12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
marksdolly
ty lickety!
12:21 am
marksdolly
hi jane
12:25 am
harpjane
thanks for the cl word!
12:25 am
marksdolly
lol it was a freebie :)
12:33 am
rururocks
Ta 8 called?
12:53 am
ursh
not liking this grid
1:14 am
rbud
al7 - the farmer's friend
1:22 am
ursh
da 7/48 not a night flower
1:55 am
dizgrannie
FWs, this grid was hard
2:38 am
Jacula
First runthrough has left me with 4 words for later.
5:42 am
Scrabbler
TY, Riverdance.
5:54 am
ItalianGreyhound
Nice grid! so far...
6:02 am
Scrabbler
I went off to play Wordle and Phrazle. Hi IG.
6:06 am
ItalianGreyhound
Good morning, Scrab
6:11 am
Scrabbler
I am stuck after finding 60.
6:13 am
ItalianGreyhound
yada should be allowed (yada, yada, yada...)
6:14 am
ItalianGreyhound
lots of little babblets here
6:15 am
Scrabbler
And K words are usually odd ones.
6:16 am
ItalianGreyhound
I have 5 so far, pretty normal words
6:16 am
ItalianGreyhound
thats one
6:17 am
Scrabbler
No intention there, IG.
6:17 am
Scrabbler
I already had it.
6:17 am
dromano66
worst grid ever
6:17 am
Scrabbler
I don't like it either, dromano.
6:23 am
Scrabbler
Time to get ready for work. Enjoy the day.
6:36 am
mael
name that dwarf in the grid (there are multiple acceptable answers)
6:41 am
periwinkle
good morning all. hope this grid is better than yesterdays
6:44 am
mael
eh, not looking great so far
6:45 am
mael
how are you, peri?
6:45 am
periwinkle
yesterdays was the worst grid.
6:45 am
periwinkle
I am fine mael. How are you?
6:46 am
mael
hanging in! about to pack the kids up for camp
6:46 am
periwinkle
I did not finish yesterdays grid and I usualy do try to finish but it stopped being fun for me
6:53 am
periwinkle
help with lone i please
6:55 am
periwinkle
ty lyn. did not know the definition
7:52 am
Shirlockc
hey, we have g4 and l4 in the grid
8:07 am
hokie carla
where's bea? I actually found a flower.
8:12 am
MollyL
There is one that isn't hard to find since it was blurted at the flip
8:13 am
hokie carla
probably the same one. I actually fell asleep last night.
8:15 am
hokie carla
thought I just found another but it's not in the dictionary
8:16 am
hokie carla
ok, I spelled it wrong, it's not in the grid.
8:21 am
DukeJason
Interesting problem with Babble: Yesterday, I did the 191 words, Babble didn't show the word until I logged out and logged in again and reentered the word, but no FW's. Today, after logging in, it showed all rankings as 0. Logged out/in again, then finally showed numbers, but only added 5 points to Who's Hot. Any fixes? Start Babble all over under a different name? Just perplexed today.
8:23 am
MollyL
Something is wrong on your end. Email Dr. God (the owner) dr.god@playbabble.com
8:24 am
hokie carla
I saw you had a problem yesterday too. not having anything weird like that here. certainly not a computer expert, but it sounds like maybe some kind of cookie issue on your end? did you change any of your browser settings? what OS and browser do you use?
8:24 am
DukeJason
TY MollyL
8:25 am
DukeJason
Hokie: software knowledge has slipped a3ay after retiring, but it sounds logical. We'll see what gives.
8:25 am
DukeJason
Hokie: software knowledge has slipped a3ay after retiring, but it sounds logical. We'll see what gives.
8:25 am
hokie carla
okay, good luck
8:25 am
LuvWordGames
hamily-a family of pigs LOL
8:26 am
MollyL
To answer your question Carla, Bea is standing in front of the open refrigerator, eating cold chicken.
8:26 am
hokie carla
or anything else she finds
8:26 am
hokie carla
good one, luv
8:27 am
hokie carla
oh, we have a star wars actor!
8:27 am
LuvWordGames
hamil?
8:27 am
hokie carla
maybe hamill but I'm not sure so ✅✅✅
8:29 am
hokie carla
that's what I thought but I knew you'd know or look it up ðŸ˜
8:29 am
hokie carla
phantom darling
8:30 am
MollyL
I'm surprised it
8:30 am
MollyL
it's not beloved considering this group
8:32 am
hokie carla
what, star wars? this group seems to be more star trek. I am really neither, but def wars over trek.
8:32 am
MollyL
No, the phantom darling
8:32 am
hokie carla
don quixote in the house
8:35 am
hokie carla
the man of la ??
8:37 am
Kaplan the Magne
There are a lot of words in here but the letters are getting in the way of them.
8:37 am
hurshy
yikes, no S OR E
8:37 am
hokie carla
I'm just barely getting half on each tile before i move on. another hard grid or I'm getting stupider.
8:38 am
LuvWordGames
I'm finding this grid difficult too
8:38 am
MollyL
Letters getting in the way of them...shades of BR
8:38 am
hokie carla
maybe it is me. still don't get molly's phantom darling comment or hurshy's no S OR E
8:39 am
LuvWordGames
there are no s's or e's in the grid
8:39 am
MollyL
People here use the term "beloved" for their spouses. It makes me gag.
8:39 am
hurshy
i'm saying there is no S tile in the grid, nor is there an E tile
8:39 am
hokie carla
thanks, luv
8:40 am
MollyL
I read that as SORE too
8:40 am
hokie carla
maybe if you said S or E I would've gotten it, but the OR threw me
8:40 am
hurshy
sorry, i just wanted to emphasize the word or
8:41 am
MollyL
Public Service Announcement: Today's grid has a shortage of vowels due to supply chain issues.
8:41 am
HarryHood
fake news
8:41 am
mael
we could only source As and Is, all outta the rest
8:41 am
MollyL
No shit Harry. That "supply chain" BS annoys me.
8:42 am
hokie carla
harry's post snuck in. I was like, who is molly talking to?
8:42 am
MollyL
My invisible friend
8:43 am
HarryHood
I got an email from a car dealer that said they can now sell us a car for msrp! no "surcharges"!
