Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, November 2, 2004

12:07 am

sprite

7/32 - 7/28 combo

12:09 am

sprite

And an 8/40

12:15 am

Krys10

Wordracer says:
276 words in this one,
seven 8-letter words,
nineteen 7-letter words.
I'm not going to have time tomorrow to do this one justice - have fun! Fellow Americans, don't forget to vote!

12:43 am

sprite

Thanks Krys10!

12:49 am

sprite

One interesting 6/39 and a 5/24 that should be forbidden.

12:50 am

sprite

A6/39 and P5/24 that is.

12:53 am

dolphin

R/8/45

1:26 am

sprite

aarrgghh, if this connection gets any slower, my new words will appear on yesterday's grid!

2:18 am

goforit

BabbleStats
4 .... 120
5 ..... 71
6 ..... 60
7 ..... 19
8 ...... 7
9 ...... 1
=======
total 278
=======

B 18
C 5
D 7
E 16
G 18
i 12
L 12
N 17
O 8
P 21
R 31
S 65
T 39
U 6
Y 3

... 65 S's
*shudder*
*runs away*

2:19 am

sprite

*lol*
Nowhere to hide, goforit...

3:20 am

sprite

biggies so far:
C8/50 (combo with C7)
O8/50 (combo with O7)
R8/45
T8/40 (combo with T6)

B7/52 (combo with B6)
C7/36 (combo with C8)
i7/36 (combo with i6)
O7/36 (combo with O8)
R7/28
S7/32 and S7/28 combo

*sigh* A long way to go yet...

4:49 am

sprite

E7/32

4:49 am

sprite

x 2

5:07 am

sprite

G8/45

5:28 am

sprite

i7/32

5:32 am

sprite

So close to 'ingenious'!

5:53 am

sprite

L7/32

6:38 am

sprite

Yeah, found the 9!
N9/60 : no contract for this one

6:44 am

sprite

Wow, a great S8/55! Can't believe I did not see it earlier.
Compound word, S4/5 with P4/6.

7:24 am

testing

There is also a T/8/45 that goes with the other T8 and the T6. And I have a 7/R/32 but I don't know where it goes relative to the other 7R.

7:40 am

sprite

I am not getting those last ones on my own... back later!
274 words / 5.01 / 3835 points so far.

Update on the biggies:

N9/60: no contract for this one

C8/50 (7/36) : stuff used in insecticides (singular and plural)
G8/45: birth
O8/50 (7/36): antibody (-ies) in blood serum
R8/45: contradicts/rejects again
S8/55: once you've found it, it stands out like one
T8/45 and /40: related to an underground or underwater passage

B7/52: adj. of B6/39: tissue sample
E7/32: sad songs or poems
E7/32: make the other E7/32
i7/32: emblem
i7/36 (6/24): christian science branch, promoting peace
L7/32: making a photograph or movie of
N7/28: fools
N7/36: unceasing
P7/44 (6/30): digestive enzyme (alt. spelling)
R7/36 (6/24): turnstone(s) (= birds)
R7/28 (6/18): enzyme(s)
R7/32: washing lightly
S7/28: boys (informal)
S7/32 and 28: dazed / dazer
T7/28: fish (plural, alt. spelling)
T7/28 (6/18): dish(es) for food

Good hunting!

7:42 am

sprite

Missing one S, 2x R and one T.
Hope to compare with someone later.

11:10 am

Ricey

hmm missing an s
277/ 5.01/ 3876

12:04 pm

sprite

Hi Ricey,
We are missing a different S, I have 277 words 5.01 3872 points now.
Shall we compare?

12:07 pm

sprite

Se x 5
Si x 20
Sn x 10
So x 6
Sp x 4
St x 13
Su x 5
Sy x 1

S x 64, one missing.

12:34 pm

sprite

Starting to feel kinda lonely here...
Anybody there?

12:37 pm

testing

I'm here, but I have the same count as you. I'll put out a bigger breakdown and see if you can compare:

SE - 5,6,6,5,6
Si - 4,4,4,6,6,6,8,4,4,5,6,6,6,6,4,4,5,5,5,6
SN - 4,5,4,5,4,5,4,5,4,5
SO - 4,7,4,6,4,4
SP - 4,5,4,5
ST - 4,4,5,5,6,6,4,5,6,5,4,7,7
SU - 4,4,6,5,4
SY - 4

12:41 pm

testing

Can you help with others as well? I'm still missing a few words. I have:

NEx2, Nix5, NOx7, NUx1, missing 2

PEx8, POx12, missing 1

REx14, Rix6, RUx10, missing 1

Tix7, TOx17, TUx13, missing 3

12:44 pm

stevedallas

i wonder why tinpot is not a word

12:52 pm

sprite

Great, I have a different list in the So's: 4 7 4 4 4

12:53 pm

testing

That's only 5?

12:54 pm

sprite

Ni x 7 : 4 4 4 7 5 6 4

12:55 pm

sprite

Sorry: 6 4 7 4 4 4

12:56 pm

sprite

The word you need (So) is an evening party.

12:57 pm

testing

And the word you need is an odd word meaning "having a large bosom". :-D

12:57 pm

sprite

Pe x 9: 4 4 6 5 4 5 4 6 7

12:58 pm

sprite

*roflol!*
Now THAT will be a word! One I have never heard of, I am sure...

12:59 pm

testing

Probably not, but it is directly related (letter-wise) to the word just before it.

1:00 pm

sprite

Re x 15:
4 8 6 7 4 4 4 6 4 5 6 5 6 6 7

1:01 pm

sprite

Got it!!
Testing, thanks a million. What a weird word that is.
Done at 278 words / 5.01 / 3890 points

1:05 pm

sprite

To x 19:
4 4 5 5 5 6 4 5 4 5
5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 4
And I think you are only missing 2 T's.

1:08 pm

testing

Thanks so much for your help! I got the same count and score you did. :)

1:10 pm

sprite

We beat a big one, testing! ;-)

1:11 pm

testing

I know my employer would be proud! :-D

2:33 pm

Treble99

A clue for the 9 would be helpful

3:42 pm

Ricey

apologies for my absence. finally got the last one. was missing a simple plural of an s4 i already had. Muppet!!
All 278 now

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