12:01 am
Minveryork
Flip Flip Hooray! ☺
12:02 am
Minveryork
Goodnight babblers! Alarm will be going off in about 5 hours
12:02 am
penquis
goodnight, min....
12:05 am
penquis
ne 7 x 2...
12:11 am
penquis
fo 7x2...
12:17 am
penquis
ne 7 x 3...
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:21 am
justafreep
ne7 x 3
12:22 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs...de 8/9 if not called
12:23 am
penquis
de 7 x 2...
12:32 am
justafreep
en7/8
12:35 am
penquis
perhaps another en 7?
12:38 am
justafreep
it's the only one I have and it's an easy 8, so maybe?
12:39 am
penquis
yes, i think it is another because mine can't be extended I don't think...
12:40 am
justafreep
mine is from the leftmost E
12:41 am
penquis
mine is the rightmost...
12:41 am
penquis
no....second column E.....
12:41 am
justafreep
oooh. must be different
12:41 am
penquis
yes, just found yours...
12:47 am
justafreep
<<<<mine>>>>> It will make it hard for anyone else to finish the grid :-)
12:48 am
penquis
well i have to get to bed....the other 66 words will have to wait until tomorrow...er....later today, lol....
12:49 am
justafreep
Yes. I like that idea on this end, too. G'night!
12:49 am
penquis
goodnight...
12:57 am
penquis
po 7....why is it so hard to leave???
12:58 am
justafreep
Don't ask me. I'm not here! I'm in bed! Asleep!
12:58 am
penquis
LOLOL....
1:17 am
Uneaixoise
Halfway... gnite all!
2:21 am
jbp
en 8, if not called
6:27 am
ItalianGreyhound
Good morning!
6:31 am
Uneaixoise
Good morning :-)
6:32 am
ItalianGreyhound
Hi, Une - slow chat day. everyone sleeping in?
6:33 am
Uneaixoise
Could be :-)
6:34 am
ItalianGreyhound
I'm already at fW, so signing off. bye
6:35 am
Uneaixoise
Kudos!
6:48 am
Jeanius421
Just curious . . . do most of you grab words as you see them or take one letter at a time?
6:56 am
WoolyChris
as I see them
7:12 am
MollyL
I do them as I see them. I am not organized enough to go letter by letter or row by row.
7:13 am
Jeanius421
I've tried both ways and it seems like grab 'em as you see 'em works better
7:18 am
Wendrie
I do both, go through as I see them. Especially as I often dip in and out while working. Then after that first flush I start going through letter by letter.
7:31 am
Lizlin
Grab them as I see them. Love being random!
7:31 am
HarryHood
Fifty ways to conquer babble. Just hop on the bus gus...
7:33 am
MollyL
Make a new plan Stan...
7:33 am
HarryHood
DON'T NEED TO DISCUSS MUCH!!!!
7:34 am
HarryHood
(that was me shouting, Paul Simon sytle)
7:34 am
HarryHood
I got bitten yesterday, and there's redness and pain around the bite today.
7:34 am
HarryHood
waiting for a callback from the Dr
7:35 am
MollyL
Thank God it wasn't Gangnam style
7:35 am
Lizlin
Ouch! Nasty. Wish you better.
7:35 am
HarryHood
I just thank god it wasn't one of those australian spiders.
7:36 am
Lizlin
🤣🤣 I worry more about snakes.
7:36 am
HarryHood
Australian fauna is terrifying
7:36 am
mkg
Any clues for 8s or the 9? Ty
7:37 am
HarryHood
good morning mkg.
7:38 am
Lizlin
Yes Harry. Though truthfully in the 12 years I’ve lived here, I haven’t seen anything venomous in the wild.
7:38 am
HarryHood
heh - I figured it's not quite as bad as the nature shows make it.
7:39 am
HarryHood
though you could get cuddled to death by a koala?
7:39 am
Lizlin
They’re out there but you don’t go walking in long grass.
I love cuddling koalas.
7:40 am
Lizlin
Though there aren’t many places that let you do that but the sanctuary near us allows it.
7:44 am
Lizlin
Goodnight from Downunder. I’ll finish this tomorrow. Enjoy your days everyone.
7:44 am
HarryHood
bye liz
7:44 am
Scrabbler
Hi Harry and Liz.
7:45 am
HarryHood
hi scrab
7:45 am
Scrabbler
Sleep well, Liz.
7:45 am
Lizlin
Thanks Scrabbler.
7:52 am
mkg
Any clues for 8s?
7:52 am
Scrabbler
I have none.
7:52 am
HarryHood
en8. compound and plural.
7:53 am
mkg
Any further hints harry?? Ty
7:54 am
HarryHood
sorry - have to run to class. hagd!
7:59 am
Scrabbler
en8 = plural of en7 = the epilogue
8:01 am
mkg
Is there a synanym for epilogue?
8:02 am
Scrabbler
en* = opposite of the beginning + no4 = write myself a no4
8:04 am
Scrabbler
Got it?
8:05 am
hurshy
note to self: if a word won't go, it doesn't matter whether you're thinking of it as "grammatically incorrect past tense of came out of sleep" or "cooked in a wok", it still won't go
8:06 am
Scrabbler
Are you teaching still, hurshy?
8:07 am
hurshy
ugh, yeah, but it's vacation this week. i'm in a long-term sub position for the rest of the year
8:09 am
mkg
Ty got the en
8:09 am
Scrabbler
Spring break timing is so different among schools.
8:10 am
hurshy
and i do NOT see what my last W can be!!
8:10 am
BzznBea
a crazy one for that W
8:10 am
Scrabbler
I have 3 4's (2 wa and 1 wo) and a wo5.
8:11 am
ladycece920
add two different vowels to the end of the wa4
8:11 am
hurshy
there's wa5 scrabs
8:11 am
ladycece920
for two wa 5s
8:11 am
hurshy
ah, thanks ladycece
8:18 am
hokie carla
I guess I am not fully awake. not seeing 2 diff. vowels at the end of that.
