Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, May 7, 2019

12:02 am

SueMagee

En6

12:03 am

cybernan

ja 6

12:03 am

SueMagee

Mi6

12:03 am

jessmom

th6

12:05 am

SueMagee

Hw4

12:05 am

jessmom

te6

12:06 am

pugmama763

au6

12:06 am

jessmom

sh6

12:14 am

cybernan

as 6

12:15 am

cybernan

ca 6

12:19 am

chj

as6 cosmo's plate?

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

jessmom

as6 x 2

12:20 am

cybernan

en 6 x2

12:28 am

hurshy

ti6

12:29 am

hurshy

the opposite of cosmo's plate? ;)

12:35 am

hurshy

one left!

12:38 am

hurshy

whew, done. last word was th5/22

12:40 am

NonoNanette

sh

2:28 am

sprite

good morning all

2:58 am

sprite

fireflies. *leaves hug in chog for rose to find*
Have a blessed day, all, and a peaceful night.

6:25 am

dan2bit

could I have a te6 clue?

6:26 am

dan2bit

morning all!

6:28 am

BzznBea

te6 - number + letters for bladder infection

6:28 am

dan2bit

thanks Bzzn! that's firewords

6:29 am

BzznBea

congrats!

6:29 am

MollyL

It's feast or famine around here these days.

6:30 am

BzznBea

Yes, it is. Hope you are well, Molly.

6:34 am

MollyL

Eh, not bad for a Tuesday. How does your garden grow, Mary, Mary?

6:37 am

rubyfoo

Bonjour! There's sunshine, but it's not much above freeing

6:37 am

rubyfoo

terrible pain this AM buteeing oncologue this afternoon

6:38 am

MollyL

It's no fun when a chilly Spring blows right into a hot and steamy Summer.

6:38 am

rubyfoo

Never hot and steamy here and, so far, no mosquitoes in 20 years

6:40 am

Marc Freeman

what are the stats for the 'u' at the bottom of column 1, please/

6:43 am

godthaab

FINISHED!!! VERY EXCELLENT!

6:44 am

rubyfoo

why not hitman?

6:44 am

godthaab

U/4 U/5

6:45 am

Marc Freeman

un4?

6:46 am

Marc Freeman

found it thanks

6:57 am

BzznBea

Garden is growing...Going in today to plant beans, eggplant and more beets.

7:05 am

Marc Freeman

ca6, please?

7:07 am

parisla

alternate spelling of the croc

7:08 am

Marc Freeman

wow sorry but don't get the clue?

7:09 am

parisla

also name of fiscal paradise islands

7:10 am

sukee

I just found it, it is the same name as an island in the Caribbean.

7:10 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

7:11 am

sukee

And now I learned there is an crocodile with the same name :)

7:17 am

MollyL

Babble...where you learn things with absolutely no practical application in your day to day life.
: D

7:24 am

Buttonman

why is june not acceptable

7:26 am

MollyL

It is a Proper Noun that Enable does not recognize

7:38 am

Marc Freeman

et5, please?

7:40 am

lynxxx

if you have c4.8 - use the last 3 letters

7:42 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

7:46 am

Marc Freeman

te6, please?

7:47 am

dan2bit

number + acronym for bladder problem

7:48 am

lynxxx

TY Dan - nice clue

7:49 am

dan2bit

it's BzznBea's, I'm just amplifying

7:49 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

8:04 am

periwinkle

tough grid for me. help with lone N in left column pls

8:04 am

LuvWordGames

nu 5/16

8:04 am

marksdolly

firworks!

8:05 am

periwinkle

ty looking

8:06 am

marksdolly

cashewy almondy...

8:06 am

periwinkle

sheesh ty both

8:07 am

marksdolly

yw

8:07 am

periwinkle

32 left and stuck

8:28 am

MollyL

I like the word cashewy

8:33 am

aslindy

clue for ti6 please?

8:34 am

rururocks

Guys knowledgeable on breasts

8:34 am

aslindy

just got it, thanks!

8:35 am

rururocks

Thatâ€™s uplifting!

8:46 am

MollyL

Ru, don't be a boob

8:51 am

rururocks

Cleavage alone Molly!

