12:21 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:47 am
grannyrose
listing with 12 to go. i know, i know, i'm pathetic...
12:48 am
ursh
mean grid so far
12:49 am
SamanthaJoy
How can "hench" not be a word? What is a henchman, then??!?! HUH?
12:50 am
grannyrose
loll... so totally agree sam
12:51 am
Catie
ailed ailment aitch
12:51 am
SamanthaJoy
Good morning y'all. Just got here.
12:52 am
grannyrose
thanx catie. now could you please clue the ones i don't have... lollll
12:57 am
grannyrose
whew!! made it under the hour by the skin of my teeth... loll
12:57 am
SamanthaJoy
Hey rose, where's Sprite been recently?
1:14 am
grannyrose
sam.he's attending The Heart Academy in Germany this week. will be back by the weekend next.
1:15 am
grannyrose
ugh *SHE's*
1:21 am
SamanthaJoy
O, thank you! Chat's awfully quiet without her
1:23 am
SamanthaJoy
Got some left, going to sleep anyway. Night y'all
4:12 am
rubyfoo
half and back to prone
5:19 am
MollyL
A Greek word from the 1600's that means prostitute.
Enable strikes again. : D
6:47 am
Marc Freeman
ta7, please?
6:49 am
Biltong
sorry Marc, don't have it yet
6:50 am
rubyfoo
isn't biltong dried meat that you take with whe hiking?
6:50 am
Marc Freeman
NP how about the PA7, I didn't get the clues from before?
6:50 am
Biltong
Hi Ruby. How are you doing today?
6:52 am
rubyfoo
I'm OK with lots of pain meds and stay lyig down -- no wlking or sittin
6:52 am
MollyL
pa + the first two letters of what you take with a camera (ends in graph) and author Fleming (James Bond)
6:53 am
MollyL
I'm glad things have gotten manageable, Ruby
6:53 am
Marc Freeman
great clue thanks
6:54 am
Biltong
sorry to hear you're not feeling too good, Ruby
6:54 am
rubyfoo
I'm still puzzling over your Greek word -- hygira comes to mind
6:54 am
Biltong
ty, Molly
6:55 am
MollyL
I don't see a ta7. There is a te7 which is an adjective form of the number after nine.
6:55 am
Marc Freeman
yes it is the te7 that I am looking for.
6:56 am
Biltong
Ruby - yes biltong is dried, seasoned meat from South Africa
6:58 am
rubyfoo
I've eaten it, Biltong, in Lethoto and at a shabby game park where I saw a white lion
6:59 am
rubyfoo
Molly, your word is Driving me crazy!
7:01 am
Marc Freeman
Sorry Molly I am not getting how to make an adjective out of that number for te7?
7:03 am
ChampFit
Oooooh...thanks!
7:03 am
MollyL
Think first, second, third...
7:04 am
MollyL
Ruby it is a really old word that starts with pa
7:04 am
MollyL
The pa7 I clued for Marc
7:04 am
Biltong
or, think firstly, secondly ...
7:05 am
Marc Freeman
got it thanks
7:05 am
MollyL
Well, I was trying not to give the whole thing away
7:05 am
rubyfoo
Oh, thanks for the clue, I just didn't know the meaning
7:06 am
Marc Freeman
Sometimes it is right in front of me and I still don't see it. Then when I finally find the word I feel very stupid.
7:06 am
MollyL
of or relating to love, especially illicit sexual love; erotic; wanton. In lowercase, a prostitute
7:06 am
rubyfoo
How hot is it in MD? My sister is cooking in NY
7:07 am
Marc Freeman
What are the stats for the lone 'n' in column 1, please??
7:07 am
MollyL
I didn't know the meaning either? I had to look it up. We are cooking here too. 105 yesterday and today.
7:07 am
bichon
It's pretty damn hot in CT. Close to 100
7:08 am
Marc Freeman
99 in Iowa yesterday but cooler today
7:08 am
Marc Freeman
thanks Biltong
7:08 am
rubyfoo
It's hot here, but less than 40° C, and I prefer it to winter
7:09 am
rubyfoo
see you later
7:11 am
Marc Freeman
Do you have a clue for ne5, please?