8:19 am
Scrabbler
I had to go to the list. wa4/13--the 2 wa5s involve a vowel at the end
8:19 am
hokie carla
oh, I get the clue now
8:19 am
hokie carla
I was trying to add 2 diff vowels to the end to make a 5
8:20 am
hokie carla
1 wa4 with 2 diff ending vowels makes 2 wa5's
8:20 am
hokie carla
(I already had the other)
8:20 am
hurshy
i knew that was the problem and i was just typing to tell you that when you said you got it
8:20 am
Scrabbler
Yes, I was adding 2 vowels to a wa4 without success.
8:21 am
hokie carla
thanks, ladycece. it wasn't you, it was me.
8:22 am
hokie carla
morning, mlfan
8:22 am
Scrabbler
Good morning, MLFAN.
8:22 am
Scrabbler
*honk*honk*
8:23 am
MLFAN17
good morning hokie and scrab
8:23 am
bichon
It's burgeoning spring
8:25 am
hokie carla
I have some birds singing outside here, you might be right, bichon
8:25 am
Scrabbler
I love early spring with buds and baby leaves. There are so many colors.
8:26 am
hokie carla
I love it but it doesn't love me
8:26 am
Scrabbler
Allergy season.
8:27 am
hurshy
i am worried that the ecosystems in my town are not healthy. went hiking in a nature preserve yesterday and only heard one bird the whole time. saw no squirrels or anything either.
8:27 am
BzznBea
Mom has had the worst time ths year.
8:27 am
welki
'morning, babblers
8:27 am
MLFAN17
4th column top o stats pls?
8:27 am
hokie carla
with allergies, bea or in general?
8:28 am
hurshy
of5 and of6, mlf
8:28 am
BzznBea
Yes, allergies.
8:28 am
hokie carla
do you ask for clues of5, mlfan?
8:28 am
Scrabbler
Hi Bea and welki
8:29 am
hokie carla
yeah, it's been bad here too for me and I've heard a lot of people say this has been a really bad year.
8:29 am
hokie carla
thanks, bea! didn't know that one.
8:29 am
MLFAN17
got it ty
8:29 am
Gadget
How so many A words!!!??
8:29 am
hokie carla
only found 6 of the upper A's. guessing they are not normal.
8:29 am
BzznBea
There's just 24.
8:30 am
hurshy
i have 10, and four of them have to do with a sleep disorder
8:30 am
hokie carla
LOL, just 24
8:30 am
hokie carla
ah, thanks hursh
8:31 am
Scrabbler
114 le4 and I have things to do. Enjoy the day.
8:31 am
hokie carla
though I only see 2, a 5 and a 6
8:31 am
hurshy
brit spelling
8:31 am
hokie carla
🤬🤬
8:33 am
MLFAN17
i found de 7/8 x 2 but no 8/9 yet
8:33 am
hokie carla
I'm just on 2nd row, mlfan
8:33 am
hokie carla
kowabunga what is that last k
8:33 am
hurshy
well i am confused, i need only 5 more d words and i have no 7/8 or 8/9 combos
8:34 am
hurshy
i have two de7 but they are in combos with 6s
8:34 am
MLFAN17
oops 6/7 not 7/8
8:34 am
MLFAN17
sorry missed typed
8:34 am
hurshy
ok, so is there really an 8/9 or did that one mean 7/8?
8:34 am
hokie carla
well, bea just gave us a 6/7 combo and I just found another
8:35 am
rastapopolous
reallly an 8/9
8:36 am
hurshy
very good word too. evocative.
8:36 am
MLFAN17
de 6/7 x 2
8:36 am
MLFAN17
i dont know if their is a de 8/9 or fi its de 8 and de9?
8:37 am
hokie carla
decafonet - you know, alt sp :D
8:37 am
hurshy
they are a combo, yes, MLF
8:38 am
MLFAN17
ty hurshy
8:46 am
MLFAN17
ke 7 clue pls?
8:47 am
MollyL
Nothing wrong with the ecosystems in my town. Plenty of birdsong and even more squirrels.
8:47 am
hokie carla
the squirrels are a nightmare at my house
8:48 am
hokie carla
I have a peach tree in a planter and I should just move it into our screened porch because every year I think I'm going to get a peach and they eat them all.
8:48 am
MLFAN17
squirrels love to climb birdfeeders
8:48 am
MollyL
They are piggish little things
8:48 am
Jeanius421
I buy hot pepper birdseed, squirrels don't like it
8:49 am
hurshy
hmm, i really thought endcap would work
8:49 am
MollyL
End cap is two words
8:50 am
MLFAN17
hot peppers seeds? birds eat it?
8:50 am
Jeanius421
Yes, it attracts the most wonderful birds..cardinals, woodpeckers, flickers, chicadees, red wing blackbirds and more
8:51 am
hurshy
fascinating
8:51 am
Jeanius421
it comes in a cylinder. google it
8:52 am
hurshy
why google it when we can just believe you? :)
8:52 am
Jeanius421
LOL, thank you. It might provide more information than I have given
8:53 am
Jeanius421
I have one on a shepherd's hook right outside my window here, constant visitors
9:00 am
bonkler
morning all
9:01 am
hurshy
greetings, bonkler
9:01 am
mael
birds can't perceive spicy so they don't care, but it deters mammals from eating it :)
9:05 am
hurshy
so the 8s are de, en, and ...?
9:07 am
BzznBea
I'd say it is probably an S or a T...?
9:09 am
hurshy
Ns Nailed!
9:10 am
HarryHood
70 to go.
9:12 am
hurshy
looking... looking... looking...
9:13 am
MollyL
You can also make your own hot pepper birdseed by stirring cayenne pepper into it. Do a Google search for the proportions.
9:13 am
hokie carla
64 here, made it to half on each tile except the two e's with 3 words. gotta go do some things. TTFN
9:13 am
MollyL
Tee tee eff en
9:13 am
BzznBea
Thanks for the so8
9:14 am
hokie carla
no 8s and no 9 but I will try those later
9:14 am
HarryHood
I keep looking for solenoid, but there's no i.
9:14 am
hurshy
is the so8 in combo with a 7?
9:14 am
rururocks
i have the en 8 but not the others
9:14 am
hokie carla
I keep thinking solodeck. 1) not a word and 2) not in the grid
9:15 am
HarryHood
two major problems there.
9:15 am
MollyL
Bea, one of my co-workers just gave me an obedient plant. : D
9:15 am
hurshy
is the so8 a compound?
