Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, October 26, 2004

2:34 am

goforit

babblestats

4 .... 105
5 ..... 37
6 ..... 17
7 ...... 6
8 ...... 2
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total: 167
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A 16
C 7
D 12
E 5
F 9
G 8
i 1
K 2
L 22
M 16
N 4
O 9
P 10
S 12
T 23
V 11

4:28 am

angeelu

S7/36... that's the only 7 I've found so far...

4:39 am

angeelu

L8/45

4:39 am

angeelu

M8/55

4:45 am

granadan

WOT! No Godiva!

5:00 am

granadan

2 x A7's, both for 36

8:07 am

fit1

Wow, email isn't a word, eh? So what do I send and get spam from every day? :)

8:55 am

Boo

Hey! Tent is back!

10:03 am

parsec

babble doesn't want a maitai. I want a maitai.

10:29 am

Minski

I'm with you Parsec!
Hold mine until January though. No drinking until baby is born.

11:11 am

granadan

When is yours due? Mines sometime between mid december and february >grins<.
Still enjoying a glass of red late nights while abbbling though!

12:19 pm

jlm_mi

We can almost make an apogee word like a few days ago!

12:36 pm

butterfly

I have and L-8/45 and an M-8/55 that are almost identical.

12:36 pm

butterfly

P-7 for 36

12:39 pm

jlm_mi

The two 8s were mentioned earlier, but the P7 is a new one. Thanks!

12:40 pm

jlm_mi

Man, they just seem to jump out once you know they're there! Wonder what the other 2 7s are. :)

1:02 pm

EvaNadine

new to the game today...any hints/suggestions?
:)

1:04 pm

Minski

Hi Granadan.
Mine's due date is January 5th. Today is my 30 week anniversary. 10 weeks to go!
I haven't had a drink since a glass of champagne at my parent's 40th anniversary party in August. Looking forward to a nice glass of red wine to celebrate PeeWee's homecoming.

1:05 pm

jlm_mi

welcome evenadine! My first suggestion is to run away quickly if you ever want to have time for anything else. This is addicting! (Kidding about running away, but it IS addicting.)

goforit is almost always kind enough to post statistics for the game pretty early on, so look for those (they're the first post today). That way you'll know how many start with each letter and won't keep looing for i words after you've found the only one in today's puzzle, for instance. Also, s/he tells us how many there are of each length which can help in finding those last few elusive words.

Usually as people find the "big' words (at least 6 letters, but usually 7 or more) they'll post hints in the log. Sometimes it's just starting letter, or starting letter and points. Sometimes a definition is included. Either way, it helps you know where to look for those big ones that can be harder to just see.

Finally, relax and enjoy. Your first few puzzles may prove difficult, but you'll quickly develop your babble eye. :)

1:06 pm

angeelu

Evanadine - good luck with the game - you'll soon be hooked! No real hints or suggestions, other than it's one of those games you seem to get better at the more you play. Checking the message board for the stats is always useful as you know what to aim for - finding them all is another matter though!

1:08 pm

EvaNadine

thanks for the suggestions so far! im finding tons of 4-letters...a coupla 5s and even a few 6es.
:)

1:10 pm

jlm_mi

Oooh found an O/7/44! There are 2 6s that go with it as well.

1:12 pm

EvaNadine

ooh! found an O/7 - 44

1:38 pm

jlm_mi

A is the only letter really kicking my butt right now. If anyone can help on them it would be most appreciated. Happy to help on any of the others. I have:

ai7
al7
al4
am4
ap4
av5
av6
av4

1:47 pm

Boo

I'm way behind you, but have an ap5

1:48 pm

athena

there is another al4

1:49 pm

EvaNadine

the nearly-identical M8 and L8 have me stumped!!

1:51 pm

jlm_mi

evenadine - One other clue I can give is to check out how the point scoring works over on the right. For an 8 letter word to be worth 45 points the tiles must add up to 9. So, it has to consist of 7 1-point letters and a 2-pointer. There are only 2 2-point letters in this grid. This is generally a good way to find the right direction on any word once it's hinted at.

Thanks to the others for A hints!

1:52 pm

Boo

Found a third Al4

1:54 pm

jlm_mi

At least 4 letter word are easy to noodle!

1:54 pm

Atalante

There are 2 AM4s :)

1:58 pm

EvaNadine

finally!! got the M8 and L8!! thanks for the guidance. :)

2:00 pm

Krys10

Re: A's.. there's an AT4 and an AT5.

2:02 pm

Wendrie

I'm still missing one A and I've not got either the A7 (not the illness one) or the two 8s that are almost identical....

BUT I do have 3 Am4s and 1 Am5

2:11 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks for all the help! I think that accounts for all the As. Now just have to find them.