8:43 am
HarryHood
what criminals - everybody is taking advantage.
8:43 am
hurshy
name that proper noun! Charles' wife
8:43 am
hokie carla
that's the one I tried for flower earlier
8:43 am
hokie carla
camilla
8:44 am
hurshy
ding ding ding!!!
8:44 am
hokie carla
but the flower is camellia
8:44 am
hurshy
and as mentioned, we have no E
8:45 am
rururocks
she's no flower
8:45 am
hokie carla
wondering where to find just 2 more g's for half. btw, gila still not a word.
8:45 am
HarryHood
ooh I greyed out a tile!
8:45 am
hokie carla
oh, up to 9 now
8:46 am
hokie carla
I have grayed 4, harry, but they are all just 1 word. 🤣
8:46 am
HarryHood
I greyed the corner i
8:46 am
HarryHood
just began the second row
8:47 am
hurshy
name that proper noun! land of the maple leaf
8:47 am
saanichcat
well that was a slog. All done but not too much fun. Doubt if some of these words are clueable! good luck to everyone
8:47 am
saanichcat
CANADA
8:47 am
hokie carla
nice, still need one there. is it hebrew or something I'll never know?
8:47 am
HarryHood
wtg saan
8:47 am
hokie carla
well done, saanich
8:47 am
hurshy
ding ding ding!!!
8:47 am
HarryHood
no - they are all pretty common
8:48 am
saanichcat
I can thank the word list for that
8:48 am
hokie carla
well I have HOET now, but 63 left.
8:49 am
HarryHood
mylanta is in the grid :)
8:51 am
rururocks
what's mylanta?
8:51 am
HarryHood
anti gas medicine - opening the door for puns, ru
8:51 am
hokie carla
like a stomach med
8:51 am
HarryHood
ru makes no beans about this word.
8:51 am
hokie carla
is ru in a foreign country?
8:52 am
HarryHood
no need to toot your own horn
8:52 am
rururocks
there should be a colon on the end of that sentence harry.
8:53 am
HarryHood
phew - I was worried about you
8:53 am
penquis
please...no colon jokes....doing a colonoscopy prep today....hello all....
8:53 am
rururocks
I've not heard of mylanta.. but then I'm and old fart now
8:53 am
HarryHood
oh yuch pen
8:54 am
HarryHood
did that 2 years ago.
8:54 am
rururocks
you have intestinal fortitude pen you'll be fine
8:54 am
hokie carla
mylanta is older than you are ru
8:54 am
penquis
hope so...
8:54 am
MollyL
Wondering who cut the cheese?
8:54 am
hokie carla
google tells me 1880s
8:55 am
hokie carla
sounds fun, pen
8:55 am
rururocks
i hate the prep.. it's awful but we'll know when you disappear for a while where you are pen
8:55 am
HarryHood
I did the procedure with no anasthesia. it was a good time.
8:55 am
MollyL
If you were on Tik Tok someone would say Mylanta is the capital of Georgia.
8:56 am
hurshy
name that proper noun! dwarf who accompanied Frodo
8:56 am
HarryHood
but I was able to stand up and take the subway home rather than get picked up.
8:56 am
penquis
i always used to do it with the minimum anesthetic so I could watch the procedure....they wouldn't let me do that the last time....
8:56 am
hurshy
ding ding ding!!!
8:56 am
HarryHood
ntpn - aleutian island
8:57 am
MollyL
Pen, that is disturbing
8:57 am
rururocks
wow harry.. i got picked up and went straight to bed
8:57 am
hokie carla
I like the full sleep, I love feeling so rested
8:57 am
HarryHood
yes - it was fun watching the video and chatting with the GI doc about what we were seeing
8:57 am
rururocks
I wanted to be totally knocked out.. ugh pen
8:57 am
penquis
agreed Harry....but the anesthetic they use now is not so bad....don't wake up groggy....
8:57 am
MollyL
I can only imagine the conversation. "So Doc, how far up my ass are you now?"
8:58 am
penquis
it was interesting to watch....like a scene from that old sci fi movie....
8:58 am
HarryHood
and now, on your left, you can see the entrance to the il5 canal
8:59 am
hurshy
it's a procedure that they have to do an6 so this is an appropriate day for this discussion
8:59 am
HarryHood
ty hursh
9:00 am
rururocks
exactly hurst
9:00 am
rururocks
as long as pen's doctor doesn't poke fun
9:00 am
penquis
yes, ty, hursh...
9:00 am
hokie carla
I read that as AND. but I already had the word.
9:00 am
MollyL
Suddenly, Hurshy became a shifter
9:00 am
penquis
i don't think she will, ru...
9:01 am
rururocks
not even cheeky humor?
9:01 am
hokie carla
phantom tarantula
9:01 am
MollyL
I'm having visions of Mother Klump talking about her colon cleanse.
9:02 am
rururocks
I'm enjoying these jokes excrementally actually
9:03 am
HarryHood
it's really not right to make pen the butt of all our puns today
9:03 am
Aloyisius
coming out of lurk mode to give ru a groan.. hi all
9:03 am
penquis
hi aloy...
9:03 am
emteecee
why is everyone talking s**!?
9:03 am
HarryHood
hi aloy :)
9:03 am
MollyL
Pen looks a little flushed to me
9:03 am
rururocks
someone was going to take a crack at it eventually harry
9:04 am
Aloyisius
hi pen; glad you are having your checkup.. the prep is the worst part, I agree
9:04 am
rururocks
LOL aloy which one?
9:04 am
penquis
for sure...
9:04 am
Aloyisius
excrementally !
9:04 am
MollyL
You can post shit in the chat emtecee. It is in the grids all the time.
9:05 am
rururocks
oh.. that was a good one
9:05 am
MollyL
Excrementally is getting to be a Princess Bride like word in this conversation
9:05 am
Aloyisius
I like it
9:05 am
rururocks
ugh you have to bring up that crappy movie?
9:06 am
hokie carla
you keep using that word.
9:06 am
MollyL
Don't worry. I have "The Hours" on a loop for you so you can drown yourself in the depressive and maudilin.
9:07 am
rururocks
oh I loved that movie
9:07 am
MollyL
Carla, I don't think it means what they think it means.
