Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, November 1, 2004

12:06 am

iluvtigs

7 for 44

12:09 am

sprite

Ow, what a weird grid! More than a third is I or E and all in one corner...

12:18 am

goforit

BabbleStats

4 .... 86
5 .... 38
6 .... 24
7 ..... 4
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total 152
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A 5
D 33
E 6
i 2
L 6
N 10
O 7
P 9
R 15
S 12
T 24
U 1
V 14
W 6
Z 2

12:19 am

sprite

2x 7/44

12:20 am

sprite

Goforit, you are an angel! Thanks!
Played without stats yesterday and I really missed them.

12:28 am

goforit

sorry i couldn't help you yesterday ... wasn't online at the right time

i don't think i'd play without stats now ... i hate that not knowing what i'm aiming for feeling.

12:31 am

sprite

7/40
I hope you don't feel pushed to do the stats. ;-)
I am really glad when you have time to do them, but no apologies needed when you don't! I did play yesterday, and liked it, but with the stats it would have been more relaxed. Thanks again.

12:46 am

elphaba

Any hints as to what these sevens start with?

12:46 am

goforit

Well even if i'm not playing the full game online, i can use the stats just to see if i can get all the words on paper for one or two start letters :)

1:01 am

sprite

Good tip, goforit! Might give me some grip on this addiction.

1:01 am

sprite

7's so far:
D44, S44, V40.

1:07 am

sprite

The 4rd 7 is also a D44

1:17 am

elphaba

Eh, I can't find any of them. I am terrible with the words beyond 6s.

1:19 am

sprite

I had the same when I started with this game, actually. The longer words take another way of looking, usually you don't see them at a glance. Good luck hunting - I'll post some definitions later on.

2:10 am

sprite

Aarrgghh! I want to make platitude!

4:08 am

sprite

This was a nice one! Many words I liked finding (6/30 E, I, O for instance, or one of the R5/10's).
152 words / 4.64 / 1868 points

4:33 am

Wendrie

Oh thanks for the stats - they make the game so much more fun for me.

4:41 am

sprite

Got kicked out when posting the hints for the 7's... must do them again! NOT nice!
D7/44: an enthusiast
D7/44: applies oneself entirely
S7/44: shipped cargo
V7/40: a solar god, worshipped by a cult. But you can also take a classical word for 'chaste, pure' and insert an R.

6:05 am

periwinkle

goforit, Thanks for the stats.
sprite, Thanks for the clues.

6:17 am

4t8

teehee, babble's getting out the **te

7:12 am

Atalante

arghhh why doesn't it like English spellings of words!!

9:36 am

Krys10

Sprite, when you said this:
Many words I liked finding (6/30 E, I, O for instance
Did you mean to suggest that these three words are a set together?

9:39 am

jlm_mi

I don't think that's what sprite meant. The i and the O are similar (same but the starting letter) but not related to the E. They're just all cool words to find. :)

9:40 am

jlm_mi

Well, I should say that I have an E/6/30 that is not related. Maybe there's another that is???

9:42 am

Krys10

That's what I thought - just wanted to know if I should keep looking for an E-6 for a triplet :)

9:54 am

jlm_mi

Want to compare 6s? I'm still missing 8. I have:

30 D
30 D
30 D
30 E
30 i
27 N
30 O
27 S
21 S
27 S
18 T
27 T
21 T
30 V
30 V
30 W

10:06 am

Krys10

I have a 4th D30, an O21, and three P's all starting with the same root (36, 33, 33). Your list is helpful to me too thanks!

10:07 am

Krys10

(that's 21 out of 24 sixes...)

10:12 am

Krys10

Are your T6's in order in your list? I'm having trouble finding the T21 after my T27..

10:15 am

Krys10

oh never mind - was being blind

10:16 am

jlm_mi

Yep, they're in order. The word is a bit curvy in the grid, but it's a very common word. :) And it doesn't start with the same T as your 27. :)

10:20 am

jlm_mi

I found an E/6/18. It goes before the E30 that I have.

10:52 am

jlm_mi

Also a 6/27/P that is the first P in my list.

10:56 am

Krys10

Found yer E18.
I have to take a break for a bit, but before I headed out I wanted to see if I could wrap up a few letters where I was only missing one:
ADx1, ARx2, AWx1
EAx1, ESx1, EVx3
ONx1, ORx4, OVx1
PAx7, PLx1 / 4x4, 5x1, 6x3
WAx5 / 4x3, 5x1, 6x1

I'm afraid I don't have much to offer in the way of return at this point, since the Z's and i's are the only letters I have complete so far.

10:56 am

Krys10

Ok, so the P I'm missing is a PA7.

10:59 am

fnurt

You are missing an EU.

11:00 am

stevedallas

there is an eu4

11:04 am

stevedallas

having a time finding the fourth d30; does it start with the same 2 letters as the other three?

11:05 am

Krys10

Nope it doesn't. I hope tomorrow people go to the polls in D6!

11:06 am

jlm_mi

You are missing a WA4. Also, I think you made a typo. You are not missing a PA7. There are no P7s. But you are missing a PA6.

