12:13 am
cybernan
tarsand isn't a word?
12:15 am
dizgrannie
Ws walloped
12:18 am
melonheadjujube
hi!
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
Lizlin
Hi all and thanks, Lickety
12:19 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs, st 8
12:21 am
melonheadjujube
nbt
12:21 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:45 am
cybernan
darn - had looked at that and thought not a real word -- just western slang
12:47 am
Rainiqui
I just tried it and was surprised it went through
12:48 am
clg47
Thanks for the western slang!
12:48 am
cybernan
crashing -- good night everyone
12:55 am
harpjane
stats for the lone i please?
12:56 am
harpjane
found a large weaselish animal
12:57 am
harpjane
thanks jess
12:58 am
harpjane
well, i found an animal, and almost have nbt so I'm going to bed
2:54 am
worzel
phantom slander
3:36 am
rubyfoo
Good Morning -3C, Sunny and dry
3:48 am
rubyfoo
hello, where are you in relation to the bushfires?
4:28 am
rubyfoo
first run-through 93 words
4:41 am
ivesy3
clue for the ar 6 plz
4:42 am
ivesy3
nvm found it
4:46 am
rubyfoo
stats for it, pls
4:50 am
rubyfoo
duh, I had it already, sorry
5:05 am
mattygroves
May I have the stats, Ruby, please?
5:08 am
MollyL
I'm confused. The stats for the ar? Ivesy just posted them.
6:02 am
hoyamd
dipwad is totally a word
6:54 am
player girl
How is inkpad not a word?
7:21 am
hokie carla
rekid - I kid again
7:31 am
rubyfoo
and hello
7:41 am
hokie carla
I keep seeing drink and it's not there
7:47 am
LuvWordGames
does the st 8/50 build off the st 5/12?
7:48 am
BzznBea
yes... silly word
7:48 am
Uneaixoise
Indeed!
7:48 am
LuvWordGames
thanks, I'll keep monkeying then
7:49 am
LuvWordGames
is it a compound word?
7:51 am
hokie carla
I've heard of that but thought it was 2 separate words
7:52 am
hokie carla
I guess if it's a command it is 2 words but if used as a noun is the one.
7:54 am
wvteach
got 100 words - time for breakfast
7:54 am
LuvWordGames
ok, my monkey is exhausted, can I please have a clue for maybe the last part?
7:54 am
BzznBea
You probably did it to your dog this morning.
7:55 am
hokie carla
if someone tells you to not do anything you are to st5 ***
7:57 am
LuvWordGames
thanks, that is a weird word for sure
7:58 am
hokie carla
the ambiguous name of the androgynous SNL character
8:00 am
hokie carla
phantom tendrils too
8:07 am
hokie carla
30 left. Can't seem to see more. Guess I'll go to the list.
8:08 am
MollyL
I remember that SNL character. That was back in the 90'
8:08 am
MollyL
90's when SNL was still good
8:09 am
hokie carla
yep, nora dunn I think?
8:09 am
MollyL
That apostrophe next to the ENTER sign gets me every time
8:09 am
MollyL
Julia Sweeney
8:10 am
hokie carla
right away I'm seeing words I should've gotten before the list :<
8:10 am
hokie carla
and yes, you are correct
8:10 am
hokie carla
forgot about her
8:11 am
hokie carla
I always hated those skits of that character
8:24 am
player girl
I need help with the single E in the left column and the single I in the right.
8:32 am
hokie carla
4 left after first run-through of the list. might have to look for some clues for these.
8:33 am
BzznBea
I'm finished if you need clues.
8:35 am
hokie carla
how about the in7?
8:35 am
BzznBea
receive from a will
8:35 am
hokie carla
ugh, thanks
8:36 am
hokie carla
I was too busy trying to make the d the 2pt letter
8:38 am
hokie carla
fireworks!
