Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, September 14, 2020

12:01 am

jessmom

wh7

12:01 am

justafreep

re7

12:01 am

dizgrannie

re 8

12:04 am

justafreep

re7 x 2

12:05 am

justafreep

to7

12:06 am

justafreep

io7

12:09 am

justafreep

re8 x 2

12:12 am

justafreep

id7

12:12 am

SuzeeQ24

ja7

12:12 am

justafreep

de8

12:13 am

cybernan

again, suze

12:14 am

SuzeeQ24

yep

12:15 am

justafreep

this time I spelled it right after it was called :-)

12:15 am

saanichcat

what are the odds we'd get ja 7 twice in one week

12:16 am

justafreep

for all practical purposes, the odds are the same as getting massive wildfires in different continents in the same year as a global pandemic.

12:17 am

justafreep

I don't think I'd ever typed that word before this week

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

cybernan

anyone here from CA?

12:21 am

cybernan

or anywhere on the west coast?

12:21 am

rastapopolous

I'm in NV

12:21 am

cybernan

have parts of CA lost power, rasta?

12:22 am

rastapopolous

yes, PG&E is shutting down the power on purpose

12:23 am

cybernan

OK -- was wondering why we haven't seen ru for a couple of days

12:23 am

justafreep

I'm from CA, but not in the badly hit parts. There have been outages from fire itself and as rasta says to protect the grid (and, in theory, not start additional fires due to damage)

12:25 am

Rainiqui

te 8 and 9

12:25 am

cybernan

I can't imagine what it is like down there right now - at least on the western side of the mountains. We are getting a very acrid smoke (air quality 10) from the fires up here. One would think that after last year there wouldn't be anything left to burn

12:25 am

dizgrannie

in 8

12:26 am

rastapopolous

fresh crop of cheat grass every year

12:28 am

SuzeeQ24

ta7

12:31 am

SuzeeQ24

de7

12:31 am

justafreep

di8

12:32 am

SuzeeQ24

de8

12:33 am

cybernan

enable doesn't know about finan haddie

12:34 am

Rainiqui

I was thinkin the same thing

12:39 am

hurshy

if damn it became dammit then shouldn't we also be able to get soddit?

12:39 am

ursh

glossy ibis is know as a "hadeda" in SA - enable does not think so :(

12:43 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs...te 8/9

12:46 am

cybernan

going word blind -- see you tomorrow :)

12:49 am

hurshy

yeah i'm gonna need the ghostbusters over here for all the phantoms

12:50 am

justafreep

night, nan

12:50 am

hokie carla

Who you gonna call?

12:51 am

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

12:53 am

dizgrannie

have dw x 2 so far.

12:55 am

hurshy

i words incinerated!

12:56 am

hurshy

Os Obliterated!

12:58 am

hurshy

As Axed!

12:58 am

hurshy

and second column grey!

12:59 am

dizgrannie

Js jumped

1:00 am

hokie carla

I finished one i tile LOL

1:01 am

hurshy

uhoh

1:02 am

dizgrannie

Ws whipped

1:05 am

hurshy

methinks meforesees trouble in the chog later

1:06 am

hokie carla

Possibly

1:06 am

hokie carla

And thanks

1:07 am

hurshy

there's still one J i can't find tho

1:08 am

hurshy

and too many distracting star wars j words lol

1:08 am

hokie carla

I still need 4

1:08 am

hokie carla

There is a 7 we had recently

1:10 am

dizgrannie

looked at Lickety for my last G word...GJ 7

1:10 am

hurshy

a stone of green
a cynic's sheen
a babblet fair
(a plural pair)
talked and talking
rocks for walking
then the word
which has been slurred

1:10 am

hurshy

GJ7??? are you KIDDING me???

1:10 am

hokie carla

Iâ€™m sorry, you said GJ7? LOL

1:11 am

dizgrannie

and no definition

1:11 am

hurshy

hokie that poem is my clues for the 8 j words that i have

1:11 am

hokie carla

Iâ€™m going out on a limb to say thatâ€™s not an everyday word

1:11 am

dizgrannie

LOL hokie...NO

1:11 am

hurshy

NO compunction about using morewords for THAT one!

1:12 am

dizgrannie

I searched morewords for it

1:12 am

grannyrose

it's the name of a norwegian cheese. like you can have brie, but not edam. go figure

1:12 am

hurshy

a hard dark brown cheese usually made of goat's milk but sometimes made of a combination of cow's and goat's milk

1:13 am

hokie carla

Hurshy I donâ€™t see the j7 we had recently in your poem

1:13 am

hurshy

they're the rocks for walking

1:13 am

hurshy

except they are a past tense instead of a plural so my poem is a LITTLE off in that respect

1:13 am

hokie carla

Oh

1:14 am

hurshy

still, i thought it was a good effort

1:15 am

hokie carla

No, I think we are talking about different words

1:15 am

hurshy

ok then there are two j7?!?! exciting

1:15 am

hokie carla

Unless I donâ€™t know what rocks for walking means

1:15 am

hokie carla

Plus it is before the babblets

1:16 am

hurshy

so yours is a ja

1:16 am

hurshy

mine is a je

1:16 am

hokie carla

Yes

1:16 am

hurshy

a je--- is a line of rocks that form a sort of pier that allows you to walk out into a bay/ocean

1:18 am

hokie carla

Hmm, I thought that was je5 ending in sometimes vowel

1:19 am

hurshy

yes

1:19 am

hurshy

and if you turn that into a past tense

1:19 am

hokie carla

Oh, got it

1:19 am

hurshy

:D

1:19 am

hokie carla

Thx

1:19 am

hurshy

i got yours too, thannks

1:20 am

hokie carla

Jâ€™s jettisoned!