7:11 am
pugmama763
horse sound
7:11 am
Biltong
ne5 - the cry of an animal
7:13 am
Marc Freeman
got it thanks
7:18 am
bichon
qu 7/44, pls
7:19 am
Marc Freeman
pt of the word before it
7:26 am
Marc Freeman
ai7, please?
7:27 am
Marc Freeman
thanks how did I miss that one
7:27 am
bichon
happens to all of us
7:28 am
hokie carla
John Grisham had a book called that + a movie
7:30 am
Uneaixoise
Of course!!
7:31 am
Uneaixoise
Was babble blind
7:31 am
hokie carla
I didn't see it until I went to the list
7:32 am
hokie carla
but that's not saying much - I went to the list early today. :D
7:33 am
MollyL
That cl5 is laid out all weird Une. Easy to miss.
7:35 am
Marc Freeman
ai5/14, please?
7:35 am
hokie carla
pt of sick
7:36 am
Marc Freeman
got it
7:36 am
Marc Freeman
thanks
7:36 am
MollyL
Bichon is doing her impersonation of Angelsong
: D
7:37 am
hokie carla
at least she acknowledged it LOL
7:39 am
hokie carla
is the he5 something I should know? or a random word only babblers know?
7:40 am
Marc Freeman
yes it is used in the beginning of sentences to make a concluding statement
7:40 am
Marc Freeman
I think
7:41 am
hokie carla
ah, thanks
7:41 am
hokie carla
I tried that but ending with a t, like that just might be it. (hard eyeball)
7:41 am
hokie carla
eyeroll, stupid autocorrect!
7:44 am
Uneaixoise
Rhymes with Veep
7:45 am
Marc Freeman
de5, please?
7:46 am
hokie carla
someone might de5 to give you a clue
7:46 am
MollyL
♪Rolling, rolling, rolling♪ Carla's eyeballs keep on rolling♪Keep those eyeballs rolling RAWHIDE!♪
7:48 am
Marc Freeman
going over my head just don't see it
7:49 am
MollyL
Rhymes with an R word for what a king or queen does over their kingdom
7:49 am
hokie carla
highest point letter in the word is silent
7:49 am
Marc Freeman
thanks got it
7:50 am
Marc Freeman
Got to go HAGD to all
7:50 am
hokie carla
did I see a clue for the pa7 earlier? now I'm more awake.
7:53 am
hokie carla
ok, I did, but gonna keep looking
7:59 am
hokie carla
these are some strange q words but so far am managing to monkey them
8:07 am
MLFAN17
hokie ty for the warning I haven't started yet
8:12 am
hokie carla
fireworks! pretty straightforward with the list. had to look up 3 and I call bs on the ya6.
8:13 am
MLFAN17
congrats hokie
8:15 am
Uneaixoise
Congrats!
8:18 am
MLFAN17
first column n?
8:19 am
phaeton
horse noise
8:19 am
MLFAN17
hi phae ty
8:19 am
Uneaixoise
Hey mlf :-)
8:20 am
MLFAN17
op6 clue pls?
8:24 am
hydra
op + alt spelling for how tall someone is. (Sorry, I'm lousy at cluing.)
8:24 am
MLFAN17
perfect clue hydra ty
8:24 am
MLFAN17
hydra do you have the corner p?
8:26 am
phaeton
bottom E stats?
8:27 am
MLFAN17
et**a sketch
8:28 am
ChampFit
Thx for the op!
8:28 am
MLFAN17
phae do you have the corner p?
8:32 am
phaeton
need an E by that qu
8:33 am
phaeton
oops..sorry
8:33 am
MLFAN17
well at least we have two vowels to use
8:36 am
MLFAN17
molly ty for the earlier clue for the 7/40
8:38 am
MLFAN17
pa 7 anyone?
8:42 am
MLFAN17
I thought tophat was a word in these grids...oh well
8:44 am
phaeton
pa7...start of another word for dad...short for hello and end with article
8:45 am
MollyL
top hat is two words, not one
8:49 am
MLFAN17
I was just hoping molly
9:09 am
hokie carla
Sir Topham Hatt
9:16 am
Scrabbler
16 Q words. Do I know 16 Q words?
9:20 am
hokie carla
I only had to look up the last one. But I only found a few before going to the list.
