12:07 am
justafreep
and hi
12:08 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:17 am
cybernan
hello everyone - ty for the stats
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:33 am
Rainiqui
eu 7 and 8
12:36 am
ursh
tx Rain - that gave me nbs/nbt
12:37 am
cybernan
guess that eu combo comes from the last row
12:38 am
Rainiqui
You're welcome Ursh
12:44 am
cybernan
nbt, nbs and 100 down - love meeting a goal :) good night everyone
6:28 am
ItalianGreyhound
how is "email" not a word?! Sorry for "mail"
6:29 am
aslindy
hello all
6:30 am
ItalianGreyhound
good morning aslindy
6:31 am
MollyL
A lot of words are not allowed by Enable because they were not in the dictionary the last time Enable was updated (21 years ago)
6:35 am
Alleyn58
Please a hint for the eu 7/8. Which e is it from?
6:35 am
BzznBea
phanton - licorice
6:35 am
BzznBea
According to chat it is from the bottom row e
6:36 am
Alleyn58
Thanks - defeated by it!!
6:37 am
Alleyn58
Got it!!!!
6:58 am
MollyL
eu + not Abel + double letter plural
6:59 am
BzznBea
Was that a clue blurt?
6:59 am
MollyL
I missed her Got It!!!
6:59 am
MollyL
I will wear the dunce cap for a while
7:00 am
MollyL
I'm flipping between here and sending Halloween stuff to the clan
7:01 am
BzznBea
Are you having trick or treaters tonight or tomorrow?
7:04 am
MollyL
We don't get any. They do a community trick or treat at our community center. We go down to the next neighborhood and give out candy.
7:04 am
bichon
phantom: nenesis
7:04 am
MollyL
And it is being celebrated tomorrow, here
7:45 am
lyv4ever
helloween find: croan
7:48 am
dan2bit
name that world capital proper noun
7:51 am
dan2bit
ding ding ding
7:52 am
MollyL
Bea wins a King Tut dance with Steve Martin
: D
7:57 am
Uneaixoise
Love the King Tut dance!!
8:06 am
aslindy
a clue for me6,21 please?
8:08 am
mab
Amiens! - Macron, macarons, and so much more! not a word, but still.
8:10 am
MollyL
Me6/21 starts with the first three of what fishnet stockings are made of + Fleming, Bond writer
8:11 am
aslindy
thank you molly
8:17 am
zoozzoom
Phantom: Icicles.
8:24 am
welki
greetings from chilly alberta
8:24 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Welki!
8:25 am
welki
hi, zooz :)
8:26 am
72 Temple Owl
morning. you're up early...
8:27 am
welki
early? nah, still getting up at 5-530 - hard habit to break
8:28 am
72 Temple Owl
do any of the o words begin with the greasy substance?
8:32 am
hokie carla
phantom unicorn, just like in real life
8:33 am
hurshy
anyone have bottom E words?
8:34 am
72 Temple Owl
time to move on. happy babbling
8:35 am
mab
eu plus first son, hurshy
8:35 am
hokie carla
I literally just got here but will look
8:36 am
hokie carla
new ones to me, thanks mab
8:37 am
hurshy
hmm, idk if i am misunderstanding what you mean by first son...
8:37 am
hurshy
abel's brother? not working
8:37 am
hokie carla
eu7 and 8, have to add a vowel
8:37 am
hurshy
thank you both
8:39 am
hokie carla
I'm assuming the U is a UN?
8:40 am
hurshy
never seen anything like it
8:40 am
hokie carla
so now just a matter of guessing what enable allows
8:40 am
hokie carla
ok, what's the stat?
8:40 am
Vicuna
IT's a un, but not a un the way you're thinking.
8:40 am
hurshy
it was a clue, hokie
8:41 am
hurshy
"never seen anything like it"
8:41 am
zoozzoom
One of a kind.
8:41 am
hokie carla
well, once I saw your giggle I figured that. will take all the clues under advisement and maybe get some coffee. thanks, all.
8:42 am
welki
here's one for enable - scrotum = mensac
8:42 am
hokie carla
ah, twisty little one. f
8:48 am
zoozzoom
The QU tile seems to be in a lot of words today.
