Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, November 22, 2004

12:17 am

sprite

8/75
2x 7/44

12:34 am

sprite

7/40

12:50 am

Boo

Too bad... I keep seeing BACTERIA

12:51 am

fnurt

Hello sprite!

I have H7/44, I7/36, R7/44, R7/40, and T7/32 so far. What does your 8 start with?

12:51 am

sprite

Wish you hadn't said that...

12:53 am

sprite

Hi fnurt!
I have H7/44. The other 7s and the 8 start with R.

12:57 am

sprite

Thanks fnurt, found the i and the T as well. Probably a large grid, the words are coming so easily. :-D

12:57 am

fnurt

H7/48

1:03 am

fnurt

I have an R7/44 starting with REH, but not the other R7/44. Does it start the same way?

1:05 am

sprite

Only the first 2 letters. Think of bandage.

1:10 am

Krys10

Babble Stats:

8 - 1
7 - 8
6 - 42
5 - 62
4 - 87
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total: 200
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A - 14
B - 4
C - 10
D - 29
E - 15
F - 24
G - 2
H - 27
i - 4
L - 2
N - 1
P - 16
R - 23
T - 29

1:10 am

sprite

Krys10, you are great! Thanks for the stats.

1:11 am

fnurt

I have a word that makes me think of bandage but it is only worth 40 points. Still looking...

1:13 am

Krys10

You're welcome! I'm off to bed :)

1:16 am

sprite

That is the one. I don't have a 2nd R7/44, the other R7 is worth 40.

1:17 am

fnurt

My mistake! I found an F7/40 as well.

1:20 am

sprite

If this grid had even just one S, it would be over 400. ;-D

1:34 am

sprite

Only one 7 to go, right?

1:39 am

Atalante

Why isn't retapped a word!!

1:45 am

sprite

Beats me, Atalante! I don't try to understand the enable dictionary anymore, it's way beyond my comprehension! ;-))

1:52 am

sprite

R7/48

1:53 am

sprite

The 7s go FHHiRRRT

2:25 am

sprite

Little Red Ridinghood

2:29 am

sprite

200 words / 4.87 / 2955
No words I had not seen before - must be the first time. :-D

3:58 am

Atalante

why can I never find A words LOL

7:49 am

fit1

r8/75. Could you go over that again? :)

8:15 am

Wendrie

Do all three R/7s start with the same two letters? I'm still looking for the R/7/48.... I'm missing it and one other smaller R word <sigh> Any clues?

9:04 am

testing

Yep, all three R7s start with the same 2 letters. But, the R/7/48 doesn't start with the same sound as the others. It's not an RE word, despite starting with RE. It might be used to describe Ronald McDonald, Anne of Green Gables, or Pippi Longstocking. :-D

9:06 am

Wendrie

ok thanks! I'll go back and have another look.(I've been doing Ps since I gave up on Rs)

9:15 am

Treble99

is there more than 1 eight

9:38 am

testing

Can anyone help with A words? I'm stuck missing 3 of them. I have:

AC4x3, AC5x3
AD5
AE6
AP4
AR5
AT4

9:43 am

parsec

there's an AD4

9:43 am

Boo

We're missing a couple A's, but do have an AD4.
Treble, look at 1:10 am for the full stats.

10:12 am

testing

Thanks. I also found a second AR5, so just one missing A word now.

11:01 am

EvaNadine

any clues on the R8/75?

11:04 am

testing

fit1's 7:49 post was a clue. ;)

11:21 am

EvaNadine

got all the 7s except the I, T, anf F...any clues on those?

11:26 am

testing

Think of iron (the element, for the F), a lightbulb going off over your head (i) and a sewing machine (t).

11:37 am

EvaNadine

hrmmm....sewing machine....i know nothing about those...lol

11:41 am

testing

Could also think of a potter's wheel.

Can anyone help me find my last 2 missing P words? I have:

PA4x3, PA5x5, PA6
PE4, PE5, PE6x3

12:10 pm

EvaNadine

hrm..still not getting the sewing machine/potters wheel reference...thinking its something to do with the foot pedal?

as for the Ps, i dont think i have anything more than you do, except i only have Pa5x3 right now.

12:11 pm

parsec

One is a PA4.

12:16 pm

Wendrie

pa 4x4
pa 5 x 6
pa 6 x 1

pe 4 x 1
pe 5 x 1
pe 6 x 3

12:19 pm

testing

Yep, the foot pedal.

Thanks for the P counts. :)

12:20 pm

periwinkle

evandine, yes it has to do with the foot pedal. I think only old fashioned sewing machines have them.

12:27 pm

periwinkle

it won't take redcape.

12:35 pm

periwinkle

testing, finally figured out your clue to get the last RE7. Thanks.

12:35 pm

periwinkle

I have one ge4. Does the other G word start the same way?

12:36 pm

periwinkle

I guess both G words start with GE but I cannot get the 2nd one.