8:55 am

cybernan

good morning :)

8:56 am

rururocks

Waves to nan

9:01 am

Buggie

wait, we have the guys who like breasts, but not the killers? Enable baffles me sometimes

9:05 am

MollyL

You did your breast, Ru

9:10 am

hokie carla

also, the sh4 cuss word but not the sh5 british version

9:14 am

bichon

as 6/24, pls

9:14 am

hokie carla

I always want to make ennui, and it's so close toady

9:14 am

cybernan

garbage collector

9:14 am

cybernan

stats for the top y please?

9:14 am

hokie carla

today, not toady

9:15 am

bichon

sorry, second as 6/24

9:15 am

hokie carla

I have a ye4 and that's it

9:15 am

montreal13

breathing condition bichon

9:15 am

cybernan

ty hokie

9:15 am

bichon

ty montreal

9:16 am

montreal13

np bichon â˜º

9:16 am

montreal13

i have 2 YE4

9:17 am

hokie carla

duh, and then the other is plural ye5, thx

9:17 am

hokie carla

or not

9:17 am

hokie carla

bread ingredient!

9:17 am

cybernan

ty all

9:17 am

hokie carla

sorry for the unasked for clue

9:18 am

montreal13

tks for the beer ingredient â˜ºâ˜º

9:18 am

hokie carla

beer, bread

9:18 am

montreal13

ty carla

9:20 am

cybernan

is there a tw?

9:21 am

phaeton

no

9:22 am

cybernan

missing one from the bottom t

9:24 am

phaeton

th5/22 use sometimes vowel twice

9:25 am

montreal13

ty phae

9:25 am

cybernan

have that one

9:25 am

Valiant

te

9:27 am

hokie carla

really, that's a word

9:27 am

hokie carla

something tastes th5/22?

9:27 am

cybernan

found -- the herb with a different last vowel

9:27 am

phaeton

nan...those are all th's

9:27 am

cybernan

think I need to list for the last 6sf

9:28 am

phaeton

FW

9:28 am

cybernan

* 6 (thick fingers this am)

9:28 am

montreal13

wd phae

9:28 am

Trifioso

me too cyber - just mistyped something, and enable took it! Free words, LOVE it when that happens!

9:29 am

montreal13

bonjour trif !

9:29 am

72 Temple Owl

bonjour

9:29 am

cybernan

grats phae

9:29 am

Trifioso

bonjour montreal!

9:30 am

montreal13

there's a great yellow ball in the sky, what is it ??

9:31 am

ypsigirl

done!

9:31 am

dan2bit

the old ones say it used to be called the "sun"

9:31 am

dan2bit

woo hoo ypsigirl

9:32 am

montreal13

could that be it dan ??

9:32 am

hokie carla

is the bottom u a un?

9:32 am

Trifioso

lolol montreal, I said a similar thing! "the strange yellow light in the sky! It frightens me!"

9:32 am

72 Temple Owl

this may well resolve without any list todday

9:32 am

cybernan

yes

9:32 am

hokie carla

omg, I just did the j's without a list

9:32 am

72 Temple Owl

bye all

9:33 am

cybernan

grats hokie

9:33 am

montreal13

i spoke too soon: yellow ball/light GONE !! - it was there for a grand total of 73 seconds â˜»â˜»

9:33 am

montreal13

bye TO

9:33 am

hokie carla

nan, are you yes-ing me on the un or something else?

9:33 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* not me -- too many non-words

9:33 am

Trifioso

I heard the BEST thing yesterday, I am still laughing.....my friend has a son that graduated from a highly competitive, very very technical college over the weekend. There are five men for every 1 woman there. The women at the school have the most BRILLIANT motto: "The odds are good, but the goods are odd!"

9:34 am

montreal13

love it trif !

9:34 am

72 Temple Owl

funny. exactly why my nephew did not choose the scholarship at Stevens.

9:35 am

montreal13

yes carla, the bottom U word is a UN

9:35 am

hokie carla

gracias

9:35 am

72 Temple Owl

my SIL said lots of the kids at the open house were positively twitching.

9:35 am

hokie carla

I have tried to make all kinds of un words. will keep looking!

9:35 am

montreal13

a UN4

9:36 am

Trifioso

I laughed SO HARD. Kind of bummed I never thought of it...

