Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, October 2, 2004

12:35 am

fixitfmly

Must be a billion words in this grid -- in 30 min I've got 7x7 ltr and I'm usually very slow with the bigger words. Night all!
101/4.89/1317

12:40 am

grammy

I HAVE 70 AFTER 25 MINUTES

12:41 am

onyx

found an 8/ 55

12:42 am

testing123

At least one 9/54

12:45 am

iluvtigs

an 8 for 45 also

12:56 am

boatierra

From the lower right hand corner alone, I've got 27 words in just a few minutes, three of them 7's!! I almost never find 7's, let alone early on in the puzzle. I'm totally psyched!! :)

12:57 am

grammy

825 for 81 in 50 nite

12:58 am

boatierra

Wee-whoo!! Three cheers for the the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover. Wee-whoo!! Wee-whoo!!

1:00 am

onyx

i haven't been able to babble all week and i promised myself that i was going to finish a puzzle if it took all night. i'm glad it's a good one!

1:02 am

grammy

GOT A 32, 36 & 2 27'S

1:03 am

grammy

nite again

1:06 am

iluvtigs

171 words for 2159

1:08 am

goforit

BabbleStats

By word length:

4 .... 137
5 .... 131
6 ..... 90
7 ..... 39
8 ..... 20
9 ...... 6
10 ..... 1
==========
total: 424
==========

By start letter:

A .... 35
C .... 49
D .... 56
E .... 23
i .... 13
M .... 59
N .... 17
O .... 6
R .... 49
S .... 64
T .... 28
W .... 25

Well i was hoping for a nice big babble to play today ... but this is overwhelming!

Oh what the hell! I shall metamorphose into Shortseer and give it a go (even though i suspect i'll need to stay up for the full 24 hours and beg for lots of clues to get anywhere near finishing it!)

1:10 am

boatierra

424 words?!? I might actually break 2000 points with this game...anything is possible. 20 8's and 39 7's...I think my head is spinning.....

1:10 am

Atalante

Why isn't mainstreet a word? LOL

1:11 am

onyx

yer kidding about those 4 hundred and some words ???

1:12 am

shortseer

i'm starting with the letter c ... 9 done and only 49 to go
LOL
i've played games where the sum total of all words hasn't been much more than 49 !

1:29 am

boatierra

Has anyone used the K within any words?

1:31 am

onyx

not yet

2:21 am

boatierra

Ohmigosh!! I got a nine, all by myself!! I love this puzzle!!

2:21 am

boatierra

And yet, I have no 8's...but several 7's...

2:23 am

boatierra

No, take it back. I have an 8. Everything is OK,...move along people, nothing to see here...

2:24 am

boatierra

I think 'manseed' should be an accepted word...

2:27 am

boatierra

Ohmigosh!!! I broke 2000 points!!! If I could, I would marry this puzzle. :)

2:37 am

shortseer

mulhermujer ... i'm worried about what you might do if you find the 10
;)

2:38 am

boatierra

A happy dance a la 'Perfect Strangers'...

2:40 am

shortseer

heh
i'll look forward to it

2:45 am

boatierra

I keep wanting to make 'docent, trek, and treks.'

2:47 am

shortseer

i keep wanting to make 424 ;)

2:49 am

boatierra

ditto

2:58 am

boatierra

OK, I'm done for the night. A most rewarding effort. 164 for 2199. Twelve 7's, one 8 and one 9. Back for more later. Nites.

2:59 am

boatierra

BTW, does anyone know what the total possible points are for this puzzle?

3:05 am

sleeky

Heh. I just mistyped and got a completely unexpected 7.

3:06 am

shortseer

i wouldn't be surprised if it was 6,000+
(just a guess)

6:45 am

granadan

Poop - it wont allow *intertrade*....

8:20 am

periwinkle

It wouildn't take mainstreet either.

9:56 am

Tolinya

and why isn't retred a word???

morning all..

10:44 am

fit1

184 - 2263 and I have not yet begun to fite:)

10:46 am

onyx

where am i going to find 200 more words before this puzzle ends? my eyes are crossing!

10:47 am

Atalante

Has anyone got the 10 yet?

10:50 am

onyx

take an i 5 andadd a prefix and a suffix

11:37 am

Treble99

I have a 9I but not the 10

11:37 am

Treble99

thats a 9i

11:38 am

fit1

hmm, I only have 2 8's

11:43 am

onyx

treble,
use a different i 5/10 it goes i-5, i-8, i-6 then add the prefix

11:48 am

fit1

onyx. Thanks, I had typed it before, but must have typed it wrong. This time it worked :)

11:52 am

onyx

is that k used at all?