9:15 am
HarryHood
other than that, it's a wonderful idea
9:15 am
BzznBea
It does start like that, Carla
9:15 am
bonkler
nope, it's a weird compound
9:15 am
hokie carla
thanks, harry
9:15 am
hurshy
ruru, the de8 goes with de9, and they are normal words
9:15 am
hokie carla
thanks, bea. got it!
9:16 am
BzznBea
I love obedient plants. But they aren't really all that obedient. =)
9:16 am
rururocks
got it that is
9:16 am
MollyL
That is what the person who gave it to me said.
9:16 am
hokie carla
of course dictionary doesn't know so8
9:16 am
hurshy
well i still can't find it
9:16 am
rururocks
obedient plants?
9:17 am
hokie carla
well hursh it looks like a pl but there's no sing
9:17 am
hokie carla
and now you should know 5/8 letters
9:17 am
HarryHood
it's a salty soil - I'm sure mool will get it
9:17 am
hurshy
phew, got it at last
9:18 am
HarryHood
his daughter probably has a sample in her desk.
9:19 am
MollyL
To go with all the compounds
9:20 am
bonkler
could use a clue for the de8
9:20 am
BzznBea
Obedient plant stems can be bent different directions. They are also called false dragon head because of the shape af the flowers. It spreads by rhizomes which makes it pretty disobedient.
9:20 am
rururocks
being lonely bonkler
9:20 am
HarryHood
bob dylan song: de10 row
9:20 am
BzznBea
de8 is barren
9:20 am
hurshy
the sahara is a de8 landscape
9:20 am
rururocks
barren is a better clue
9:21 am
MollyL
Good clue Harry
9:21 am
HarryHood
bonkler was flooded with clues
9:21 am
bonkler
excellent clues
9:21 am
HarryHood
so freaking helpful we are
9:21 am
MollyL
It was a clue deluge
9:22 am
dauber
I'm looking for a song to sing to time my 20-second handwashing. Would "Desolation Row" do it?
9:22 am
HarryHood
you would use up all the water in your town. run your wells dry.
9:23 am
dauber
Hmmm....okay...I'll use S
9:23 am
dauber
Hmmm...okay...I'll use "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" instead then.
9:23 am
dauber
GHGRHHRH....
9:23 am
Shirlockc
need a clue for the so8, i'm not getting it
9:24 am
HarryHood
keebler fudge sticks with coffee - this is one of my favorite things. I hide them from my family.
9:24 am
BzznBea
lone tennis equipments
9:24 am
rururocks
if nan were here she wouldn't know bob dylan songs I bet
9:24 am
MollyL
Lone tennis court dividers
9:24 am
Shirlockc
great clue, thx molly
9:24 am
dauber
Ooh, nice one, Molly!
9:25 am
MollyL
Would she even know who Bob Dylan is?
9:25 am
rururocks
ya gotta LOVE tennis clues
9:25 am
dauber
MollyL is an ACE at them.
9:25 am
MollyL
But what about curling clues? Huh?
9:25 am
Shirlockc
i have to do my taxes today ...
9:25 am
dauber
No, let's not get swept up in those.
9:25 am
dauber
It'll just make me feel stoned.
9:26 am
MollyL
Enough of these back handed comments
9:26 am
BzznBea
I was dumbfounded theat they don't use brooms in curling anymore. Now they use swiffers.
9:26 am
dauber
Damn...I got served!
9:26 am
Shirlockc
there's no love here for sports
9:26 am
MollyL
Good one Bea : D
9:27 am
rururocks
don't make a big bonspiel out of it
9:29 am
bonkler
you know the chog has hit the rocks when the curling puns come out
9:31 am
rururocks
it will be a big weight on the chat to not do so
9:31 am
HarryHood
60 for later. have fun everybody
9:32 am
MollyL
Curling puns are the icing on the cake
9:36 am
rururocks
truly.. especially coming from the rink and file
9:41 am
LuvWordGames
tonle ts
9:41 am
rururocks
luv clues
9:42 am
LuvWordGames
yep, a freebie
9:42 am
marksdolly
ty Luv didn't have that one :)
9:43 am
LuvWordGames
glad to be of service :-)
9:44 am
MollyL
Okay, I am laughing and laughing. I'm reading about curling. Curling players are not allowed to touch their stones. (I wonder if they are told it will make them go blind)
9:45 am
rururocks
it will make them grow hair on their palms
9:46 am
BzznBea
That's why they wear gloves.
9:46 am
Shirlockc
glove love
9:51 am
moolingwa
morning all
9:54 am
jbp
just read through the chog for all the fab curling puns... can't believe I missed the fun!
9:56 am
jbp
off for a bit --keep the puns coming, so I can amuse myself later, ;-)
9:56 am
MollyL
It never ceases to amaze me what gets missed in this chat.
9:57 am
MLFAN17
okay i admit it i enjoy watching curling and i found out recently that their is a wheelchair version of it too
9:58 am
MLFAN17
those "stone" are not cheap either
10:00 am
MollyL
Okay, the world has gone to hell. I just say this on Google: how much does a curling stone way?
10:01 am
MLFAN17
you mean weigh dont you?
10:03 am
MLFAN17
i dont see the price when i just googled it again, but i think they are 19.95 each
10:03 am
MLFAN17
i might be wrong though
10:04 am
BzznBea
They have to be more than that.
10:06 am
mael
yeah, they are very expensive
10:07 am
mael
looks like a whole set of 16 costs about $12,000
10:08 am
MollyL
I mean it actually said way and not weigh
10:08 am
mael
hah, spelling is for the birds
10:09 am
hurshy
i thought spicy birdseed was for the birds
10:09 am
MollyL
My mind is still blown from a conversation I had with someone last week on the expense of owning a boat. Yee Gods.
10:10 am
BzznBea
Same way with horses...
10:11 am
mkg
Does anyone have the stat and clue for the 9? Ty.
10:11 am
BzznBea
Bet you didn't read through the chat did you. Been clued many times.
10:12 am
MLFAN17
its de 8/9 and i need a clue as well
10:12 am
mkg
Didnt see it recently bea.
10:12 am
MollyL
Oh, I bet there is a lot of expense in owning horses.