9:36 am

72 Temple Owl

yes, not using un as a prefix

9:37 am

montreal13

and on that note, HAGD ladies - bbl for last 15 - have fun - poof

9:37 am

cybernan

sorry was called away --- yes it is a un 4

9:37 am

hokie carla

ok, weird. thanks

9:37 am

cybernan

hagd everyone :)

10:26 am

MollyL

It would be fun if this game had a way you could track how many words you found on your own vs. how many you looked up/got clues for. Then you could strive to improve your "on your own" score.

10:26 am

hokie carla

agreed

10:26 am

MollyL

I know you could do it on your own, I might try some time.

10:36 am

rururocks

volleymom does it every day.. she never goes to the list

10:36 am

rururocks

or hardly ever does

10:39 am

hokie carla

well, I have 4 left now after the list but have so much I need to get done, so I will return later.

10:39 am

rururocks

*punches hokie's time card out*

10:49 am

MollyL

Oh, I meant keep track of what you find on your own vs what you look up/get clues for. I don't think I could ever find all the words on my own without benefit of help. I'd have to keep the chat turned off though, there are a lot of clues in it these days.

11:06 am

Trifioso

if you look at the bottom of my profile, you will see a little number, just sitting there. That is the number of grids I have ever solved without a list.

11:08 am

Trifioso

i rarely finish these days, not like when I first started, when I was OBSESSED with finishing every day

11:08 am

MollyL

Oh, I thought that was a mystery number like the 33 on Rolling Rock bottles

11:09 am

stu mcc

asthma

11:24 am

MollyL

inhaler

11:32 am

rururocks

wheezing

11:32 am

dan2bit

allergies

11:39 am

MollyL

pollen

11:44 am

rururocks

these puns are nothing to sneeze at

11:46 am

KnightTime

yes my nose has done more running this spring than I have

11:47 am

rururocks

note to self.. start calling Knight Your Sinus

11:54 am

KnightTime

You knows me well

11:59 am

hokie carla

Trif, back when I first started this game in '05, I became absolutely OBSESSED with finishing every day as well. I finally just had to quit cold turkey one day and I took like 6 years off before coming back recently. I am spending more time on it that I should each day, but I'm okay with not finishing or even starting one day.

11:59 am

Trifioso

i understand hokie. It's a very addicting game. I like to play every day, and hit at least nbt and halfway, but it no longer keeps me up at night.

12:00 pm

Trifioso

doesn't mean I don't love it, and I TRULY appreciate the dear friends in the chog, but I needed to find a good balance

12:00 pm

hokie carla

I think I will start calculating % completed on my own. List-aided is okay, but I won't count words I've seen in the chat or had to look up on a words list.

12:00 pm

hokie carla

yep

12:01 pm

Trifioso

whatever works and makes it fun for you - seriously! It's a fun game, not a cruel master

12:01 pm

Trifioso

there is NO problem the chog cannot solve

12:03 pm

hokie carla

yeah, and everyone has their own rules. I try to get at least halfway before using the list and I never worry about NBT or NBS but some people have to have that.

12:05 pm

stu mcc

sorry

12:15 pm

Trifioso

I must admit, I am stymied by the people who want clues for EVERY word.

12:15 pm

gemini_J13

my sister got me hooked on babble,,, and we were just talking about it this weekend... same issues,,,, we were OBSESSED at first,,,, now we have both backed away some,,, it is fun to see how far you can go

12:16 pm

Trifioso

my cousin was my gateway babbler, lol

12:16 pm

gemini_J13

I don't pay too much attention to chat unless I am stuck then I will check the chat....

12:17 pm

gemini_J13

which I am now.............

12:17 pm

gemini_J13

we both rationalize it is good for our minds!!!

12:19 pm

Trifioso

of course it is good for our mind! What REALLY floors me are the people for whom English is not their first language, and yet the school me in babbling

12:19 pm

gemini_J13

:)

12:20 pm

gemini_J13

you know,,,, words are words.....

12:20 pm

gemini_J13

whatever......

12:22 pm

gemini_J13

I like that there are words from other languages in the grid.... makes it interesting... and I don't speak any other language... but yes,,,, some of our "rules' about spelling...

12:25 pm

ch1212

Since we're sharing true confessions of a babbler... A few years ago I was having some mild cognitive issues, and was tested by a neuropsychologist. The day long testing covered general IQ, verbal IQ, dexterity, memory, reading retention, and more. She told me my verbal IQ is in the top 2% "of everyone". I'm a writer and lover of the English language, so wasn't too surprised. I share this not to brag, but to say there is rarely a grid I can finish on my own. I love the chat and clues, and I challenge myself to get at least 80% of the grid finished before listing. There are days when that doesn't happen. I also feel (true confession!) very humbled by the many, many players who clearly outpace me. So I take the approach that if you are on here playing, you ROCK, no matter where on the 'clue-list' scale you see yourself.