9:07 am
rururocks
Julianne Moore was incredible in that movie
9:08 am
MollyL
I am not a Juilanne Moore fan. I wish they had cast someone else in that part.
9:08 am
rururocks
*passes out*
9:08 am
hokie carla
I like her okay. but always think of her on as the world turns.
9:08 am
MollyL
It was one of Ed Harris's best, but so damn depressing that it's hard to watch.
9:09 am
hokie carla
I have never seen that, but try to steer clear of sad and depressing.
9:09 am
rururocks
he was great too.. and Streep was incredible... and Kidman had her best acting in that movie
9:09 am
hokie carla
I do not like these A's today
9:10 am
rururocks
the a's suck.. for sure
9:11 am
hurshy
do people have the 8 and the 7s?
9:11 am
hokie carla
one 7
9:11 am
HarryHood
not here
9:11 am
hurshy
stats hokie?
9:11 am
penquis
not here...
9:11 am
Aloyisius
have the 7's but no 8
9:12 am
HarryHood
ty carla!
9:12 am
Aloyisius
al7 was fun to find
9:12 am
hokie carla
hmm, I am working on AL right now. good to know there is a "fun" 7.
9:13 am
hokie carla
aha, it is fun
9:13 am
Aloyisius
fun bc you will smile when you find it
9:13 am
hokie carla
not "fun"
9:13 am
hokie carla
gracias
9:13 am
Aloyisius
no, not the def
9:14 am
HarryHood
third row i - is it normal?
9:14 am
hokie carla
I was thinking sarcastic fun, like it was a PITA
9:14 am
hokie carla
yes, if you're into fabric patterns
9:14 am
Aloyisius
oh, lol
9:14 am
hokie carla
not sewing patterns, but patterns on fabric
9:14 am
hurshy
no harry but it's a babblet we have sometimes
9:15 am
mael
hah, look at our variety of normal :)
9:15 am
HarryHood
huh. I have hoet except for that tile.
9:15 am
hokie carla
phantom garlic
9:16 am
HarryHood
got it!
9:16 am
hokie carla
was thinking the same, mael. but hurshy has a lot of "normal" words that are not normal to the rest of us so I guess it goes both ways.
9:16 am
hokie carla
ik4, harry
9:16 am
rururocks
I + how the Kardashians say feline
9:16 am
Aloyisius
meow helps
9:17 am
rururocks
<---has to be careful around feline discussions
9:17 am
HarryHood
ok. 73 to go on this lovely grid. going to make coffee
9:17 am
hokie carla
enjoy
9:18 am
hokie carla
hurshy has not mentioned her cat in the grid today
9:18 am
hokie carla
are you okay, hurshy?
9:19 am
hurshy
no, i can't find either of these sevens
9:19 am
hurshy
aHA there is the A
9:19 am
hokie carla
the D is a flower, the A is related to farmers (ish)
9:19 am
mael
I have a cat named KitCat, thanks to my kid
9:20 am
Aloyisius
you could look in the al7 for the location
9:20 am
hokie carla
my friend has a dog named meatloaf, thanks to her kid
9:20 am
Aloyisius
or maybe the history of the word
9:21 am
hurshy
ok thanks got 'em
9:21 am
mael
which A does it come from?
9:21 am
hokie carla
bottom left
9:21 am
Aloyisius
bottom left
9:22 am
hokie carla
ha, hurshy is right
9:22 am
Aloyisius
eek, you are right hursh
9:22 am
rururocks
phantom: malaria
9:22 am
hokie carla
I saw it from the other, but as we know, it comes from the first one
9:22 am
rururocks
phantom : tarlatan
9:22 am
Aloyisius
I didn't see it until I got to the bottom!
9:23 am
rururocks
back to pen situational jokes aloy?
9:23 am
Aloyisius
oh groan
9:23 am
hokie carla
this R is baffling me
9:24 am
rururocks
i need one r and it's killing me too
9:25 am
hokie carla
I still need 5 and just spent 5 minutes looking without seeing any
9:26 am
rururocks
there's another dwarf from Tolkien in the grid hursh
9:26 am
Aloyisius
monkeyed ra4.8, surprise it is a word
9:27 am
hokie carla
oh, we've seen that before, aloy, thanks
9:27 am
Aloyisius
yw, guess I forgot it
9:28 am
hokie carla
when hurshy asked about the dwarf earlier, I was thinking of a different one but couldn't remember all the names
9:29 am
rururocks
mael wins a set of books of LOTR
9:30 am
Aloyisius
is your missing r the ri5.14 ru? just found it..
9:30 am
rururocks
i found it a bit ago.. aloy thanks
9:30 am
mael
I've got like three sets lying about the house already haha
9:30 am
Aloyisius
hot dog.. r's are done
9:32 am
mael
oh I finally found the A7
9:32 am
rururocks
found my last K
9:32 am
Aloyisius
yay mael
9:32 am
rururocks
this is a tough grid
9:32 am
Aloyisius
agree !
9:32 am
hokie carla
really tough
9:33 am
hokie carla
will probably give up soon
9:33 am
hokie carla
there's only so long I can try to make words and come up empty
9:33 am
hokie carla
I did just find the y6 I usually miss though
9:34 am
hokie carla
did you find the 8 yet, aloy?
9:34 am
Aloyisius
no, not yet
9:34 am
Aloyisius
oops.. yes
9:36 am
Aloyisius
it was an extension
9:36 am
hokie carla
that's what I was thinking, an adv?
9:36 am
Aloyisius
yes it is
9:37 am
penquis
ah...found it....
9:37 am
penquis
ty, aloy...
9:38 am
Aloyisius
looked it up: the base word means "damned".. well I'll be !
9:38 am
hokie carla
yeah, was thinking I must not have the root because I've been trying that on everything.
9:39 am
penquis
think of a tion ending....then it made sense to me...
9:39 am
Aloyisius
good point pen
9:39 am
rururocks
whew closed out the g.. some weird ass words there
9:39 am
MollyL
Sounds like a sexual word
9:41 am
Aloyisius
just finished the t's.. and they were trying too
9:42 am
rururocks
I think I am going to have to list.. I can't find anything
9:42 am
rururocks
and i have 5 fours to go too that pisses me off
9:45 am
hokie carla
thanks, all. took all the clues and got it.