10:13 am
BzznBea
Clued at 9:20 ish
10:13 am
BzznBea
It is expensive to ride English.
10:14 am
BzznBea
One daughter did for years.
10:15 am
mkg
Found that clue. Not getting it yet. But ty.
10:15 am
MLFAN17
i dont see it in chat at all can someone copy paste it pls?
10:16 am
hurshy
your house is left to you de8
10:16 am
MLFAN17
mkg what is the clue?
10:16 am
BzznBea
There were five or six clues given at the time.
10:16 am
mkg
Got the 8 and 9./ ty
10:16 am
MollyL
At the top of the chat, next to the MY FRIENDS tab are two icons. The first looks like a speech bubble for a cartoon. That will hide the chat. The next is a square which will show the entire chat for the whole day
10:19 am
MollyL
No wonder I didn't get Hurshy's clue. It is from the Bible.
: D
10:24 am
mkg
The clue is: like a desert. There is nothing there. It is de******. Plural for the 9. Ends in opposite of early.
10:29 am
MollyL
Thanks, I have the word. I just didn't understand Hurshy's clue because I am not familiar with that Bible verse.
10:32 am
cybernan
good morning all :)
10:49 am
rururocks
nan.. you missed a set of curling puns earlier.
10:50 am
cybernan
oh? There was some really good competition at the worlds this year.
10:56 am
cybernan
First run through completed -- time for breakfast. Back Later
11:22 am
origami
Why can't you have more than one Hawiian goose?
11:23 am
dauber
You can - the Webster's example sentence implies that the singular and plural are the same.
11:24 am
origami
Hmmm ...
11:30 am
cybernan
hi again
11:31 am
cybernan
hawaiian goose but no gooses, North American deer and deers how does that make sense?
11:32 am
origami
Exactly!
11:34 am
HarryHood
a curling pun sounds like an implement used in a hair salon.
11:35 am
hokie carla
that's a curling iron
11:37 am
hokie carla
have to say I saw all the de8/9 clues and can't think of the word. /me slow
11:37 am
moolingwa
didn't realise you needed styled hair to throw stones
11:37 am
HarryHood
either styled hair or living in a glass house.
11:38 am
hokie carla
back for last 61
11:38 am
moolingwa
adjective for wasteland hoke
11:39 am
cybernan
can also be used as a descriptive word for feeling lonely and depressed
11:42 am
cybernan
no hair at all needed to curl -- just a great deal of mental agility, physical skill and stamina
11:42 am
moolingwa
I imagine patience too?
11:43 am
HarryHood
and a warm coat.
11:43 am
moolingwa
and a broom
11:44 am
cybernan
yes patience too and no coat required for anyone but the skip -- the other players are working too hard to need one
11:44 am
cybernan
oh - and nerves of steel are good as well
11:44 am
moolingwa
30 to go
11:45 am
MollyL
Curlers have big stones
11:48 am
hokie carla
somehow restating the same clue didn't help me. off the thesaurus!
11:49 am
hokie carla
ah, why didn't someone mention Smaug?
11:49 am
moolingwa
it's on the front of a 6/7 combo?
11:49 am
moolingwa
oh yeah, my mistake
11:49 am
moolingwa
you can blame me...I told everyone not to mention smaug
11:50 am
HarryHood
he did.
11:50 am
cybernan
de + sun + most of tardy
11:50 am
hokie carla
and no, that didn't even come up in thesaurus, it just came to me while I was trying to make desert, which did come up
11:50 am
hokie carla
hardy har
11:50 am
HarryHood
I would have mentioned smaug.
11:50 am
hokie carla
thanks, harry
11:50 am
HarryHood
who is smaug? oh - it's a hobbit thing. never mind.
11:51 am
moolingwa
yes, and there's a certain d10 of him
11:51 am
hokie carla
the 2nd hobbit movie (I think) is called The De* of Smaug.
11:51 am
HarryHood
led zeppelin and such.
11:52 am
cybernan
did you find it carla?
11:52 am
hokie carla
did y'all see Amazon is making a LOTR show, and season 1 is going to cost like $465M. I think that's USD, not NZ.
11:53 am
moolingwa
I think I vaguely had heard of it, but have not been following it
11:54 am
hokie carla
I just heard about it the other day when that news came out. Not sure what else they can do that wasn't in the movies except the ending of the book, which was left out.
11:54 am
hokie carla
yes, nan, thx. I have been talking about it. :D
11:55 am
moolingwa
I thought originally it was going to be some of the tales from before the story
11:55 am
cybernan
oh - didn't know that was what all the hobbit talk was about
11:56 am
HarryHood
this is a lovely grid though.
11:56 am
moolingwa
not bad so far
11:57 am
hokie carla
guess I need to buckle down
11:57 am
HarryHood
though I have a mess of 6s and 7s to go.
11:57 am
hokie carla
only 14/59 4's, that isn't good
11:57 am
moolingwa
4x4, 6x5, 2x6, 3x7 and 1x8 to go
11:58 am
HarryHood
11x6 and 8x7
11:58 am
moolingwa
well...that will be interesting
11:59 am
HarryHood
and class in 5 min
11:59 am
moolingwa
call in 1 minute :)
11:59 am
hokie carla
that
11:59 am
hokie carla
gives me some time to catch up
11:59 am
HarryHood
bathroom NOW.
11:59 am
HarryHood
bye all.
12:00 pm
hokie carla
later
12:05 pm
MollyL
Geez, bathroom NOW sounds like an issue
12:06 pm
cybernan
missing 5 e's from the first tow columns -- no ideas there
12:06 pm
broll
My 9-year -old grandson is helping me today. Hurray!
12:06 pm
hokie carla
I need 2 from 1st, 3 from 2nd, and 2 from 4th col
12:06 pm
hokie carla
nice!
12:07 pm
hokie carla
I also have no ideas, nan
12:07 pm
hokie carla
I think I heard there is an en8 but I don't have nor know which one it comes from
12:07 pm
moolingwa
I have all the e's if I can help
12:07 pm
cybernan
4th col e's are an et 6-7 babblet
12:08 pm
hokie carla
ah, got those, thx
12:08 pm
cybernan
only have an en 4/4 -- clues for any others please?
