Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, December 3, 2004

12:18 am

sprite

L7/28

12:23 am

metags

At least we can use the Z in this grid!

12:40 am

metags

M7/36

12:49 am

sprite

LOL metags, yes, this time we can!

12:57 am

metags

T7/40

1:18 am

metags

Wonder what the stats are today (103 so far for me)... but have to catch some Zzzs. Night!

1:19 am

sprite

Yeah, 104 here. Could be a lot more!
Sleep well, metags.

1:22 am

sprite

Another L7/28

1:51 am

runningforhome

178 for today... I'm sure someone will be along with the full stats.

1:54 am

sprite

M8/50
Thanks, runningforhome, good to know!

1:55 am

runningforhome

c/7/36

1:55 am

sprite

O7/36 2x, alt. spelling of a word that appears often in these grids

1:56 am

sprite

E7/36

1:58 am

sprite

i6/18 - i7/28 combo, also a regular here

2:00 am

sprite

A healthy R7/28

2:02 am

sprite

:-) It is only a T6, but fun finding. Oldfashioned toys.

2:04 am

sprite

Fascinating N7/28: an alloy of nickel and titanium that has the ability to return to a predetermined shape when heated. Wish I had that ability.

2:14 am

sprite

And a 3rd L7/28

2:20 am

sprite

Another M8/50, combo with 7/36. Hunter's cap(s)

4:23 am

carolecs

f6/33

6:05 am

sprite

172 words! My kingdom, my kingdom for stats...

6:42 am

periwinkle

y/6/33

8:50 am

EvaNadine

has anyone run full stats yet?

9:16 am

parsec

A 11
C 7
E 6
F 6
i 13
L 28
M 19
N 12
O 15
R 9
S 7
T 24
W 11
Y 4
Z 6

(178 words total)

8 2
7 14
6 30
5 46
4 86

9:16 am

parsec

now about that kingdom... =)

9:20 am

EvaNadine

thanks stranger ;)

9:34 am

sprite

Parsec, you can have any of my kingdoms, just pick one!
Thanks.

9:36 am

sprite

Missing on L, one O, one S and one Y. Really can't think of new words with those starting letters!

9:47 am

sprite

For Ys I have:
6/33, 4/7 and 4/10

9:51 am

sprite

For Os:
Oc5, Oc6, 2x O7
OL4, Om4 x2, On4, On5
Oo4, Oo6, Or4 x2, Ow5

9:55 am

sprite

Ls:
La4, Le4, Le5 x3, Le7
Li4 x4, Li5 x4, Li6 x2, Li7
Lo4 x5, Lo5 x2, Lo6 x2, Lo7

9:56 am

sprite

And Ss:
Sc4, 5, 6
So4 x3

Could anyone please help me with the missing ones, one of each letter?

9:58 am

sprite

If I counted right, 2 are 4s and 2 are 6s.

10:04 am

Atalante

SO6/30 :)

10:10 am

sprite

So6?? Omg, I am probably blind for the obvious! ;)
Thanks, Atalante!

10:13 am

Atalante

its not remotely obvious - I got it from noodling - and the only definition I can find will simply give you the word straight away

10:14 am

sprite

LOL
Just tried Sotemn... then you know you are really desperate!

10:16 am

Atalante

change one of those letters and twiddle them around ;)

10:16 am

sprite

Right... noodling did it. Very strange word indeed. Now 3 more to go...

10:17 am

sprite

For the others noodling around: it is a compound word.

10:20 am

Atalante

*giggles* the last Y is a YL4

10:21 am

Atalante

YL4 A form of matter hypothesized by proponents of the big bang theory to have existed before the formation of the chemical elements

10:32 am

jennyb

what is noodling?

10:44 am

Atalante

OY4/16

11:25 am

sprite

Thanks Atalante!
178 words / 4.88 / 2453
The last L was a Lo6. Also a completely new word for me: stirred noodles. A chinese dish.
At least I didn't miss obvious words this time... LOL

@jennyb: noodling is trying lettercombinations until you stumble upon the right one. Especially useful when you know how many letters a word must have.

12:19 pm

EvaNadine

allrighty, so are there any clues on the 7s? ive got the N, the M7/8 combo and on of the Ls

12:20 pm

Treble99

Anyone help with a clue for the M8 I Have M8/50 but cant find the other one.

12:27 pm

sprite

LOL
is also an M8/50

12:34 pm

metags

sprite: your last Lo6 goes with the Wo6/27 for a tasty meal. Though I speak the language from which this dish name was derived, I would never have gotten it without the clue :)

12:37 pm

sprite

:-) Great, metags!
Let's have a wonderful dinner!

12:38 pm

Treble99

its the hunters cap i cant find

12:45 pm

sprite

Partly derived from 'mountain', that M8.

12:48 pm

EvaNadine

its all the others i need clues for...hehe...

12:52 pm

sprite

C7: crown
E7: part, constituent and many other defs, weather force and many other defs
i7: recite in singsong
i7: hymn

12:58 pm

EvaNadine

hrmmm...i dunno that the clue for the E is gonna help me much, but ill work on it! thanks sprite!

12:59 pm

sprite

L7: related to big cat
2x L7 comparatives
M7: refer to
M7: hunting cap (sounds spanish)
2x O7 our good old Greek beverage
T7: more twisted

I believe the rest has been hinted to already.

1:01 pm

sprite

evanadine: the E7 is a quite normal word. Think of what constitutes the weather. Or how you would ask someone which part of babble he likes best.