9:45 am
hokie carla
I have 13-24-11
9:49 am
periwinkle
hi all help with the ta8 please
9:49 am
periwinkle
nm monkeyed it
9:50 am
penquis
good... ;o)
9:54 am
penquis
trying to get down to 50 before i list....going to be a struggle...
9:55 am
periwinkle
me too pen
9:55 am
periwinkle
86 left
9:56 am
penquis
68 here...
9:56 am
periwinkle
also doing laundry here
9:56 am
periwinkle
errands done
9:57 am
penquis
colonoscopy prep here... :o(
9:58 am
hokie carla
48 left here, moving on for now
9:58 am
penquis
61 now...
9:59 am
Aloyisius
"fur made from lambskin": ga6.33, newbie for me. Don't beat your head against the wall.. this grid has so many weirdo words !
9:59 am
periwinkle
81 now
10:04 am
hurshy
if we had a V we could have Valiant and Variant
10:07 am
Aloyisius
fw, thanks to help from A to Z words.. any clue requests before I get back to chores?
10:07 am
penquis
congrats, aloy...
10:08 am
Aloyisius
ty pen : hopw you get an A+ report from your test..
10:08 am
penquis
ty, aloy...
10:13 am
penquis
well i am down to 54...time for a break....bbl to finish....bye all....
10:37 am
rururocks
wow.. tough, tough grid.. have fun everyone
10:38 am
MollyL
*Shocked look* You get A+s for a colonoscopy? I don't even want to know what that means. Best bowel?
10:41 am
ChampFit
I just did the Cologuard thing...easy peasy! Results came in yesterday, and there was no mention of an A for my negative result. Feeling ROBBED I tell you!
10:44 am
hurshy
well if they write your blood type on it, then, it could have an A+
10:44 am
ChampFit
That's my type, so yep! I'll take it.
10:45 am
MollyL
Give that girl a cookie and a gold star
11:11 am
moolingwa
morning all
11:22 am
hokie carla
lunch time moo
11:23 am
moolingwa
not here :)
11:24 am
moolingwa
what's with all the crappy boards lately?
11:24 am
hokie carla
well, I'm at a standstill here with 46 left so have been doing other things
11:24 am
moolingwa
62 left here
11:25 am
hokie carla
well, according to some people, "the game makers are making it too hard for anyone to play", even though it's random and nothing has changed since the enable list was implemented here.
11:27 am
moolingwa
a lot of 4s in this one
11:28 am
hokie carla
12-23-11
11:29 am
MollyL
To be fair, the grids have seemed a lot harder lately than they usually are.
11:29 am
hokie carla
I completely agree. like I said this morning, they're either harder or I'm stupider.
11:29 am
MollyL
When Ru says a grid is hard, that makes me wonder.
11:30 am
hokie carla
but I also don't think dr. god has a nefarious plan to make us all quit playing.
11:30 am
hokie carla
but maybe he does so he doesn't have to run this game anymore.
11:30 am
MollyL
Of course there will always be people who do the "hi all" thing. And then, "done" twenty minutes later. Believe that if you want to.
11:31 am
hokie carla
phantom calmly
11:32 am
MollyL
I think we have just had a run of nasty grids. I don't waste my time on them when they are mostly stupid archaic words. What is the fun in that?
11:32 am
hokie carla
agree
11:33 am
hokie carla
I will look (or maybe chat) while I eat lunch and then get busy. maybe come back tonight.
11:33 am
moolingwa
20-16-16-2-1
11:34 am
hokie carla
I did find a nice downton abbey word earlier
11:34 am
moolingwa
believe i have that one
11:35 am
hokie carla
probably
11:36 am
hokie carla
it's a weird grid when I've found most of the k's but have barely half on some others
11:36 am
moolingwa
I have half of everything except the T1 down the bottom
11:37 am
hokie carla
and no, the downton abbey word is not a K. just rambling here as usual.
11:38 am
hokie carla
I have that T but don't remember what it was
11:38 am
hokie carla
oh, it's an easy 4
11:38 am
moolingwa
terrific
11:38 am
hokie carla
maybe you should look again
11:38 am
moolingwa
ah yes, thought I'd typed that already
11:38 am
cybernan
good morning -- expecting kids here soon, so will be disappearing...
11:39 am
hokie carla
hey nan, it's not a good one in case you just got here. enjoy time with the kids.
11:39 am
moolingwa
hey nan
11:39 am
moolingwa
50 to go
11:39 am
moolingwa
18-13-16-2-1
11:40 am
cybernan
ty for the heads up carla
11:40 am
moolingwa
agreed, another ugly one
11:41 am
hokie carla
maybe the worst of the worst based on the effort HOET took
11:42 am
moolingwa
6OFOET
11:42 am
cybernan
ntpn - french olympic alpine skier - Jean-Claude
11:42 am
hokie carla
still need 7 c's, but otherwise yes
11:42 am
hokie carla
no idea
11:43 am
moolingwa
4 C's needed
11:43 am
moolingwa
most of any tile I have is the A below the C
11:43 am
moolingwa
I need 6 of those
11:43 am
hokie carla
I also need 6 of that A and 6 G
11:43 am
cybernan
Jean-Claude Killy
11:43 am
moolingwa
need 4 G's
11:44 am
hokie carla
was possibly before my time, but I don't know a lot of foreign alpine skiers
11:44 am
moolingwa
5OFOET :)
11:44 am
moolingwa
need 5 L's
11:45 am
moolingwa
4OFOET
11:45 am
moolingwa
five tiles with 4 on them, so this might take a little longer
11:46 am
hokie carla
you're going so fast I'm not even seeing words between your updates. though I did already mention I hit a wall.