12:05 pm

fit1

onyx, so far everyone is asking the same question. This means nobody used the K....as of yet :)

12:12 pm

Treble99

I have i56889 and i5 and 6 but i still cant get the 10

12:14 pm

Atalante

same here Treble99

12:15 pm

onyx

treble we are all buried in words today....

12:15 pm

fit1

think burial for root of the 10

12:16 pm

fit1

ooohh Onyx. GMTA :)

12:18 pm

onyx

gmta? i hope that was good

12:20 pm

fit1

Onyz. hahaha. That comes from chat. It means Great Minds Think Alike. Used when two people say the same thing at the same time.

12:24 pm

fit1

I just found a lovely d 8/9 combo related to the church

12:27 pm

Atalante

gahhh - I've worked that out, its what to add to it ... :P I'm sure its staring me in the face!

12:36 pm

Atalante

Ohhh got it - weird word!

12:42 pm

fit1

which word are you referring to Atalante?

12:49 pm

fit1

its' amazing. I have 227 words and only have half the puzzle :(

1:10 pm

boatierra

"At 09:56 am Tolinya said...

and why isn't retred a word???"

I think 'cause its 'retread.'

1:29 pm

boatierra

Question - the d 8/9 combo related to the church: is the word related to the actual edifice of a church, or related to the religion?

1:31 pm

Krys10

not a church buidling.

1:42 pm

Atalante

sorry - the 10 ...

1:51 pm

marigold

the 10 letter word begins with a
C and has something to do with graves or tomb.

1:55 pm

periwinkle

hi, marigold

1:58 pm

periwinkle

I have 9 letter words starting with a,d and i. What do the other 9 letter words start with?

1:59 pm

fnurt

Wow, this puzzle is overwhelming.

2:04 pm

marigold

there are two I's 1 m, 1 n that are 9 letter words

2:33 pm

marigold

I can't believe this puzzle. There are so many words.

3:09 pm

boatierra

I keep seeing 'dossier.'

3:12 pm

testing123

Wish you had not said that!

3:13 pm

boatierra

Sorry, my bad ;)P

3:16 pm

Treble99

Are you sure that there is a 9im

3:16 pm

boatierra

Besides the i 6/7/8/8/9 combo, I cannot see any other i words. Any suggestions?

3:19 pm

testing123

You could drop one letter of the 6 and start a whole new combo-range.

3:21 pm

4t8

think burials...what they do with bodies.

3:22 pm

testing123

I have no Im9. Two In9's though.

3:23 pm

boatierra

Most excellent suggestion - Thank You Testing123 :)

3:24 pm

Treble99

I must be missing one I only have 6889

3:33 pm

boatierra

Is there an 'im' 9?

3:38 pm

Treble99

can you give a clue please

3:39 pm

boatierra

A clue? You mean a clue for any of the words that I have found?

3:41 pm

Treble99

No for the im.

3:43 pm

testing123

Don't think there is an Im9.

3:44 pm

boatierra

I do not not have the supposed 'im' 9 word. Testing123 said that they had no 'im' 9 in post 3:22. That's why I was asking if one exists.

3:44 pm

Treble99

You dont have to I will look for it later.

3:45 pm

boatierra

Cool - Thanks testing 123. Just wanted to make sure. :)

3:46 pm

boatierra

Is it just me, or was this conversation confusing???

3:47 pm

testing123

Where did someone say there was one? Cannot find any hint in that direction.
2x i, 1m, 1n, 1a, 1d are mentioned (2.04 and 1.58). No Im.

3:48 pm

Treble99

Dont worry about it

3:48 pm

testing123

The confusion could be between 1m and Im... ;-)

4:21 pm

bigbirdboss

would someone please list their 8's with beginning letter and values? I have only 10

4:22 pm

boatierra

""At 02:04 pm marigold said...

there are two I's 1 m, 1 n that are 9 letter words"

This post indicates that there is at least one 'im9,' but when I first read it, I did not understand that. But now that I have reread (hopefully correctly), I see that there is in fact an ‘im9.’

4:23 pm

boatierra

Except that now, I have two words, 9 ltrs long that begin with 'in.'

4:25 pm

Krys10

I thought we were talking about four 9 letter words beginning with I, I, M, and N. Now I'll stop looking.

4:25 pm

testing123

I read it differently... ;)
""marigold said...
there are two I's 1 m, 1 n that are 9 letter words"
= 2 x i, 1 x m, 1 x n.
Along with the A and D makes that 6.
Got 'm all! ;P

4:26 pm

Krys10

Oh, and I have 13 I's, and none with IM.