8:50 am
hokie carla
I have 2 with it (plus the 4 that start with it)
8:51 am
zoozzoom
I have three with the C words alone.
8:52 am
hokie carla
well, found one besides the one I had, thx
8:55 am
hurshy
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
8:56 am
zoozzoom
Yum yum!
8:59 am
zoozzoom
I am still missing two M words.
9:01 am
hurshy
have you got me7?
9:01 am
zoozzoom
Ah! No I do not.
9:02 am
hurshy
you know how when you have water in a glass, it's slightly higher at the edges because the water likes to cling to stuff? the name of that ring of water, plural
9:03 am
hurshy
i was super proud of finding that one :D
9:03 am
hurshy
note that the singular would be me8 and is not here.
9:04 am
car.eeyore
Wow! No idea what that is, but well on you!
9:04 am
hokie carla
I don't think I have any idea what that is
9:04 am
hokie carla
so that tells me it ends in i- instead of -us
9:05 am
zoozzoom
Ah thank you. Got it!
9:06 am
zoozzoom
I had to google it to be honest though.
9:06 am
zoozzoom
I put ring of water in a glass is called? and it came up with it ha!
9:07 am
car.eeyore
Ahhhhh...cartilage! That one I know!
9:07 am
rururocks
it's also in a knee joint (plural)
9:08 am
JudyHall
what a geat clue for ME7, hurshy ! Took me right back to chemistry class (ages ago)
9:09 am
aslindy
clue for ca6,30 please?
9:11 am
godthaab
"Meme" has been in use since at least 1800. Why is it not accepted?
9:11 am
zoozzoom
CA vowel. First three letters of waiting in line.
9:12 am
aslindy
thank you
9:13 am
hokie carla
well, I definitely would have gotten a knee clue
9:13 am
rururocks
whew for a second I thought you said snorting a line zooz :D
9:15 am
hokie carla
has anyone complained yet about the number of vowels in this grid?
9:15 am
aslindy
wow there are too many vowels in this grid
9:16 am
hokie carla
thank you for playing along
9:17 am
rururocks
I have irritable vowel syndrome with this grid
9:17 am
hokie carla
that's a crappy pun
9:18 am
rururocks
you'll have to have intestinal fortitude to finish this grid hokie
9:19 am
hokie carla
omg, just noticed there are 20 As. you are right about that, ru.
9:20 am
aslindy
4 left, all starting with a
9:20 am
hokie carla
87 left here. haven't even reached halfway.
9:20 am
hokie carla
but I'm not stuck yet, so I've got that going for me
9:21 am
aslindy
fw for me
9:21 am
hokie carla
well done
9:22 am
aslindy
thanks. any clues before I go?
9:22 am
hokie carla
I have no idea, but thanks
9:22 am
Uneaixoise
Congrats!
9:23 am
aslindy
have a good day, all
9:26 am
hokie carla
anyone else always try mics?
9:27 am
hokie carla
how did that get left off?
9:32 am
hokie carla
now just missing the 4th row i for HOET
9:36 am
mab
i think one of those is just so very very big, im
9:37 am
Aloyisius
that was it, ty mab
9:43 am
hokie carla
gracias. HOET!
9:52 am
rururocks
i'd love a hint towards the en7//8
9:53 am
rururocks
never mind.. i read that wrongly
9:57 am
hokie carla
were you talking about the eu7/8 or do I need to look for an en7/8?
9:58 am
rururocks
i thought there was an en 7 but it was an eu.. and i had those already
10:01 am
Aloyisius
challenging grid today.. think my fav word = me7.36, takes me back to days in the lab. Any hints needed before I scoot?
10:02 am
hokie carla
so weird
10:03 am
Aloyisius
yup, must be a latin pl
10:04 am
hokie carla
no, I mean it's weird that that's the def you and hurshy talk about when the way more obvious and less obscure to non lab people is the knee
10:04 am
Aloyisius
oh, you're right.. the crescent shape
10:05 am
rururocks
got to head out for my walk LATER taters
10:05 am
Aloyisius
so off I go, Happy Babbling and have a spooky fun Halloween!