1:20 am

hurshy

that's the word i was going to use too!!! :D

1:20 am

hurshy

and we ALMOST HAVE it in the GRID

1:21 am

hokie carla

Great minds something something

1:21 am

hurshy

i need two more top G tho

1:21 am

hurshy

and one S

1:21 am

hokie carla

I know, I double checked after I typed it, even though I know there were no more J

1:21 am

hurshy

i will save E, D, T, W, H, and R for tomorrow, but it would be lovely to finish off the letters i have begun

1:22 am

hokie carla

Well, I have like 89 left and itâ€™s after 2, so Iâ€™ll probably leave son

1:22 am

hokie carla

Soon

1:23 am

hurshy

you don't happen to be done with G or S?

1:24 am

hokie carla

Nope

1:24 am

ARB

t

1:24 am

hurshy

well we could compare the ones we have anyway to see if we're missing different ones

1:25 am

hurshy

i have 2 ge, 3 gi, the gj (GJACK!) and 4 go

1:25 am

hokie carla

I have 5 go

1:26 am

hurshy

thanks!

1:27 am

hokie carla

Np

1:28 am

hokie carla

I keep trying adware like that was a thing when enable was made

1:28 am

hurshy

now for S i have 2 so, and 10 st

1:28 am

hokie carla

I still need 4, so probably canâ€™t help

1:30 am

hurshy

aha, there is one si6

1:30 am

hurshy

i know, for i have found it

1:31 am

hokie carla

Got it, thx

1:32 am

hurshy

do you spose before Zeus married Hera they went on a godda4?

1:32 am

hokie carla

Sounds right

1:33 am

hokie carla

Alright, I have tried each tile and reached halfway on all but some vowels. 73 left for tomorrow. good night!

1:33 am

hurshy

well i have found 67/68 words attempted

1:34 am

hurshy

i'll keep looking whilst i brosse mes dents

1:34 am

hurshy

just in case it pops out

1:34 am

hokie carla

Just saw2 on the way out. Love it when that happens

1:53 am

hurshy

AHA i found it JUST as i was about to shut the laptop

5:31 am

periwinkle

good morning. help with bottom i please

5:38 am

MollyL

in + to mark up text + vowel, then past tense

5:40 am

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

7:18 am

Uneaixoise

50 to go.... whew

7:49 am

periwinkle

ty Molly, back from laundromat. resting a bit then some errands.

7:51 am

periwinkle

I am out of gin, tonic and limes!!

7:51 am

MollyL

Peri is a busy bee today.

7:51 am

periwinkle

has ruru been here. or origami?

7:51 am

MollyL

Well then, those are important errands.
: D

7:52 am

periwinkle

indeed

7:52 am

BzznBea

That is almost an emergency!

7:52 am

periwinkle

LOL

7:52 am

MollyL

Haven't seen Ru or Origami, why?

7:53 am

periwinkle

fires on west coast

7:53 am

periwinkle

fires on west coast

7:53 am

BzznBea

It is too early yet for ru.

7:54 am

periwinkle

ok

7:54 am

BzznBea

Was he on last night?

7:54 am

periwinkle

I don't know. I did not see him

7:54 am

MollyL

Between the fires and the earthquakes, I don't know how anyone feels safe living in California.

7:56 am

BzznBea

It's not safe to live anywhere these days.

7:57 am

MollyL

Ru has said that he has a plan and a safe place to go if the fires get too close.

8:02 am

BzznBea

Any bets on which will be the most requested word today? =)

8:03 am

MollyL

Oh the gj word, hands down

8:04 am

BzznBea

=)

8:04 am

periwinkle

help with the te8/9 please

8:05 am

BzznBea

Ends with the amount of light from a bulb

8:05 am

periwinkle

ok lookng

8:06 am

periwinkle

ty got them

8:07 am

periwinkle

may have to take a nap later since I got up at 6 am to get to the laundromat when they opened at 7

8:07 am

periwinkle

I excel at napping :-)

8:20 am

MollyL

I think the world would be a lot calmer of a place if everyone got an afternoon nap.

8:26 am

BzznBea

Got to get ready for a meeting...

8:28 am

MollyL

Wear a shirt, Bea.
: D

8:42 am

MLFAN17

middle column i st4 pls?

8:56 am

mael

in7/32 and in8/50

9:41 am

cybernan

a smokey good morning everyone :)

9:41 am

hokie carla

hey nan

9:46 am

cybernan

just read the chat -- according to freep, last night, the power has been cut in a lot of areas in CA

9:46 am

hokie carla

wow

9:50 am

cybernan

my eyes weren't playing tricks on me -- there really is a gj? how many letters?

9:51 am

hokie carla

7

9:52 am

hokie carla

I forgot about that and was trying to figure out that bottom g. haha. I think you just have to look it up, which I am doing right now.

9:53 am

hokie carla

it's basically gj + vowel + a common babblet with your least favorite pt ending

9:56 am

clg47

gj or a cheese eat at Christmas on YuleKage! Wow I knew it immediately.

9:56 am

cybernan

more yiddish I guess

9:57 am

hokie carla

LOL clg

9:57 am

clg47

No totally Scandinavian.