4:28 pm

Treble99

I dont have any im words

4:28 pm

boatierra

testing123 - could you list your 9's? With begining letters and point values, all six individually?

4:30 pm

boatierra

So then, what does this post really mean?

At 02:04 pm marigold said...

"there are two I's 1 m, 1 n that are 9 letter words"

Will it ever end???

4:30 pm

bigbirdboss

My 8"s are:
C/50
C/55
D/55
I/45
I/45
I/40
I/40
M/55
M/50
T/45

4:31 pm

testing123

A9/54
D9/72
I9/54 (in)
I9/54 (in)
M9/66
N9/54

Is this okay?

4:31 pm

Krys10

Eights: there's another I 45, plus an A 40.

4:33 pm

boatierra

Yes, Thank You so much. I am so sorry if I caused anyone any confusion, least of all myself.

4:34 pm

shortseer

A9 ?
C10 buried together
D9 ?
I9 those who add extra things; interpolators
I9 those who add a bit of material in a garment
N9 small round pieces of meat
M9 guides a vehicle badly

4:36 pm

Krys10

A9: plural of a liqueur based on an A5
D9: relating to a parish district

4:36 pm

testing123

A9 liquors
D9 some kind of bishops

4:37 pm

bigbirdboss

thanks, Krys10

4:37 pm

testing123

Better shut up - Krys10 gives much better clues.

4:37 pm

Krys10

Thanks shortseer - i've missed your clues for the long ones this week.

4:39 pm

Krys10

So there's an N 8-40 relating to the N9.

4:46 pm

fnurt

There is a second M8-50.

4:48 pm

shortseer

Well in my yesterday, the first letter i started working on was the C
And now it's my tomorrow and after a sleep and another go at the C's i'm STILL missing 2 C's !!!
What am i missing?

5x CE4
9x CO4
6x CE5
9x CO5
3x CE6
7x CO6
4x CO7
3x CO8
1x C10
======
47 out of 49

4:51 pm

boatierra

Jeez!! Took me forever to figure out the parish district word. I had the base, but it was the ending that took me a while. But I got an 8 and a 9 out of it. *pat herself on back*

4:52 pm

boatierra

I broke 3000 points!! Now I really will have to do the Happy Dance!! But after I do my chores. Later!!

4:53 pm

shortseer

congrats mulhermujer !

4:56 pm

Krys10

Anyone having good fortune with the O's? I've only got one: an OD4.

4:57 pm

boatierra

That's the same (and only) O I've got.

And Thanks shortseer :)

4:58 pm

fnurt

There is a nice common ON4.

4:59 pm

testing123

Od4 2x
Od5
Od6
Os4
is all I have. :(

5:07 pm

shortseer

I will only give this clue A SINGLE TIME, as it contains all 6 O word clues ;)
Shortseer sits in a SMALL BUILDING of ancient Greece and Rome used for public performances of music and poetry.
Outside she sees a WILLOW TREE
Inside she listens as first one then several WRITER(S) OF POETRY recite their POETRY.

5:11 pm

testing123

Migosh. this is brilliant! *lol*

5:17 pm

shortseer

hmmm ... i should point out that for Babble you require the plural form of that building shortseer is in.
(sometimes we poets forget the rules of grammar when we get inspired)

5:34 pm

Krys10

I think I just tried all the ways to get an OS4 and came up with nothing. Can someone confirm that it's really there?

5:37 pm

shortseer

there's an OS5
no OS4

5:37 pm

Krys10

argh! thanks.

5:40 pm

testing123

My fault. Sorry, it is indeed an Os5.
*testing disappering into a very deep hole in the ground*

5:43 pm

shortseer

dont worry testing .. we all do it ...
and every clue is appreciated

5:44 pm

Krys10

Yeah no biggie. I found my O's and now I'm back to obsessing about the C8's.

5:45 pm

fnurt

shortseer, I have CO6x8.

5:48 pm

shortseer

thanks fnurt
i couldn't quite face going through ALL the c's again.
Much easier to focus the search.
Hopefully someone else will come up with where the other missing one is hiding too.

5:55 pm

testing123

How do you guys do this? My first time here and played for hours now...and only 278 of the 424 words. Do you play all day long?

5:57 pm

fnurt

Actually it's CO6x9, so there you go.

6:07 pm

boatierra

I CANNOT believe that it won't accept 'cossette'!!! Such a great word.

6:07 pm

fnurt

My I's are 8-45 8-40 9-54 8-40 9-54 8-45, so I guess I am missing another 8-45 somewhere? Can anyone help with that?