12:36 pm

gemini_J13

thanks ch ~ I agree whole heartedly!!! we all rock!

12:40 pm

ChampFit

Stats for some of the 4th column T's please? I have th4.

12:41 pm

ch1212

th5/18 is one

12:41 pm

ch1212

th4/5 another

12:42 pm

ChampFit

I have the 4/5...will look for the 5...thanks!

12:47 pm

ch1212

Once you have that th5/18, the next 3 build on the base

12:47 pm

ChampFit

I have everything BUT that one at this point! That's helpful though...will keep monkeying.

12:50 pm

ChampFit

Got em!...thank you

12:52 pm

ch1212

bbl - have fun!

12:59 pm

ChampFit

FW! hagd all!

1:45 pm

mkg

i dont see any th words! help!!!!!!!

1:55 pm

periwinkle

I have no th words either

1:57 pm

java2

begin with the Scottish for "these"

1:57 pm

java2

*4/5

1:58 pm

periwinkle

I have the th4/5

1:59 pm

java2

The next 3 build off the beginning 3 letters for the herb - th5/18, 6/33, 5/22

1:59 pm

mkg

i have the 4/5. whew. but not seeing the th 5 words

1:59 pm

periwinkle

me either

2:01 pm

periwinkle

ty found two of those. never saw the herb ending with an i though

2:01 pm

mkg

got one th 5: has no real vowels only the sometimes vowel. is that really a word?????

2:01 pm

periwinkle

got them all ty

2:01 pm

java2

yw

2:02 pm

mkg

ok got them also. ty,

2:03 pm

mkg

any clues for the u word for u bottom corner? ty.

2:03 pm

periwinkle

un4/6

2:05 pm

mkg

got it. ty

2:07 pm

mkg

how about the N word for N second row, first column? ty.

2:08 pm

mkg

nm got it.

2:22 pm

anawaltgal

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2:25 pm

MollyL

Cats on the keyboard again

2:32 pm

mkg

done. last word was a downer..............

2:44 pm

rururocks

those pussies like jibberish apparently

4:15 pm

anawaltgal

nope, it was my grandson. sorry

4:31 pm

Tnarg

Clue for te6?

4:34 pm

Tnarg

thymic

4:34 pm

Tnarg

Sorry

4:37 pm

Tnarg

thymy

4:38 pm

Tnarg

sorry again

5:22 pm

MollyL

Grandkid or a cat, either is a good guess

5:38 pm

dan2bit

te6 = number + acronym for a bladder problem

5:48 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

6:28 pm

lil*monkey

clue for the second as6 pls????

6:30 pm

lil*monkey

never mind!

7:00 pm

nrkii

hello, is anyone here?

7:01 pm

Bugsaw

yes and I just finished. how can I help?

7:01 pm

nrkii

no worries here... down to 8

7:01 pm

nrkii

and I'll prob use the list to finish

7:01 pm

nrkii

I was just wondering if it was worth

7:01 pm

nrkii

posting a lot of comments

7:02 pm

nrkii

to clear out the long comment

7:02 pm

Bugsaw

ok.heading off on a food hunt then

7:02 pm

nrkii

:)

7:02 pm

nrkii

bye!

7:23 pm

MollyL

The

7:23 pm

MollyL

chat

7:23 pm

MollyL

is

7:23 pm

MollyL

not

7:24 pm

MollyL

flushed

7:24 pm

MollyL

yet

7:24 pm

MollyL

but

7:24 pm

MollyL

it

7:24 pm

MollyL

could

7:24 pm

MollyL

be

7:24 pm

MollyL

if

7:24 pm

MollyL

there

7:24 pm

MollyL

are

7:24 pm

MollyL

several

7:24 pm

MollyL

more

7:24 pm

MollyL

comments

7:24 pm

MollyL

that

7:24 pm

MollyL

flush

7:24 pm

MollyL

the

7:24 pm

MollyL

long

7:24 pm

MollyL

post

7:24 pm

MollyL

out

7:24 pm

MollyL

of

7:25 pm

MollyL

here

7:25 pm

MollyL

and

7:25 pm

MollyL

then

7:25 pm

MollyL

chat will be normal again, see

7:30 pm

rururocks

my vision won't however

8:04 pm

medusa

is there a clue for et6 please?