9:58 am

cybernan

not at all familar with any
Scandinavian food either

9:59 am

cybernan

we can have scandinavian cheese, but no finan haddie

9:59 am

hokie carla

was pretty sure not yiddish since she mentioned Christmas. and I could see it being scandinavian, just with IKEA product names :D

10:00 am

clg47

I know - my grandmother used to make finan haddie. I was good.

10:01 am

cybernan

it was a favourite of my granddad's so my grandmother used to make it as well

10:02 am

BzznBea

Ah, Norwegian goat cheese.

10:02 am

hokie carla

hey bea

10:03 am

BzznBea

Hello, Carla and all.

10:07 am

hokie carla

well, I am struggling to find any more words. 53 left

10:14 am

cybernan

80 left and struggling

10:14 am

MollyL

Paging Bea to the PB, Bea, please report to the PB.

10:15 am

BzznBea

LOL!

10:16 am

MollyL

If you are going to go Norwegian for Christmas, I will take krumkakes over that gross sounding cheese any day.

10:17 am

clg47

I'll take both!

10:17 am

clg47

clue for go5,16 please

10:18 am

hokie carla

that's my missing g!

10:20 am

hokie carla

oh, it's like a style of dress I think

10:20 am

BzznBea

go5 - idol + part of French emall

10:20 am

BzznBea

small

10:21 am

hokie carla

I was like, what's french email? but I already had it so it didn't matter :D

10:22 am

BzznBea

"Waiting for Go5.16" with a different second vowel

10:22 am

hokie carla

could also say the alien that wanted to phone home

10:22 am

clg47

Got it thanks

10:23 am

hokie carla

these d's are difficult

10:24 am

BzznBea

Those are my last 6 words.

10:25 am

clg47

My friends and I are shopping for a small Himalayan Cedar in memory of a friends husband so the de6,24 came easy.

10:25 am

hokie carla

I have 5 de's that I can't find with the list

10:25 am

BzznBea

Do you have the de6 that is like anti perspirant

10:25 am

hokie carla

and a di8 that I know the first 5 letters and can't find.

10:25 am

NatashaW

it's a verb form of those five letters carla

10:26 am

BzznBea

PT of consumed

10:26 am

hokie carla

whew, thanks y'all

10:27 am

hokie carla

had tried everything but that

10:27 am

Uneaixoise

Wa6/33?

10:27 am

BzznBea

There is a de that takes out the H2O

10:28 am

hokie carla

ok, got that one

10:28 am

cybernan

gj 7 please?

10:29 am

BzznBea

gj 7 is norwegian goat cheese.

10:29 am

Uneaixoise

Wa6/33 please?

10:29 am

hokie carla

I spelled it out earlier, did you miss it or not get it?

10:29 am

hokie carla

don't have yet, une, sorry

10:29 am

Uneaixoise

Ok tx

10:29 am

cybernan

yes - I knew that bea - but the def doesn't help

10:29 am

hokie carla

and I was replying to nan about gj7

10:29 am

MollyL

Wow, what are the odds that someone would be familiar with gj7 and de6?

10:30 am

BzznBea

You can google it.

10:30 am

NatashaW

I've actually seen that cheese at Whole Foods

10:30 am

NatashaW

But never bought it :-)

10:30 am

MollyL

Oh the things I miss not shopping at Whole Paycheck

10:31 am

hokie carla

I looked it up and then I told you it's gj + a vowel + a babblet (looks kind of like bread you put in an appliance)

10:31 am

NatashaW

They're the only ones around here who deliver without waiting a week

10:31 am

BzznBea

wa6 - wa+ short hello + first number o**

10:32 am

hokie carla

ah, I never see that, thx, bea

10:32 am

BzznBea

I've never met a cheese I didn't like.

10:32 am

NatashaW

Not a fan of blue cheeses. Too intense.

10:32 am

BzznBea

I've got to get ready to meet Mr. Bea.

10:32 am

hokie carla

I don't like bleu cheese, but otherwise I'm pretty much the same, bea

10:33 am

Uneaixoise

Love all cheeses!

10:33 am

MollyL

Wow, Limburger?

10:34 am

Uneaixoise

Tx Bea

10:34 am

Uneaixoise

Except limburger!

10:34 am

hokie carla

I love g4 cheese

10:35 am

MollyL

Natasha, have you tried Instacart? I live in the same general area as you and I get same day delivery all the time.

10:36 am

clg47

I purchase a blue cheese from Oregon that was awarded best cheese in the world and the international cheese competition which I think is in Italy. Doubt if I will be able to find it this year.

10:38 am

hokie carla

finally saw the rodent one

10:39 am

MollyL

Rodent cheese?

10:39 am

hokie carla

no, the de word

10:40 am

hokie carla

and that sounds awful, btw

10:40 am

hokie carla

and found the de6/8 combo. everyday words, just so twisty here

10:41 am

cybernan

je 7 please?

10:42 am

hokie carla

another noun made past tense - rocks out into the ocean

10:43 am

cybernan

ty carla

10:45 am

hokie carla

np

10:46 am

hokie carla

okay, now I'm finding words on the list that I know I entered already

10:46 am

cybernan

yes - me too carla

10:48 am

Judi

Monday greetings, Babblers.

10:48 am

hokie carla

hey judi

10:51 am

Judi

Alas, "Jedi" is not accepted. The force is not with us.