10:06 am
hokie carla
that's better than my later, losers. see ya both!
10:21 am
hokie carla
NTPN - maker of calculator watches in the 80s
10:41 am
hokie carla
✅✅✅
10:42 am
MollyL
Somehow, check marks are not a thrillihg win
10:42 am
hokie carla
would you rather have a calculator watch?
10:42 am
hokie carla
BTW, I can just picture the enable nerds all wearing them when they were making the list.
10:44 am
hokie carla
💰ðŸ·ðŸªare any of these more thrilling?
10:47 am
mab
the annoying senator from arizona is here...
10:48 am
mab
congressional garbo
11:09 am
dan2bit
licorise (v) to turn something into candy
11:13 am
mab
or licorism. wanting to use that ism
12:23 pm
penquis
hello all....
12:24 pm
BzznBea
Hello, pen.
12:26 pm
BzznBea
I have tried all the un words I can think of...
12:26 pm
BzznBea
Except that one!
12:27 pm
penquis
hi Bea...
12:34 pm
joym999
Hi penquis and Bea and everyone
12:34 pm
penquis
hi joy...
12:36 pm
BzznBea
I am finished. Any clues needed before I go?
12:37 pm
penquis
congrats....no, thanks....just starting...
12:37 pm
joym999
I just started, but I'm having trouble with the 2nd row N already. Any small hints would be welcome -- I have only 2 of the 7.
12:38 pm
joym999
also stats for the U
12:39 pm
BzznBea
The U is un6.30
12:52 pm
cybernan
hello everyone - lazy morning here :)
1:04 pm
penquis
hi nan....
1:14 pm
penquis
i don't think i like this grid...
1:15 pm
cybernan
it's a tough one - just listed and alreaqdy 2 that I can't find
1:15 pm
penquis
stuck at 81 here....listing soon...
1:17 pm
cybernan
li 6/18 please? or the 7/32?
1:18 pm
cybernan
nm on the 7
1:18 pm
penquis
the 6 is to coordinate with someone....lots of vowels...
1:18 pm
penquis
like to form a relationship with someone...
1:19 pm
cybernan
thought it might be something like that -- can't come up with the last two letters
1:19 pm
sajarn
phantom: seismic
1:22 pm
penquis
good one...
1:22 pm
joym999
this grid is making me senile
1:22 pm
penquis
another good one...
1:25 pm
cybernan
still not seeing that li 6, even though I have the first 4 letters
1:26 pm
joym999
It's not making me sane though.
1:26 pm
penquis
remember the movie "Dangerous Li*****? It is the verb form of that word...
1:26 pm
Scrabbler
Good day to all.
1:27 pm
penquis
hi scrabs...
1:27 pm
cybernan
ty - wasn't spelling it corrrectly
1:27 pm
Scrabbler
I had to work earlier so now I can have fun.
1:28 pm
penquis
nice! I drove home from an overnight at my niece's house ... Nice to relax a bit...
1:29 pm
Scrabbler
A co-worker was just visiting Acadia NP and other park in ME.
1:30 pm
penquis
nice....did she enjoy herself? or himself?
1:31 pm
Scrabbler
She went with her husband and had a wonderful time.
1:31 pm
eieios
i am not enjoying this grid.
1:32 pm
penquis
that's great....my great nephew has been working at MDI Labs as a research assistant...he has enjoyed living on Mt. Desert Island....
1:32 pm
penquis
i am not either, eieios....
1:32 pm
sammysmom
acadiais a wonderful place..igrew up in maine and have been there a few times.
1:32 pm
penquis
cool....haven't been there in a while.....lots more tourists now....
1:34 pm
Scrabbler
Lucky guy, penquis.
1:35 pm
hokie carla
we went in 2016 and would love to go back
1:35 pm
Scrabbler
I was there in September 2018 and want to return.
1:35 pm
eieios
who was baking brownies with eyeballs the other night? wondering how they turned out.
