Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, November 10, 2004

12:09 am

Krys10

Wordracer solver says 188 words, two 8+ letters, eighteen 7-letters. Weird.

12:10 am

dolphin

S7/32

12:10 am

onyx

just what i need , a puzzle to keep me uo late.

12:33 am

onyx

f7/40

12:45 am

dolphin

L7/32
You might consider it something having to do with length

12:47 am

Ashy & Sini

t7/28 and another L7/28

2:01 am

metags

F8/55

2:03 am

granadan

f7 44

2:43 am

metags

only an "H" short of gonorrhea :)

5:01 am

Ricey

hmf they dont believe in santa

5:18 am

marigold

O7/32

5:48 am

Milly

Also an O7/28

6:22 am

berekah

i7/32

6:43 am

periwinkle

May I have a clue for the f/8/55.

7:32 am

fnurt

There is an ironic F7/8 combo.

7:59 am

Mal

Doesanyone have the stats yet?

8:10 am

Atalante

good clue fnurt!

8:47 am

EvaNadine

still have yet to figure out any 7s or 8s

8:58 am

Treble99

i could do with a clues for the 7s and 8s if anyone can help. thanks

9:02 am

berekah

Here's what I have (not many yet):
F7/40 someone who puts down an indoor walking surface (combo w/5)
i7/32 someone who chooses not to pay attention to something (combo w/6)
L7/28 not harsh or strict
L7/32 has to do with length (not in dictionary) (combo w/4)

9:03 am

EvaNadine

finally got an 8! F8 / 55

9:03 am

TsHMS

yankee doodle...

9:07 am

Treble99

thanks berekah

9:08 am

EvaNadine

berekah: those are great clues! im still having trouble with the length-related one...trying to think creatively...hehe...

9:09 am

TsHMS

ibkt 5 3'a pbs 0 4'a GWKO!!!
uNCRACK THE MESSAGE!

9:10 am

berekah

it's almost like it's a slang word for the clothes people wear in the winter under their normal clothes (both terms would give away too much). Think very creatively.
Speaking of clues, any clues for the 8, evandine? :-)

9:11 am

EvaNadine

theres an F5/16 - they go together.

9:14 am

fit1

That f/5-7 combo has to do with a crime and the plural

9:14 am

EvaNadine

crikey! finally got that L7 one...my math was just off! lol...

9:16 am

TsHMS

got an L&/55
not strick or mean
Cheddar Cheezios!
They taste like cheese!

9:17 am

TsHMS

I mean L7/55

9:18 am

EvaNadine

does anyone have the full stats yet?

9:20 am

testing

You can't make a 7 worth 55 points.

And I think some confusion may be due to the fact that both 8s are 55 letter F words. One has to do with the clue that fit1 just gave, and the other was clued to earlier by fnurt.

9:27 am

EvaNadine

do we have any other clues besides the one fnurt gave? (im not sure ive got the right F7to go off of)

9:29 am

testing

It's "iron"-ic because it has to do with iron.

9:30 am

Atalante

fnurt's ironic clue is - well - really quite ironic

9:31 am

EvaNadine

hrmmm....ill have to ponder an "iron" word that starts with F!

9:35 am

Lains

thanks mom

9:41 am

Krys10

I think I have three 7's that haven't been clued yet:
L7-28 - crazy people
T7-32 - tightening up
T7-32 - pestering or mocking

9:44 am

berekah

great clues, krys10. thanks!

9:46 am

keadyj

What's with Santa not being a valid word? BAH HUMBUG!

9:48 am

parsec

T7/28 the tightening

9:49 am

testing

Santa is a person and therefore his name is capitalized. ;)

9:49 am

Krys10

No, the one I have is a 7-32. There must be two.

9:50 am

testing

There are 2. One is the act of of, and the other is the result (a noun).

9:50 am

Krys10

Ah yes, there are two T7's related to tightening. One is a 32, the other is a 28.

9:52 am

parsec

S7/32 a set of one

9:53 am

EvaNadine

i have a S7/32 that isnt a set of anything...so i guess theres another S7/32

9:55 am

testing

I'm not sure, but I don't think the M/7/36 has been mentioned yet. It's the plural of a 6 meaning "A stone block with a shallow concave surface, used with a mano for grinding corn or other grains."

9:55 am

Krys10

From what I can tell, we've collectively found 12 out of the 18 sevens. Assuming there are really 18 - hopefully we'll get Enable stats soon!