8:43 am
periwinkle
good morning all. below freezing here
8:43 am
periwinkle
help with ri7 or pa7 pls
8:43 am
BzznBea
ri7 is plural ri6 is slow down in music
8:44 am
BzznBea
pa7 is what you might call your significant other
8:44 am
rururocks
if you're a cowgirl
8:44 am
periwinkle
oops have the pa7 ty
8:45 am
BzznBea
well true...I didn't sleep well...
8:45 am
periwinkle
not getting the ri7 but will keep looking
8:47 am
rururocks
dreaming about worms?
8:47 am
hokie carla
ri 6/7 were my last words. think of the R word that is a bad word now, it is very close to that
8:48 am
BzznBea
No dreams...ust staring at the walls
8:48 am
rururocks
slow down in music peri
8:48 am
rururocks
oh.. i hate that.. that was me on the weekend
8:48 am
hokie carla
up to 30F here now. was 23 when I took the dog out earlier.
8:49 am
periwinkle
got the ri7 ty
8:49 am
periwinkle
ruru do you use the same name in serpentine?
8:49 am
MLFAN17
not getting the ri7
8:49 am
rururocks
i use it everywhere now
8:49 am
rururocks
the bank, the doctor, the restaurant
8:50 am
periwinkle
I checked out the middle room the other day but did not play. I am beachcat there :)
8:50 am
BzznBea
mlf, think of what people might call mentally challenged
8:50 am
hokie carla
ooh, what is serpentine?
8:50 am
MLFAN17
thank bzz
8:51 am
rururocks
it's a competitive word game hokie .. it's fun
8:51 am
periwinkle
another addicting word game but faster and there are different rooms
8:51 am
rururocks
i lost 1,000 points there lately though
8:51 am
hokie carla
will have to check it out
8:51 am
periwinkle
oh dear I am always afraid of that and have been in the practice room a lot recently where there is no scoring
8:52 am
MLFAN17
yeah that's the bad thing if you are not as good as others you lose more then you gain
8:52 am
Judi
Hiyas, kiddos.
8:52 am
rururocks
i asked for it.. i lose my shirt when i play a few certain players
8:53 am
vashongin
but ruru, you are a good player :)
8:53 am
MLFAN17
me too ruru
8:53 am
rururocks
not really vash.. but thanks
8:53 am
MLFAN17
does the st8 start with st 5/12?
8:54 am
MLFAN17
I am terrible at it
8:54 am
rururocks
st 8 is a poker term
8:54 am
vashongin
do you play as mlfan?
8:55 am
rururocks
i did get to the yellow level a few times though vash
8:57 am
vashongin
yeah! I am trying to get to the dark orange..but can't maintain it once I make it
8:57 am
MLFAN17
yes same name
8:57 am
rururocks
i wish i could just get and hold onto yellow
8:57 am
rururocks
that would be an accomplishment enough for me
8:57 am
MLFAN17
I would like to get and hold onto something other then grey
8:58 am
rururocks
i cannot even fathom how someone gets to black.. like vcanoris major (who played here once and was .. let's say difficult..)
8:59 am
MLFAN17
is black the highest?
8:59 am
vashongin
I have no idea how players can do that
8:59 am
vashongin
yes, mlf
8:59 am
hokie carla
is this game on computer or phone app?
9:00 am
rururocks
computer..
9:00 am
hokie carla
just found it
9:00 am
rururocks
you could never do it on a phone.. it's too fast
9:00 am
MLFAN17
i only have a computer and i know it is played that way but phone no idea
9:01 am
vashongin
I know some people play it on their tablets
9:01 am
MLFAN17
this game can be but Serpentine i have no idea
9:01 am
rururocks
i like it.. it keeps my mind sharp which is the point of these games really
9:02 am
MLFAN17
ruru and both of these games have strange words in them
9:02 am
vashongin
I like it for that, too, I just can't spend all day playing
9:03 am
rururocks
oh geez.. i'm only there a few nights a week for a half hour
9:03 am
MLFAN17
i used to play all the time until i found out about the better players can keep your score down
9:03 am
rururocks
true mlf
9:03 am
vashongin
I only pop in for 2 or 3 rounds a day
9:04 am
rururocks
I call them the lil bunnies :D
9:04 am
MLFAN17
clue please
9:04 am
MLFAN17
ruru and since i am not good at it, that usually happens
9:05 am
rururocks
dart was playing there for a while too.. but haven't seen him lately
9:05 am
vashongin
it's like a reptile without the z in the middle
9:05 am
vashongin
and plural
9:05 am
rururocks
you get better by playing better players and seeing the board better each game mlf
9:05 am
hokie carla
wow, just went to the practice room against no one and panicked. I can see this not going well.
