Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, December 12, 2004

12:07 am

bebelua

whoa. first word i found was a 9 for 90.

12:17 am

cms

start with..

12:18 am

cms

had a m6 36

12:33 am

onyx

got a ten for 112!!!!!!!

12:33 am

iluvtigs

a 10 for 112

12:34 am

onyx

found the 9.....

12:35 am

onyx

an 8 for 60

12:50 am

4t8

found the 9 and 10, thank you guys, first time ever.

12:56 am

Krys10

Ok, even though I've been jinxeed with mistakes lately, I've done the stats for myself, so I might as well share:

10 - 1
9 - 1
8 - 1
7 - 11
6 - 35
5 - 57
4 - 63
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total: 169
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D - 23
E - 8
F - 7
G - 8
H - 3
i - 3
K - 7
L - 5
M - 19
N - 3
R - 24
S - 42
T - 15
Y - 2

2:59 am

Christine

Yay!! first time I've played in a hundred years (almost) and on my first run-through I got 105 words... usually stumped at 50% on first run.... there IS a Christmas elf.
Now I have to look for those nine- and ten- letter words...heigh-ho!!

3:08 am

Atalante

First 2 words - the 9 and 10 - woohoo!

4:46 am

sprite

Oh, I LOVE those 9/10! Wish I had three of them. :)

4:53 am

sprite

Hm, an N6/24 I do not like. Thought that was slang, and very discriminating.

5:14 am

sprite

Krys10 said: "Ok, even though I've been jinxeed with mistakes lately, I've done the stats for myself, so I might as well share"

Krys10, I am really glad you do! Some mistakes will keep us awake... lol
And it is much more fun babbling with stats, at least I think so. Thanks again.

5:38 am

sprite

Ow, a nice R7/28!

6:35 am

sprite

And a very subdued M7/52

6:46 am

sprite

7s so far (8 of 11):

G7/36 -- castrators
M7/40 -- bestowed an M5/14 upon
M7/52 -- subdued
R7/44 -- looks for again
R7/28 -- to call by a name again
S7/44 -- insect (combo 8/60)
S7/28 -- petitioners, courters (alt. spelling)
T7/28 -- walks unsteadily

6:52 am

periwinkle

I have 4 M words that go with the M/7 but I can't find the M/7 :(

6:53 am

periwinkle

what do the 9 and 10 start with please?

6:55 am

sprite

If you have the M5/16, all you need is an ending.
And the biggies start with M.

6:57 am

periwinkle

found the M/7, thanks, sprite

6:58 am

periwinkle

found the 9 and 10, what a great way to start the day!

6:58 am

sprite

:D

7:19 am

sprite

H7/48 -- one who bargains
N7/36 -- quibbler
(find one, find the other)

7:26 am

sprite

Found the last 7 (if I counted right):
S7/36 -- attackers

7:26 am

Atalante

That H7/48 - is it an American-used word? I've never heard it before

7:28 am

periwinkle

the H/7/48 is an alternative spelling. In the US it usually starts with an HA

7:30 am

Atalante

ahhh ok - same in the UK - its usually HA too

7:32 am

sprite

Yes, alt. spelling, it says so in the dictionairy too. Sorry I left that out.

7:32 am

sprite

Aarrgghh... make that dictionary. :(

7:34 am

Atalante

he he no probs - I was just interested - sometimes with the dictionary being US based, its hard for me to tell whether something is a US-ism or an alternate spelling - and I'm just inquisative enough to try and find out ...

7:36 am

periwinkle

these alternate spellilng are really tricky. sometime they are hard to figure out, like the s/7/28. I am pretty sure what the word is but can't figure out the alt. spelling of it. :(

7:37 am

sprite

There is an L6/24 that is an alt. spelling as well, found it just because I didn't realise the last letter was missing, and babble accepted it. Some kind of clothing.

7:38 am

sprite

@ periwinkle: for that alt. spelling, realise there is no O in this grid. ;)

7:40 am

periwinkle

sprite, found the L/6/24. Will keep looking for the S/28. Thanks for the hint. :D

7:44 am

periwinkle

sprite, I found the s/7/28. I think a better definition would be: wooer or admirer.:D

7:46 am

sprite

Checking my list for plurals helped me finish: 169 words / 5.04 / 2965 points.
It's always those plurals and past tenses that do me in! :P
Nice grid today - enjoyed playing.

7:47 am

sprite

Thanks, periwinkle, I'll remember that! Thought that courter was the same thing, but your defs are much clearer. :)

7:49 am

periwinkle

having trouble finding the r/7/28.

7:51 am

sprite

Perhaps that def isn't too great either, but I couldn't think of a better one without giving the whole word away. You probably have the T5/10 that forms the base for it.

7:54 am

periwinkle

don't have any t/5/10 words yet, will keep looking

7:56 am

periwinkle

sorry, sprite, courter is the same as admirer but when I saw petitioner and courter I was thinking along the lines of something legal and I knew that I couldn't make:solicitor :)

7:59 am

sprite

*lol* I can imagine you had a hard time finding an alternate spelling for that!
Actually, the dictionary gives a legal def for the S7/28 as well. ;)

11:38 am

inaniloquent

Do all the N's start with the same two lettes?

12:02 pm

Atalante

inaniloquent - yes they do

12:05 pm

inaniloquent

thanks!

1:54 pm

rachel

Hey Whats up anyone wanna chat with me

6:16 pm

Serenade

missing 3 L's

6:22 pm

inaniloquent

LY4x3, LY5x1, LE6x1

6:26 pm

Serenade

thanks, I have the LE6x1 and the LY4x3 can't figure out the other three

6:27 pm

Serenade

I'm at 123 words and I'm stuck, stuck, stuck!!! This is my fourth game ever and I love it, it's really challenging

6:28 pm

cms

having trouble with the n's

6:30 pm

Serenade

two of the n's were words I've never heard of and the other is a derogatory term

6:32 pm

cms

got the derogatory one

6:33 pm

Serenade

n6-to quibble n7-a quibbler

6:35 pm

Fia

re 2 n words--one is a derivative of the other--one is the act-- the other the actor

6:38 pm

cms

got em! Can't wait to use that one on a person I work with tomorrow!

6:40 pm

Fia

at 131 words and growing weary

6:48 pm

Serenade

I'm 40 words away...

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