9:20 am
Scrabbler
I have 11 so far.
9:33 am
Scrabbler
Buona mattina, mael.
9:34 am
mael
ciao scrab, come stai? :)
9:34 am
Scrabbler
Bene. Fa tempo caldo.
9:42 am
mkg
any clues for the p word that is from P in bottom rt corner? ty.
9:43 am
mael
it's really hot here too, I hate this part of summer!
9:44 am
mixi6
Pa clue at 8.44
9:44 am
Scrabbler
I like temps in the 70's. 80's and 90's + humidity = too uncomfortable.
9:45 am
mixi6
It had been hot here.
9:45 am
MLFAN17
can someone copy paste it if mkg needs it my computer wont let me
9:45 am
MLFAN17
hot here in nc too
9:46 am
MLFAN17
but not as hot since we had rain yesterday
9:46 am
MLFAN17
I know midi:)
9:49 am
Scrabbler
38 left. Time to get on with my day. See you tomorrow.
10:12 am
bichon
te 7/40, pls
10:12 am
MLFAN17
our power just flickered 3 times we don't know why
10:13 am
bonkler
g'day all hope everyone is surviving nutty weather
10:13 am
MLFAN17
bichon number and two word ending
10:13 am
MLFAN17
sorry two letter ending
10:13 am
bichon
don't know what that is, mlf
10:14 am
MLFAN17
number after nine extend it and then make it an adverb
10:15 am
bonkler
any clues for the a in the fifth column?
10:15 am
bonkler
trtying to grab a few words in the wake of a migraine
10:15 am
MLFAN17
I hav two 4s an and aq
10:15 am
MLFAN17
yw bichon
10:16 am
MLFAN17
bonk uggh
10:16 am
MLFAN17
and an 4/6
10:18 am
bonkler
thanks mlf!
10:29 am
bichon
te 6/21, pls
10:32 am
bonkler
sorry bich, don't have it
10:35 am
Haz1558
te6/21 - te plus Ali Baba's command to Sesame, changing final vowel.
10:37 am
Haz1558
You're welcome, bichon.
10:42 am
Uneaixoise
Te5/14?
10:43 am
Haz1558
A literal fish, Une.
10:44 am
mixi6
Like a seat but with a different first letter
10:48 am
Uneaixoise
Fish? Seat? The heat and humidity have fried my brain....
10:49 am
Haz1558
T plus an imperial unit of measurement (small) but change the vowel.
10:49 am
rururocks
a long seat at a baseball game they mean une
10:50 am
Uneaixoise
Bench?
10:50 am
rururocks
yes.. rhymes with that
10:50 am
rururocks
it's a fish that can live out of water
10:51 am
Uneaixoise
Thanks! New to me...
10:52 am
bichon
he 5/14, pls
10:53 am
Haz1558
he5/14 - a word meaning 'thus'.
10:53 am
Uneaixoise
Rhymes with US Veep
10:53 am
Uneaixoise
Aacckk!!
10:53 am
bichon
ty again Haz, Une
10:54 am
rururocks
Veep or creep une?
10:55 am
Uneaixoise
Both!!!!!
11:00 am
dan2bit
perfect day for me4/5 to be in the grid, here in the broiling Mid-Atlantic
11:01 am
rururocks
we are having unseasonably cooler weather here.. it's odd
11:03 am
BzznBea
Lunch break! Today's lunch is a yellow heirloom tomato sandwich with uke's and a bit of black pepper...mmm!
11:03 am
rururocks
uke's?
11:04 am
rururocks
what's duke's?
11:05 am
BzznBea
The best mayo there is!
11:05 am
rururocks
we don't get it out here
11:06 am
BzznBea
It's a southern thing!
11:06 am
rururocks
we have best foods and a bunch of things that taste like elmer's glue and lemon
11:07 am
BzznBea
Some Walmart's carry it on the bottom shelf.