10:51 am

hokie carla

nope

10:51 am

hokie carla

with us the force is not

10:54 am

clg47

clue for te8 pls

10:56 am

hokie carla

don't have that yet, sorry

10:57 am

hokie carla

I'm too busy looking up R words right now. I have really looked up a lot of words today. I declare this grid is difficult.

10:57 am

Sam

te8 - a trillion light bulb values

10:57 am

Haz1558

te8 - think electricity - first bit sounds like earth, second relating to strength of power.

10:58 am

Judi

** blank stare **

10:58 am

hokie carla

LOL, same

10:58 am

Judi

Ah. Found it.

10:59 am

Judi

Delayed brain waves this a.m.

10:59 am

Haz1558

LIght bulb moment.

10:59 am

Judi

Indeed.

10:59 am

Sam

That blank stare was from too much light.

11:01 am

clg47

Got it. Thanks Sam.

11:06 am

hokie carla

ugh, 11 T's left

11:07 am

cybernan

struggling with the t's and I have listed

11:07 am

hokie carla

same

11:07 am

hokie carla

ta's and ta's left, because I skipped them ;)

11:08 am

cybernan

missing the te 7 and 6 that follows

11:11 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:11 am

hokie carla

hey moo, you're going to love the challenge today

11:12 am

cybernan

hi mool

11:12 am

hokie carla

also, I posted this yesterday but I know you don't read the chat unless you're chatting - someone played datums in WWF. I thought the plural of datum was data?

11:12 am

Kaplan the Magne

Damnit, the word is there again..Please know it has no valid meaning apart from being a deeply an offensive slur, and we are not shylocks, slumlords, capitalists AND communists and bankers.Or people with big noses.

11:12 am

MollyL

te7 is what you put on the tray for your afternoon cup of

11:14 am

MollyL

te6 is a number plus three vowels

11:15 am

hokie carla

I usually get that and the 5. poor showing again today by me

11:15 am

cybernan

teapot

11:15 am

cybernan

nope - sorry

11:16 am

MollyL

Like a set of dishes is dinner.....

11:16 am

cybernan

have the te 6/18 -- looking for the te 6/24 and the te 7

11:16 am

MollyL

Or a set of silver is silver....

11:17 am

cybernan

found the 7 - ty molly

11:17 am

hokie carla

those are good clues, but I had to look it up

11:17 am

hokie carla

would have go6 it with the silver clue

11:18 am

cybernan

I keep trying teddie, but no good

11:18 am

cybernan

ah - found it

11:18 am

MollyL

Well, you were close

11:21 am

cybernan

2nd de 6/24 please?

11:22 am

hokie carla

well, now I understand the earlier comment about a himalayan cedar - that's de6, nan

11:23 am

hokie carla

antiperspirant + * you put under your arms to not smell. drop some letters

11:23 am

cybernan

again, the def doesn't help

11:23 am

hokie carla

I know, that's why I added the clue

11:24 am

periwinkle

hello all. I am no longer ginless :-)

11:24 am

Habes

Check my profile for a little something to try when you finish Babble today.

11:24 am

hokie carla

whew, finally some good news ;)

11:25 am

hokie carla

well, I was able to figure out the last 2 without looking them up, but I am done.

11:25 am

cybernan

ty carla

11:25 am

cybernan

and grats

11:25 am

periwinkle

Habes I tried it :-)

11:26 am

periwinkle

wtg carla

11:26 am

periwinkle

help with de6/8 please

11:26 am

hokie carla

btw, was not trying to be snotty, just wanted to make sure you saw the clue as posts get lost sometimes

11:27 am

hokie carla

police will de6 a suspect peri

11:27 am

hokie carla

very twisty and backward

11:27 am

periwinkle

I see the clue

11:27 am

periwinkle

tyty carla

11:27 am

cybernan

de 6-8: hold (held) back

11:27 am

hokie carla

no, I was talking to nan about the clue

11:28 am

periwinkle

ty nan

11:28 am

cybernan

* as at customs

11:28 am

hokie carla

don't forget the re6/8 too, peri

11:28 am

periwinkle

I didn't forget

11:29 am

hokie carla

so you re8 it? hahaha

11:29 am

periwinkle

are there two re8?

11:30 am

hokie carla

yes

11:30 am

periwinkle

I have te re6/8 but not the other re8

11:30 am

periwinkle

100 left

11:30 am

hokie carla

one is not forgetting and one is like hanging a door over

11:31 am

periwinkle

got it ty carla

11:31 am

periwinkle

found all the 8's

11:32 am

periwinkle

di8 was my last one

11:32 am

moolingwa

okay, back from that short interlude

11:32 am

cybernan

need to go and plug the hepa filter in -- smoke is starting to come in through the woodwork I think. Hard to believe when the closest fire to us is at Omak - 125 miles to the south.

11:35 am

cybernan

any more clues wanted?

11:36 am

cybernan

hagd everyone and stay safe :)

11:57 am

Habes

peri, were you able to do it?

11:57 am

MLFAN17

ty for teh re 7/8

12:31 pm

Jacula

Well, that Norwegian brown cheese was a new word for me. (gj/7.36)

12:32 pm

marksdolly

me too jac!

12:33 pm

marksdolly

ty for the hint

12:33 pm

marksdolly

who would have thought?!

12:33 pm

Jacula

y/w

12:35 pm

welki

hi folks (if you, at one time, had a Norwegian father in law, you'd know all about that stuff *lol*)

12:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi walk

12:36 pm

marksdolly

hi Welki!!