1:05 pm

EvaNadine

what constitutes the weather? hrmmm...temperature, humidity...
i can just tell if/when i get this, im gonna kick myself!

1:05 pm

sprite

Ai...
"E7: part, constituent and many other defs, weather force and many other defs"
Now I see what you mean. Looks awefully stupid. Sorry!
(now where is that edit-button!)

1:06 pm

sprite

evanadine: you need to think even more basic. :)

1:06 pm

sprite

...my dear Watson.

1:09 pm

EvaNadine

ha! why couldnt you just say that to start with?! holmes, i know! ;)

1:09 pm

EvaNadine

and yes, im kicking myself!

1:11 pm

sprite

LOL
I need more practice in giving clues, that's for sure!

1:12 pm

EvaNadine

its hard to give really great clues when you already know the answer...otherwise its really more of an inside joke, isnt it?

1:16 pm

sprite

True. And more practice with the language wouldn't hurt either.
I'll keep on practicing... ;)

1:17 pm

EvaNadine

hey, i think you usually give quite good clues...sometimes i feel severely un-intellectual next to you!

1:20 pm

EvaNadine

got one of the O7s...cant figure out how to change the spelling and make it work to get the 2nd O7

1:44 pm

testing

OMG!!!! I was totally reading sprite's 9:51 clue wrong. I thought it said that the O7s were OC words and I could not for the life of me find anything that would work. But the "Greek beverage" clue tipped me that I was looking in totally the wrong place since I know that word! :-D

1:45 pm

testing

And evanadine - It's early in the word that you'd change to get the second one.

1:58 pm

EvaNadine

thanks for the tip testing, i got it right away after that. :)

2:11 pm

Taglos

@testing

lol I made the very same mistake thinking they were OC7's, I spent 30 minutes wracking my brain trying to find them.

2:16 pm

EvaNadine

heh, yeah, i think sprites having a bit of an off day today...but we wont tell!
TGIF!

2:18 pm

testing

No, in this case the blame can't be given entirely to sprite. They were on the same line as the OC words, so it looked like they'd be OC words if the reader (me!) wasn't thinking. But in fact, sprite did not actually put the C in there. :)

Glad I'm not the only one who misread though . ;)

2:20 pm

EvaNadine

hehe, yeah, i misread it myself. maybe WE are all having an off day!

2:31 pm

Taglos

It's easier to blame Sprite then to blame ourselves though! :)

2:34 pm

Atalante

LOL testing - I did the same thing!

2:35 pm

runningforhome

Babble doesn't like Canadians... it'll accept 'quid', 'lira', and 'moolah' but never 'loonie' or 'toonie'! :(

2:40 pm

Treble99

any clues for the LO7 I am missing. thanks

2:50 pm

runningforhome

lo/7/28 - more crazy

3:14 pm

testing

I'm having a hard time with Rs today if anyone can help. I've got:

RE4, RE5, RE7
RO4x3

3:16 pm

Michelle

there's a re6

3:21 pm

runningforhome

Another re4.

3:22 pm

runningforhome

And an ro5.

3:25 pm

testing

How did I miss that RE4?????? They're both so common, but uggh! I was missing the one that also rhymes with TE4 in tihs puzzle. :)

3:26 pm

Taglos

Missing 2 M's, could use some help.

Me4 x3, Me5 x3, Me6 x2, Me7
Mo4 x5, Mo5 x2, Mo7

3:28 pm

testing

You're missing both the 8s. One of them is related to the 7. The other is a warning of something imminent.

3:30 pm

Taglos

duh, I didnt even look through to see what the 8s were today, ugh thanks.

3:37 pm

testing

How about Ts? I have:

TE4, TE5
Ti4x3, Ti6x3
TO4x4, TO5x3, TO6
TR4, TR5
TW4, TW5, TW6, TW7

3:38 pm

sprite

*roflol*
At 01:17 pm evanadine said...:
"sometimes i feel severely un-intellectual next to you!"

followed at 02.16 pm by:
"heh, yeah, i think sprites having a bit of an off day today"

Good! Everything back in perspective now!
And sorry, everyone, for the confusion. :D

3:40 pm

sprite

To4 x5
To6 x2
(new line for every entry, right?)
;)

3:44 pm

testing

No, just for new second letters. ;)
LOL!

3:45 pm

sprite

LOL

3:48 pm

Taglos

After missing both M8s, I feel like I have no room left to comment :)

3:50 pm

testing

Ns?

NE4, NE5
Ni4x2, Ni5, Ni7
NO4x3, NO5

3:57 pm

sprite

No4 x4, No5 x2

4:43 pm

runningforhome

Out of curiosity, how old is everyone here? (I know, impolite question, but I can't see you so it doesn't really matter. :p )

I'll be 20 this Sunday.

9:42 pm

runningforhome

Oh sure, but everyone's all over the location question... or maybe I'm just the only nerd at home on a Friday night playing Babble and watching cartoons.
:p

9:52 pm

ewenme

I'm 57, and grandmother of fixitfmly's four little girls! She and they are in IL, but I'm out here in the wilds of ID. Now you know why I Babble!

9:54 pm

ewenme

BTW runningforhome, Happy Birthday!

10:02 pm

runningforhome

Thank you! And I'm in Nebraska at the moment, so I know how you feel. ;)

10:13 pm

testing

Happy birthday RFH! I'm 30, with one dog and a cat (and a husband) but no non-furry babies for now.

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