9:56 am

Krys10

13, with testing's M7.

9:56 am

parsec

mine could also be a men's clothing item...what is yours?

9:56 am

testing

Yes, there are at least 2xS/7/32. The other is an Italian person. I thought it was a man, but I can't tell from the dictionary definition given if it's a man or a woman.

9:58 am

Krys10

Never mind, I've lost count. There's lots of sevens out there.

9:59 am

EvaNadine

so far, i think i have (some i have found, some not) 14 7s on my list

10:00 am

testing

OK, I have 15x7. I'm not sure which ones have already been mentioned, so I'll just list them here:

44 F - ? no idea but rhymes with a T32
40 F - iron related
40 F - one who lays a walking surface
32 i - one who doesn't pay attention
28 L - not strict
32 L - slang for winter wear
28 L - crazies
36 M - the stone for grinding hinted to before
28 O - chemical salts
32 O - types of tea
32 S - Italian person
32 S - group of one or clothing item
32 T - making fun of
32 T - tightening
28 T - result of tightening

10:00 am

EvaNadine

i havent figured out either O7 yet

10:02 am

EvaNadine

ok, im missing T7/28, F7/44, O7/28, and the S7/32 dealing with clothing

10:03 am

parsec

evanadine...you wouldn't be the diarylander i know by that name, would you?

10:04 am

EvaNadine

i would be ;)

10:05 am

parsec

how funny...I'd be stonebridge. =)

10:06 am

EvaNadine

well, hello stranger. :) i think i got this site from your diary...hehe...

10:08 am

berekah

testing, I think the only one you're missing that's been hinted at is the L7/28 crazy people

10:14 am

testing

Nope, that one is there too. I just called it "crazies" instead of "crazy people".

10:15 am

sprite

I am disappointed 'fatgens' is no word.
;-)
Having a late start... hope I can catch up with you.

10:15 am

EvaNadine

ok, of the 15 we have so far, the only one i cant figure out is the O7/28 dealing with chemical salts... :/

10:17 am

testing

It's a word that comes up fairly often and starts with a 4/4.

10:17 am

berekah

oops...gotta learn to read better. :-)

10:17 am

parsec

There was a band whose name started with the same four letters as the O salt word.

10:18 am

EvaNadine

hah, i dont have a 4/4 that starts with O.....gets working on that

10:23 am

EvaNadine

heh, youd think the band clue would give it away....but all im seeing is "oreo" (can you tell im hungry??)

10:25 am

testing

You can continue to be hungry and get one of the O/4/4 words. It's not the one used for the salt, but it's similar. And I've never heard of the band either. Maybe it's not particularly well known?

10:25 am

parsec

it was an obscure band. Change one letter from oreo.

10:30 am

EvaNadine

ok, i have a 4/4 (and i think its the right one...hehe...) now to work on the salt thing

10:50 am

EvaNadine

*grrr* still stuck on the chemical salt one!

10:52 am

berekah

...there are at least two o4 words. If one doesn't work, try changing the last letter and see if that helps.

10:55 am

Milly

If I've read the log correctly, I think I’ve got the three 7s that are missing:

32 A - Putting one's stake into the pool in poker before the hand is played
28 E - The alimentary canal
32 E - soon

10:59 am

berekah

Thanks Milly! Got all 18! :-)

11:03 am

EvaNadine

alimentary canal? i cant think of another name for that starting with E :/

11:12 am

4t8

what fun to start out with a 7 staring out

11:13 am

Ashy & Sini

evanadine, add an ending to the name of the key on the computer you press often
-google is a friend-

11:18 am

EvaNadine

ashy: thanks for the clue! i was using google, but just couldnt come up with anything close...now i just gotta get the "soon" E7/32 and ive got all the 7s!

11:25 am

parsec

here are the full stats. now i'm off to get work done, back later:

Ax13
Ex13
Fx31
Gx8
ix8
Jx4
Lx15
Mx15
Nx5
Ox13
Rx20
Sx17
Tx29
=====
8x2
7x18
6x27
5x57
4x87

191 total

11:26 am

berekah

great! thanks :-)

11:44 am

EvaNadine

work?! come now, we know better than that!! ;)

11:48 am

parsec

=P I mean it. I'm working just as soon as I'm missing fewer than ten Ts...

11:49 am

EvaNadine

i still cant get the last E7 that means "soon" :/ ithink my brain might be dead

11:52 am

testing

Think poetically.