9:06 am
rururocks
playing this game helps on TIGHT Boards as we have Babblets in our brains and most people don't
9:06 am
MLFAN17
lol hokie
9:06 am
rururocks
play on the medium room hokie
9:06 am
MLFAN17
ruru that is usually how i fall
9:07 am
MLFAN17
i have to go will be back...
9:07 am
rururocks
that's the thing about that game.. ya gotta fall to get better
9:07 am
rururocks
here you just ask for clues until done :D
9:07 am
vashongin
I play the hard room.. I haven't played the medium room in a long time
9:09 am
rururocks
the hard room is just too hard for me.. good on you vash
9:10 am
vashongin
I should go to the medium room just to say hi once in a while
9:10 am
rururocks
yeah.. that'd be good
9:10 am
hokie carla
well, I have to go to the gym. will try the medium room when I get back.
9:11 am
vashongin
good luck, hokie, and have a great work out
9:11 am
rururocks
lift some for me too hokie
9:13 am
vashongin
I don't go to a gym, but I have almost 400 acres of open space just around the corner from where I live. I hike with the dog a lot
9:13 am
rururocks
nice.. i lift weights and swim (during the summer) and bike around the town.. and do the rubber band things. i'm trying harder to get in better shape
9:16 am
rururocks
i'm considering moving to Washington State when i retire
9:16 am
hokie carla
I've been doing a boot camp gym for a few months. sometimes I walk/run there but too cold today! I had to quit playing soccer this summer because my knee is sketchy. it does okay, though it is a little jacked up right now from a hike on Sat.
9:17 am
hokie carla
I also like to mountain bike but haven't been doing that much either.
9:17 am
rururocks
since Canada doesn't want me :D
9:19 am
vashongin
lol guru....wa is great for a lot of reasons for me
9:20 am
rururocks
i'm looking at port townsend.. close to the border and on the water
9:20 am
saanichcat
hey ru, what was that?
9:20 am
vashongin
port Townsend is awesome
9:21 am
vashongin
I love the old houses
9:22 am
rururocks
i'm looking at port townsend now saanich.. no foreign buyers taxes.. I can buy a house straight out there and be really close to Vancouver island that way
9:22 am
vashongin
why can't you move to Canada?
9:23 am
rururocks
i'm too old to become a citizen
9:23 am
rururocks
i could only stay six months a year
9:24 am
saanichcat
how on earth did tou get the idea that Canada doesn't want you? Was it supposed to be a joke? Anyway, that northern part of WA is georgeous, absolutely beautiful. The Olympic Peninsula...ahhh
9:24 am
rururocks
that was indeed a joke
9:24 am
saanichcat
That is not trua about the 6 months a year. You had the wrong info given to you.
9:24 am
vashongin
I love visiting Canada
9:25 am
rururocks
soon though i will be staying there for the month of july at some point
9:25 am
vashongin
There are so many great hiking places, the people are so friendly
9:26 am
rururocks
i agree.. so many naturalist things to do.. and it's beautiful
9:26 am
vashongin
And the food is excellent!
9:27 am
rururocks
that's a little sketchier
9:28 am
vashongin
I haven't had any problems in Brictish Columbia, but I haven't traveled anywhere else
9:28 am
aebmusica
sa6....clue please
9:29 am
vashongin
I don't have It yet, aeb
9:31 am
rururocks
beach material + hello
9:32 am
aebmusica
ty ruru.....never heard of that word before
9:32 am
rururocks
there's a winery here named that.. must mean something coastal
9:34 am
rururocks
juncture in sanskrit
9:34 am
aebmusica
ty again.....it gave me FIREWORKS
9:35 am
MLFAN17
Li 6 clue pls?