11:46 am
moolingwa
42 to go
11:46 am
hokie carla
I'm just looking for 4s right now and getting nothing
11:46 am
moolingwa
15-10-14-2-1
11:50 am
hokie carla
well, found 2 G4
11:50 am
cybernan
finally found a 7
11:51 am
hokie carla
they are surprisingly real words today
11:51 am
moolingwa
nice one nan
11:51 am
hokie carla
I just found a 6 so now 10-13-10
11:51 am
hokie carla
nope, 10-23-10
11:52 am
moolingwa
15-10-11-2-1
11:52 am
moolingwa
ah, found a 7
11:53 am
hokie carla
see, told you they were real
11:56 am
hokie carla
finally found another c
11:56 am
hokie carla
hey mael
11:56 am
mael
I just got some local peaches through our CSA share and they are delicious
11:57 am
hokie carla
yum, I've been eating a ton of peaches lately, just finished my last one yesterday and need to go back
11:57 am
hokie carla
millions of peaches
11:57 am
moolingwa
3OFOET
11:58 am
moolingwa
have 7 tiles with 3 or fewer though
11:58 am
mael
peaches are definitely my favorite fruit
11:58 am
hokie carla
so good fresh
11:59 am
hokie carla
but I love a good watermelon and a good pineapple, so it's hard for me to choose
11:59 am
moolingwa
grew up on an orchard, hard for me to get into store peaches
11:59 am
marksdolly
hello to you all!!
11:59 am
marksdolly
Hi Hokie!!
11:59 am
hokie carla
yeah, I never buy store peaches, they just aren't that good
12:00 pm
hokie carla
hello dolly!
12:00 pm
moolingwa
pretty partial to mango and passionfruit myself...one of the few things I miss about Miami, our Mango tree
12:00 pm
moolingwa
hey dolly, happy Woden's Day
12:00 pm
hokie carla
my son loves mango. I do not like mango or mango flavored stuff. not sure I've had passionfruit.
12:01 pm
cybernan
problem with soft fruits in stores is that they can't be picked "tree ripened" for shipping.
12:01 pm
hokie carla
there are a few really big peach orchards about 45 min from my new house
12:02 pm
moolingwa
yeah, we have peaches growing around here too, though the commercial ones are a bit futher away...though you can get them from the farm in a month or so, special order or at the Lafayette peach festival
12:02 pm
hokie carla
yep, that's why the pawpaw never took off, ripened too fast for stores
12:03 pm
moolingwa
miami did have a lot of tropical fruit available on account of all the local orchards
12:04 pm
moolingwa
so you'd get lychees, rambutans, sapote, guava etc there...and the mangos were tree ripe
12:04 pm
moolingwa
I did manage to get queen bee yesterday too hoke, though I did check what the total point value was
12:05 pm
hokie carla
my SIL had an orange tree at her first house in Jax Beach, and she would send me fresh oranges that were the best ever.
12:05 pm
hokie carla
I got to genius today without the pangram but have since found it. need 8 words today.
12:05 pm
moolingwa
yeah, oranges better a bit further north than miami
12:06 pm
moolingwa
up to 30 words today, pangram was my first word
12:06 pm
hokie carla
just couldn't make it happen today until I really thought about it
12:07 pm
marksdolly
what is this queen bee you talk about? another game?
12:07 pm
moolingwa
spelling bee dolly
12:07 pm
moolingwa
https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelli\nng-bee
12:08 pm
marksdolly
ty Mool
12:08 pm
hokie carla
but remove the \n that got stuck in there
12:08 pm
moolingwa
33 words
12:08 pm
moolingwa
oh yeah...not sure why it has a newline character in there
12:09 pm
hokie carla
didn't know that's what it's called since I've only seen it here.
12:09 pm
marksdolly
looks interesting, will check it out
12:09 pm
moolingwa
well, it's an old way of marking a newline, not really used for decades
12:10 pm
MollyL
Dolly, there is a free version if you search for free nyt spelling bee
12:10 pm
moolingwa
today's board isn't as interesting because of the layout
12:10 pm
marksdolly
thank you Molly
12:11 pm
hokie carla
well, I would say that tracks for here, but I think it just started doing it in the last few years (the \n)
12:11 pm
MollyL
I didn't think today's pangram was that hard to find
12:11 pm
cybernan
65 on first pass and stuck already
12:11 pm
hokie carla
dolly, the most important thing to remember is that you can reuse letters on the same word
12:12 pm
hokie carla
yeah, nan, that's probably pretty good first pass
12:12 pm
MollyL
It's like the spam thing. Dr. God knows about the /n thing, he is just not going to spend time fixing it.
12:12 pm
hokie carla
well, molly, you are a word nerd
12:12 pm
hokie carla
also the password problem I pointed out to him.
12:13 pm
MollyL
Not really. I look at Spelling Bee once in a while and almost never see the pangrams.
12:13 pm
MollyL
What password problem?
12:13 pm
cybernan
is there a 7-8 combo and if so what do they begin with?
12:13 pm
hokie carla
no, nan
12:14 pm
hokie carla
the password for this website has a max limit but he doesn't tell you that. so if you go over the max it truncates it and then your password is something you don't think it is.
12:15 pm
MollyL
Most people don't create passwords long enough for that to be a problem.
12:15 pm
hokie carla
when I figured it out I emailed him and said I think that was what was going on and he confirmed it and said he was surprised it hadn't come up before then.
12:16 pm
hokie carla
it's a shorter password limit than you'd think
12:17 pm
MollyL
Most web sites tell you your password has to be at least 8 characters. So people get used to setting them that long.
12:18 pm
hokie carla
yeah and most tell you if there's a max, and a lot have an option to show it instead of the asterisks. IIRC, this one shows a set number of asterisks unrelated to your password too.
12:19 pm
MollyL
They should all give you the option to show them so people can make sure there are no errors.
12:20 pm
hokie carla
sometimes I want to murder (not really) the people who make the streaming apps for smart tv when you type it all in and you can't show it or just having to type it all in, actually. they should all have the option to do it from a computer.
12:22 pm
hokie carla
bye nan, enjoy
12:31 pm
hokie carla
up to 35 at the bee, 42 left here. think I will walk winston.
1:58 pm
joym999
Hi all. Is it my imagination or is this a super hard grid? The first row is really difficult, anyway.
1:59 pm
Bugsaw
This is a super hard grid and not much fun at all
1:59 pm
ChampFit
I totally agree! Back for my last 37, and definitey using morewords at this point.
1:59 pm
joym999
glad to know it's not just me!