11:09 am
rururocks
i don't ever go to walmart unless it is for a really expensive prescription
11:10 am
BzznBea
IKTR! I seldom go to the Evil Blue Empire.
11:12 am
BzznBea
16 QU"S? WTH?
11:14 am
Uneaixoise
Fw!!!
11:15 am
Haz1558
Well done, Une.
11:15 am
BzznBea
WTG! Une!
11:16 am
mkg
i dont get that clue for te + ali babas command. anyone else have a te 6 clue?
11:17 am
mkg
also need P word and clues for P in bottom corner. ty.
11:18 am
ChrissieDee
te + vowel + pot
11:19 am
ChrissieDee
The p is pa7/40 but wouldn't know how to clue it
11:20 am
mkg
not seeing the "pot"........for the te word. any further help?
11:20 am
penquis
think pots and ***s.....
11:21 am
mkg
got it! ty ty ty
11:21 am
mkg
now for the pa 7. ugh.
11:21 am
penquis
don't have it...
11:22 am
sukee
Latin, it means wanton :)
11:23 am
sukee
I don't know how to clue it either
11:24 am
sukee
Starts with another name for dad minus the first vowel + 2 point tile + Hawai****
11:25 am
sukee
minus the last vowel I mean
11:26 am
BzznBea
pa7 - first three are a female gyn test + short for hello + ??other one bites the dust...
11:26 am
penquis
ty....i actually got that....
11:27 am
MLFAN17
I agree I love Duke's
11:28 am
sukee
Having trouble finding the Ys
11:29 am
MLFAN17
sukee I only have 2
11:29 am
MLFAN17
one is a 4 the other Is a 5 not related to each ohter
11:30 am
sukee
I just found another 4/8 - like a middle eastern workout with a different last letter.
11:30 am
MLFAN17
tyhaz greyed the top h for me
11:30 am
MLFAN17
ty sukee
11:30 am
sukee
Oh, wrong. Doh I mean it has a different 1st vowel and last vowel :)
11:31 am
mkg
ty for pa 7 clues. i got that word now. ty
11:33 am
cybernan
good morning everyone :)
11:34 am
sukee
It is continued from pa 4/7, an additional vowel at the end
11:34 am
MLFAN17
oh geez ty sukee
11:34 am
mkg
ty for all clues. done with P words.
11:34 am
sukee
I just found it myself
11:34 am
mkg
any clue for the i word? not seeing it at all.
11:35 am
sukee
You scratch an it**
11:35 am
BzznBea
ya6/33 - ya+ high pt tile + vowel
11:36 am
BzznBea
yl4/7 is another y
11:36 am
MLFAN17
bzz high pt as in q?
11:36 am
mkg
now how did i miss that it 4? ty.
11:37 am
cybernan
isn't that just 5 letters bea?
11:37 am
MLFAN17
that's what I though too
11:37 am
mkg
ya + high point tile is 4 letters. vowel is another letter. what is sixth letter please bea?
11:38 am
BzznBea
use the third cons in the ya4 before...sorry
11:38 am
cybernan
y + indefinite article + french who
11:39 am
BzznBea
ya+ cons + high point tile + vowel...What a horrible clue.
11:39 am
BzznBea
Thank you, nan!
11:39 am
dcseain
spanish for someone from the US.
11:39 am
sukee
Ty nan, that gave it to me
11:40 am
mkg
ty. got it bea.
11:40 am
BzznBea
Spanish for yankee...Who knew!
11:40 am
MLFAN17
not getting it?
11:41 am
cybernan
ai 7 please?
11:41 am
sukee
YA + consonant + highest tile + vowel
11:42 am
BzznBea
ai7 - an illness
11:43 am
sukee
Just one Y left
11:43 am
sukee
have ya 4/8 x 2, ya 6/33 and ye 5/14
11:45 am
sukee
Got it, ty
11:48 am
cybernan
can't think of any illness that begins with ai
11:49 am
BzznBea
All illnesses. all aches and pains ...general term
11:49 am
cybernan
oh - nm - found it - ty bea
11:51 am
rururocks
boy.. do we need some guide dogs here in the chat today :D
11:52 am
dcseain
that A in the right column was very easy. :)
11:54 am
cybernan
not sharp today -- too much fruit of the vine last night :)
11:55 am
rururocks
not just you nan :D... and that is a great excuse :D
11:59 am
MollyL
*Puts out ice water and snacks for the "wine hungover"
11:59 am
penquis
op 6 anyone?