9:35 am
MLFAN17
congrats aeb
9:36 am
ch1212
what a great name for a winery -- look up the definition of sa6 and you'll see what I mean. Lovely!
9:36 am
aebmusica
plural of li5
9:36 am
rururocks
the famous Raj Parr is the owner
9:36 am
Judi
Oh! Sanskrit! I love Sanskrit. *** said no one ever **
9:37 am
vashongin
li 5/6 - rettile without the z in the middle
9:37 am
rururocks
(guessing judi isn't picking up arabic anytime soon
9:39 am
rururocks
one of my closest friends is Egyptian and he speaks it often.. it is an interesting language
9:40 am
MLFAN17
the w doesn't work?
9:46 am
vashongin
fireworks for me....off for now
9:58 am
ch1212
ruru, Port Townsend has an annual Kinetic Sculpture Race, which I know you would get a kick out of. Beloved husband and I happened to be on a mini-vacation last month and saw some of it.
10:00 am
ch1212
Friends of ours just retired to Squiem, Washington, which is right by Port Townsend. BUT ... it's in a rain shadow, so gets less rain each year than anywhere on the peninsula. Quite a pretty town too.
10:02 am
rururocks
thanks ch.. planning to check it out up there before long
10:05 am
ch1212
Full disclosure about living west of I-5 anywhere on the U.S. coastline... it's no longer a question of IF but WHEN for an expected catastrophic earthquake. The state and county governments have been pushing for preparedness the past couple years. But it will also impact BC, and every place has hazards. :)
10:10 am
TheSquid
hey all, could I get a clue for the single i on the right side of the grid?
10:10 am
ch1212
surrounded by water, squid
10:10 am
TheSquid
OH WOW ok thanks
10:14 am
mattygroves
May I have stats, please, for the A in the upper righthand corner?
10:15 am
mattygroves
Ta - do you have the point values?
10:15 am
TheSquid
aw5/20 and aw6/33
10:16 am
mattygroves
Oh, duh. Slap me with a wet fish. Thanks
10:27 am
rosalind230
Land
10:27 am
rosalind230
Lands
10:28 am
rosalind230
Drar
10:28 am
rosalind230
Dais
10:28 am
rosalind230
Dais
10:28 am
rosalind230
Sorry
10:34 am
pippingeek
how many people just typed drar just in case?
10:38 am
harpjane
could I get the stats fir the lone e and the lone n?
10:44 am
periwinkle
help with bottom A pls
10:44 am
pippingeek
al4,4
10:50 am
cybernan
good morning -- just finished -- any clues wanted before I leave?
10:54 am
cybernan
hagd everyone
10:56 am
periwinkle
ty pip
11:06 am
hokie carla
so, question about serpentine...how am I losing or gaining points? I know how scoring works in boggle but this doesn't seem the same and I don't see an explanation on the website.
11:11 am
welki
you mean your rating? your points are collected and compared to other players - you gain points, your rating (usually) goes up, if you lose points, rating goes down. probably some complicated algorithm
11:12 am
welki
the site says: The ratings in Serpentine are a determination of your skill level as a player. When you first start playing, everyone gets ten unrated games to practice, then Serpentine will estimate what it thinks your skill level is, and put you in the appropriate rating group.
11:13 am
welki
last long post - here's what it says about scoring in individual games: Scoring
You get 1 point for each three letter word
For each additional letter over three letters, you get an additional point. (i.e. 2 points for a four letter word, 5 points for a 7 letter word)
If you are the first person in the match to get a word, you get an additional one point bonus
11:13 am
hokie carla
yeah, I read that, but I see my score after a round and then my ratings points in parentheses. sometimes I lose more points than someone with a lower score.
11:14 am
hokie carla
I think it may have to do with that sliding scale underneath the word box. it appears the longer I wait between the more that goes negative.