1:36 pm
hokie carla
temple owl
1:36 pm
hokie carla
I was thinking about that last night and wondering
1:36 pm
eieios
maybe TO will pop in later. :-)
1:37 pm
cybernan
one of the things I miss - we live in a gated community, so no little hobgoblins coming around
1:37 pm
hokie carla
is it a retirement one or just no kids live there?
1:38 pm
cybernan
its a 55+
1:38 pm
penquis
my niece has made some marvelous Halloween cookies...you can see her on Facebook....Dany's Cakes Maine....
1:38 pm
hokie carla
our new neighborhood has a ton of kids so I hope I have bought enough candy
1:38 pm
cybernan
lol - I say that, but most of us are pushing 80
1:40 pm
joym999
There are lots of kids in my neighborhood but they don't come to my house because we're on a very steep hill.
1:40 pm
hokie carla
I like the idea of those but then I look at pics and everyone looks 80 instead of low 50s and I'm afraid we won't fit in
1:41 pm
cybernan
we waited until our 70's before moving here
1:41 pm
eieios
60 to go and i still have three blank tiles. grrr
1:42 pm
hokie carla
my neighbors across the street from our last house had that problem, joy. sometimes they sit at the bottom of their driveway with the candy.
1:43 pm
hokie carla
I have 30 left but don't think I'll find any
1:43 pm
cybernan
se 7/40 please?
1:45 pm
penquis
just monkeyed it....starts with a four letter babblet (in the grid) and ends with short version of what annouuncer holds in his hands when talking on tv...
1:48 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* tough one
1:48 pm
penquis
congrats...
1:48 pm
eieios
2nd column, 5th row e stats or clues?
1:48 pm
penquis
i think i am going to list now....stuck at 65....
1:48 pm
cybernan
any clues wanted before I leave?
1:49 pm
penquis
no, thanks....
1:49 pm
hokie carla
still 30 here. not getting the right se4 babblet for that clue
1:50 pm
eieios
big truck with a dif vowel ending.
1:50 pm
penquis
it's a homonym for another se 4 word....an ordinary word...
1:50 pm
hokie carla
well, I'm sure I tried that
1:51 pm
cybernan
beat me to it ei and pen
1:51 pm
cybernan
hagd everyone -- off to get started on mine
1:51 pm
hokie carla
ooh, found another word. 281
1:51 pm
hokie carla
bye, nan. have a good one.
1:51 pm
eieios
now about that bottom row e?
1:52 pm
cybernan
eu 7-8 combo
1:52 pm
hokie carla
eu7 = eu + abel's bro + a vowel
1:52 pm
cybernan
ends like what the dentist injects to freeze your gums
1:52 pm
Scrabbler
Clue for the U, please?
1:53 pm
eieios
special, une
1:53 pm
cybernan
individual
1:53 pm
eieios
uses the high point tile.
1:53 pm
hokie carla
it's twisty! took me a while
1:54 pm
eieios
stats or clues for the o or i in the last column?
1:55 pm
hokie carla
in6/21
1:55 pm
hokie carla
or5/12, 6/21
1:55 pm
hokie carla
found another word
1:56 pm
rururocks
si7 clue please?
1:56 pm
rururocks
i sure am not seeing it
1:58 pm
penquis
sorry, don't have it yet...
1:58 pm
hokie carla
I don't have it. what's the points?
1:59 pm
rururocks
i just found it.. spelled differently
1:59 pm
rururocks
7/40 is the points.
2:00 pm
eieios
thx. nbs/nbt.
2:00 pm
hokie carla
spelled differently than what?
2:00 pm
eieios
gotta go run a few errands. bbl!
2:01 pm
hokie carla
bye, EI
2:01 pm
penquis
bye, ei...
2:08 pm
Gadget
Clue for the lone U word?
2:09 pm
hokie carla
uses the high point tile, which is not un6 today
2:09 pm
penquis
special, one of a kind....uses high point letter...
2:10 pm
Gadget
Ahhh...windy one to see. Thanks!
2:12 pm
hokie carla
stuck again at 26 left
2:12 pm
hokie carla
ruru, want to guess my missing H?
2:13 pm
hokie carla
not the college football award
2:13 pm
rururocks
he5/16?
