11:55 pm

Christine

Oh no, I've entered only down to the Fa.... no time to enter A-E..... ran out of time.
Tomorrow....

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