12:37 pm

testing

The Gs are 4 and 6 letters.

12:38 pm

testing

They do not share their 3rd letters.

12:38 pm

periwinkle

testing, would you give me a hint for the G6.

12:38 pm

parsec

periwinkle--the second G word is also a GE, but longer--it's something many of us don't know about each other.

12:40 pm

periwinkle

parsec, great clue and absolutely true. Thanks.

12:42 pm

EvaNadine

missing one B. got B4x2 and B5

12:45 pm

periwinkle

I have 7 C words. All start with CA. I have ca4x4, ca5 and ca6x2. What am I missing?

12:46 pm

periwinkle

evandine, there are two ba4 and one ba6.

12:46 pm

periwinkle

and of course the ba5.

12:47 pm

EvaNadine

i have Ca5x2

12:47 pm

Boo

Periwinkle, Thanks! I now can find the last C I'm working on. Here's the list, then:
ca4x4
ca5x3
ca6x2
ce4

12:48 pm

periwinkle

Thanks, got all of the C words.

12:49 pm

EvaNadine

also a Ce4

12:51 pm

periwinkle

I only have 4 E words. 3 ea and 1 er. What am I missing.

12:52 pm

EvaNadine

i have En5 and En6

12:57 pm

parsec

Edx2, Ei

1:02 pm

periwinkle

I just found an er6. I remembered it from another game. It means an error in printing or writing.

1:03 pm

EvaNadine

Er5

1:04 pm

periwinkle

Still missing 5 E words.

1:05 pm

Boo

Evandine, do you mean there's a second er5?

1:06 pm

EvaNadine

i only have one, sorry to confuse!

1:07 pm

EvaNadine

any hints on the Ba6?

1:09 pm

majenwen

think of a villian

1:09 pm

parsec

for the Ba6, think of people who wear black hats.

1:11 pm

sprite

Ba6: a good-for-nothing, a villain

Ea4, Ea5 x2
Ed4 x2, Ed5
Ei4
EL5, EL6
En5, En6
Ep5
Er5, Er6
Et5

1:16 pm

Boo

Thanks, Sprite!! :-)

1:19 pm

sprite

You're most welcome! ;-)
Just dropped by to see if I could return some of all the help you are always giving me.

2:17 pm

Boo

Okay, I thought I'd try to get the F's done all by myself. But I have two left and feel like I've tried everything. Can anyone help??

fa4x4
fa5x3
fa6x2
fe4x4
fe6x3
fe7
fr4x3
fr5x2

2:23 pm

parsec

I was trying to get the F's myself, too--I do have Fa4x5, but we are still missing one.

2:24 pm

Wendrie

of the two you are missing one is a fa4 and the other is one I'm missing too :)

2:26 pm

Boo

maybe there are really only 23 f's ;-)

2:30 pm

fnurt

How about the letter D?

Da4x5
Da5x3
Da6x1
De4x5
De5x1
De6x2
Di4x3
Di6x1
Dr4x2
Dr5x2

2:34 pm

parsec

Da6x3, Dr6

2:50 pm

parsec

How about H? I'm short two:

Ha4x7
Ha5x3
He4x4
He5x5
He6x3
He7x2

2:57 pm

Boo

I have he4x5

2:58 pm

fnurt

He4x5

2:58 pm

fnurt

Also, unless you made a typo, you are short 3...

3:10 pm

periwinkle

May I have a clue for the H/7?

3:11 pm

periwinkle

Nevermind, I just found the H/7.

3:12 pm

periwinkle

Well, I found one of the H/7's anyway.

3:37 pm

Krys10

There's also an HA6.

3:37 pm

Boo

Which one did you find? I only have one of the two: the past tense of a body part (for lack of imagintion for a better description ;-)

3:56 pm

Boo

I'm stuck on the T's now. I only have 23 and am probably missing some obvious ones, but here's what I've got.

ta4x3
ta5x3
ta6x2
te4x3
te5
te6
ti4x2
ti6
tr4x3
tr5x3
tr7

4:06 pm

Atalante

The other H7 is a measure of land

4:07 pm

fnurt

You need another Ta4, Ti4, Ti5x2, Ti6, and one more I don't have.

4:08 pm

svejk

brain stuck and all I can think of is definitions for those almost words in the grid. Like "harreed -- too busy with minor things to worry about spelling" and "endeer -- to get into a deer's good graces"

4:24 pm

Krys10

The last T is a TR5 - there are four altogether.

4:53 pm

fnurt

Still hunting for the last A, F, and H. Grr...

4:58 pm

Krys10

The last D is eluding me as well

5:24 pm

Krys10

fnurt! the last F is an FR6.

5:28 pm

fnurt

Excellent! The last H is the 6th He4.

5:32 pm

Krys10

yay! now i'm just missing a D and an A, a 5 and a 6.

5:58 pm

Krys10

The last A is an AF6. Hurrah! Good night!

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