12:36 pm

Wendrie

Hello - as I've not had a Norwegian fil I looked it up ;)

1:13 pm

Deeha

winge 'isnt found in the dictionary'?? What sort of dictionary is this??!!

1:14 pm

hurshy

put an h in it :D

1:18 pm

hurshy

i think i saw earlier that the 9 is in a te8 and 9? is that right?

1:21 pm

gramma

Help with de 6/24, please.

1:24 pm

gramma

Is there a d word missing from the list? Even if I got the de6 it seems I'm still needing another.

1:27 pm

NANCY

re 7/56 please

1:43 pm

Deeha

thanks for clue hurshy-got it. Yes the 8 and 9 are te's

1:44 pm

Deeha

rehinge

1:44 pm

Deeha

ooooohhhhhhhhhhh I did it again sorry

1:45 pm

NANCY

thats ok maybe you could put the re 7 56 in there too

1:50 pm

Deeha

If I had it I would!!

1:54 pm

gramma

I got lots of words looking to help you but not that one. Sorry

1:55 pm

NANCY

my last re word but just cant find it

1:55 pm

moolingwa

sounds like a type of bird for the re 7/56

1:56 pm

moolingwa

more commonly a hockey team :)

1:56 pm

Deeha

thanks got it

1:57 pm

moolingwa

well common in the US/Canada anyway

1:57 pm

moolingwa

in Europe...go with the bird

1:57 pm

NANCY

ty mool, that is the hockey team i grew up with, cant believe i could not see it

1:58 pm

moolingwa

hockeytown USA

1:58 pm

mrloser

RE7/56 color + what birds use to fly

1:59 pm

NANCY

now in florida and cheering the tampa bay lightning on. they are playing some awesome hockey right now

1:59 pm

moolingwa

go bolts go

2:00 pm

moolingwa

I may seen a couple of games in the arena there

2:00 pm

moolingwa

and the old one in hockeytown too for that matter

2:01 pm

NANCY

glad to see a fellow hockey fan. none of my female friends care a lick about sports but i also like bassball, football. sports is now keeping me from going crazy in the covid world

2:02 pm

moolingwa

I used to follow football, but now just on hockey in the US

2:03 pm

NANCY

i think the bolts goalie is the best ever. he has saved so many games and i am convinced he is an robot. go vassy

2:04 pm

moolingwa

Tampa have been a pretty good team for a few years now, lot of former Rangers (team I follow) have gone on there too

2:05 pm

NANCY

hope they win it all.

2:05 pm

moolingwa

Certainly would like them to beat the Isles :)

2:06 pm

NANCY

they are clearly the better team and i hope it happens tomorrow night, last chance for the Isles

2:07 pm

moolingwa

looks like Dallas maybe for the final...that's a surprising entry in my mind, would think Tampa would have the edge there

2:09 pm

NANCY

my youngest son lives in Vegas and he told me to forget the bolts,, the Kings were going to win it all. After tonight he may have to change his theory.

2:10 pm

moolingwa

Yeah, VGK have done remarkably well, but not the same team this year

2:10 pm

gramma

before you get rid of the rodents, there's a de6. Help?

2:10 pm

moolingwa

it's a tree from india gramma

2:10 pm

moolingwa

was in the grid yesterday or the day before as well

2:11 pm

moolingwa

Have a friend from Guyana with that last name, so it's stuck where others haven't

2:12 pm

gramma

dracaena is the only tree I can find

2:13 pm

moolingwa

okay, let me think if I can clue it differently

2:13 pm

moolingwa

the end of the word kinda sounds like a word for a smell

2:14 pm

moolingwa

maybe an illiterate who likes to remove smells ;)

2:15 pm

gramma

Got it! ty for your clues and patience.

2:15 pm

moolingwa

oh you're welcome...clueing is kind of like a puzzle in and of itself

2:21 pm

gramma

I am still missing a D. I keep going over it again and again, I don't see where it's missing. Are they all in the list?

2:21 pm

gramma

I have 3 left. One D and then the 2 long I words.

2:23 pm

moolingwa

not sure, don't use lists

2:23 pm

moolingwa

still have 4 d's left myself

2:23 pm

moolingwa

do you have the one to make things dry?

2:24 pm

moolingwa

oh how long is your missing word?

2:24 pm

gramma

4 letters

2:24 pm

moolingwa

father?

2:24 pm

gramma

Got the I words now the missing d

2:25 pm

moolingwa

or perhaps a french sounding pet

2:25 pm

gramma

16 da words

2:25 pm

moolingwa

oh, and which D?

2:25 pm

gramma

11 de

2:26 pm

gramma

8 di

2:26 pm

gramma

9 do

2:26 pm

gramma

2 dw

2:27 pm

moolingwa

yeah, there's another word

2:27 pm

moolingwa

not sure which one...but I have 1 off the right d remaining and 4 off the middle d remaining

2:27 pm

gramma

another one of which d

2:28 pm

gramma

This is missing from the middle d

2:28 pm

moolingwa

okay

2:29 pm

moolingwa

well, found 2 of the d's I was missing off the center

2:29 pm

moolingwa

not that that helps you

2:29 pm

moolingwa

oh, but it does

2:29 pm

gramma

I have 3,919 points. How many should there be? Maybe that would help me to figure it out.