Wendrie - The 2 A7 words are awfully similar, so you should be able to take the one you have an noodle it around a bit. The one you're missing is something that nourishes.

2:15 pm

Boo

Any help on the O's? I have three...I know jlm gave clues about the 7 and two related 6s, but I have three, so there are still three MIA.
I have:
Od4
Og5
Ol4

2:17 pm

jlm_mi

The Os go:

od4
og6
og5
oi6
ol4
op6
op6
op7
op6

2:22 pm

EvaNadine

i have the Op 7 but i cant figure out what the related 6es are...hehe...

2:24 pm

jlm_mi

Remove 1 letter to get one of the 6s. Then, change the last letter to get the other 6.

2:25 pm

EvaNadine

ahh, im learning new words today!!

2:35 pm

Wendrie

Thanks for the A clue - I got it at last.... hadn't thought about the canal.....

134 words 4.53 1547 and that is probably it for the night.

2:50 pm

Boo

Thanks...trying (unsuccessfully) to work as well as playing and finally had time to find the rest of the Os.
How come I can't get paid to Babble? :-(

2:54 pm

jlm_mi

The missing 7 has to start with either an E or a T. But there are so many of both of those, it's hard to decide where to start looking! I'm missing 2xE and 3xT. Sigh . . .

3:08 pm

jlm_mi

The missing 7 is an E for 40 points. The dictionary definition is "Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case indicating motion out of a place in some languages, as in Finnish hotellista, “out of the hotel.”" but it sounds like something that would make you very happy. :)

3:13 pm

Boo

Thanks for that great clue. I agree with your definition! :-)

3:51 pm

jlm_mi

OK, unless I'm much mistaken I'm missing a T5. If anyone can point me in the direction I'd be ever grateful!

I have so far a TA5 and 4xTE5. Does anyone have another?

3:58 pm

butterfly

there is another TE5

3:59 pm

butterfly

my te5's are pointwise:
18
12
10
10
10

4:05 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks. I'm missing a 10, so off to hunt.

4:07 pm

jlm_mi

Yay! I can't find a definition for the word, but I found it.

So, 167/1992

4:08 pm

EvaNadine

just came back to the game...im missing SO many words...hehe...

4:15 pm

periwinkle

I have an O/6/24. Is it related to the O/7?

4:17 pm

EvaNadine

i have 2 O/6es that are related to the O/7 and both are worth 30

4:18 pm

periwinkle

May I please have a clue for the L/8 and the M/8? I can't find them.

4:20 pm

EvaNadine

2nd letter for both is "i"

4:23 pm

periwinkle

evanadine, thanks and welcome to Babble. It is really an addicting game but I love it.

4:25 pm

EvaNadine

thanks periwinkle! i gotta run, but im sure ill be back later/tomorrow :)

7:32 pm

shortseer

Clues for the 6, 7 and 8's :

A7 36 ... an illness
A7 36 ... something that nourishes; food
A6 27 ... to operate an aircraft
C6 33 ... a rider; a warning or caution
E7 40 ... the absolute superlative case (grammatically speaking)
F6 33 ... a woman or girl
G6 30 ... large fish-eating Indian crocodilian
L6 24 ... mourn
L6 24 ... female vampires (greek monsters)
L6 21 ... a strap for tightening a saddle girth
L6 30 ... the act or action of washing
L8 45 ... to contest in legal proceedings
M6 24 ... an ear of corn
M6 27 ... measurement, especially of coal
M8 55 ... to lessen the effect of something
O6 30 ... an architectural feature; or a frequency distribution
O6 24 ... those involved with OPEC
O6 24 ... narcotic
O6 30 / O7 44 / O6 30 ... words derived from the latin word meaning best
P7 36 ... bearing or enduring pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance with calmness
P6 27 ... segment of the limb of an arthropod
S7 36 ... relating to ... um ... an expanse of area
S6 24 ... hospital (archaic) (looks like an abbreviation to me ...)

Finished with 167 words / 4.58 / 1992

8:02 pm

periwinkle

shortsheer, I clicked on the question mark for the s/7/36 and it said: relating to space. Not sure where you got "hospital" from.

8:03 pm

Krys10

Thank you Shortseer! This will help me get those last few sixes :)

8:30 pm

shortseer

At 08:02 pm periwinkle said...
shortsheer, I clicked on the question mark for the s/7/36 and it said: relating to space. Not sure where you got "hospital" from.

the hospital clue is for the S6, not S7

10:13 pm

Krys10

What a satisfying evening - Red Sox leading in the eighth inning, and a complete list to boot!

11:16 pm

MeTarzanUJane

kristen its meredith! eheheh now im hooked on ths too!

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