2:13 pm
penquis
he 5/14....that's my guess...
2:13 pm
rururocks
or hi 4/5 likely
2:14 pm
rururocks
there are two hi 4's
2:14 pm
hokie carla
don't think it's any of those
2:15 pm
hokie carla
the hi4 is my favorite appalachian english word allowed here
2:15 pm
penquis
there are two he 5/14 words....
2:15 pm
hokie carla
probably has scottish roots is the only reason it's allowed
2:15 pm
hokie carla
ok, must be he5/14, thx. looking...
2:17 pm
hokie carla
was the last thing I tried 😜
2:17 pm
penquis
glad you found it...
2:17 pm
hokie carla
25 left! 2-6-12-4-1. looks like I have a lot of 6s to find. the worst.
2:18 pm
hokie carla
have you looked at the bee, pen?
2:19 pm
hokie carla
phantom seismic
2:19 pm
penquis
no, not today....made genius yesterday....my last word was the pangram...
2:20 pm
hokie carla
nice. I only needed 3 for queen bee yesterday and they were all regular words.
2:20 pm
penquis
same here...
2:21 pm
hokie carla
have found a few more than genius today but no way I will find them all
2:22 pm
penquis
nice going...
2:24 pm
hokie carla
ooh, found 2 words here. 23 left!
2:25 pm
hokie carla
and went to the flip chat for my 8 stat - easy peasy
2:26 pm
penquis
got that one earlier...
2:26 pm
penquis
you can also click on Lickety's clues to see the longest and most point words...
2:26 pm
hokie carla
found 2 big easy c's I'd missed - 19!
2:32 pm
hokie carla
anyone have cu7?
2:33 pm
penquis
yes....a food style....or french for kitchen...
2:39 pm
hokie carla
duh, thanks
2:41 pm
penquis
yw...i went through the list and still have 16 to find...*sigh*....think I will take a break...bbl to finish...bye all...
2:42 pm
hokie carla
wow, probably 16 of my 18. guess I should give up and list.
2:42 pm
penquis
oh...only have 12 left....the four didn't register on Expert....
2:43 pm
hokie carla
well, first one on the list was one I should have gotten
2:43 pm
Uneaixoise
Si7 please? Tx
2:44 pm
hokie carla
2nd one was one I was seeing a different direction all day and thought it was a phantom.
2:45 pm
hokie carla
looks like the gel packs that come in shoes, etc, spelled with the high pt tile and a different vowel
2:47 pm
Uneaixoise
Thanks!!
2:47 pm
hokie carla
of course!
2:49 pm
hokie carla
omg, also missed the thing that lists the choices at a restaurant
3:38 pm
AtlKru
VT finally won again. whooped up on GT. whew. its good its an away game. it was nice to go out up main with no traffic this morning
3:51 pm
hokie carla
hey! I told my husband GT must be really bad.
3:53 pm
hokie carla
wasn't on TV here so I listened to some of it. we must've had a lot of fans there because I couldn't tell where the game was by the cheering.
4:02 pm
eieios
i recorded my team today. watched until halftime and went to run errands. some asshat at the store asked who own. i told him i was watching it later. he decided to ask someone else and then tell me the outcome. (rolling eyes)
4:05 pm
AtlKru
thats the worst. i cant watch if i know the outcome
4:05 pm
AtlKru
and GT is probably horrible
4:06 pm
eieios
me either! especially whenmy team didn't win.:-(
4:06 pm
AtlKru
i hear they are buying out VT coach's contract when it gets down to 7 million later this season
4:07 pm
eieios
i am stuck at 43.... must be time to list.
4:18 pm
eieios
what are the ststa for the second 8? i have the eu8. please
4:20 pm
AtlKru
eq 6/27 and eq 7/40 the family mules and zebras are in
4:23 pm
eieios
is that a clue, alt?
4:24 pm
AtlKru
not the clue you were looking for but i realized you may not have it, being stuck and all
4:24 pm
eieios
thx, champ.