2:29 pm

moolingwa

I have 16 da words

2:30 pm

moolingwa

I mean 17 da words

2:30 pm

moolingwa

it's either father or the singular of the five

2:30 pm

moolingwa

has to be the single of the five

2:30 pm

moolingwa

because the father comes off the other d

2:30 pm

gramma

17 da?

2:31 pm

moolingwa

da 4/6

2:31 pm

moolingwa

yes

2:34 pm

gramma

Oh for goodness sakes! It was da 4 I had the past tense and the er ending but not the 4. Finally I can rest my eyes.

2:35 pm

moolingwa

oh, there you go

2:35 pm

moolingwa

congrats :)

2:35 pm

moolingwa

24 left here for me

2:46 pm

periwinkle

81 left, trying to get to 50 before I list, may not make it

2:46 pm

moolingwa

yeah, bit of a slog today peri

2:47 pm

origami

Hi folks

2:47 pm

periwinkle

hi ori

2:48 pm

penquis

hi peri, ori, mool....

2:48 pm

origami

Hi pen

2:48 pm

periwinkle

hi all

2:48 pm

moolingwa

hey pen, happy Monday

2:48 pm

penquis

ditto to you, mool....

2:48 pm

moolingwa

tx

2:51 pm

periwinkle

down to 70 left

2:51 pm

moolingwa

21 here :)

2:52 pm

penquis

47 here....

2:53 pm

penquis

i am missing an 8....i have de, di, re x 2, and te.....can i please get STATS for the last one?

2:53 pm

moolingwa

in8

2:54 pm

penquis

ty....

2:54 pm

moolingwa

and tx for the clues for my missing ones ;)

2:54 pm

penquis

yw... ;o)

2:56 pm

penquis

the in must be a plural... ??

2:57 pm

moolingwa

no, pt

2:57 pm

penquis

ah...ty...

2:59 pm

moolingwa

finally found the 8/9...

2:59 pm

periwinkle

65 bbl

3:00 pm

penquis

great...

3:00 pm

moolingwa

16 to go

3:02 pm

moolingwa

ah that seven from the other day...

3:02 pm

penquis

yes....funny how rare words here sometimes turn up more than once in a few days....

3:03 pm

moolingwa

yeah, there's at least two sevens today that were unusual in recent boards

3:03 pm

penquis

yes...

3:04 pm

penquis

and one 7 that i hope we never see again...

3:04 pm

moolingwa

oh yeah, that one I admit I looked up

3:04 pm

moolingwa

I think that might be a first...I never look words up

3:06 pm

moolingwa

12 left....three 4s, five 5s, two 6s and two 7s

3:06 pm

penquis

i have never seen it before....

3:07 pm

moolingwa

yeah, not a word I've seen before...would be fun to play that one in scrabble

3:07 pm

penquis

yes, though you won't find it in a scrabble dictionary... ;o)

3:08 pm

moolingwa

says it's legit in TWL...and the plural too, so you could bingo :)

3:09 pm

moolingwa

less surprisingly, also legit in SOWPODS

3:09 pm

penquis

TWL??

3:09 pm

moolingwa

well it would be SOWPODS because it's in TWL

3:09 pm

origami

What is TWL?

3:09 pm

moolingwa

TWL = The Word List - the official US Scrabble word list for competitive play

3:10 pm

origami

Ah ...

3:10 pm

penquis

i didn't think that foreign words were accepted....

3:10 pm

moolingwa

It includes the undesirable/curse words

3:10 pm

moolingwa

lot of English is foreign words

3:10 pm

moolingwa

from Bureau to Avacao

3:10 pm

moolingwa

Avacado

3:10 pm

moolingwa

nouns particularly

3:11 pm

moolingwa

Kiwi, Sirroco

3:11 pm

origami

Has the obligatory discussion regarding the "J" word taken place yet today?

3:11 pm

penquis

yes, but this one is a bit out there.....

3:11 pm

moolingwa

Didgeridoo

3:11 pm

moolingwa

Kauri is acceptable and Tuatara

3:11 pm

moolingwa

and then there's all those trees and currencies

3:11 pm

moolingwa

from Zlotys to Ohia

3:12 pm

moolingwa

TWL was basically 5 US collegiate dictionaries combined (with some errors)

3:13 pm

moolingwa

The Enable dictionary used here was based off the 1998 version of TWL, with some corrections

3:13 pm

penquis

lots of words, i am sure...

3:13 pm

penquis

Enable seems even older...

3:13 pm

moolingwa

Enable became popular because it's free to word game developers, and it's mostly consistent with scrabble

3:13 pm

origami

I've always wondered why scrabble doesn't just use the OED minus thee proper nouns.

3:14 pm

origami

*the proper nouns

3:14 pm

moolingwa

up until the mid-2000s, they didn't update TWL very regularly

3:15 pm

moolingwa

Well, it's because it was American to begin with, but more importantly the rights to the game were split

3:15 pm

moolingwa

So there became a UK-centric rights holder, and a US-centric rights holder

3:15 pm

origami

Interesting

3:15 pm

moolingwa

the UK dictionary was known as the OSW - Official Scrabble Words, much more expansive

3:15 pm

moolingwa

the US one was OSPD or Official Scrabble Players Dictionary

3:16 pm

moolingwa

in the 90s there was a movement to purge OSPD of racially motivated and offensive words, so it spit into TWL (which has no definitions) used for competitive play, and the family friendly one

3:16 pm

origami

I have the latest edition of that one

3:17 pm

moolingwa

The guy who championed ENABLE actually went through the dictionaries and OSPD and sent in lists of missing/incorrect words

3:17 pm

origami

The official one that is

3:17 pm

moolingwa

then started his own dictionary with the help of others

3:18 pm

moolingwa

Babble is built on one of the first versions of TWL which came out around the end of the 1990s

3:18 pm

moolingwa

It's been updated since, but the game hasn't added those newer versions

3:18 pm

moolingwa

So words like internet aren't in this one

3:19 pm

penquis

yet the internet was around then....