8:06 pm

medusa

ti6 even

8:23 pm

medusa

nm

8:26 pm

gumpunk

medusa, thought I found the et6 for you but, no... it's a et5. Still looking!

8:32 pm

danf63

ti 6 is a bird and a sex...

8:33 pm

marilyn992

gum can you please clue the et 5

8:35 pm

gumpunk

hmm... et 5/16 .... et+sometimes vowel+person we celebrate this weekend?

8:36 pm

marilyn992

tyvm

9:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, diving in with a modicum of disappointment

9:23 pm

danf63

Why any disappointment Gwen?

9:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i was here the other day, and it was a little grid. i come bacjk again and get another little grid. argh LOL

9:24 pm

danf63

So you missed the 200+ grids the last couple of days I was on...Lucky?

9:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yep. hey, i like grids that are about 150 to 250

9:32 pm

danf63

I'm ok up to @200, but I don't get a chance to sign in until there are only 2-3 hours left so more than that is too intimidating

9:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt finally!

9:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

17 to go, opening the list

9:41 pm

danf63

Saw an interesting conversation earlier...about how far do you get without listing or clues?

9:42 pm

danf63

I try for at least 1/3 without clues, and 1/2 without listing. Don't always make it, but try...

9:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i have a similar system, but i try to get 2/3 without going to either the list or my own "cheat sheet"

9:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

exception: grids over 300 then I only have to get 1/2 before resorting to lists

9:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

uno

9:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fw

9:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

anyone need a clue?

9:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

at least one word in there that I did not have on my list of weird words

9:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, good night and good luck all

10:37 pm

flosey

does anyone have a clue for te6 please?

10:43 pm

rururocks

te + a cashew + a vowel

10:44 pm

flosey

thanks Ru

10:44 pm

rururocks

any time flosey

10:50 pm

flosey

any hope for th5,18?

10:55 pm

flosey

down to 3 words and not having any luck

11:00 pm

rururocks

same beginning and ends in a vowel.. not me but..

11:01 pm

rururocks

begins with th* kingdom come.. th* will be done

11:02 pm

rururocks

gland in the neck?

11:02 pm

rururocks

not helping?

11:02 pm

rururocks

flosey?

11:03 pm

flosey

feeling very thick in the head tonight!!

11:03 pm

rururocks

th + sometimes vowel plus do re ..

11:03 pm

flosey

you may be cluing the th5/22 ?? perhaps?

11:04 pm

rururocks

no.. this is the 5/18

11:04 pm

rururocks

take the c off the 22 and you're all set

11:04 pm

flosey

ok, still looking

11:04 pm

rururocks

do you have the 22?

11:05 pm

flosey

yes

11:05 pm

rururocks

drop the C

11:05 pm

flosey

I have th5/22 but there's no C in it

11:06 pm

rururocks

oh.. then you can try this... same beginning + the Beginning of Mr. Jagger of the STones

11:07 pm

flosey

ahhhhhhhhhhh, thanks, got it

11:07 pm

rururocks

knew the rock and roll reference would help you :D

11:07 pm

rururocks

you spinster you :D

11:08 pm

rururocks

what else do you need

11:09 pm

flosey

spinster?? married with 4 adult children

11:09 pm

rururocks

ha

11:10 pm

flosey

oh, you gave me th6/33, still need the th5/18 before it

11:10 pm

rururocks

drop the c in th3e 6/.33

11:12 pm

rururocks

if you have the 6/33.. do it again without the c at the end

11:12 pm

flosey

still missing th5/18

11:13 pm

rururocks

i just clued it flosey

11:14 pm

flosey

ah yes, thanks Ru

11:15 pm

flosey

one remaining lonely little et5/16 any help?

11:16 pm

rururocks

et + sometimes vowel + not father

11:17 pm

flosey

BINGO!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Ru - would not have finished without your help

11:17 pm

rururocks

that's good.. any time flosey

11:18 pm

rururocks

say hi to mr. flosey for me

11:18 pm

flosey

sure will, and now goodnight

11:19 pm

rururocks

night night

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