Steve - Only 3 of the 4 6/D/30 words that I have start with the same two letters. The other is the plural of a D5. But, that D5 is usually used as the past tense of a verb. It can be a noun, and it is for the 6.

11:08 am

Krys10

Whoops, sorry! it was a PA6 I was missing.

11:13 am

fnurt

So those 3 D30 all start with the same 2 letters. Should I infer from that clue that they do not start with the same 3 letters? :)

11:14 am

jlm_mi

No, it would not be safe to infer that. ;)

11:24 am

stevedallas

got it thks Jlm

11:32 am

jlm_mi

How about T words? I have TAx7, TOx4, TRx7, TUx4.

11:35 am

Krys10

I'm missing a lot of your T words, but I have a TW.

11:35 am

stevedallas

i have and additiona TR and a TW

11:36 am

stevedallas

disregard we have the same number of TRs

11:41 am

jlm_mi

Might as well do the others as well. I'm still looking for A, D, O, T and V words. I have all of the others if anyone needs help. Since the A,O and T words were already listed I'll do D and V here:

DAx3, DEx7, DOx8, DRx5, DUx3
VEx10 (6x4, 1x5, 2x6, 1x7), VOx3 (4,4,5)

11:42 am

stevedallas

i have an additional DE DO and DU

11:42 am

Krys10

You're missing a DE.

11:46 am

stevedallas

all the DU are 4 for 5

11:51 am

boatierra

Bit of a hidden message for tomorrow's election in the US...what to go do...:)

11:57 am

fnurt

I see another DA.

12:32 pm

Krys10

Collectively we're still missing a six, aren't we?

12:35 pm

stevedallas

its gotta be an A

12:36 pm

jlm_mi

Yes, we are.

Steve, do you have all the words for all the other letters?

12:36 pm

jlm_mi

Hee hee - It is an A. It's a chemical word, a type of sugar, and worth 21 points.

12:39 pm

Krys10

jlm, what's your background? you always get the chemical words...

12:39 pm

parsec

i have 9xDe and 10xDo

12:43 pm

jlm_mi

Thanks, parsec. I think that leaves just one D word unaccounted for.

Krys10 - I'm an engineer, though I had a couple of chemistry classes. This one I got totally by noodling, though. Should have thought of it. There are frequently chemical words with this ending in these puzzles.

12:44 pm

stevedallas

im missing an L

12:44 pm

parsec

and another DA for 33

12:45 pm

Krys10

Me too. I have LA4x4, LA5.

12:46 pm

jlm_mi

parsec - I'm confused. Wouldn't that have to be a 6 then? I've got 24 6s and no DA for 33.

12:46 pm

boatierra

Could I have another clue for the V7/40, the solar g-d?

12:46 pm

jlm_mi

There's a second LA5. It's not a normal word but I think I've seen it in a puzzle before.

12:46 pm

Krys10

Parsec means 33 D-words.

12:47 pm

stevedallas

Ive got 5DA, 9DE,10DO,5DR,4DU

12:47 pm

Krys10

The V7 is very similar to an E6-18 and begins with a V4-7.

12:48 pm

parsec

sorry, i meant there are 5 total DA, adding to the rest of the Ds listed for 33.

12:49 pm

jlm_mi

Phew! That I think I can manage, LOL. :-D

12:50 pm

stevedallas

not a normal word? now thats a turn of a phrase! Does that mean it has numbers or special characters in it or is all consonants or all vowels! LOL

12:52 pm

jlm_mi

Sorry, just meant it's uncommon. Not heard in normal everyday conversation. :)

It's the British spelling of a word that means "Turning the plane of polarized light to the left".

12:52 pm

jlm_mi

I guess if you're a physicist who studies light it might be a normal, everyday word!

12:57 pm

Krys10

Could I have help with my last S? I have SEx1, SOx3, STx7.

12:58 pm

jlm_mi

There are 4xSO4.

12:58 pm

Krys10

Got it - I was missing an SO.

1:10 pm

jlm_mi

Finished with the same score as sprite.

1:10 pm

Krys10

Just found my last V....if people are still missing one like I was - ended up with VEx10 and VOx4

1:39 pm

onyx

this grid makes me want to sing eei eei o

1:59 pm

stevedallas

done!! finally found that d$#$ L word

3:20 pm

Mal

done same score as sprite

4:32 pm

periwinkle

I only have 2 A's. Ar/4 and Aw/5. Help.

4:44 pm

cjustine

a clue on the aw?

5:28 pm

cjustine

anyone have any hints on the i/6/30 or the o/6/30? i'm so stumped on this one

5:33 pm

xena

I don't. Wish i did.

5:33 pm

Krys10

the i6 and O6 only differ in the first letter, and they are each a prefix attached to a W4.

5:35 pm

xena

Thanks!!!!!

5:38 pm

cjustine

thanks krys10!!

7:35 pm

periwinkle

Can't find the U word. Is it a common word?

8:17 pm

onyx

a japanese plant

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