12:08 pm
hokie carla
sure moo, we apparently need all the help we can get
12:09 pm
hokie carla
not endless, though I keep seeing that
12:09 pm
hokie carla
ah, found the 7/8
12:09 pm
broll
sorry, I was still in chat
12:09 pm
cybernan
*also have a couple of ea's, el's and an ef
12:10 pm
cybernan
an en 7-8 carla? clue please?
12:10 pm
hokie carla
compound - think of something at the back of a book or like taste after a drink of wine or liquor (I may be making that up)
12:11 pm
hokie carla
ends in musical things or another word for memo
12:11 pm
cybernan
oh yes - ty - we have had that one before
12:11 pm
moolingwa
there's also "to put a countenance on"
12:11 pm
moolingwa
and to surround
12:11 pm
hokie carla
not envelop
12:11 pm
moolingwa
of to embrace I guess would be better
12:12 pm
cybernan
and not enclose
12:13 pm
cybernan
nor encircle
12:13 pm
hokie carla
oh, phone call
12:13 pm
cybernan
no enface either
12:13 pm
moolingwa
yes, less common, but you're on the right track
12:14 pm
moolingwa
pb for you nan
12:14 pm
MollyL
Something is definitely wrong with the way this game is interfacing with users. I had it tell me three times this morning that eaten was not found in the dictionary.
12:15 pm
cybernan
found the embrace one
12:16 pm
hokie carla
yeah, happened to me yesterday or the day before. I thought people were just typing wrong before but I know I did it right.
12:16 pm
moolingwa
you typed another one in chat
12:16 pm
cybernan
ty mool
12:16 pm
cybernan
oh - lol -- didn't have the root either
12:17 pm
cybernan
e's done - thanks for the help
12:21 pm
hokie carla
found one E but my friend keeps talking so I can't concentrate on the other clues
12:22 pm
bichon
ap 6/21, second one, pls
12:22 pm
moolingwa
alternate spelling of the first 5
12:24 pm
cybernan
43 left and stuck
12:25 pm
moolingwa
12 left...haven't moved for a bit
12:26 pm
cybernan
help with the fo's please -- missing the 6,6,7
12:26 pm
hokie carla
52 here - friend still talking
12:26 pm
cybernan
found the first 6
12:26 pm
MollyL
What, you are just letting her bang on while you play?
12:28 pm
hokie carla
I have a fo6/7 combo but I guess the other fo6 must be my last one
12:28 pm
cybernan
lol -- I have a friend like that -- can't get a word in edgewise anyway, so I just carry on with other things while she talks :)
12:28 pm
hokie carla
I'm answering every so often, molly
12:28 pm
moolingwa
three is an fo6 that is an alternate spelling
12:28 pm
cybernan
all that is required is the occasional oh, mmmph or really?
12:29 pm
hokie carla
she likes to talk while driving and just got to her location. she is ranting (very legit rants too) about her daughter getting screwed on playing time.
12:29 pm
hokie carla
thanks, moo. british strike again!
12:30 pm
hokie carla
now just need 2 O's in 4th col to gray that or 2 A's in top row to gray that.
12:30 pm
cybernan
fo 6-7 please? is it a combo? (first set that is)
12:30 pm
hokie carla
found the o's
12:30 pm
hokie carla
4th col gray!
12:31 pm
hokie carla
it's like a vitamin, nan. I think pregnant women take it.
12:31 pm
cybernan
oh heavens - no idea what pregnant women take nowadays -- it's been 50 years!
12:32 pm
MollyL
Really, it's been 40 years for me and I still remember that one
12:32 pm
moolingwa
ooh, found a word
12:33 pm
cybernan
we just took prenatal vitamins
12:33 pm
MollyL
And this was in them, I'm sure
12:33 pm
bichon
I remember taking iron. That caused constipation
12:33 pm
hokie carla
I'm surprised you took prenatal vitamins. will have to ask my mom if she did.
12:34 pm
hokie carla
nan, usually it's a 2 word phrase with the f word sounding like an adj. and followe.d by acid
12:34 pm
bichon
Didn't all women?
12:34 pm
cybernan
no - that was my kids --- think all we were told to do was drink lots of milk, no booze, extra iron and lots of fresh veggies
12:35 pm
hokie carla
moo, any guesses on my upper 2 A's?
12:35 pm
hokie carla
I have the british ones
12:35 pm
moolingwa
I have two left on that a
12:35 pm
cybernan
I think we were even allowed wine and beer -- just no hard liquor
12:35 pm
moolingwa
how many you have left?
12:35 pm
hokie carla
2 there, 3 on bottom A
12:35 pm
hokie carla
49 total
12:35 pm
moolingwa
I have all the bottom ones
12:36 pm
MollyL
Prenatal vitamins were introduced in the 70's
12:36 pm
moolingwa
they're all short off the bottom...5 letter max
12:36 pm
cybernan
I have no idea on the fo 6-7, carla -- way after my time
12:36 pm
hokie carla
ok, think not early
12:36 pm
cybernan
nm - monkeyed them
12:37 pm
cybernan
ty anyway
12:37 pm
hokie carla
found an A!
12:37 pm
hokie carla
found the rest on the bottom
12:39 pm
hokie carla
name that proper noun - tennis player stabbed during a match
12:41 pm
hokie carla
ha! just found a T that usually outwits me
12:44 pm
cybernan
don't follow tennis
12:44 pm
hokie carla
well surely this was super big worldwide news when it happened
12:46 pm
moolingwa
what's tennis?
12:46 pm
cybernan
as I said - don't follow tennis, so wouldn't have bothered --- just watch curling and golf
12:46 pm
cybernan
sports news is usally all football, so never watch it
12:47 pm
hokie carla
LOL moo
12:48 pm
hokie carla
I'm just going to pretend nan is trolling me
12:48 pm
hokie carla
that makes it better
12:48 pm
moolingwa
woo...another word
12:48 pm
moolingwa
9 to go
12:48 pm
moolingwa
AA P TT SSS S
12:48 pm
hokie carla
34 here.
12:49 pm
cybernan
not everyone is a sports fan, carla
12:49 pm
hokie carla
I also need 1 P
12:49 pm
hokie carla
but 4 T's and 5 + 2 S
12:49 pm
cybernan
I haven't even watched hockey much since the league expanded beyond the original 6
12:50 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I guess curling isn't sports 😜
12:50 pm
hokie carla
I guess I'll have to wait for Molly to award the dings
12:51 pm
cybernan
not biting - everyone here knows I love curling and tolerate golf
12:53 pm
hokie carla
finished the other F!