2:00 pm
ChampFit
100% NOT. ;)
2:07 pm
joym999
and when I do find a word, I don't know what it means.
2:09 pm
joym999
I finally found a 7, but I can't even get near half on most of the tiles
2:10 pm
Sophie512
I agree. Don't think I'll be here long today. :)
2:10 pm
Bugsaw
very odd to have a grid without any E
2:11 pm
joym999
and that annoying IG without an N!
2:13 pm
MollyL
No E and no O
2:13 pm
joym999
and WAY too many As.
2:14 pm
MollyL
This is the kind of grid that Dr. God should push the SHUFFLE AGAIN button
2:16 pm
joym999
The woman who delivers my letters is the MAILLADY, no?
2:20 pm
joym999
found the other 7, so at least I fell like I accomplished something
2:21 pm
MollyL
Tsk tsk, we are not allowed to identify gender anymore. She is the mailperson.
2:32 pm
joym999
mailperson's not there either
2:45 pm
mael
neither is mail carrier, alas
2:49 pm
mael
I finally found all the As, sheesh
3:12 pm
Bugsaw
I just found the 8 word!
3:17 pm
ChampFit
Care to clue it?
3:18 pm
ChampFit
I have 28 yet but have to leave for a meeting soon...may just quit this sucker. GAHHH!
3:20 pm
Bugsaw
starts with ta 4 -- like a 4 letter word for ripped only with a differnt vowel. ta6 builds from that. The 8 is the ta 4 with a word for country on the same side in a war
3:21 pm
Bugsaw
hope that works. I am off to do something useful so the whole day is not a total waste. Happy Babbling!
3:40 pm
periwinkle
help with the ca words please
3:55 pm
Uneaixoise
Ca6/24 ca + letters
3:58 pm
MollyL
Postal letters
4:00 pm
cybernan
hi again -- had good time at the pool, then lunch with the grandkids and Now they are off to the rope walk park. Nana gets a breather :)
4:03 pm
periwinkle
ty Molly
4:03 pm
periwinkle
help with ca6/30 please
4:04 pm
periwinkle
not seeing the ga6/33
4:05 pm
joym999
There are 5 AL5,14s and I have only one of them. Hints for me?
4:06 pm
joym999
just found the last one, but still missing 3
4:16 pm
joym999
ok, got 'em, but if anyone has a hint for the AL6,27 that would be great
4:20 pm
cybernan
need the 3rd al 5/14 and the 6/27
4:22 pm
joym999
the 3rd AL5/14 is the word for when Jews immigrate to Israel
4:22 pm
cybernan
no idea, joy
4:23 pm
joym999
just found the AL6, it's an alt spelling of that AL5
4:24 pm
joym999
starts with a women's first name
4:25 pm
cybernan
ok - monkeyed the 5
4:26 pm
cybernan
not finding the 6 however
4:26 pm
cybernan
oh - got it - add a letter
4:31 pm
moolingwa
back to see if I can get any of my last 31
4:34 pm
moolingwa
hey nan, how's your day been?
4:38 pm
cybernan
busy til now - had the kids here for the morning - age 9 x2 + age 12 and soooo much engergy
4:38 pm
moolingwa
yeah, I have a 10 year old, so certainly understand that
4:39 pm
cybernan
* thats the same as energy:)
4:40 pm
moolingwa
do they live relatively close?
4:40 pm
cybernan
You my son are the same age -- don't know how he does it! He is very much a hands-on father.
4:41 pm
moolingwa
I certainly try to be
4:41 pm
cybernan
no - they live in Vancouver (about 4 hours from here) but they have a condo at the local ski hill so are up here fairly often.
4:42 pm
moolingwa
ah, cool
4:42 pm
moolingwa
my parents are very distant, and my wife's mother lives in Florida...so not much grandparent time for my daughter unfortunately
4:43 pm
cybernan
yes - that is a shame
4:43 pm
moolingwa
yeah, I grew up with grandparents on both sides in the same town
4:44 pm
cybernan
I struggle to keep up with them -- my other grandchildren are all in their 20's and 30's --- had a lot more energy myself when they were younger.
4:46 pm
cybernan
anyone have a clue for the ga 6/33 please?
4:48 pm
moolingwa
don't have that one
4:48 pm
moolingwa
found it
4:49 pm
cybernan
well, I know it isn't garlik
4:49 pm
moolingwa
slang for girl + a homophone of a monutain dwelling cow-like animal
4:49 pm
moolingwa
and it surprised me when it worked
4:50 pm
mael
great clue, I would never have found it
4:50 pm
moolingwa
26 to go here
4:50 pm
moolingwa
yeah, it's an odd word
4:51 pm
cybernan
pelt of a lamb or young goat -- had to look that one up!
4:52 pm
moolingwa
I'll remember that next time I'm herding sheep
4:57 pm
moolingwa
ooh, a word
4:57 pm
hokie carla
rehi moo, nan, & mael
4:58 pm
moolingwa
hey hoke, welcome to our early soiree
4:58 pm
moolingwa
down to 25
7-8-8-1-1
And I need two more at Bee
4:58 pm
hokie carla
thinking mountain goat, not seeing anything that rhymes with goat
4:58 pm
hokie carla
I need 5 more at bee
4:58 pm
hokie carla
still 42 here
4:59 pm
cybernan
hi carla
4:59 pm
cybernan
think himilayas for the mountain animal carla
5:01 pm
moolingwa
it's a weird word, so open your mind
5:03 pm
cybernan
himalayas -- spelling has gone to pot today.
5:04 pm
moolingwa
big mountain thingies
5:09 pm
hokie carla
had the right animal but kept trying to make the end sound like it, i.e. end in K
5:11 pm
moolingwa
you have to be alliant to be in an alliance
5:11 pm
moolingwa
ooh, a word!
5:11 pm
cybernan
need a break
5:12 pm
moolingwa
I'm already broken, so I'm good
5:15 pm
Soodle
Thank you Mool for that Ga word. And you sure aren’t broken. Anyone who can find GA 6/33 & can clue it to us plebs is Babble Royalty.