12:01 pm
dcseain
op6 ancient greek christian, name based an snake. (has an ending i associate with minerals)
12:01 pm
MollyL
op + three letter word for to strike + vowel
12:01 pm
penquis
ty....TITT.... ;o)
12:02 pm
MollyL
In case you aren't up on your ancient Greek christians
: D
12:02 pm
penquis
that's me...
12:03 pm
dcseain
ooh, H is in the grid. I learnt that word in the dictionary when i was 9.
12:12 pm
cybernan
te 7 please?
12:13 pm
penquis
make the five an adverb.....
12:13 pm
hokie carla
not firstly
12:14 pm
hokie carla
pen, I thought you were doing some kind of math until I realized what you meant. LOL
12:14 pm
penquis
nope....it was my last word....dumb word....
12:15 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I'd like to know if it's ever been used in actual conversation or writing
12:16 pm
cybernan
don't see how to do that, pen
12:16 pm
hurshy
firstly, i'd like to point out that .... secondly, the .... thirdly, my opponent... fourthly, i don't believe... etc
12:17 pm
cybernan
ok -- was trying to add an i in there -- really is a stupid word -- ty
12:17 pm
aebmusica
maybe we should go out of our way to use this word this week.....hokie
12:18 pm
hokie carla
good plan, but I can't think of that many things in a list that I need to tell someone.
12:19 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* - thanks for the help everyone :)
12:22 pm
Marc Freeman
th5, please??
12:23 pm
cybernan
between your knee and your hip
12:24 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks
12:24 pm
rururocks
that could be a few things with me nan :D
12:24 pm
Marc Freeman
te6, please?
12:26 pm
cybernan
te + not shut with different last vowel
12:27 pm
hokie carla
te+vowel+skillet
12:28 pm
cybernan
popular win at the open
12:28 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks
12:29 pm
cybernan
on my way - hagd everyone
12:36 pm
hurshy
corner P?
12:39 pm
hurshy
thank you
12:46 pm
Marc Freeman
ha5, please?
12:49 pm
dcseain
covered in dry grass often used as fodder or bedding for animals
12:50 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks last on li5/14, please?
12:51 pm
Marc Freeman
the second one please?
12:53 pm
Marc Freeman
found it thanks
12:53 pm
dcseain
change final vowel
12:53 pm
dcseain
flexible and li-graph
2:13 pm
bernd
i just like to learn a language not not in puzzles . i want my money back
2:45 pm
MollyL
I thought membership here was free now
2:46 pm
MollyL
And yes, in order to play this game, you have to learn a lot of words that are senseless in most people's vocabulary. Well, unless you read the dictionary as a hobby.
2:49 pm
NonoNanette
My computer crashed this morning, does anyone have the proper link to download babble expert?
3:06 pm
melonheadjujube
Hi,all! Allow me to jump in, to wit:
I don't have a goal of fireworks. I set smaller goals and just have fun. This is a nice community.
3:10 pm
melonheadjujube
I think bernd mistook us for babbel dot com, the language app
3:19 pm
hokie carla
LOL, not the first time that has happened.
3:39 pm
MollyL
Babble Expert...http://tinyurl.com/asayuk8
4:15 pm
NonoNanette
thank you Molly
5:48 pm
cherlyq
fireworks
5:57 pm
hokie carla
Babble Expert is Windows only, right?
6:08 pm
sammysmom
stuck on qu 6/27 ??
6:10 pm
MollyL
Ends like the opposite of low
7:12 pm
BzznBea
Hey, Molly! Long time no see! will probably be gone beofer you see this!.
7:28 pm
BzznBea
te 7/40! Really? If I get past ""Thirdly, ..." That's enough reasons for me!
9:16 pm
dcseain
thanks, bea!
11:55 pm
m9f9l
Well.. I doubt I'll get much on this grid as I'm just coming to it!