12:53 pm
moolingwa
fulfilling!
12:54 pm
hokie carla
can't find 2 L's
12:55 pm
hokie carla
there's one
12:55 pm
hokie carla
ding ding ding!
12:55 pm
hokie carla
thank you, molly
12:55 pm
MollyL
And that stabbing made national and international news
12:56 pm
hokie carla
never the same after that. could have been the best ever (before serena of course).
12:57 pm
hokie carla
and it happened in Germany
12:58 pm
moolingwa
seles?
12:58 pm
hokie carla
oh, I forgot I still needed 2 E's
12:58 pm
hokie carla
moo, you already missed the dings
12:59 pm
moolingwa
oh yeah...:)
12:59 pm
moolingwa
I see that now...sorry on a call so was not paying as much attention
1:00 pm
moolingwa
ooh, another word
1:00 pm
moolingwa
and another!
1:00 pm
cybernan
so 8 please?
1:00 pm
hokie carla
what were those e's again? I found the one like an embrace
1:01 pm
hokie carla
wow, you're on a roll, moo
1:01 pm
moolingwa
to give something a countenance
1:02 pm
hokie carla
hmm, thought I tried that earlier, thx
1:03 pm
moolingwa
AA P T SS S
1:03 pm
hokie carla
wow, I still need 7 N's from the middle
1:03 pm
moolingwa
they're mostly regular words
1:04 pm
hokie carla
found some bright ones
1:04 pm
moolingwa
enlightening
1:05 pm
hokie carla
when you say "mostly regular" does that mean there are 5 that aren't regular ;P
1:06 pm
moolingwa
well all of them occur in babble to varying degrees
1:06 pm
moolingwa
so not new odd
1:06 pm
moolingwa
there's probably 4-5 total n words that aren't common words
1:07 pm
hokie carla
lack 1 from the other N too
1:07 pm
hokie carla
of course it was a very regular anatomy word
1:08 pm
moolingwa
assume you have the december time one, and the sillyish plural
1:08 pm
HarryHood
back. 28 to go
1:08 pm
hokie carla
26 here Harry but slow
1:08 pm
moolingwa
7 to go
1:09 pm
hokie carla
I do have Dec one. have one sillyish plural but only because the sing. is also sillyish.
1:09 pm
hokie carla
have seen my kids desole many a soccer cleat, not sure why that's not a word.
1:10 pm
HarryHood
pl of the xmas?
1:10 pm
moolingwa
and you can't have tenpacks
1:10 pm
hokie carla
probably gonna have to save the N for the list.
1:11 pm
hokie carla
AA CCC P DDD Nx5 Tx4 L Sx5 SS
1:11 pm
hokie carla
so many remain
1:12 pm
hokie carla
found 2 S's. feel like I did those this morning
1:12 pm
hokie carla
found an N!
1:13 pm
cybernan
only n's that aren't normal ar the ne 6 pt of a noun, the ne 5 that sounds like a running shoe, and the no 4(s) that sound like a string tie
1:14 pm
hokie carla
forgot that pt, thx. not sure if I have the rest of those or not.
1:14 pm
moolingwa
oh, thought that's what you meant when you became enlightened
1:15 pm
cybernan
* ne 5 sounds like it should be a running shoe - not rhyming
1:16 pm
HarryHood
that is my missing N
1:16 pm
hokie carla
well, I found 2/3 of the bright gas words, moo
1:16 pm
cybernan
so 8 please?
1:16 pm
HarryHood
got it.
1:16 pm
HarryHood
I always though that word sounded like a tech dept employee.
1:17 pm
hokie carla
looks compound nan, only one + things pucks go in hopefully
1:17 pm
hokie carla
what's the point total, harry?
1:17 pm
moolingwa
ah, didn't have that one...tx hoke
1:18 pm
hokie carla
oh, I have what I think y'all are talking about. ne5/12
1:18 pm
cybernan
ty carla
1:18 pm
hokie carla
did you like how I tailored the clue for you, nan? :D
1:18 pm
cybernan
ne gas, gases and pt
1:20 pm
moolingwa
I think nan was cluing it
1:20 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* thanks for the help :)
1:20 pm
moolingwa
congrats nan
1:20 pm
moolingwa
6 more left for me
1:20 pm
hokie carla
well done
1:20 pm
hokie carla
21 here
1:21 pm
cybernan
yes, ty carla
1:22 pm
hokie carla
well, well. I know for a fact I entered the soft drink one this morning and it wasn't there, but the pt was. very annoying.
1:24 pm
cybernan
hagd everyone :)
1:24 pm
MLFAN17
hokie what are the stats for the word you are talking about?
1:24 pm
HarryHood
bye nan
1:24 pm
hokie carla
you too
1:25 pm
hokie carla
2 D's I thought I had
1:25 pm
hokie carla
which one, mlfan?
1:26 pm
MLFAN17
soft drink?
1:26 pm
doseffing
...from atlanta
1:28 pm
HarryHood
msising 4x4. hmmm
1:29 pm
hokie carla
1 here and I'm thinking I prob already entered it
1:31 pm
MLFAN17
ndcap is not a word? bummer
1:32 pm
HarryHood
listing at 16.
1:33 pm
hokie carla
still 18, going to give it one more try
1:33 pm
MLFAN17
is it en7 x3?
1:34 pm
hokie carla
found my last D
1:34 pm
hokie carla
2xen and 1et
1:34 pm
hokie carla
7, that is
1:35 pm
hokie carla
17 left, 7 of which are 7's. yuck.
1:37 pm
MollyL
Carla is going to post things with lots of 7's in them for a while
1:38 pm
hokie carla
all seven and we watch them fall
1:41 pm
HarryHood
missed some easy ones, but never would have finished w/o the list.