11:53 am

fnurt

Here is what I have so far...

Ta4x5
Ta5x2
Te4x6
Te5x2
Te6x2
Te7x3
Tr4x3
Tr5x1

11:55 am

EvaNadine

i was an english lit major, i CANT think poetically...lol...

11:55 am

testing

I have TA5x3, TA6.

11:57 am

Krys10

Ooh, I got the "soon" word - and I'm a math person! It's a compound word, if that helps - I would have guessed it was hyphenated.

12:01 pm

fnurt

Ta4x6 now. 2 to go...

12:02 pm

parsec

I have Ta5x4, and a bucha Trs to look for. Thanks!

12:58 pm

EvaNadine

any updates?

1:19 pm

parsec

Can anyone help with E's? I just can't see any more.

Ea5x2
Eg4
En4, 5, 6, 7
Er7
Et4

1:21 pm

Krys10

I have an EA6 and an ET5

1:21 pm

EvaNadine

theres an Ea6

1:22 pm

EvaNadine

im having trouble seeing anything new at this point...and i only have 105 words. heh

1:25 pm

testing

There are 2xEN6. Still missing 1 E here as well.

1:26 pm

sprite

I have 2x En4 and 2x En6

1:26 pm

fnurt

The missing E is a second EN4.

1:28 pm

EvaNadine

i still never got the Er7 (i think its one of those thats so obvious i just cant see it!)

1:29 pm

sprite

evanadine, you probably have the L4/5 that is the second part of the compound.

1:30 pm

Krys10

evanadine: look for "When Love Was Born" by Sara Teasdale

1:31 pm

EvaNadine

thanks sprite! as soon as you said that i slapped my forehead!! haha

1:31 pm

sprite

:-D
I know the feeling!

1:38 pm

fnurt

Any help with R's?

Ra4x2
Ra5x3
Ra6x1
Re4x3
Re5x2
Re6x1
Ro4x2

1:39 pm

Krys10

I have an RO6 related to one of my RO4.

1:44 pm

Michelle

I have ra5x4 and re4x4

2:01 pm

Krys10

I'm missing two A's - here's what I've got:
AEx2
AFx1
ANx5
ARx2
ATx1
Anyone have others?

2:05 pm

testing

You are missing an AN. I have 3x4, 2x5, 1x7. I'm still missing one myself.

2:06 pm

sprite

Ar x3

2:13 pm

EvaNadine

im outta here in 15 minutes...i think i might be done for the day...hehe...

2:35 pm

fnurt

Sa4x1
Se4x2
Se5x1
Si4x3
Si5x1
Si6x2
Si7x2

2:39 pm

testing

I have SE5x4.

2:42 pm

fnurt

Thanks! Guess you found my blind spot.

2:45 pm

sprite

Ra5 x5

2:46 pm

sprite

Ra6 x2

2:52 pm

testing

LOVE the 2nd RA6. :-D

2:53 pm

sprite

Yes, great word! :)

2:58 pm

sprite

Se5 x2

3:00 pm

sprite

Se4 x3, Se5 x3

3:01 pm

fnurt

Fa4x5
Fa5x1
Fe4x6
Fe5x3
Fe7x2
Fe8x2
Fl4x2
Fl5x1
Fl7x1
Fr4x2
Fr5x1

3:01 pm

parsec

Se4x3

3:01 pm

sprite

Make that Se5 x4

3:01 pm

parsec

Fa5x2

3:02 pm

sprite

Fa5 x2

3:03 pm

parsec

Fl5x3, Fl6

3:03 pm

sprite

FL5 x3

3:14 pm

Krys10

FL6x2

3:43 pm

sprite

Se5 x5 it is... phew, all the S's, finally!

3:45 pm

sprite

Done!
191 words / 4.91 / 2515 points.

3:49 pm

testing

TE4x7.

4:03 pm

sprite

All the T's:
Ta4 x6
Ta5 x4
Ta6 x1
Te4 x7
Te5 x2
Te6 x2
Te7 x3
Tr4 x3
Tr5 x1

4:08 pm

testing

How about the Rs? I know I'm missing a 6 worth 18 points, but can't seem to find it.

RA4x2
RA5x5
RA6x2

RE4xx4
RE5x2
RE6x1

RO4x2
RO6x1

4:29 pm

testing

Found it. It was a perfectly obvious RE6. :)

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