4:26 pm
hokie carla
yes, I'm sure our coach will be gone after this season
4:30 pm
periwinkle
help with the u pls. hi all
4:30 pm
MollyL
One of a kind, Peri
4:30 pm
eieios
special, peri. uses the high pt tile.
4:30 pm
periwinkle
ah ty both
4:31 pm
periwinkle
not doing well with this grid
4:33 pm
MollyL
This grid is a pain in the ass. Unless you are a genius flipper.
4:33 pm
periwinkle
help with O and right i please
4:34 pm
periwinkle
found the right i
4:34 pm
periwinkle
ty for li7 :)
4:35 pm
MollyL
The O ends in not out
4:35 pm
periwinkle
ty Molly
4:35 pm
eieios
now if i could just figure out he 8!
4:35 pm
periwinkle
it is getting dark here :(
4:36 pm
MollyL
We are headed to the dark time of year. Blech.
4:36 pm
eieios
the 8, not he8
4:38 pm
periwinkle
there are two 8s I have eu7/8. don't know what the other 8 starts with
4:39 pm
periwinkle
may not finish this one. I am tired
4:39 pm
eieios
li 8/45, i was old
4:40 pm
ChampFit
The other 8 is li 8 45
4:41 pm
eieios
told, not old
4:42 pm
periwinkle
eieos you will kick yourself when you find it. do you want a clue
4:43 pm
eieios
sure. i am desperate at thispoint. lol
4:43 pm
periwinkle
drop an S in the middle of the word you entered in the chog
4:44 pm
eieios
i triednthat with the plural ending, but not the sing.
4:44 pm
eieios
35 to go....
4:45 pm
periwinkle
drop an S into the middle of the word is what I meant
4:55 pm
NANCY
clue for li 6/18 please
4:58 pm
NANCY
NM FOUND IT
6:10 pm
periwinkle
si7 please
6:12 pm
HarryHood
tried sicilian, but it's not quite there, and not in the dictionary anyway
6:13 pm
periwinkle
found it on morewords. uses high point tile
6:20 pm
HarryHood
first pass. still missing the U and the bottom E.
6:20 pm
periwinkle
U used the high point tile. do you want a clue
6:21 pm
HarryHood
is it a "normal" word
6:22 pm
periwinkle
yes but not your typical un word
6:22 pm
HarryHood
ty peri.
6:25 pm
periwinkle
glad to help
6:25 pm
periwinkle
23 left. bbs
6:26 pm
HarryHood
52 here. c u soon
6:34 pm
HarryHood
46. bbl
6:43 pm
penquis
back to finish up...
7:12 pm
penquis
i am done....goodnight all....*waving to the lurkers*....
7:44 pm
dan2bit
same. thanks all cluers
9:55 pm
AtlKru
periwinkle that clue was slick. ty
10:48 pm
mkg
Hi all. I wont meet my goals today but does anyone have. Clues for any 7s or 8s? Ty
11:02 pm
grannyrose
ac7, plural of ac6. ac + vowel + not women
11:03 pm
grannyrose
ci7, plural of movie theaters
11:04 pm
grannyrose
cu7. cu + me, myself, *, transgression + not west
11:05 pm
grannyrose
eu*, plural of eu7. eu + abel's killer + not west
11:06 pm
mkg
Supre clues.
11:06 pm
grannyrose
li8. railway li 5/10 + not woman
11:07 pm
mkg
Ty got them all now. Ty
11:08 pm
mkg
Still missing bottom row i word, 4th row i word and second row i word. Thats all i need to get to sleep. Hints welcome. Ty.
11:08 pm
grannyrose
do you want more sevens?
11:08 pm
grannyrose
bottom row i. in4/4
11:09 pm
grannyrose
4th row i tile, im 7, really big
11:09 pm
mkg
Ty granny. Got it.
11:09 pm
grannyrose
2nd row i tile, il4/4
11:10 pm
mkg
Got im 7 ty.
11:10 pm
mkg
Got them all now. Ty granny. Off to sleep. Ty ty so much.
11:10 pm
mkg
Didnt think i would getr there tonight but i did. Ty
11:11 pm
grannyrose
sweet dreams mkg
11:58 pm
dizgrannie
333 next grid