5:16 pm
moolingwa
well the points certainly helped...there's only so many combos that added up to 33
5:17 pm
moolingwa
though normally wouldn't be as imaginative as that
5:17 pm
moolingwa
yay, greyed top row
5:19 pm
Soodle
It’s 11.18pm here. I’m not in the business of looking at points. I’m just foraging for easy words. 😄
5:20 pm
moolingwa
not many easy words in this one
5:20 pm
Soodle
Agreed. An unpleasant grid.
5:21 pm
moolingwa
yay, another word!
5:22 pm
moolingwa
I still have 7 4s...probably should try and knock those off
5:25 pm
hokie carla
still 9 4s
5:25 pm
moolingwa
found 2 so far
5:26 pm
hokie carla
I think I must've exhausted my vocabulary today and just don't know any other words.
5:26 pm
moolingwa
so many weird words in this one
5:29 pm
moolingwa
another 4
5:30 pm
moolingwa
and one more
5:30 pm
hokie carla
still need 6 c's and 6 lower left A's
5:30 pm
moolingwa
okay, 17 to go
3-5-7-1-1
5:31 pm
moolingwa
Soo...could someone tell me what the first letter of the 8 is?
5:31 pm
moolingwa
terrible
5:32 pm
hokie carla
totally
5:32 pm
joym999
I'm back again for some more torture. I don't even know why I'm trying to finish this one. It's a nightmare
5:33 pm
hokie carla
hey joy
5:33 pm
moolingwa
yeah, this is like doing taxes at this point
5:33 pm
joym999
carla, carla, carla. I blame you for my spelling bee addiction.
5:33 pm
moolingwa
well that's the 8
5:33 pm
hokie carla
there's always tomorrow
5:33 pm
moolingwa
15 to go
5:34 pm
hokie carla
how goes it today, joy? I still need 5 words, but I think moo is almost queen bee.
5:34 pm
moolingwa
what about the second 7 (I'm assuming here)?
5:34 pm
moolingwa
two words for me remaining on Bee
5:34 pm
joym999
I got queen bee, but I looked at the comments for the last word.
5:34 pm
NANCY
GA 6/30 clue please, Mool now that you gave such a great clue to the 33 do you have one for the 30?
5:35 pm
hokie carla
which do you have? they're both regular words (the 7).
5:35 pm
moolingwa
I have the farmer's one
5:35 pm
hokie carla
nice, joy!
5:35 pm
joym999
it was a BO6 that I hadn't heard of
5:35 pm
hokie carla
the other is D
5:35 pm
hokie carla
one of the first words I found this morning 😠(D7)
5:37 pm
NANCY
FOUND THE 6 30
5:37 pm
moolingwa
AWESOME!
5:37 pm
hokie carla
nice, nancy
5:38 pm
moolingwa
it's more like 4 30 here tho
5:38 pm
cybernan
mi 6/30 please?
5:38 pm
moolingwa
I thought that was two words...hmm
5:39 pm
moolingwa
old fashioned word for addressing a woman
5:39 pm
hokie carla
that's my downton abbey word, nan
5:39 pm
moolingwa
14 to go
5:39 pm
moolingwa
six of them are 6s
5:41 pm
moolingwa
3-5-6 - think this is going to be too much
5:41 pm
moolingwa
antrag- what ants clean with
5:42 pm
cybernan
listed before I got to half way - that was a first
5:42 pm
moolingwa
antrak - public transport for ants
5:43 pm
hokie carla
9-23-9
5:43 pm
moolingwa
that's a weird breakdown
5:44 pm
hokie carla
definitely unusual
5:45 pm
moolingwa
C M LL G AAA R A K TT N
5:45 pm
hokie carla
I have decided to list
5:45 pm
moolingwa
kimana - a feminine kimono?
5:46 pm
moolingwa
probably the sane thing to do
5:48 pm
moolingwa
ah finished my G's
5:48 pm
hokie carla
great
5:48 pm
moolingwa
generally
5:50 pm
hokie carla
still struggling with the a's
5:50 pm
moolingwa
a's are absolutely atrocious
5:50 pm
cybernan
struggling with the na 5/10
5:50 pm
moolingwa
ends in a vowel
5:51 pm
cybernan
found it -- about the only combo I hadn't tried - ty mool
5:52 pm
moolingwa
still missing an n
5:52 pm
hokie carla
I just need the 5
5:52 pm
hokie carla
you are missing the 6 prob
5:53 pm
moolingwa
odds would support that hypothesis
5:54 pm
cybernan
a lot of new and I suspect foreign words
5:55 pm
moolingwa
yep, I was missing the 6
5:55 pm
moolingwa
yeah, for sure
5:55 pm
moolingwa
I blame those A's
5:59 pm
moolingwa
bleh, found another odd t5
6:00 pm
hokie carla
I'm having to skip a LOT on the list. I guess it makes me fell better that they're not easy.
6:00 pm
moolingwa
yeah, a fair number of new ones for me today too
6:01 pm
cybernan
yes - tip for the day - try the ly suffix with everything
6:01 pm
hokie carla
feels like I have been doing that all day
6:02 pm
moolingwa
as many as 8 newbies
6:02 pm
moolingwa
and I have 11 to go
6:05 pm
cybernan
4 y's to go
6:06 pm
hokie carla
22 left
6:07 pm
moolingwa
11 still
6:07 pm
moolingwa
missing a k
6:07 pm
moolingwa
are there any k6s?
6:08 pm
moolingwa
oh nm, gotta go
6:15 pm
cybernan
anyone have the ya 6?
6:16 pm
cybernan
there is one k 6
6:20 pm
hokie carla
the ya6 is that word we have that rhymes with ma6 (not in this grid) that is like a motto you say over and over to yourself
6:21 pm
cybernan
ty carla
6:21 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* any clues wanted?
6:22 pm
joym999
was there a clue for the GA6,30? I can't seem to find it
6:22 pm
cybernan
elmer ga 6/30
6:25 pm
cybernan
anything else?
6:26 pm
cybernan
bye everyone - have a good evening :)
6:55 pm
penquis
back for more torture...
7:00 pm
MollyL
There are clues all over the chat
7:11 pm
penquis
thanks, molly....