3:19 pm

moolingwa

Words don't tend to get retired out of the dictionary either...so we end up just getting more words

3:20 pm

moolingwa

yes, but generally speaking the word takes a while to go from colloguial or proper-noun use into the general lexicon

3:20 pm

moolingwa

So it'd first need to get added to one of those five dictionaries, then it would ultimately end up in Scrabble...

3:21 pm

MollyL

Hi origami, Peri was asking about you this morning due to the fires. And yes, The Discussion has taken place yet again.

3:21 pm

moolingwa

So when you look at the 1998 edition, it's probably more like 1992-4 in terms of dating

3:21 pm

origami

Hi Molly.

3:22 pm

origami

Well, mool, I now know who to ask about any dictionary questions I may have :D

3:31 pm

moolingwa

Well I think they're all legitimate questions

3:32 pm

moolingwa

trying to figure out why one word is in there and another is not takes is generally not very clear

3:32 pm

penquis

did you see the movie "The Professor and the Madman"?....it's about the development of the OED....

3:37 pm

zoozzoom

Fireworks for me. Happy babbling everyone!

3:38 pm

penquis

congrats, zooz....

3:41 pm

origami

I saw that movie, pen. It was interesting.

3:42 pm

penquis

yes, i thought it was....and well acted...

3:42 pm

origami

Mool, I just meant that you are obviously very knowledgeable about dictionaries.

3:43 pm

mich_pdx

I saw it too - I love words and etymology :)

3:43 pm

penquis

i am done....

3:43 pm

penquis

yes, i like words, too@

3:44 pm

mich_pdx

congrats, pen and zooz!

3:44 pm

mich_pdx

*diving back in*

3:45 pm

penquis

ty....heading out.....bye all....

4:12 pm

moolingwa

okay, back for my last 11

4:12 pm

hurshy

detroit hockey team

4:13 pm

moolingwa

the Detroit Falcons

4:13 pm

hurshy

ha

4:14 pm

moolingwa

Well it's the same team technically :)

4:15 pm

moolingwa

wow, managed to finish the 7s...think I have this one now...8 to go

4:15 pm

moolingwa

just 4s and 5s to go

4:37 pm

mich_pdx

hared

4:41 pm

mich_pdx

oops, sorry!!!

4:47 pm

moolingwa

fw

4:47 pm

mich_pdx

congrats, moo

4:48 pm

mich_pdx

any chance you'd let me know what letter comes after the in_ 7 and 8? My monkeys and brain are tired (and I should go back to work!)

4:52 pm

montreal13

E

4:52 pm

montreal13

FW !

4:53 pm

montreal13

that E was for you mich_pdx - bye for now - poof

4:54 pm

mich_pdx

merci, Montreal :)

4:57 pm

moolingwa

sorry, stepped away for a moment

6:33 pm

Uneaixoise

De8 please?

6:39 pm

periwinkle

held back Une

6:39 pm

periwinkle

like at the border when you return from a trip

6:45 pm

Uneaixoise

Thanks!!

6:51 pm

Uneaixoise

Second de6/24?

6:52 pm

HarryHood

I have one - to dull pain

6:53 pm

HarryHood

that can't be the second.

6:56 pm

Uneaixoise

I have the dull pain one

6:59 pm

periwinkle

like what you put in your armpit to prevent odor but shortened

7:00 pm

periwinkle

31 left

7:00 pm

periwinkle

2nd re7 please

7:04 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all

7:04 pm

Lizlin

2nd re 7 - a colour + part of a bird

7:04 pm

Lizlin

dared

7:05 pm

Lizlin

Sorry

7:05 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx Peri

7:06 pm

Lizlin

di 8 pls?

7:06 pm

periwinkle

ty Liz

7:06 pm

Lizlin

yw

7:07 pm

periwinkle

extend the di5 before it Liz

7:07 pm

Lizlin

Don't have it yet, Peri.

7:08 pm

periwinkle

fingers and toes are di5/di6

7:08 pm

periwinkle

make the di5 a verb

7:09 pm

Lizlin

Ah! Thanks :)

7:14 pm

periwinkle

yvw

7:14 pm

periwinkle

16 left

7:15 pm

Lizlin

10 here but I'm not finding it easy

7:15 pm

periwinkle

getting cooler here, going to be inthe 50s tonight. may need another blanket

7:15 pm

periwinkle

it is a tough one Liz

7:16 pm

Lizlin

Opposite parts of the world - we've just got rid of our extra blanket

7:16 pm

sukee

The heat is on in my apartment building tonight.

7:17 pm

periwinkle

when the heat is on here it is very drying and my skin and hair are already dry

7:17 pm

periwinkle

radiator heat which I do not like

7:17 pm

periwinkle

radiator heat which I do not like

7:18 pm

sukee

Yes, it gets dry here too.

7:18 pm

Lizlin

Funny thing climate. Winter is our dry season here.