11:15 am
welki
yeah, that's how it works - if a higher ranked player and a lower ranked player end up with the same number of points, the higher ranked player will generally lose more points (because the game 'recognizes' that it might have been more difficult for the lower ranked player to achieve that many points
11:16 am
welki
(likewise, the higher ranked player will earn less points than the lower ranked player - same reason)
11:17 am
welki
keep at it, you'll see the method to the madness with time
11:17 am
welki
marksdolly might have a better explanation for you, if you happen to see her
11:21 am
hokie carla
ok, thx
11:21 am
hokie carla
what a time suck
11:24 am
origami
There's some sort of handicap built into the rankings. I just can't figure it out.
11:26 am
welki
which rooms do you play in, hokie and origami?
11:27 am
origami
I play in the medium room. How about you welki?
11:29 am
welki
there are a bunch of us that used to play a game called tangleword - when that went belly up, a nice young guy started serpentine and we migrated to his site. some of us 'know' each other for 20 years or more!
11:31 am
origami
There are some really good players in that game. Really good.
11:31 am
welki
it's good brainwork :)
11:32 am
welki
(you'd think i'd be better at it after all these years, but i don't play often enough)
11:34 am
origami
I'm not very good. I will have a ranking about 1100 and then lose a lot and wind up at 850 or so for a while. I pretty much suck.
11:34 am
welki
sometimes, a new player will be VERY good in a round, which causes the higher ranked players to lose mega-points.
11:35 am
welki
can be frustrating, but the rounds don't take much time and they're fun
11:35 am
origami
Yes, I enjoy it.
11:36 am
hokie carla
I just heard about it today and started. in the medium room now as ruru recommended and there's no one in easy
11:39 am
origami
What's your screen name hokie?
11:40 am
hokie carla
I use CJHokie in all my games these days. (this one was like 2005)
11:42 am
origami
Maybe I'll see you around in there
11:45 am
hokie carla
I need to step away from the computer now. omg
11:46 am
hokie carla
one more round
11:55 am
helenkeller
welki - oh, fond memories, I was a tangler :)
11:56 am
marksdolly
you were a tangler Helen? what was your screen name there?
11:59 am
helenkeller
dolly - pretty sure I used the same name
11:59 am
marksdolly
oooh wowsy, goes back a long time! I was marksdolly there too
11:59 am
helenkeller
It's amazing to think how long ago that was, but it was great fun & I really missed it.
12:00 pm
marksdolly
but we still play with a lot of the same players @ Serpentine
12:00 pm
helenkeller
LOL - If you paid me, I couldn't remember one name from that game.
12:01 pm
helenkeller
I will have to check this Serpentine out, I would love to do the fast thing again - what a rush.
12:03 pm
marksdolly
it's a fun thing a mostly Tangled players :)
12:06 pm
marksdolly
parist
12:07 pm
helenkeller
dolly - that one doesn't help me either, lol.
12:07 pm
marksdolly
LOL I've got 41 left
12:08 pm
marksdolly
I haven't listed yet
12:08 pm
marksdolly
you need clues for any of them?
12:08 pm
helenkeller
36 here, kinda stuck, gonna take a break, see you in the new game!
12:08 pm
marksdolly
shweet!!!
12:08 pm
helenkeller
nah, way too early for clues for me
12:08 pm
helenkeller
but thanks
12:09 pm
marksdolly
you'll find me in the hard room
12:16 pm
moolingwa
me too :)
12:23 pm
marksdolly
whoohoo!! great to see you there Mool!!
12:31 pm
player girl
Still looking for stats or clues for the lone e and I. 3 of my sons spontaneously popped over so for once I made a real dinner. I am usually alone most of the week with my husband out of town.
12:32 pm
car.eeyore
lone E is en 4/5
12:32 pm
car.eeyore
lone E is en 4/5
12:32 pm
car.eeyore
lone i is is 6.21
12:32 pm
player girl
Thanks car
12:32 pm
car.eeyore
what are we having for dinner?!?!?!?
12:34 pm
player girl
Ay ay. I can't believe I overlooked that E. We had roast chicken for dinner but sorry car, with 3 hungry grown men there wasn't a crumb left.