7:13 pm
NANCY
THESE a words are impossible. in
7:14 pm
NANCY
I need ar 5 please
7:14 pm
penquis
sorry....i listed and could not find al 5 and al 6....
7:15 pm
penquis
ar + the ***iban is an arab organization....
7:15 pm
NANCY
those are two i need as well
7:17 pm
NANCY
ty i got it. just 3 al words left al 6 27 and two al 5 14s
7:18 pm
penquis
i have one al 5/14....is like a word for your wages...just drop the first letter...
7:19 pm
MollyL
a + the (court case) of the century
7:20 pm
MollyL
Remove the last letter for the 5
7:20 pm
penquis
i thought she was missing AL words....
7:20 pm
MollyL
You said you could not find at 5 and 6
7:21 pm
penquis
no, i said AL 5 and 6, i believe...
7:21 pm
NANCY
got that one. now just need the al 6/27 and the al 514 that follows
7:21 pm
MollyL
Sorry, tired eyes
7:22 pm
penquis
no problem....thanks for trying...
7:30 pm
NANCY
PEN, did u find these last two yet?
7:30 pm
penquis
no...i moved on...
7:38 pm
penquis
well i went through the list and i only have four left to find...not too bad, i guess...
7:39 pm
hokie carla
I still have 22!
7:40 pm
penquis
after the list?
7:41 pm
NANCY
does anyone out there have the two al words i am missing? they are my last wo
7:41 pm
NANCY
two but cannot find them
7:41 pm
hokie carla
I think I have just looked too long at the letters and seen nothing, now I am babble blind
7:41 pm
hokie carla
I had to skip those, nancy, sorry
7:41 pm
penquis
nancy is looking for al 5/14 and the al 6/27...
7:44 pm
penquis
found the 5....ends with a short version of yes....ends in a vowel....
7:44 pm
penquis
and the six is extended ...
7:44 pm
NANCY
yes i just found them.....fireworks at last
7:45 pm
penquis
congrats...
7:45 pm
NANCY
glad you have them now too
7:46 pm
hokie carla
almost like the r&b singer that died in a plane crash, thanks
7:46 pm
hokie carla
I still have 2 4s left I skipped, gee
7:47 pm
penquis
there were a couple odd ones...
7:48 pm
penquis
can someone please clue the ca 6/24?
7:48 pm
hokie carla
one I'm currently looking for
7:48 pm
penquis
how about the ga 6/33?
7:49 pm
penquis
those are my last two...
7:49 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hello buddies, diving in
7:49 pm
hokie carla
save yourself, gwen
7:49 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
that bad?
7:49 pm
penquis
i hope you brought a life jacket...
7:50 pm
hokie carla
this is the worst of the recent bad grids in my opinion
7:50 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
one loves a challenge
7:50 pm
penquis
at least it isn't too big...
7:51 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
i'm not addicted -- i can quit any time -- gulp
7:51 pm
hokie carla
one what, a sadist? 😜
7:51 pm
penquis
found my G word!
7:52 pm
penquis
never seen it before...
7:54 pm
hokie carla
ok, looked up the ca6 - ends in what the postal service brings
7:54 pm
penquis
ty!...i am done..
7:55 pm
penquis
how did you do on the Bee?
7:55 pm
hokie carla
got to genius pretty fast, 5 words left
7:56 pm
hokie carla
I think I missed the c's when I went through the list first time
7:56 pm
hokie carla
and that's where the 4s are
7:56 pm
penquis
nice...i did as well but i have 8 words missing....
7:58 pm
hokie carla
I peeked at the word distribution and still couldn't find more
7:59 pm
penquis
i need to fix my frozen TV screen....need anything before i go?
7:59 pm
hokie carla
nah, but thanks. have to clean my griddle after this soccer game is over.
8:00 pm
penquis
ok....goodbye....
8:00 pm
hokie carla
bye, good night!
8:03 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
halfway done, already into the peanut butter stage (like wading through peanut butter)
8:12 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
nbt at last, 72 to go, i'm outta here
8:13 pm
HarryHood
slugging through this list. when I hit something like ma5/12 it makes me wonder if this is all worthwhile.
8:17 pm
MollyL
No, not really. Life has finer things to offer.
8:19 pm
HarryHood
yeah, well, still trying to finish.
8:21 pm
ItalianGreyhound
yeah this grid sucked
8:22 pm
ItalianGreyhound
Hi Harry
8:22 pm
HarryHood
hallo IG
8:23 pm
MollyL
This grid truly separated those who can't be bothered from those driven to finish no matter what.
8:23 pm
ItalianGreyhound
Im both
8:25 pm
ItalianGreyhound
I have disdain for my need to finish. yet I must
8:25 pm
HarryHood
yes - it's the whole self-loathing part of my psyche
8:27 pm
ItalianGreyhound
lets not go there
8:27 pm
ItalianGreyhound
unless you must
8:28 pm
HarryHood
no - I'm done with the couch for this evening
8:29 pm
ItalianGreyhound
good. Im on the couch and fading away
8:40 pm
HarryHood
done. wow that was tough.
8:40 pm
HarryHood
clues for anybody?
8:41 pm
HarryHood
good night!
9:33 pm
mkg
Any clues for top row A, second column? Ty
9:37 pm
wht
A middle eastern potentate and a Spanish freind.
9:37 pm
mkg
Not liking this grid at all.
9:37 pm
mkg
Ty wht. What is the stat please?
9:38 pm
wht
am 4/5 and am5/16.
9:38 pm
wht
There is also an am4/7 which is a chemical name that sometimes comes before nitrate.
9:39 pm
wht
I don't have the other 3
9:39 pm
mkg
Any clues for any 7s or the 8 welcome. Ty
9:40 pm
wht
da7/48 is a plant whose blooms do not last long.
9:40 pm
wht
Any clues for the y in the last column?
9:40 pm
mkg
Ty i haqve them in m y yard.
9:41 pm
mkg
Just need the 8 to go to sleep
9:42 pm
wht
Don't have that yet mkg. I guess you will have to stay up a little longer. :^)
10:37 pm
MollyL
Clue for the y (given earlier) sounds like a chant you say over and over
10:37 pm
dcseain
it's 'sick'
10:39 pm
MollyL
Sorry, mine was from the wrong y