7:21 pm

MollyL

I'm always amused by the "it's getting cooler" conversations here. These are the nights when I sleep with the bedroom windows open. Best sleep ever.

7:21 pm

sukee

My bedroom window is still open.

7:22 pm

Lizlin

I tend to agree. I sleep better in the winter than in the hot, humid summer nights.

7:22 pm

Lizlin

Thanks for your much earlier clues Molly. Really helpful.

7:22 pm

MollyL

Glad they helped, Liz.

7:23 pm

Lizlin

in 7 pls?

7:23 pm

periwinkle

I love to have the windows open but my allergies act up when they are open :(

7:23 pm

MollyL

in + mark up text + vowel

7:24 pm

Lizlin

Duh! I tried that with a different vowel after your in 8 clue! Thanks.

7:24 pm

MollyL

Then past tense for the 8

7:25 pm

Lizlin

Yeah - I got that when you clued it before - tried just to leave off the last letter and didn't try an alternative vowel.

7:26 pm

MollyL

These weird words are so hard to comprehend.

7:26 pm

Lizlin

As for the Norwegian cheese - have to admit I went straight to morewords for that one!

7:27 pm

periwinkle

6 t word left

7:29 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks - last word to7 - fried tortilla.

7:30 pm

Lizlin

Have a good day all - off to the local annual outdoor sculpture exhibition and maybe to spot a few whales in distance.

7:31 pm

periwinkle

fw here too, byee

8:14 pm

HarryHood

the gj seems to be a proper noun like Edam and Meunster

8:19 pm

mkg

trying to get half way. ugh. any clues for the 9 or any 8s? ty. also have no sevens. ugh.

8:20 pm

HarryHood

the re prefix will get you lots of long words

8:20 pm

HarryHood

well a few.

8:21 pm

mkg

ty harry. specifics work too. is the 9 an re? and the 8s?

8:22 pm

HarryHood

there's an re7/8 and an re6/8

8:22 pm

HarryHood

the 8/9 is a te, meaning a trillion energy units

8:24 pm

mkg

ty

8:24 pm

mkg

yipes. dont know trillion energy units but ty.

8:25 pm

HarryHood

something christopher lloyd might say in back to the future

8:25 pm

mkg

nothing came up in google.

8:26 pm

mkg

got the re 7 and 8. ty.

8:27 pm

HarryHood

there's a prefix meaning a trillion, and the root word which is an energy rating for an appliance

8:27 pm

mkg

still need the 9 but have to go do an errand. darn.

9:03 pm

grannyrose

i see that you have left mkg. but will leave a clue for the te9 which is the plural of te8. te + **y of sunshine + James **** invented the steam engine. you may have to google the part about the steam engine.

9:46 pm

mkg

i am just back now to get the clue.

9:47 pm

mkg

google says thomas someone invented the ssteam engine

10:00 pm

hpb

Forget the steam engine part. Think light bulb ratings.

10:01 pm

hpb

(james **** developed an early steam engine but was not the primary inventor)

10:12 pm

mkg

light bulbs have ratings?

10:12 pm

mkg

i got it! got the 8 and 9! ty. great clues. ty so much.

10:12 pm

hpb

woo hoo!

10:13 pm

mkg

i am finishing a great salad:

10:13 pm

mkg

celery, lettuce, cucumbers, pieces of salami, pieces of chicken, lots of dill, onion powder and garlic powder, and mayo. yummmmm

10:13 pm

hpb

sounds tasty!

10:14 pm

mkg

now all the clues make sense for the te 9! ty so much.

10:14 pm

mkg

was dinner last night and tonight. just finishing some bites left over.

10:15 pm

hpb

well, time for bed. I started too late to finish this one.

10:16 pm

mkg

my goal is half way each day, with NBT, NBS and that is enough. try it. makes it easier.

10:16 pm

mkg

any clues for the i bottom row? ty

10:18 pm

grannyrose

in7. in + ****or, clark kent's boss + vowel

10:21 pm

grannyrose

in8 starts with the same 6 letters then add past tense

10:25 pm

godthaab

Trump just said it's getting cooler - talking about climate change and the Cal. forest fires

10:27 pm

mkg

gee who was clark kents boss???????oh mr. Ol***>>>>>>did he have a first name?

10:27 pm

mkg

irving?

10:27 pm

mkg

izzy? igor? ivan? hmmm

10:27 pm

hurshy

Perry was his name, at least on the 90s show version

10:28 pm

mkg

ok got it.

10:28 pm

hurshy

but granny didn't mean his name

10:28 pm

hurshy

granny meant his job/role in the newspaper

10:29 pm

mkg

i got it granny! just got the in 7! thanks so much.

10:30 pm

mkg

there are 15 sevens and i have two. ugh.

10:30 pm

hurshy

jimmy olsen was not the boss, he was like an intern or something

10:31 pm

hurshy

well mkg, there is a gj7 that you might as well just morewords and get it out of the way

10:31 pm

mkg

gi 7.........ty.

10:32 pm

hurshy

no, not gi - GJ

10:33 pm

mkg

gj? ouch. will look.

10:33 pm

mkg

gjetost

10:33 pm

mkg

ooops so so so sorry. pb for me.

10:34 pm

mkg

i will be quiet now. ty. be back tomorrow

10:38 pm

grannyrose

thanx for rescuing my reputation, Hurshy....loll not that there was much to rescue.

10:39 pm

grannyrose

how are you doing nowadays, hurshy?

11:27 pm

hurshy

oh, can't complain

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