1:42 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I'm about to go
1:42 pm
moolingwa
I have 2 7s left
1:43 pm
HarryHood
I'll bet they're st7 and po7
1:44 pm
moolingwa
could well be
1:44 pm
hokie carla
well po7 must be my missing P
1:44 pm
HarryHood
bye all
1:45 pm
hokie carla
bye Harry
1:50 pm
MLFAN17
never mind
1:56 pm
hokie carla
could have sworn I tried my missing A's earlier. not that I know them but was just trying random things.
1:58 pm
MollyL
The po7 is stupid
2:04 pm
MLFAN17
i dont have it
2:06 pm
MLFAN17
found a ta7
2:07 pm
MLFAN17
molly is it a compound word?
2:08 pm
hokie carla
6 left with list. going to walk Winston.
2:08 pm
MLFAN17
enjoy hokie
2:09 pm
penquis
hello all....
2:09 pm
MLFAN17
hello pen
2:09 pm
penquis
hi MLF...
2:16 pm
joym999
That cow in the upper left corner is mocking me.
2:23 pm
MollyL
Saint Penquis of The Lobstermen. Blessed art thou of the butter and lemon.
2:25 pm
penquis
Thanks very much! Bless you, my child.... ;o)
2:33 pm
Sophie214
hello all........beautiful sunny day in Nashville....and I still stink at this game :) day 5
2:34 pm
penquis
ni sophie...
2:35 pm
joym999
Hi Sophie. A lot of us having been playing for years, so don't get discouraged. You'll improve, probably faster than you think.
2:42 pm
dcseain
i've been playing for fifteen and a half years. With some gaps in there.
2:45 pm
dcseain
It does get easier as you play more.
3:07 pm
periwinkle
I have been playing over 16 years
3:08 pm
periwinkle
help with de8/9 please hello all
3:09 pm
penquis
a feeling of hopelessness.....ends with consumed....
3:09 pm
penquis
devastated...
3:09 pm
periwinkle
tyty pen
3:13 pm
penquis
stuck at 25 left....listing may be in my immediate future... ;o|
3:13 pm
joym999
Is there an ST7 or KE7 and if so clue please?
3:14 pm
penquis
No k7....have all the Ks.....dk about st 7....
3:14 pm
joym999
Also I have a DE8 and an EN 8 -- what's the third one?
3:15 pm
penquis
just found an ST 7/28....
3:15 pm
hokie carla
there is a KE7
3:15 pm
penquis
oh yes, do have a KE 7...sorry....
3:16 pm
hokie carla
and my so comment means there is an SO8
3:16 pm
penquis
i am missing the third 8...
3:17 pm
moolingwa
oh, just seeing hoke's comment :)
3:17 pm
hokie carla
I'm back for my last 6
3:17 pm
hokie carla
but I have a list and you don't :P
3:18 pm
moolingwa
found the st
3:18 pm
hokie carla
still struggling with 3 N's though. I have to focus.
3:18 pm
penquis
is there an so 8?
3:18 pm
hokie carla
there might be
3:19 pm
moolingwa
4 to go
3:20 pm
joym999
anyone have a clue for that KE7 or the ST7?
3:20 pm
penquis
the KE is a superlative....the ST seems to extend an ST 5 word...
3:20 pm
moolingwa
ke...you'd have to be really eager to find it
3:21 pm
moolingwa
the st...add two letters to a 5
3:21 pm
moolingwa
pen beat me to it
3:21 pm
joym999
I missed that superlative ending, thanks!
3:22 pm
moolingwa
it's the best
3:25 pm
hokie carla
wow, missed a candy company or what the children were the night before christmas
3:25 pm
moolingwa
hungry?
3:25 pm
hokie carla
how they were in their beds
3:26 pm
hokie carla
now just that stupid P, an S, and a T
3:26 pm
moolingwa
I have stupid Ax2
3:26 pm
moolingwa
but do have stupid P and S also
3:27 pm
moolingwa
nm, found stupid Ax2
3:27 pm
moolingwa
I know 28% of the word for the P :)
3:27 pm
hokie carla
I swear I tried monkeying the A earlier and it didn't take. and molly said the P was stupid. but I will add the A is too , though bea may disagree.
3:27 pm
Shut Up Play
polo
3:28 pm
hokie carla
duh, I'm the stupid one with the S. we have it all the time
3:28 pm
moolingwa
was it the left s?
3:29 pm
moolingwa
was it a 6?
3:29 pm
hokie carla
not sure what it means but there's a town in SC I've been to several times.
3:29 pm
moolingwa
nm, found it
3:29 pm
moolingwa
need to remember those finger lakes
3:29 pm
hokie carla
now T7 and P7.
3:30 pm
moolingwa
P7 for me...can clue the T7 if you like
3:30 pm
moolingwa
providing you tell me which two you have
3:30 pm
hokie carla
I reckon i need it, sure.
3:30 pm
moolingwa
I'm guessing you have the pt and the plural
3:30 pm
hokie carla
I need the big points one
3:31 pm
moolingwa
which would mean you need to think about the 6's you have
3:31 pm
moolingwa
those statements go together, in case you were wondering
3:32 pm
hokie carla
no 6's around this one though
3:32 pm
moolingwa
no, not remotely near it :)
3:32 pm
moolingwa
at least in the list...on the board it is :)
3:33 pm
moolingwa
if that's too obscure, let me know
3:35 pm
hokie carla
it was, but I eventually saw it in spite of your clues ;P
3:35 pm
moolingwa
I live to make life difficult for everyone :)
3:35 pm
hokie carla
lol, well done
3:36 pm
moolingwa
I also live for the undeserved praise
3:37 pm
moolingwa
so we're both left with the stupid p7
3:37 pm
hokie carla
now if we can find a stupid P
3:37 pm
penquis
do you need a clue for the Po 7?...
3:37 pm
hokie carla
great minds think alike
3:38 pm
moolingwa
us too apparently
3:38 pm
hokie carla
how stupid is it, pen?
3:38 pm
penquis
is that a yes?.....the word usually ends in a Y.....
3:38 pm
penquis
i actually guessed it at the flip....
3:38 pm
joym999
the PO7 is a strong word
3:39 pm
moolingwa
It's getting down to 18 degrees tonight...3-5 inches of snow
3:39 pm
hokie carla
hmm, must end in ee, but not seeing how to make the points work. never fear, not giving up yet.