12:35 pm
car.eeyore
LOL no worries! Enjoying a bowl of Beef Barley soup
2:18 pm
mkg
hi all. clues for the 7s and the 8 are alluding me. need stats too please. any welcome
2:19 pm
mkg
lone i word is a body of land surrounded by water.
2:19 pm
mkg
the e is opp of beginning plural
2:21 pm
mkg
any clues for the 8 or the 7s out there? ty
2:57 pm
sukee
I just got the th 7/48. A person who is using their mind.
3:22 pm
ChampFit
There are a couple of twisty ones over there, sukee.
3:22 pm
ChampFit
mkg...do you still need stats or clues? Just popped back in...
4:16 pm
hurshy
i from the right? if anyone is around
4:17 pm
sukee
mkg gae a clue at 2:19
4:17 pm
sukee
gave a clue
4:20 pm
hurshy
oh duh. i saw no e and stopped there, lol
4:20 pm
hurshy
thanks sukee
4:31 pm
lil*monkey
Please a hint for the single I word last column? It's probably an obvious fish.
4:32 pm
hurshy
that's the one i just asked about - land surrounded by water (not the short version)
4:33 pm
lil*monkey
ARGH omg how obvious ! Thank you!
4:33 pm
lil*monkey
oh dam
4:36 pm
hurshy
i see people were asking what the 8 was but i don't see a reply
4:39 pm
lil*monkey
st8,50
4:39 pm
marksdolly
that St8 is the St5 plus a man's name
4:40 pm
hurshy
oh how funny. i know that you can st5 3, but i didn't think it could be one word together
4:40 pm
lil*monkey
that's a weird one1
4:40 pm
marksdolly
for sure, haven't heard of it before
4:51 pm
marksdolly
fireworks!!! Yay!!
4:51 pm
marksdolly
any clues needed before I go?
4:52 pm
hurshy
i have ri, th, and in
4:52 pm
hurshy
what are the other 2?
4:52 pm
marksdolly
you have In &/32
4:52 pm
marksdolly
Pa 7/36
4:53 pm
marksdolly
take the Pa4 before and add to it
4:53 pm
marksdolly
Ri 7/32, is plural of Ri 6/21
4:53 pm
marksdolly
Sa 7/36
4:54 pm
marksdolly
think of a rock quarry on that one
4:54 pm
hurshy
thank you!!!
5:01 pm
Marjetta
Can I have a clue for the in7 please?
5:08 pm
Dorens
to gain money through death in a family
6:35 pm
periwinkle
help with ar6 pls
6:36 pm
periwinkle
hi all
6:44 pm
MollyL
ar6...a + most of where you wear a bracelet + vowel
6:49 pm
periwinkle
ty Molly
7:23 pm
hokie carla
wasn't there a record company named that back in the day?
7:24 pm
MollyL
Yes, I had a lot of their 45's, for anyone who knows what that means
7:27 pm
hokie carla
yep, I still have some!
8:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
may i have some clues pls? al5?
8:26 pm
Aloyisius
a + what you make before grocery shopping, TO
8:27 pm
72 Temple Owl
thanks, aloy
8:28 pm
72 Temple Owl
re6/30 pls?
8:31 pm
Aloyisius
the sweater unraveled, so she got her yarn and needles to re6.30 part of it
8:32 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty. i am putting myself and my migraine to bed now. see you tomorrow
8:33 pm
Aloyisius
gnite, hope your headache goes away asap.. I'm headed off too.. gnite all
8:47 pm
Minveryork
Hello to my fellow babblers!How's everyone doing today?
8:47 pm
Minveryork
By the way,congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go
8:48 pm
Minveryork
R's Recognized! 2 left
10:05 pm
harpjane
hi everyone
10:13 pm
Minveryork
Hi harpjane! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.
10:13 pm
Minveryork
I just might be "everyone". Has been very desolate here.
10:41 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations Uneaixoise on your fireworks!Good for U
11:48 pm
harpjane
good job u!