6:12 pm

Krys10

you should have two i8-45s before the 9 and one after.

6:13 pm

periwinkle

muhlermujer, drop the E at the end and see what happens

6:14 pm

periwinkle

actually the TE at the end

6:15 pm

boatierra

Ya, I did that and got that c6/8 combo. Thanks.

6:17 pm

periwinkle

you are welcome

6:20 pm

shortseer

@ fnurt
Thanks for the C info

@testing
If you've already got 278 on your first game, you are doing very well.
But this game must be one of the biggest ones we've had.
Some people play all day, others stick to a time limit.
I generally only play at the weekend when i can keep coming back to the game over the full 24 hour period.

6:26 pm

testing123

Thanks, shortseer. I was feeling quite stupid, actually. Glad to hear this game is really big.

6:34 pm

onyx

i've taken to reading the dictionary, i guess your never too old to learn something new.

6:38 pm

shortseer

found those last C's fnurt
i'd missed the "comfy" words
i feel much more warm and comfortable now! ;)

6:57 pm

testing123

Has anyone found more 8's?
This is my list now:
A 40
C 55 50 55
D 55
I (i) 45 40 45 40 45
M 55 50 50 55
N 40
T 45

7:07 pm

shortseer

I'm missing an A
Can anyone help?

1x AD4
1x Ai4
4x AM4
3x AN4
2x AR4
3x AW4
1x AE5
3x AM5
6x AN5
2x AS5
2x AN6
1x AR6
2x AN7
1x AR7
1x A8
1x A9
======
34 out of 35

8:21 pm

vamp_gurl44

I havnt even gottan an A yet.......lol

8:29 pm

shortseer

well now you've got some starter clues to work with ;)

8:38 pm

pennypooh

I have 4xAM 5 -- but not all the a's yet

8:46 pm

shortseer

thanks!
got it.
i'd missed the plural friend

9:07 pm

onyx

shortseer,
have you got the ae, your list got me several a words thanks

9:14 pm

shortseer

the AE5 ?
yep got it
got all the A's now
i figure my lists will help others, and (if i'm lucky) me too!

9:25 pm

shortseer

I'm missing 3x M's
Can anyone help?

5x MA4
1x ME4
6x Mi4
4x MO4
7x MA5
2x ME5
5x Mi5
4x MO5
5x MA6
1x ME6
4x Mi6
1x MO6
1x MA7
1x ME7
2x Mi7
2x MO7
2x MA8
1x Mi8
1x MO8
1x M9
======
56 out of 59

9:39 pm

marigold

i have 3 mi 7's. they are 7/36, 7/36 and 7/40

9:46 pm

shortseer

oh i see it!
just add an "s" to the end of an M6
thanks!

still missing 2 more ....

9:50 pm

Krys10

to my surprise, I have 5 Mi6's

10:07 pm

shortseer

one newly m- ... err ... newly-made Mi6 word added to the list ;)
thankyou
One last M still in limbo ...

10:39 pm

shortseer

I'm missing the final T
Can anyone help?

4x TE4
3x TR4
3x TE5
6x TR5
4x TE6
2x TR6
2x TE7
2x TR7
1x TR8
======
27 out of 28

10:44 pm

shortseer

Just found an R8
*takes a swig*
*gags on nasty greek grog*

10:49 pm

onyx

hey. i like the greek grog but i only have 7 in mine, how did you get it to 8? ouzo is good too, it's flavor is heavy in this grid

10:50 pm

Krys10

An R8? I found an R7..
Thanks for the clues today, BTW.. I like clues based on meanings of the words (rather than point values) because I learn more.

10:50 pm

shortseer

oh ... i take it back
it's only R7
(i was obviously befuddled by the potent drink)
:(

10:53 pm

shortseer

i like writing clues .. i learn more that way too!
don't think i'll have time today though
don't think i'm going to finish in time
*frantically looks at the clock*
*panics*

11:01 pm

onyx

got nearly 100 words to go, i'll never make it. this is the best i've ever done shortserr thanks for the lists

11:05 pm

fixitfmly

detress -- getting a haircut

getting punchy b/c it's late here & since I haven't been on much today, there's *no way* I'll get to 424 . . . or even 224 at this rate! ;-)
198/2904

11:07 pm

Krys10

Ok, I'm cutting bait at 297/4767. Thanks for all the help today, I'll be back Monday (and tonight to check out all the words I missed!)

11:55 pm

boatierra

243 for 3471. The absolute best I have done with any puzzle. Thanks to all who gave clues. :) Tchau.

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