3:39 pm
moolingwa
in case you were wondering
3:39 pm
hokie carla
that's just wrong, moo
3:40 pm
moolingwa
It's my fault, I planted some things just over a week ago
3:40 pm
hokie carla
45 here tonight so we'll probably have to turn the heat on
3:40 pm
penquis
no...ends in one vowel where a Y would normally be....
3:40 pm
Shirlockc
po7? clue please?
3:40 pm
moolingwa
It's currently 32 with a wintry mix
3:40 pm
hokie carla
well that sounds stupid, pen
3:40 pm
hokie carla
70 and fair here according to my watch
3:40 pm
penquis
as Joy said...it's a strong word...
3:41 pm
hokie carla
I went out for a walk in a hoodie and long pants and that was too much
3:41 pm
moolingwa
I put the bins out...that was enough
3:41 pm
penquis
it's 60 here...
3:42 pm
moolingwa
going to have to cover all the plants up again
3:43 pm
hokie carla
finally found the P!
3:44 pm
hokie carla
shirlock, something has a po7 (ending in y) means how strong it is, like a poison
3:44 pm
moolingwa
oh boy...thx
3:44 pm
moolingwa
that seems so more reasonable than the words I was trying
3:44 pm
Shirlockc
got it, thx hokie
3:45 pm
hokie carla
yw, shirl. sorry if I spoiled it, moo.
3:45 pm
hokie carla
joy's and pen's clues are much more understandable now.
3:46 pm
moolingwa
oh, that's okay...was done with this board
3:47 pm
hokie carla
yep, should get on with other things. still haven't started the quilting of my April quilt
3:47 pm
hokie carla
I will add I tried tendence several times throughout the day (which isn't even in the grid).
3:47 pm
penquis
was trying to be subtle in my cluing....
3:48 pm
hokie carla
I'm just really slow sometimes
3:48 pm
penquis
no problem...
3:48 pm
joym999
I've got more than 200 words and I'm going to list. I'll be the one tilted to one side.
3:49 pm
moolingwa
I appreciate that pen
3:51 pm
penquis
thought you might... ;o)
3:59 pm
joym999
The words you killed yourself looking for become so obvious once you list.
4:00 pm
penquis
often too true....
4:00 pm
penquis
and then there are the words i would never hvve gotten without the context of the list...
4:02 pm
penquis
and then there are the words i can't find in spite of the context of the list.... ;o)
4:07 pm
penquis
i am finding that i missed some singulars and some plurals....i think it's because i found most of my words at the flip...
4:18 pm
Gillie
I often miss plurals when I see the word going a different way through the grid (not ending by an 'S', for instance).
4:19 pm
penquis
i have that problem more when I start at the flip because then I am just going as fast as i can looking for the long words....
4:20 pm
Gillie
Yes, me too. Also, I'm convinced that it does sometimes lose the odd word.
4:20 pm
penquis
yes, i have lost words before...
4:25 pm
Uneaixoise
Tx for the po7....
4:25 pm
penquis
yw....not much of a clue...
4:27 pm
penquis
I am done...
4:29 pm
penquis
heading out to make dinner....goodnight all...
4:36 pm
joym999
Oh those alternate spellings.
4:42 pm
Gillie
Yes, I could kick myself for not seeing ap6/ap7
4:43 pm
joym999
Oh yes that one was irritating
4:44 pm
joym999
there's an FO that took me forever for the same reason
4:49 pm
Gillie
Done now - goodbye everyone
4:50 pm
joym999
bye gillie
4:54 pm
joym999
and that's fireworks! See y'all later and good luck!
5:00 pm
Uneaixoise
Congrats!
5:42 pm
Uneaixoise
Hey MLF :-)
5:43 pm
MLFAN17
you are finished correct?
5:44 pm
Uneaixoise
Nooooo
5:45 pm
MLFAN17
me either
5:45 pm
Uneaixoise
45 to go
5:46 pm
MLFAN17
thats good👠i have more to go then that
5:46 pm
MLFAN17
do you have the 9?
5:47 pm
MLFAN17
clue in chat a while ago but still no idea nor what time it was exatctly
5:49 pm
MLFAN17
i just found ne 6 7 7
5:52 pm
Uneaixoise
Have those
6:01 pm
Uneaixoise
Found de8 and 9......grim, miserable
6:02 pm
Uneaixoise
40 to go....taking a break
6:05 pm
MLFAN17
ty will look
6:06 pm
MLFAN17
FINALLY FOUND DE 8/9!
6:07 pm
bichon
te 7/44, pls
6:48 pm
MollyL
Number + what you do with the clean clothes when they are done in the dryer
6:49 pm
periwinkle
de5/20 pls
6:53 pm
MollyL
de5/20 non-hyped up coffee
6:55 pm
periwinkle
sheesh, thanks Molly
6:58 pm
MollyL
It's twisty Peri, not easy to see
7:08 pm
penquis
is peri hiding?....i can see her.... ;o)
7:13 pm
Uneaixoise
Tx for de5 and te7!
7:14 pm
Uneaixoise
En7/48?
7:16 pm
lynxxx
compound word - from memory it is a musical term
7:16 pm
penquis
en + facial feature...pt....
7:16 pm
penquis
i think we clued different words...
7:16 pm
lynxxx
yeah - forget my clue
7:16 pm
penquis
i clued the 7/48....
7:17 pm
lynxxx
but thnks for the right one!
7:18 pm
penquis
no problem really....two clues for the price of one... ;o)
7:18 pm
Uneaixoise
Facial feature?
7:18 pm
Uneaixoise
Already had the other
7:18 pm
lynxxx
well all of the features really
7:19 pm
penquis
oops.....kinda gave it away in the clue...
7:19 pm
Uneaixoise
Got it lololol
7:19 pm
penquis
yes, all....
7:20 pm
penquis
i think it's a dumb word....but it is in the dictionary...
7:22 pm
MollyL
Lots of dumb words in the dictionary. More in the Enable Word List
7:22 pm
lynxxx
def says more to do with writing or printing - the 'visage' of paper so makes sense
9:28 pm
dcseain
elote is a word hmph.
11:56 pm
ursh
te 7/44 please
11:59 pm
cybernan
or number + pleat
11:59 pm
ursh
tx nan - fw at last minute .com
11:59 pm
cybernan
yw ursh